"Did you reduce the federal deficit?" the attorney asked.

"No, we didn't," Nathan Cavanaugh responded

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“I think a person can have enough judgment from reading books and being well-informed outside of traditional experience to make judgment calls about obvious things like a grant that literally lists DEI in its description,” Nathan testified.

"What books?" the attorney asked

"There were no books,” Cavanaugh said.

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Source - where I actually learned about it

If it weren't so depressing this would be some of the funniest shit I have ever seen. As it is, it's still pretty funny, seeing these clowns have to (fail to) justify their choices to real, serious people.