Subject: Re: Jeff Flake on SCOTUS
From: Debbie Wasserman Schultz <[email-masked]>
To: "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 16:19:48 -0400

‎Here it is with my changes.

DNC Statement on Republican Senator Admitting Senate Republicans Should do Their Job on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement on Senator Jeff Flake's comments on Meet the Press today that if Republicans lose the presidential election they "ought to approve [Judge Garland] quickly:"

"Senator Flake's comments today are a reminder that Republicans are playing political games with the Supreme Court. Judge Garland is the most qualified nominee in America's history and as the Constitution requires, he should get a fair hearing and a vote. That the GOP has nominated a reckless and dangerous candidate in Donald Trump who lacks the temperament and judgment to serve -- much less appoint a Supreme Court Justice -- should be enough for Republicans in the Senate to do their job now, not recklessly leave a Supreme Court seat unfilled until November."

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From: Banfill, Ryan

Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2016 3:54 PM

To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Subject: Fwd: Jeff Flake on SCOTUS

See below for approval.

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From: "Manriquez, Pablo" <[email-masked]>

Date: May 8, 2016 at 2:47:31 PM EDT

To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>

Cc: "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]>, Comm_D <[email-masked]>, RR2 <[email-masked]>, "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>

Subject: Re: Jeff Flake on SCOTUS

Adding Ryan from Chair’s team to make sure she gets this ASAP. Thanks!

On May 8, 2016, at 2:26 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]> wrote:

Let's hit this. Plus RR2

DNC Statement on Republican Senator Admitting Senate Republicans Should do Their Job on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement on Senator Jeff Flake's comments on Meet the Press today that if Republicans lose the presidential election they "ought to approve [Judge Garland] quickly:"

"Senator Flake's comments today are a reminder that Republicans are playing political games with the Supreme Court. Judge Garland is the most qualified nominee in America's history and as the Constitution requires, he should get a fair hearing
and a vote. That the GOP has nominated a reckless and dangerous candidate in Donald Trump who lacks the temperament and judgment to serve -- much less appoint a Supreme Court Justice -- should be enough for republicans in the Senate to do their job now, not
wait till November."

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From: "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]>

Date: 05/08/2016 2:13 PM (GMT-05:00)

To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>

Subject: Jeff Flake on SCOTUS

daveweigel (@daveweigel)

5/8/16, 11:13 AM

Jeff Flake on Garland (on MTP), just straight giving the game away: "If we lose the election then we ought to approve him quickly."

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