and that is all the time we have for today. i'm alicia menendez. i'll be back tomorrow six to 8 pm eastern for more american voices. but for now i hand over to my colleague ayman mohyeldin. hi ayman. >> alicia it is so good to see you, enjoy the rest of your evening and good evening to you. evening and good evening t you. new reporting on pat cipollone 's eight-hour testimony when the public might see it. plus, the feds say a far-right group plan for violence on january six with explosives, and local prosecutors vowed to not enforce abortion bans. one of those district attorneys will join me live. i'm ayman mohyeldin let's get started. >> we start this evening with

the january six committee, prepping a hearing for tuesday after landing a major witness. trump's white house counsel, pat cipollone, testifying for eight hours friday. and a videotaped and transcript closed-door interview. now remember the committee said that cipollone did not contradict testimony of other witnesses, and a source told nbc news that he was cooperative, quote. cipollone was inside the white house and the days leading up to the insurrection you may recall, including a white house meeting with discussions about seizing voting machines and sending false letters to state officials about election fraud. and he was also in the west wing on january 6th, during the eight hour testimony he was likely peppered with questions about bombshell testimony invoking his name. watch. >> presidents white house counsel's pat cipollone was

also present. do you remember what his position was? >> pat was very supportive. pat cipollone throughout these conversations was extremely supportive of the justice department. >> i saw mr. cipollone right before i walked out on the westexec that morning, and mr. cipollone said something to the effect of -- please make sure we don't go up to the capitol capacity, keep in touch with me. we are going to get charged with every crime imaginable. >> our committee is certain that donald trump does not want mr. cipollone to testify here. indeed, our evidence shows that mr. cipollone and his office tried to do what was right. we think the american people deserve to hear mr. cipollone personally. >> so this important testimony is likely to be revealed this week and we will also hear from another key witness it seems, sarah matthews, a former deputy press secretary will be under oath. she will be live on tv. she resigned from the administration on the night of january 6th, saying that she was quote, deeply disturbed. matthews calling cassidy

hutchinson's testimony damning and that trump allies were scared. now the tuesday hearing will focus on a direct connections between far-right extremist groups and people in trump's orbit. let's break all this down now with barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst, and romero moriarty a, former federal prosecutor legal affairs columnist for politico. great to have you both of us with us. barbara, i would like to start with you. after that testimony yesterday, a member of the committee representing zoe lofgren saying, that cipollone did not contradict the testimony of previous witnesses which was pretty important. then she described the interview as quote, worthwhile. what are you expecting to come from this testimony? where could he be critical in connecting certain dots? >> i think he can shed a lot of light on a few things. some of the areas they agreed to talk about, one in mention that meeting with the justice department on january 3rd,

proposing what he himself referred to as a murder suicide pact, sending those letters to georgia suggesting they reconvene their legislature for the purpose of selecting alternate electors, firing the acting attorney general and replacing the jeffrey clark. he said he would resign if that were to happen. so i think hearing more about that episode could be critically important. he talked about a meeting with john eastman. john eastman is of course the architect of the whole plot to have mike pence refused to certify the election. i think a lot of like could be shed their. his meetings with members of congress, i think that could be very interesting. what was the plan there? members of congress on board to refuse to certify the election. affinity events of january 6th. because he was the one in the room with donald trump and running to try to make him stop and call people off, i think he

likely possesses information unknown to everyone else, and so i think there's probably a lot of information that we're gonna see. >> renato, here is what john would, is a former senior investigative counsel for the january six committee, had to say about sarah matthews on this network earlier this week. watch. >> i expect her to be a very credible witness. she's very young but she had an important role within the white house. i lead the interview as you said, conducted by the staff and i found her to be very credible, so i think she's going to help fill in some of the gaps in the testimony that you've heard so far and i think it really gain here focus on the days leading up to january six and then really the minute by minute of january six itself. it may not be as explosive as what we heard from cassidy hutchinson, but each of these hearings i think is going to provide additional information at the american people have not heard yet. >> renato, how is matthews live testimony helped the committee make their case?

