Subject: RE: Getting on same page
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: April Mellody <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 09:49:44 -0700

We're not, we're asking you to give it to him.
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From: April Mellody [[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 12:46 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Re: Getting on same page

Do not give this to Greg please.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 20, 2016, at 12:18 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Hi April, how is it possible that we're supposedly rolling this out today but we've seen no draft release, no timeline, and it's already 12:17 on a Friday. Is this happening? If so, can we please consider giving Sargent the first bite to get a good first story out there?

Can I have him call you? We had been working him for weeks in general on writing up something positive, we think he'd play ball.

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From: April Mellody [[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:22 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: RE: Getting on same page

Of course.  Will absolutely provide.  I am in a meeting but will call to regroup shortly.

From: Miranda, Luis [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:22 AM
To: Paustenbach, Mark <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; April Mellody <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Getting on same page

Yeah, look, April, we don't care who does this. If you guys want to handle the roll out from Philly, that's fine. We just need details, timing, Q&A, key talking points, and whether we need to do any follow up on booking from our end.

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From: Paustenbach, Mark
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:19 AM
To: Miranda, Luis; April Mellody
Subject: RE: Getting on same page
Luis and April, hope you’re both doing well. I think the best reporter to give the news to ahead of time is Greg Sargent at the Washington Post. But, the specific reporter is not as important as getting it to an outlet before the news breaks so we can help control the narrative on the front end. Otherwise this may likely get spun in a not-so-helpful way. We should also get Rep. Cummings on the phone with that reporter.  Thanks again, Mark

Mark Paustenbach
National Press Secretary &
Deputy Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
W: 202.863.8148
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From: Miranda, Luis
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:02 AM
To: April Mellody; Paustenbach, Mark
Subject: Getting on same page

April, we need the written out roll out plan, and we need to see if we can place a story FIRST rather than just dropping a press release to make sure the first story out of the gate is as helpful as possible. Even if it's for today. Please loop us both in. thanks.