Subject: Update
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:45:48 -0500

My update is as follows:

1. *JOM*:  I had a good conversationw ith JOM on Monday.  She was very
gracious; honored to be considered (and very complimentary of RM); did not
think there was a role that made sense for her to move her family given her
role as deputy campaign manager for 2012 where she had accountability for
building and operating substantial aspects of the campaign. Would be happy
to be considered to be a part-time senior advisor if that made sense for
the ultimate manager.  She would be willing to travel back and forth and
shared that in 2012, they had senior managers who had accountability for
areas or projects so there was clear lines and expectations -- that is a
model in which she would be able to participate best.  I asker here wehre
she thought, given the breadth of her experience she could best add value
-- she said in two places:  1) as sounding board to manager on what and how
they structured and the campaign (and is happy to do that now without
compensation since much of that will happen in the next two months) and 2)
as end-user consumer/evaluator and partner to ensure the tools built meet
the needs of field in specific places, including what tools are really
valuable and what are not and how to design to outcomes that are practical
and accessible for field staff.

2. *DG *-- exchanged emails with DG; she is on holiday until 5 January; we
are connecting that Monday; I don't know that she will be looking to move
from where she landed at her firm but will push; JJS advised that she is
terrific though he thinks of her less operationally and more at the
intersection of policy, politics and action (e.g., she believes she is
excellent at policy and politics).

3. *Self-Research* -- spoke to HRC. As we discussed, her definition of what
she sees remaining with personal lawyers and HFS is the narrow areas we
discussed (e.g., taxes, health, finances/speeches, family) though she added
BZ.  I shared that HFS can continue to manage in partnership with outside
personal counsel (including DEK, HT, me) but that self-research as a whole
(and explained the larger paradigm) should be in NY and run by someone
sitting in NYC,with which she agreed.  We discussed HFS; she wants her
doing these areas, vetting, and personnel from a perch in the Legal Counsel
operation or the COO operation -- RM let's discuss so it is consistent with
your vision, organizational paradigm and goals.

4. *WC *--- she executed her paperwork and will be live in DC or NYC (she
wants to be wherever RM will be) effective January 12 (the week before she
has to do some transition work for her team member who will be stepping in
for 90 days). I agreed to secure her housing -- which is done for NYC --
but if she is to come to DC, I need to do that so let me know.

I think those are all my updates.

best.

cdm