Subject: EMBARGOED STATEMENT
From: "Molly Magarik" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>, "Ashley Biden" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Valerie Owens" <[email-masked]>, "James Biden" <[email-masked]>, "jack owens" <[email-masked]>, "Missy Owens" <[email-masked]>, "Sara Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Frank Biden" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Ted Kaufman" <[email-masked]>, "Mike Donilon" <[email-masked]>, "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>, "josh" <[email-masked]>, "Alexander Snyder-Mackler" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:31:06 -0400

Hi everyone--

At 11:00am today, Beau will release to his supporters and the media the
following letter.

We'd ask that you please not forward or share this news in advance, but
Beau wanted to make sure you all had the full statement.

Obviously, we're all very excited here at the campaign, and look forward to
working with you once he's left office and is able to devote his full
attention to the campaign for Governor.

We know that Beau could have made the easy decision to just run for
re-election, and we're proud to work for someone who is always willing to
take the tough road.

Thank you, and hope you all have a wonderful Easter!

Best,
Molly

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Dear Friend--

For the past eight years, you have given me the privilege of serving as
your Attorney General.

Thanks to a group of extraordinary professionals at the Department of
Justice and their tireless work -- from protecting our children and getting
criminals off the streets, to holding more accountable those responsible
for the housing crisis -- I believe we have made Delaware a better place to
live and to raise a family.

I’m proud of the work we’ve accomplished.

As your Attorney General I have done my best to remain true to the core
values I believe define public service – honesty, integrity, and doing
right by the people I serve.

Part of doing right by you is being straight with you about my future plans.

Over the past few months, as I’ve been planning to run for reelection, I
have also been giving a great deal of thought to running for Governor in
2016. What started as a thought -- a very persistent thought -- has now
become a course of action that I wish to pursue.

After careful consideration, I have concluded that it is not right to ask
for your support in 2014, knowing that my focus would be divided between
doing my job as Attorney General while at the same time running as a
candidate for Governor.

Therefore, I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection as your
Attorney General this November.

The Office of Attorney General is a four-year commitment. Its
responsibilities are too significant, and the voters’ trust too important
not to give it my complete and undivided attention. It should not be, nor
can it become, a two-year staging ground for another elected office.

In the meantime, there’s a lot more work to do over the next eight months,
and I intend to get it done. After my term is completed, I look forward to
meeting with Delawareans and continuing to discuss my plans as a candidate
for Governor.

Please know that the opportunity to serve you in this office is and always
has been a tremendous honor.

Thank you for the faith you’ve placed in me.

Take care,
Bea