Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, the witness must be given an opportunity to explain or deny a prior inconsistent statement before or after extrinsic evidence is introduced to support that the statement was made by the witness.

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Under Rule 613(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, a witness must be given an opportunity to explain or deny a prior inconsistent statement, and the opposing party must be given an opportunity to examine the witness about it, either before or after the extrinsic evidence is introduced that proves the prior statement was made.

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