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--the first one on Iran, with this group going, does that mean that you have gotten-- the United States has gotten any kind of unified proposal from Iran? Or are they going over there without any proposal from Iranians? We've certainly seen some progress from the Iranian side in the last couple of days. Again, the president has made the decision to send Stephen and Jared to hear the Iranians out. And so we'll see what they have to say this weekend.
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A second question on Kash Patel. Does the president still have full confidence in Kash Patel to lead the FBI? The president does still have confidence in the FBI director and in our law and order team to do what they've been doing so well over the course of the last year and a half. [? Do you know, Kristen-- ?] and I wish more people would cover it-- the crime rates in this country have completely plummeted. We're at a 125-year low in murder rates across this country. You look at what's happened in Washington DC, new numbers released. Murders are down nearly 60% in our nation's capital, which is something I know, as all of us live here, we can be very grateful for. So the president is grateful for the efforts of the great men and women of the FBI who help making this happen. Karen, go ahead.
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[INAUDIBLE] Sure.
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Did the president sign off on that? What was his involvement? And why now, after ratcheting up the rhetoric around that [INAUDIBLE]? As you saw Judge Jeanine Pirro-- or former Judge Jeanine, US Attorney Jeanine now, put out a statement saying that the case is not necessarily dropped. It's just being moved over to the Inspector General, who has critical tools at their disposal to continue to look into the financial mismanagement at the Fed. This has obviously been a priority for the president. If you drive by the Fed building, the president has a point. This is a project that's been going on for a very long time. It's costing taxpayers billions of dollars. And I think it's in the best interest of the taxpayer to get to the bottom of it. So the investigation still continues. It's just under a different authority. And that's what you'll continue to see.
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[INAUDIBLE] White House [INAUDIBLE] specifically giving his objections? Not to my knowledge. I don't know if the White House Legislative Affairs shop was in touch with the Senator. But as we've always maintained, Senator Tillis should do the right thing and move to confirm Kevin Warsh as speedily as possible. He is a phenomenal candidate to lead the Fed. And we shouldn't be holding our nation's economy hostage because of a disagreement with the Department of Justice.
