You are working as an accountant for a prestigious Fortune $500$ company. Your boss asked you to change the numbers to meet quarterly earnings estimates and you complied. Now the attorney for the company wants to know about your involvement in the matter. Which statement below is true?

Anything you say about the matter is protected under the doctrine of stare decisis.

You should not speak and you should hire your own attorney to protect your interests.

You must disclose anything that you know about the matter to investigators.

Anything you say about the matter is covered by the attorney$-$client privilege.