Subject: Re: Post-game statement
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Cc: Philippe Reines <[email-masked]>, Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Phil Schiliro <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, "Kendall, David" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:05:41 -0400

Shorter:

   - I came here today to honor the service of four Americans killed in the
   line of duty and to contribute in every way I could to learning the lessons
   of Benghazi and better protecting our people in the field.  That’s why I
   answered every question the Committee asked for X hours.
   - As I said at the outset, I hoped we would put aside partisanship and
   reach for statesmanship.  After all, our country has a long history of
   bipartisan cooperation on national security.  And to sustain our leadership
   around the world, we need responsible leadership here at home.
   Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw today.
   - I hope Congress will step up and work with the administration to
   provide the resources and reforms we need to better protect our diplomats
   and ensure the United States can continue to be represented in dangerous
   places.
   - I am going to continue making the case for smart American leadership
   in the world and I will always be an advocate for the brave men and women
   who serve our country.

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> We are trying to cement what we want the takeaway to be from the hearing
> in a soundbite to shape coverage and end the day on note we want.
>
>
>
> Agree she should keep the high ground and not be partisan, but we have to
> say that the Committee failed to meet the bar of focusing on what Committee
> was supposed to be about.
>
>
>
> • I came here today to honor the service of four Americans killed in the
> line of duty and to contribute in every way I could to learning the lessons
> of Benghazi and better protecting our people in the field.  That’s why I
> answered every question the Committee asked for X hours.
>
> • As I said at the outset, I hoped we would put aside partisanship and
> reach for statesmanship.  After all, our country has a long history of
> bipartisan cooperation on national security.  And to sustain our leadership
> around the world, we need responsible leadership here at home.
>
> • Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw today.  I’m disappointed that the
> Committee wasted so much time on questions with little or no relevance to
> the attacks in Benghazi or improvements we should make going forward.
>
>
> I hope Congress will step up and work with the administration to provide
> the resources and reforms we need to better protect our diplomats and
> ensure the United States can continue to be represented in dangerous
> places.
>
> • I am going to continue making the case for smart American leadership in
> the world and I will always be an advocate for the brave men and women who
> serve our country.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Philippe Reines [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:59 PM
> *To:* Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>; Dan Schwerin <
> [email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>; Jennifer Palmieri <
> [email-masked]>; John Podesta <[email-masked]>;
> Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>; Phil Schiliro <
> [email-masked]>; Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>;
> Kendall, David <[email-masked]>
> *Subject:* Re: Post-game statement
>
>
>
> Are we trying to achieve something with this or just trying to avoid
> snubbing the media on her way out? Unless she takes Qs she snubbing them
> anyway. And she's going to be in there until after the nightly news.
> ‎
> So unless there's cleanup to do I'm not sure what the goal is. Agree with
> Cheryl she doesn't need to do the partisanship part. That was done for her.
> ‎
>
>
>
>
>   Original Message
> From: Cheryl Mills
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 5:56 PM
> To: Dan Schwerin
> Cc: Jake Sullivan; Jennifer Palmieri; John Podesta; Philippe Reines; Brian
> Fallon; Phil Schiliro; Huma Abedin; Kendall, David
> Subject: Re: Post-game statement
>
> I don't want her to go partisanship.
>
> Dems did it - let her stay above.
>
> I would take out everything in brackets
>
> cdm
>
> On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
>
> What do folks think about this as a post-game statement she could make to
> press?
>
> • I came here today to honor the service of four Americans killed in the
> line of duty and to contribute in every way I could to learning the lessons
> of Benghazi and better protecting our people in the field.  That’s why I
> answered every question the Committee asked for X hours.
>
> • As I said at the outset, I hoped we would put aside partisanship and
> reach for statesmanship.  After all, our country has a long history of
> bipartisan cooperation on national security.  And to sustain our leadership
> around the world, we need responsible leadership here at home.
>
> • [Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw today.  I’m disappointed that the
> Committee wasted so much time on questions with little or no relevance to
> the attacks in Benghazi or improvements we should make going forward.
> Coming on the heels of seven previous Congressional investigations and a
> non-partisan Accountability Review Board, it’s hard to see how today’s
> hearing added anything to our understanding of these important issues.
>
> • As this eighth investigation now comes to a close, I think we can all
> agree we’ve seen enough political theater.]
>
>
> I hope Congress will step up and work with the administration to provide
> the resources and reforms we need to better protect our diplomats and
> ensure the United States can continue to be represented in dangerous
> places.
>
> • I am going to continue making the case for smart American leadership in
> the world and I will always be an advocate for the brave men and women who
> serve our country.
>