I was informed in the spring of 2000 by Mr. Mulroney's lawyer that Mr. Mulroney had received what was described to me as a retainer. I was told that that payment had been made to him in cash by Mr. Schreiber and that it had been made in three instalments. I didn't ask exactly how much money was involved, but I asked what order of magnitude we were talking about. I was told three times that the matter involved tens of thousands of dollars.
On February 7th, 2008. See this statement in context.