This is a privilege to speak with you today and an honor. A quick look back on why i wrote fundraiser a. My wife is not here, and she is still spooked on what happened to us and decided to stay home. She encouraged me to write a memoior so anyone who wanted to know what happened would have something to read. I was doing research for a few in institutions and every time i went to speak at any of these places i was asked if i was going to write a book and that was encouraging. And finally, my attorney told me immediately after the trial, rob you need to write a book about your experience. It it a very rare thing to survive a federal prosecution where 9596 percent of the time a defendant is either found guilty or pleads guilty. You have a perspective, have been through the process, and it might be a perspective from the courtroom people might be curious to learn about. With mikes encouragement and julies and others here i am telling you about a book i started writing in august of 2011. Wh