On that point, Chair, with members not having the opportunity to ask for the witness to be sworn in, we're taking an extraordinary step in allowing this witness to provide written responses instead of attending committee after multiple invitations. I would ask if there is consensus to explore through the clerk what we could do, and whether that is to have an affidavit sworn out or, I'm not sure, have it.... Yes, it would be to have an affidavit or have it sworn out in front of his lawyer and have it stamped accordingly. He's working through counsel.
I do think that there needs to be the full force of it being under oath, because we're giving the gentleman.... Whereas all of our other witnesses have to provide answers off the cuff, these are going to be prepared answers, with a week to respond, instead of a second to provide a contemporaneous answer to questions that are being asked. I think that just beyond the regular step, we need to do something that is equal to asking them to swear an oath.