Subject: RE: PolitiFact query
To: Gene Emery <[email-masked]>

Off the record, the premise of your email isn’t accurate.

[SigDems]<http://www.democrats.org/>Luis Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
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From: Gene Emery [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:59 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Subject: Re: PolitiFact query

Hi Luis,
    We're thinking of taking another look at our George Clooney ruling<http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2016/apr/17/george-clooney/george-clooney-decries-big-money-politics-says-mos/> in the wake of today's Politico story. I didn't take the complaints seriously earlier because it seemed ridiculous that states would get money to help their local candidates and then turn around and give ALL of it to the DNC. But apparently they are.
    Please don't tell me this is Clinton money and you have nothing to do with it. In the end, the states are giving it to the DNC, so I need reaction from the DNC.
    Now that this arrangement is out, is the DNC going to turn around and give the money back to the state parties? Otherwise it appears that the DNC is benefiting from money raised under false pretenses. Is the party comforable with that?
    -- Gene

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Off the record, it's not our event. Even with the joint victory fund, each campaign administers their own.

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-------- Original message --------
From: Gene Emery <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: 04/17/2016 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: PolitiFact query
But it's supposed to benefit the party, and you're the party. If we just defer to the campaign, that's going to carry less weight because their comments are more likely to sound self-serving. -- Gene

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Hi Gene, that was a campaign event so I would refer you to the campaign for details.

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-------- Original message --------
From: Gene Emery <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: 04/17/2016 11:47 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: PolitiFact query
Hi Luis,
    It's Gene Emery from PolitiFact.
    This afternoon we're checking the claim made by George Clooney on Meet the Press that "The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising, is not going to Hillary to run for President. . . . It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress.“
    He made it in reference to the fundraisers he did this weekend.
    Is Clooney correct? Can you tell us what percentage of the money collected from the fundraisers is going to Clinton and how much is going to downballot candidates?
    Any links to documentation would be appreciated.
    Thanks,
    -- Gene Emery, correspondent, PolitiFact
    [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
    401-942-9343<tel:401-942-9343>