Subject: Re: Open Letter
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>
Cc: Heather Samuelson <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, "Kendall, David" <[email-masked]>, Cheryl Mills <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Katherine Turner <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 12:22:48 -0400

Revised.  Please take another quick look as I think we should get to her
asap.  Two questions:
1) What do we do about Powell?  Here I've mirrored language from the Q&A,
which says "consistent with the practice of prior Secretaries of State,"
but are we comfortable with that?
2) Am i sending her this and the spox statement or Jen, so you want to do
that? Either way, we'll need to explain the two options.

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Jennifer Palmieri <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> Plus Reynolds to this chain
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 8, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Heather Samuelson <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
> How about this:     Dan -- will call you.
>
> When I arrived at the State Department in early 2009, I immediately got to
> work rebuilding America’s tarnished global reputation and take on pressing
> challenges in nearly every region of the world.  At the time, using a
> personal account seemed convenient.  Previous Secretaries of State had
> used personal email accounts with no problems.
>
>
> *From:* Heather Samuelson <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* ‎Saturday‎, ‎August‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015 ‎11‎:‎40‎ ‎AM
> *To:* Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Dan Schwerin
> <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Kendall, David
> <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Cheryl
> Mills <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Brian
> Fallon <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake
> <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>,
> Katherine Turner <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>
> Katherine and I both agree -- was about to write the same.
>
> Recommended edits below:
>
> When I arrived at the State Department in early 2009, I already had a
> Blackberry with a personal email account that I’d used in the Senate and
> during my Presidential campaign.  At the time, continuing to usING a
> personal account seemed convenient.  I had to immediately get to work
> rebuilding America’s tarnished global reputation and take on pressing
> challenges in nearly every region of the world – email systems were the
> last thing on my mind.  Previous Secretaries of State had used personal
> email accounts with no problems.
>
> *From:* Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>
> *Sent:* ‎Saturday‎, ‎August‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015 ‎11‎:‎38‎ ‎AM
> *To:* Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
> *Cc:* Heather Samuelson <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill
> <[email-masked]>, Kendall, David <[email-masked]>, Jennifer
> Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Cheryl Mills
> <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Brian
> Fallon <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake
> <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>,
> Katherine Turner <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>
> i think this is good
> i would take out the line about email systems were the last thing on her
> mind.
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Dan Schwerin <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Any comments on the text of the letter?  Hoping to get to her by noon, if
>> possible.
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Heather Samuelson <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Dan -- I’ll review factsheet now -- it needs some updating.
>>>
>>> *From:* Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
>>> *Sent:* ‎Saturday‎, ‎August‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015 ‎10‎:‎48‎ ‎AM
>>> *To:* Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, Kendall, David
>>> <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Cheryl
>>> Mills <[email-masked]>, Robby Mook <[email-masked]>, Heather
>>> Samuelson <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon
>>> <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake
>>> <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan
>>> <[email-masked]>, Huma Abedin <[email-masked]>, Katherine
>>> Turner <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>> Here is a revised open letter attached to the current version of the
>>> fact sheet from the website.  This is shorter, more direct, and more
>>> even-handed. Not defiant but not particularly contrite either. See what you
>>> think.  (Will leave it to Nick, Heather, Brian, etc to review fact sheet
>>> and make any updates as needed.)
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>