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       1             UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

                         EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

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       3    NOTRA TRULOCK, III,           )

                                          )

       4                   Plaintiff,     )

                                          )

       5    v.                            )    Case No. 00-1527-A

                                          )

       6    WEN HO LEE,                   )

                                          )

       7                   Defendant.     )

            ______________________________)

       8                                  )

            NOTRA TRULOCK, III,           )

       9                                  )

                           Plaintiff,     )

      10                                  )

                                          )

      11    v.                            )    Case No. 00-1627-A

                                          )

      12    CHARLES E. WASHINGTON, et al.,)

                                          )

      13                   Defendants.    )

 

      14              VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF WEN HO LEE

                                  Suite 1500E

      15                    300 Central, Southwest

                            Albuquerque, New Mexico

      16                       October 10, 2001

                                   9:15 a.m.             

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                      PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL

      18    PROCEDURE, this deposition was:

 

      19    TAKEN BY:      LARRY KLAYMAN

                           ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

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      21    REPORTED BY:   Kendra D. Tellez, NM CCR #205

                           P D & O Reporting, Inc.

      22                   Suite 1500E

                           300 Central, Southwest

      23                   Albuquerque, New Mexico  87102

 

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       1                      A P P E A R A N C E S

 

       2    For the Plaintiff:

 

       3         JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.

                 Attorneys at Law

       4         Suite 725

                 501 School Street, Southwest

       5         Washington, D.C. 20024

                 By:  Larry Klayman         

       6              John L. Martin

                      Thomas J. Fitton

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            For the Defendant Lee:

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                 SIDLEY, AUSTIN, BROWN & WOOD

       9         Attorneys at Law               

                 1501 K Street, Northwest

      10         Washington, D.C. 20005

                 By:  Mr. C. Kevin Marshall

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            AND

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                 O'NEILL, LYSAGHT & SUN, LLP

      13         Attorneys at Law

                 Suite 700

      14         100 Wilshire Boulevard

                 Santa Monica, California 90401

      15         By:  Mr. Brian A. Sun

 

      16    AND

 

      17         FREEDMAN, BOYD, DANIELS, HOLLANDER, GOLDBERG &    

                 CLINE, P.A.

      18         Attorneys at Law

                 Suite 700

      19         20 First Plaza

                 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102

      20         By:  Mr. John D. Cline

 

      21    For the Defendant Vrooman:

 

      22         LAW OFFICE OF GARY HOWARD SIMPSON

                 Attorneys at law

      23         9505 Kingsley Avenue,

                 Bethesda, Maryland 20814

      24         By:  Ms. Alane Tempchine

 

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       1    Also Present:  Will Moir (Videographer)

 

       2                   Mr. Anthony J. Coppolino

                           (United States Department of Justice)

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                           Ms. Natalia Leons

       4                   Robert S. Sinton

                           Deborah Mayer

       5                   Kevin Van Hutten

                           Mike Lowe

       6                   (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

 

       7                   James E. Green

                           (DOE officer)

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            EXAMINATION OF WEN HO LEE

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                     By Mr. Klayman                             9

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            SIGNATURE/CORRECTION PAGE                         311

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            CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF DEPOSITION           312

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                                   EXHIBITS

       6    1.   January 4, 2000, letter to Holscher and Cline

                 from Paula G. Burnett                          93

       7    2.   Notice of Deposition Duces Tecum              102

            3.   July 28, 2000, letter to Chang from Holscher  166

       8    4.   Declaration of Robert Vrooman                 186

            5.   Declaration of Washington                     186

       9    6.   Sun memorandum to Ms. Chang, regarding Website

                 Description of Function and Purposes of

      10         the Dr. Wen Ho Lee Defense Fund                221

            7.   December 10, 1999, Press Release               229

      11    8.   September 19, 1999, Press Release              236

            9.   Wen Ho Lee Information Packet                  243

      12    10.  Memorandum in support of Motion for

                 Discovery of Materials Related to Selective

      13         Prosecution                                    245

            11.  Affidavit of Mr. Michael Lowe                  259

      14    12.  December 13, 1989, memorandum from Vrooman     272

            13.  Transcript of 60 Minutes interview             298

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       4        4.  Certified Question                  77     18

                5.  Certified Statement                 78      1

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                7.  Certified Question                  85      5

       6        8.  Certified Question                  97     11

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       7       10.  Certified Question                 107     24

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       1              MR. VIDEOGRAPHER:  Good morning.  Today is

 

       2    Wednesday, the 11th of October, 2001.  The time is 9:15

 

       3    a.m.  I am Will Moir, owner of Will Moir Video

 

       4    Productions, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

 

       5              We're here for the deposition of Wen Ho Lee,

 

       6    in the case of Notra Trulock -- excuse me, in the case

 

       7    of Notra Trulock versus Wen Ho Lee, filed in the United

 

       8    States District Court for the District of New Mexico

 

       9    case number, OO-1527-A(E)DBA.  This deposition is being

 

      10    videotaped in the presence of Kendra Tellez, with the

 

      11    recording firm of PD&O.  This deposition is being held

 

      12    at 300 Central Avenue, Southwest, Suite 1500-East,

 

      13    Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

 

      14              Counsel will now state their appearance.

 

      15              MR. KLAYMAN:  Larry Klayman -- if you could

 

      16    pan to everybody who is here.

 

      17              MR. VIDEOGRAPHER:  Thank you, sir.

 

      18              MR. KLAYMAN:  Larry Klayman, chairman and

 

      19    general counsel of Judicial Watch, on behalf of

 

      20    Plaintiff Notra Trulock.

 

      21              MR. FITTON:  Tom Fitton, president of