Subject: Re: Politico/State Dept/Foundation
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Hartina Flournoy <[email-masked]>
Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Bruce Lindsey <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 13:19:36 -0500

got it - will revert

but odd questions and not accurate on last one - how do you want to address
- by call?

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Hartina Flournoy <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> Our understanding is tha POLITICO is working on a number of articles that
> touch upon the foundation. A number of the questions also touch upon State.
> There appears to be particular interest in Haim Saban.  Below are 3 such
> questions.
>
>
> *It has been reported that the State Department rejected a consultancy the
> president proposed with Saban Capital Group. Is that so? Or was there never
> a formal objection from State to that arrangement? Did it go forward?*
>
>
> *Who paid the expenses associated with President Clinton's travel to
> Israel in December 2009 to speak at the Saban Forum?*
> The travel expenses were paid for by Haim Saban.
>
>
> *It appears that the ethics agreement the Clintons set in place in 2009,
> in intent and/or practice, resulted in a lower standard for conflicts of
> interest or appearances of such with respect to the foundation as opposed
> to private business arrangements with President Clinton. In other words,
> some donors were acceptable to donate to the foundation but not to enter
> into business arrangements with President Clinton. What's the rationale for
> that distinction?*
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