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 13:22:13 -0500

happy to do a call today / or tonight before 9pm,when I have another call

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Hartina Flournoy <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> it would be good if we could do a call - I think the timeline to respond
> is fairly short. Thanks
>
> On Feb 22, 2015, at 1:19 PM, Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> 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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