Subject: RE: Questions About Your CAP Return
From: Debbie Fine <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]'" <[email-masked]>
Cc: Juliana Gendelman <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:47:05 -0500

ouch.  wow,  i'm not sure which i feel more -- the hurt of that comment or the shock at having the opportunity to shape the outcome.

i think it would make sense for me to talk to one of the attorneys over there if you are okay with that.  honestly i think the issues would mostly come from the PTT side.  as far as we are concerned over here, i think the only issue would be a non legal issue that came up already --  the perception of whether or not our donors can influence your work at the PTT.   

are you comfortable with me reaching out to one of the PTT people?   

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From: John Podesta [[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 8:49 PM
To: Debbie Fine; [email-masked]'
Cc: Juliana Gendelman
Subject: Re: Questions About Your CAP Return

You are as much fun as dealing with the FBI. Why don't you tell me what you want the answers to those questions to be.

----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Fine <[email-masked]>
To: Debbie Fine <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]' <[email-masked]>
Cc: Juliana Gendelman <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wed Jan 14 18:55:40 2009
Subject: Re: Questions About Your CAP Return

Sorry john -- i got the DA part wrong. I mean mary pat bonner group.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Debbie Fine
To: 'John Podesta' <[email-masked]>
Cc: Juliana Gendelman; Debbie Fine
Sent: Wed Jan 14 18:27:17 2009
Subject: Questions About Your CAP Return

Hi John,

I've got a few questions about your personal transition (back to CAP) -- sorry, I know you love these:

1.  Do you have a sense of what your ongoing title and responsibilities for PTT will be as of 1/21/09, and the timeline for transitioning out from PTT?  Will you continue to get payment from PTT?

2.  During your time of transitioning out of PTT, are limits on what you can do in your CAP/CAPAF hat?  Those limits would either arise from PTT rules, OR if we have optics concerns on our end that we should sort out (e.g., meetings with donors, etc.) Should I be in touch with Cassandra or one of the lawyers about any limits that might arise from PTT?

3.  I understand you are speaking at DA this weekend -- inquiring minds here are interested in what hat you are wearing when you speak there -- PTT, personal or CAPAF?

Thanks John.

Best,
D

Debbie Fine
General Counsel
CAP/CAPAF
Phone:  202.741.6253
Mobile:  917.373.8308
Fax:      202.682.1867