Subject: Re: Reuters | Video story
From: Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>
To: Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]>, Marc Elias <[email-masked]>
Cc: Teddy Goff <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]>, hrcrapid <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:20:11 +0000
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Would tweak slightly. Does this work for people?

The AP report is accurate. She began preparing earlier this year in the event she decided to run."

From: Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 5:42 PM
To: Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Teddy Goff <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, hrcrapid <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Reuters | Video story

The reporter is now asking if we are contradicting this line in AP:

When she returned to New York in the new year, there was no formal meeting with staff or email to friends to announce her candidacy. Clinton simply started telling advisers to move forward with hiring and find a campaign headquarters.

The reporter will not speak off the record, so whatever we do needs to be ok to be on the record.  I suggest the following:

"We are not contradicting the AP's report that she began preparing earlier this year in case she decided to run."

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Thanks.  Sending that now

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
My version is fine.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Agree with Teddy—let’s stick with the simpler answer, unless Elias needs us to add anything else.

From: Teddy Goff <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 3:05 PM
To: Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, hrcrapid <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Reuters | Video story

inclined to say we should stick to "it was part of the preparation process for if she chose to run" or something like that.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Should we go with your version or add in that her portion was filmed later? I think that may invite more questions but if it is a helpful clarification legally we can certainly do it.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:02 PM, Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
that is the date we be came a candidate.  So anything before that should be couched in more preliminary terms.  After that, it can be she decided to run.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Teddy Goff <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
her part was recorded after april 1. some of the others may have been shot before april 1 - can confirm if this is material.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
That's fine too. After April 1?

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 14, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Could also say in general terms that she recorded her part just before she announced, but may not need to go there.

On Apr 14, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

Was the video filmed at that point or did we simply shoot footage?  Is it accurate to say:

to your first question,footage was shot in case she decided to run. It was part of the preparation process.

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 14, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Josh Schwerin <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

draft:

to your first question, the video was filmed in case she decided to run. It was part of the preparation process.

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Marc Elias <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Correct. This is very important from a legal stand point.

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 14, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Jesse Ferguson <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

On point 1 – I would dispute that. Filming the video to be prepared in case she ran, not that she had made a public declaration.

Just want to trip on our own testing the waters timelines.

From:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> [mailto:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>] On Behalf Of Josh Schwerin
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:34 PM
To: hrcrapid
Subject: Reuters | Video story

Reuters is going to be posting what is likely going to be an annoying process story on the the video.

Here are his latest questions:

1. Messrs. Milrad and Johnson told me they were filmed about three weeks ago for the footage that ended up in the announcement video (and emailed about participating some time in advance of that); Mr. Bagniewski said he was filmed in early March  - are these timelines correct? Does this mean that Mrs. Clinton had already decided by early March that she would run for president? If not, what prompted the filming of footage that would appear in her announcement video at that time?
2. Participants say they were asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement - is this correct? If so, why was this?
3. Just to put my earlier question in the same place: Milrad, Johnson and Bagniewski all say they were contacted and interviewed/filmed by Hardpin Media. The Clinton campaign says it was produced in-house. What explains these seemingly contradictory accounts? It seems someone must be partially or wholly wrong here, but who and why?
4. If it was indeed Hardpin, are you able to share at this point how much they were paid?

And this is the response we have given:
"Per the values that Hillary outlined for our organization, we are a team and this campaign isn't about any one of us as individuals.  As such, it is our policy to credit our creative team as a whole for anything we produce."

I'm inclined to let this go and accept that the story will be annoying but wanted to put it to the group.  He's filing at 3pm.

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