>> i think an important way is by corroborating other witnesses. it's important to note that after miss hutchinson testified, we had a lot of cries from the republicans, not only that her testimony was hearsay but that it was uncorroborated, it was he said, she said that sort of thing. i think to the extent that she can corroborate other witnesses that will be very important. we just heard a moment ago that i think connecting the dots can be very important. whenever you try to put on witnesses to tell a story, it's important to get a variety of perspectives that we've together that give a complete picture of everything that happened. part of that is putting multiple witnesses on with different perspectives, but also i think i could help the viewer, in this case the american public see a picture that they're getting something that is reliable. >> barbara, the washington post is reporting the trump is considering sending a letter to steve bannon waving his claim of executive privilege, potentially clearing the way for him to testify before the

committee and those claims of executive privilege, they've already been criticized by legal analyst and the committee itself. why this move from trump now do you think? could biden be pushing to cooperate or z just trying to make a circus of all this in a way that tries to damage the january six committee? because one of the things going forward is how effective and incredible it has been up until now? >> i think mostly this is a gimmick to be used at a defense in his criminal case. if he can say in the criminal case, while donald trump didn't even wave his executive privilege until july, how could you possibly have indicted me several months earlier than that? of course, the crime was committed when he refused to appear to testify, regardless of whether or not there was a privilege. and it already been waived by the person who owns, at the current president of the united states, joe biden.

but he needed to at least show up and assert it on a question by question basis. by refusing to appear at all, he broke the law and refused to comply with a subpoena. you can't remedy that after the fact, but i think he can create some confusion with the journey, by raising this issue that donald trump way the issue privileged in until july. now the other issues the money raised, is that he really wants to come in and testify before the committee. if he does, i think he's gonna come and drop some bombs, say a bunch of crazy stuff, i think they would be wise to take his testimony behind closed doors on video before they ever decide which whether it should see the light of day. >> it's a good point. the committee certainly has a right to do that. renato, let's shift gears a bit and look ahead based on what develop this week. a georgia grand jury issuing subpoenas to some high-profile names in the trump world. senator lindsey graham, rudy giuliani and some others. part of his legal team and to that criminal probe alleging he interfered in the states 2020 election.

this appears to be at least in my incessant, the most significant step yet taken in that investigation to target trump's inner circle. one of these latest subpoenas tell you about the scope and direction of that investigation or my hyping up a little too much? >> i don't think so it all. i actually think that whenever we heard publicly from the fulton county da, she seems aggressive, she seems committed to push this investigation forward. these are all indications as far as i can tell that she's probably committing herself. she's elected confer official, she has an incentive to tell the public, ultimately her voters what she intends to hang her hat on. i think she thinks there is something to this and i think she's going to pursue the matter aggressively or she would not have tried to obtain testimony from so many high-profile witnesses, for example sitting united states senator unless she was willing to commit significant resources to it because a lot of those people will not testify voluntarily. so i think she's ready for a fight in this one. >> to that point barbara, the

attorneys representing senator graham says he actually intends to challenge that subpoena. how do you see that playing out? >> i think that this is a political ploy. i think he's just trying to intimidate and bully his way out of testifying. i'm sure he doesn't want to be it is likely that the truth is something very damaging or embarrassing to him, but there is nothing that says he is protected from testifying and a grand jury matter. there's an old adage something along the lines of the government is entitled to every man's testimony, just because you're a member of congress does not exempt you from that. there are potential arguments you can make about the speech or debate clause, that really relates to his legislative role. when he's talking about an election, it really is completely outside of that privilege. so i think if she fights this, she will prevail and she will need him to come into testify. >> all right barbara mcquade, renato moriarty, thank you both for starting us off this hour.

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state of louisiana are now illegal. this comes a day after a state judge lifted in order to temporarily block abortion trigger bans from taking effect in that state and this is just one of many states where abortion access is now under direct attack. but some local prosecutors are trying to at least fight back. in a joint statement, nearly 90 elected prosecutors across the

country vowed not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. they call the criminalization of abortion care a quote a mockery of justice. joining me now is one of those prosecutors suzanne valdez. thank you so much for joining us, madam district attorney. first i want to get your thoughts on what it is like to be a district attorney in kansas, which is essentially a red state, although you do have a democratic governor, trying to protect women in your state who are under assault as a result of this recent decision. >> yes and i thank you for having me tonight. you are correct, we are a red state, my county douglas county is one of two counties that is blue. when this decision came down a couple of fridays ago, i wanted to make sure that my constituents, which are overwhelmingly democrat ande rii wanted them to know that i felt the harm.

