Subject: Re: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
From: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
To: Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Kendall, David" <[email-masked]>, Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Turner, Katherine" <[email-masked]>, "Abrams, Tanya" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:49:34 -0400

i might go to see the work the department does everyday on behalf of the
american people - but leavcve it to John and Jen for final chop on which
way to go

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
wrote:

>  Cheryl's feedback was that the last line ("This goes far beyond normal
> practice, and anything further is simply playing politics") was too much,
> particularly based on the teachings of the vulnerability meeting today, so
> I've revised and she asked me to put the question to you all.  Revised
> version below.
>
>  "We've turned over all of her work email, and taken the extraordinary
> step of asking the State Department to release them.  When they do, which
> we hope to be soon, it will offer an unprecedented opportunity for the
> American people to see it for themselves, and we're confident that it will
> be clear that it's all there and then some."
>
>   From: <Kendall>, David Kendall <[email-masked]>
> Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 4:23 PM
> To: NSM <[email-masked]>, Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>,
> Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>
> Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>,
> Jacob Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>,
> Heather Samuelson <[email-masked]>, "Turner, Katherine" <
> [email-masked]>, "Abrams, Tanya" <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Re: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
>
>   Good here.
>
>  *From*: Nick Merrill [mailto:[email-masked]
> <[email-masked]>]
> *Sent*: Friday, March 20, 2015 04:16 PM
> *To*: Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>; Cheryl Mills <
> [email-masked]>
> *Cc*: John Podesta <[email-masked]>; Huma Abedin <
> [email-masked]>; Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>; Kendall,
> David; Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>; Kristina Schake
> <[email-masked]>; Heather Samuelson <
> [email-masked]>
> *Subject*: Re: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
>
>  Alright here's where I think we should be right now.  Can others weigh
> in so we can start to ship this?
>
>  *On the record:*
> We've turned over all of her work email, taken the unprecedented step of
> asking the State Department to release them, and when they do, which we
> hope to be soon, we're confident that everyone will see that it's all there
> and then some, and it will offer an unprecedented opportunity for the
> American people to see the work that the Department does every day.
>
>
>    This goes far beyond normal practice, and anything further is simply
> playing politics.
>
>  *Off the record:*
> Rep Cummings' statement makes some important points about standards that I
> hope you'd point out in your reporting.
>
>
>   From: Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>
> Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 2:32 PM
> To: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, NSM <[email-masked]>
> Cc: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>,
> Jacob Sullivan <[email-masked]>, David Kendall <[email-masked]>,
> Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <
> [email-masked]>, Heather Samuelson <[email-masked]
> >
> Subject: Re: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
>
>    Worth remembering though that Gowdy last week on the record said his
> committee doesn't have the authority to seek her server.
>
>
>   From: CDM
> Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 2:25 PM
> To: Nick Merrill
> Cc: John Podesta, PIR, Huma Abedin, Jake Sullivan, "[email-masked]",
> Jennifer Palmieri, Kristina Schake, Heather Samuelson
> Subject: Re: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
>
>   this works as holding statement - we will have to eventually answer the
> question but that should take more than 5 minutes after the reps hit send
> on a letter to leak to reporters
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
>>  I've got a handful of other requests about this now.  I think we should
>> avoid being no commented here but need some guidance, even if it's simply
>> to say that we've turned over all of her work email, taken the
>> unprecedented step of asking the State Department to release it, and when
>> they do, which we hope to be soon, we're confident that everyone will see
>> that it's all there and then some.
>>
>>   From: NSM <[email-masked]>
>> Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 12:56 PM
>> To: Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <
>> [email-masked]>, Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>, Huma
>> Abedin <[email-masked]>, Jacob Sullivan <[email-masked]>,
>> David Kendall <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <
>> [email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <
>> [email-masked]>, Heather Samuelson <
>> [email-masked]>
>> Subject: CNN | Gowdy's Server Request
>>
>>   See below.
>>
>>   From: <Frates>, Chris <[email-masked]>
>> Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 at 12:54 PM
>> To: NSM <[email-masked]>
>> Cc: David Kendall <[email-masked]>
>> Subject: RE: CNN deadline question
>>
>>   Nick, I'm CC:ing David Kendall here as the letter was addressed to
>> him. -Thanks, frates
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Frates, Chris
>> *Sent:* Friday, March 20, 2015 12:52 PM
>> *To:* [email-masked]'
>> *Subject:* CNN deadline question
>> *Importance:* High
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey Nick, I'm writing a story about the formal request Chairman's Gowdy
>> office sent to David Kendall today asking that Sec. Clinton hand over her
>> email server to the State Dept IG or another independent third party. I'd
>> like to know whether the secretary plans to do so and if she has any
>> response to the letter. I'm on deadline now.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chris Frates
>>
>> CNN Investigative Correspondent
>>
>> 202.630.0191 | @frates
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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