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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 755 Filed 08/10/22 Page 243 of 262 1954 LC8Cmax7 Rodgers - cross Epstein, let's focus a bit on her personal relationship with Mr. Epstein; okay? A. Okay. Q. You met her soon after you started working for Epstein in 1991; right? A. Yes, she was on the first -- Q. When you first started, I think it appeared to you that they were friends? A. Yes. Q. At that point in the early '90s, it didn't seem to you that she had a romantic relationship with Epstein in those first few years; is that right? A. No, I kind of feel like there was a -- well, maybe some relationship building, you know, from '91, '92. Q. Hard to say though? A. Yeah, it's hard for me to say. Q. But I guess at some point it seemed to you that they were involved romantically in some way; right? A. Yes. Q. But it wasn't really clear to you whether they were sort of boyfriend-girlfriend, that sort of relationship; right? A. Well, I'm not sure exactly when that happened. Q. But at some point, they did have some sort of a romantic relationship? Let's characterize it that way. A. Yes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00019105