i wanted to make sure that they knew i understood i was going to be vocal about what's really important in kansas, what's coming up in kansas. this is a really critical time. kansas is being watched because on august 2nd, less than a month from now, we will have a vote on the constitutional question of whether abortion should be legal or not in kansas whether it's a constitutionally protected right. i wanted to make sure that my county, my constituents knew how strongly i felt that we should not be involved in this sort of matter as a criminal justice perspective and that i would not prosecute crimes involving anyone who sought and abortion or anyone who provided an abortion should be should

the constitution be changed and should the kansas legislature criminalize any of reproductive rights. >> so if i can just ask about that for a moment, as you mention abortion rights are on the ballot in kansas come august 2nd. if the majority of voters vote yes then the language would be added to the kansas state constitution that would take away the right to an abortion. how concerned are you that this could happen? how would that impact your job? >> well, what the vote will do on august 2nd if it is a yes which is essentially amending the constitution, but that -- what that does is it just clarifies that there is no state right as a matter of constitutional right to an abortion. and then leave it to the kansas state legislature to create laws to do as it sees fit in its legislative function to either abolish abortion, to limit it, to do all kinds of whatever legislative ideas it has to prevent and could just you know completely restrict any sort of reproductive rights that women have.

so the first question is the constitutional question, depending on how that falls out, then if the constitution is amended, it goes to the kansas legislature. that is why the vote in the primary on august 2nd is so very important and why the country is watching in the world is watching to see what's gonna happen in kansas. >> absolutely and the consequences could reverberate not just in your state but could be a template for others who want to do the same. what is your message madam district attorney to the women in kansas and other states who were worried about potentially losing access to an abortion? >> i am standing very firm on my position -- my position as district attorney is to prioritize the resources that we have which are limited. we prosecute gun violence, we prosecute sexual assault, those kinds of priorities are important to my community. we don't have the resources to

prosecute those who seek to make decisions regarding health care. and i want to let the community know that. so when i'm worried about is what's next. is it gonna be contraception, is it gonna be lgbtq rights? which here in douglas county, being a very blue county, we have very, very strong population of very marginalized communities. i am worried about that, i think by standing it on this position and being very clear that civil rights are at a forefront here in terms of what this constitutional amendment can be for kansas, i wanted to let my constituents know that i'm very concerned and that i want to make sure that my eyes are on it and prioritize those criminal matters that make our communities safe.

that's my job as a legal enforcement officer, his county and public safety. having an abortion is sort of exercising your reproductive health decision. it's not a public safety concern. what is a public safety concern i see is that having these back alley abortions, having those folks who can't afford to seek an abortion get an abortion. if you criminalize it, then you could have a woman who suffers a miscarriage and now with technology if you criminalize abortion, you could have a law enforcement officer go into that woman's phone, look at data in the phone and prosecute this woman. it's a tragic and very dangerous precedent and a very unsafe path that we are undertaking here if this is what happens. so i am on alert and i want to make sure people knew about it, and i'm very concerned, this is not only about reproductive rights in my mind, it's about other civil rights that we have enjoyed for many, many years

and certainly i have enjoyed my entire lifetime. >> the district attorney from douglas county, suzanne valdez. thank you so much for your time. really appreciate your insights this evening. >> thank you. >> coming, up the explosive allegations against the far-right militia group, the oath keepers. far-right militia group, the oath keepers oath keepers new dove shower collection is infused with hyaluronic and peptide serums. to make your skin feel smoother and more radiant. new dove body love.

