Subject: Fwd: Seeking information relating to your Amtrak Director position
From: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
To: "Joan Peugh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:17:06 -0400

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From: Acheson, Eleanor <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 9:47 AM
Subject: Seeking information relating to your Amtrak Director position
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hancock, Phil A" <[email-masked]>, "Moore, Dennis" <
[email-masked]>

Hunter – the original message below bounced back, so I am resending.   Eldie

*From:* Acheson, Eleanor
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 04, 2015 6:39 PM
*To:* [email-masked]; [email-masked]
*Cc:* Moore, Dennis; Hancock, Phil A
*Subject:* Seeking information orelating to your Amtrak Director position

Hunter Biden and Nancy Naples—I am very sorry to bother you for some
information about your respective Amtrak Board appointments which the U.S.
DOJ has asked Amtrak for in connection with its representation of the U.S.
DOT in this litigation with the American Association of Railroads over a
provision of PRIIA, Amtrak’s 2008 reauthorization legislation. You may
recall seeing in the media that in March ’15, the Supreme Court issued an
opinion in this case which had the effect of raising some questions of
constitutional Appointments Clause law about Amtrak’s current Board
construct (which was established by PRIIA).

The case is now on remand back to the D.C. Circuit and briefs are due soon.
The DOJ is attempting to assemble a record of the swearing-ins of all
Amtrak Directors who served into or during the PRIIA era. The only two
Directors in this period about whom the Corporate Secretary’s office has no
swearing-in information are you two. So, may I ask that you respond to me
and my two colleagues on the cc line with the following information?

Hunter—You were appointed with Donna McLean on July 26, ’06. Do you recall
when you were sworn in to your Director position and by whom? If you can
provide that information from your memory, we need no further information
or documentation, but please feel free to consult any materials you may
have.

Nancy—I am pretty sure that you and Tom carper were appointed at the same
time earlyish in 2008, before PRIIA was enacted (which was Oct. 2008). Do
you recall when you were sworn into your Director position and by whom?

Again, I am so sorry to bother you for details from so long ago, but we
have been asked to do so by DOJ. We would much appreciate your responding
and for your time in thinking about this or diving into old files.

I will be away from the office beginning tomorrow, but should you have any
questions, please feel free to e-mail me or to e-mail or call Dennis Moore
(202-906-2750).

Thank you, Eldie Acheson

Eleanor D. Acheson

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

National Railroad Passenger Corporation/Amtrak

60 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Room 3E-348

Washington, DC  20002

office/ (202) 906-2198

fax/ (202) 906-3033

cell/ (202) 834-0522

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