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the justice department alleges that the far-right oath keepers group planned for violence on january 6th with ambush lessons, bomb making materials and secret communications. the feds alleging one co-conspirator came to washington, d. c. with explosives on january the 6th.

a co-defendant kept a death list with the name of georgia elected official on it. the leader of the group stewart rhodes who is on jail of seditious conspiracy charges said he will testify before the january 6th committee live and in person. all of this comes while the january six committee prepares for a hearing this tuesday on links between these extremist groups and people in trump's orbit. joining me now as margaret huan, the presidency of the southern poverty law center which tracks extremist groups, and has provided testimony in research to the january six committee. thank you so much for joining us margaret. what is your reaction to the department of justice filing an explosives and planning for violence? this is something the far right wing far-right as always dismissed. that they were unarmed and peaceful protesters. but this revelation revelation is rather significant because it completely changes that false narrative? >> well, thanks for having me

on, and i have to tell you that this is not a surprise to us. the oath keepers and the proud boys, both of who have been clearly associated with the events on january the 6th, both have a long history of using violence and the threat of violence to advance their political agendas. in this case, it's no surprise that the oath keepers are alleged to have had these weapons as well as these intentions to use the weapons to threaten those who were calling for a peaceful transfer of power on january 20th. >> one of the more explosive parts of the cassidy hutchinson interview was her talking about the extremist groups before january 6th. take a listen. >> i'm recall hearing the word oath keepers and hearing the word proud boys closer to the planning of the january 6th rally when mr. giuliani would be around. >> what do you know about these groups and connections to trump allies? we know they were there but we know more about their connection to trump and the trump orbit?

>> we know that both of these groups, groups that we have been monitoring and tracking for several years now did have relationships and connections to people close to the former president. in particular, the oath keepers were known to have offered security services to some of trump's closest advisers, including roger stone at various political rallies. the proud boys had been increasingly linking their activities to plans from the white house, and they have talked publicly about the association that they were seeking to have with the former president. >> hutchinson also testified that mark meadows wanted to go to the hotel with the proud boys and oath keepers were. roger stone was seen with the proud boys in january 6th. when you look at the totality those, how damning is this? >> well what we hoped the

january six committee is going to show is very clear lines of connection between those who instigated the violence at the capitol and those who organized and funded it, including people inside the white house. so i am hoping that the hearing on tuesday is going to provide further evidence to underscore the threat that not only existed on january the 6th but in all frankness continues to exist against our democracy. january the 6th was just the beginning. we are continuing to see threats of violence and activity by the proud boys and the oath keepers at the local and state levels across the country. we need to be taking this threat very seriously. >> what do you make of the oath keepers leader stewart rhodes saying that he will testify if it is live?

is that reliable -- do you think he's reliable witness? or is this again him trying to use the platform of these hearings for publicity? >> i think mr. rhodes would very much like to have that platform and i think he's offering to testify on this condition of it being public and live to actually put his narrative out there, and the narrative of the former president. it's very important that the committee have access to information but that they make sure that that information is vetted before they give him the public platform that he's asking for. >> as somebody who tracks these groups in the overlap that may exist from the white house, there is this moment that all of us remember. it's president trump infants in the infamously telling the public proud boys to stand back and stand by in the 2020 debate. what did that moment mean for the extremist group?

>> well, it was a moment of great pride for the proud boys. they were actually acknowledged by the president of the united states. he spoke directly to them. the group actually purchased and put out t-shirts and other paraphernalia with the presidents quote, encouraging people to join them. in fact, we did see the numbers of people reaching out to the proud boys for membership, for activities increase after that statement by the former president. >> all, right margaret huong from the's thank you so much for joining us. we really appreciate your insights this evening. up next, associate justice sonia sotomayor's role as the dissenter on the supreme court. dissenter on the supreme court dissenter on the supreme court whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria.

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>> the supreme court's last term was deeply polarizing. no one can to deny that, but to the american public, and to the bench itself. for evidence, look no further than these descends by justice sonia sonia sotomayor, in the present -- she started, quote, when the majority says that we must read our foundational charter as viewed at the time of ratification except that we may also check it against the dark ages, it consigns women to second class citizenship. and in the kennedy school prayer case, why sonia sotomayor, had these sobering words about thegravity of the majority's actions. saying, quote, the court sets us further down a perilous path in forcing states to untangle themselves with religion, with

all of our rights hanging in the balance. joining me now it is melissa murray, and mess and be a sea legal analyst, professor of law at nyu, and former law clerk. to justice sotomayor. it is good to see you again. i know that you clerked there for justice sonia sotomayor. what did you make of her descends this term, in the kennedy pair case to? she had some payment pretty ominous warnings about the future of the court. >> justice sonia sotomayor has been in the minority court for much of her career such a was appointed in 2009, and rather than wallowing in the fact that she is a minority, she's uses her voice as a dissenter to really show the people what the impact of the court's decision will be for ordinary people and for the rule of law itself. so this term was no different on that front. it was a more extreme term, certainly from the court, the court pushing to really lead far conservative ends, and she was right there, alerting the people that, you, know if they

want to change things, it's not going to be a change that comes from within the court, with its 6 to 3 conservative super majority, it's gonna come from the people itself. these dissents are not for their her colleagues, they are for the world outside. >> i looked at some of the decisions, obviously when they came out in her dissent, and there was one that i was struck by. it was justice sotomayor's effort to include photographic evidence in her kennedy dissent which effectively proved that justice gorsuch and the conservative majority were at best misrepresenting or lying about the facts in the case. what was your reaction to it? >> to be very clear, this is an unorthodox move, i don't think it is typical to see dissenting opinions containing photographic evidence, but i don't think it is typical to have majority opinions that

blatantly misrepresent the actual circumstances of the case on which the decision of the court rests. i think that justices sotomayor it was a desire to share with the public that the court was being outcome driven in these cases. and the underlying facts do not necessarily support the legal conclusions the majority have come to. so she provided this sort of gotcha photographic evidence to make clear that there is something afoot here, there's a project afoot and it is not necessarily supported by the facts on the ground. >> what do you make of the claim that justice sotomayor has become more bold? some have observed that she has become more bold, more defiant. in her dissents this term, you have someone who has been around her. has her writing evolved, or in your mind, has she always been this way and the rest of us are just catching up to it? >> to be clear, justice sotomayor is very much an institutionalist and has always been.

she believes in institutions, she has benefited from the fact of rule of law. she talks about the fact that she was born in 1954, the same year that the court decided brown versus board of education has allowed her to be set on a path to practice the legal profession. but she is someone who is deeply pragmatic, she believes that the law impacts the lives of people, ordinary people on the ground, and they need to understand it. so her dissents at once are an effort to explain to the public with the impact of the courts imports will be, but to call out and lay out a path for the future. this is the court she has, these are the colleagues she has right now, but she knows that it will not always be that way. so she's laying a path for the future. and if she has become more defiant, more fiery in those descends, it is because she is meeting the moment. this court has become much more extreme, and her dissents have responded in kind. >> and she will be getting some

reinforcements with the addition of justice ketanji brown jackson. i'm curious to get your thoughts on what role you think she will play on the court. what do her past writings and rulings suggest about how vocal she will be on the court with her, and i'm assuming with her dissents as well. because ultimately, she will be in the minority of the super conservative court. >> so she will be an additional member that -- her presence will not rejigger again at the presence of this court, it will be a conservative super majority of this court. but justice jackson like justice sotomayor before, her will have the experience of not only being an intermediary court judge, but a trial court judge. and you can see the evidence of how important that experience has been for sotomayor. she cares about the records, she cares about facts, i imagine justice jackson will have the same inclinations. i think there will be opportunities for both of them to make a common cause of some of their conservative

colleagues, on some issues that are suppressing, particularly criminal justice or native american rights, where they will find common cause with justice gorsuch, but mostly will be believed for justice kagan and justice sotomayor because they will have a new partner, not one that will necessarily give them power, but when that offers them a different perspective. and really enforces that the liberal wing of the court, perhaps more so than the conservative wing, really reflects our aspirations for multiracial, multi, ethnic and diverse in terms of gender wing of the court. again, this is something important in terms of optics, and i think she will be glad about that. >> and we will be watching as that new term gets underway later this year. melissa murray, thank you so much. i greatly appreciate your insights and analysis as always. next, the niece of journalist

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-- likely killed by israeli gunfire but it was likely unintentional. the ballistic test of the bullet removed from her body were inconclusive. sure it's family called a report cold comfort to in a letter to president biden saying it has been administration has tried to whitewash the investigation. earlier i spoke to charade one of shireen's family members who signed that letter. joining me now is shireen's niece lena abu akleh. thank you so much for making time with us. let me start by asking you broadly. i know it's been two months, it's been a difficult time, what is your reaction to how the biden administration has handled the shireen killing so far. >> thank you such ayman for having me, to answer your question we are very disappointed to say the least. the statement that they released and everything following that has been an embarrassment to be honest. while we do appreciate the

sympathies and the support they have shown us from the beginning, but they haven't shown any meaningful -- they haven't taken any meaningful action. even the statement they released -- we were incredulous by what they stated and while they claim they carried out and investigation, that was not an investigation, i was merely a summarization of the israeli narrative and a way to whitewash the killing of shireen and to give us an impression of that's it, we did all that we can were moving on. but that's not what we want. at the end of the day we want accountability and justice and for the u.s. to take meaningful action. >> so let me ask you about accountability for a moment. what would accountability what would proper accountability look like for you and your

family at this point? >> accountability for our family would look like holding israel accountable and ending the systemic impunity that israel continues to enjoy. actually for the u.s. to carry out an independent, swift and transparent investigation that is free from any political pressure and any political bias to hold israel accountable and for us to have justice. >> speaking of investigations, there were a few independent ones conducted by the united nations, the new york times, cnn, the associated press, a host of other groups. they have all effectively concluded that an israeli soldier fired the shot the killed shireen. they didn't have access to the bullet the way the u.s. and the israelis did, yet the biden

administration says it's quote likely she was killed in that manner. what do you make of that? >> again, that is their way of adopting the israeli narrative. while they do say she was likely killed by an israeli soldier, yes that is cold comfort but that is not enough. they need to carry out an independent investigation and the same way the other investigations have concluded that israel targeted and killed shireen, that is actually what happened. all the evidence points in that direction and most importantly all the eye witnesses who were present at the scene stated the same thing that israel targeted and it was done intentionally. it's important for the u.s. to acknowledge that and to admit that shireen was shot and killed by israeli soldiers and that the bullet is one of the many evidences however israel

continues to use the bullet as one of their narratives to escape guilt and direct all the attention to the bullets. it's very unfortunate that the u.s. continues to follow along with the narrative that israel continues to perpetuate. this is the way of covering up for israel's crimes. >> in addition to the public pressure that you and the family are trying to apply to get proper accountability, what other options do you have to pursue that accountability? are you taking any other steps for holding those who killed shireen responsible. >> we are looking into every possible option available to us as a way to pursue accountability wherever that may take us. we will continue. the statement that was released by the u.s. will not discourage us. on the contrary, we will continue the pressure. we will continue to call for accountability and justice.

because that is what shireen deserves and what needs to happen to put an end to the cycle of impunity. >> i know it's been a difficult few months as i mentioned. on a personal note, how have you and your loved ones managed over the last several months, to lose someone you loved and someone who's so close to you in such a public and tragic matter, touched so many millions of people around the world. how are you holding up? >> honestly, it is been very, very difficult. it's tragic. i never ever imagined to wake up that i would hear shireen in the breaking news but i'm very fortunate and grateful for the overwhelming support and love that we have been receiving from everyone. it's really great to have -- to be surrounded by all the loved ones, especially all of shireen's friends, and to spend

moments with them talking about her, reminiscing and just talking about our memories with shireen as a way to keep her memory alive. that is some sort of comfort for me and my family. >> halina, we have about 30 seconds left. i just wanted to ask you finally. what would your message be to americans were watching this who may not know that shireen was also an american palestinian? >> well, i would like to tell the people that the u.s. continues to talk about human rights, democracy, protection of its citizens, so it's important for every citizen to hold their government accountable when they are not fulfilling their duty to protect their citizens. it's important to continue to pressure members of congress, senators to hold -- to uphold the values that they preach and to do what is right, which is protecting their citizens and holding those

accountable those who violate human rights, whether it's in the states or outside, and whether citizens are being killed in the united states or abroad. especially palestinian american citizens. it's important to protect them especially the way that american citizens are protected in other parts of the world. >> let's certainly hope that congress does its part as well and demands accountability and not just administration. then thank you so much, my best to you and your family. >> thank you. >> coming up, we're gonna have an update on wnba star brittney griner and her latest court appearance in russia. don't go away. appearance in russia don't go away. don't go away. kidding me?! instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette

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