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Re: Call Saturday 8:30-9:30 am
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Cheryl Mills Oct 16, 2015 4:19 PM
Dear Team
In advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.
Welcome comments and redline edits.
best.
cdm
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PINBest,
Milia--
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Sara Latham Oct 17, 2015 8:36 AM
Re-up of CDMs docs
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From: Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com>
Date: October 16, 2015 at 4:19:48 PM EDT
To: Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com>
Cc: Jake Sullivan <jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com>, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com>, Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com>, Adrienne Elrod <aelrod@hillaryclinton.com>, Mandy Grunwald <gruncom@aol.com>, Philippe Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>, Sara Latham <slatham@hillaryclinton.com>, Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com>, David Kendall <dkendall@wc.com>, Katherine Turner <KTurner@wc.com>, Brian Fallon <bfallon@hillaryclinton.com>, Jennifer Palmieri <jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>, Huma Abedin <ha16@hillaryclinton.com>, Phil Schiliro <pschiliro@sb-atalaya.com>, Phil Barnett <pbarnett@sb-atalaya.com>, Matt Siegler <matt@sb-atalaya.com>, Varun Anand <vanand@hillaryclinton.com>, Sawsan Bay <sbay@hillaryclinton.com>, Corey Ciorciari <cciorciari@hillaryclinton.com>
Subject: Re: Call Saturday 8:30-9:30 am
Dear TeamIn advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.Welcome comments and redline edits.best.cdmOn Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PINBest,
Milia--
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2015-10-16 - 11am Call Agenda - Call Summary.docx 20 KB
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Brian Fallon Oct 17, 2015 1:49 PM
Attached is an updated version of Friends and Allies TPs document to reflect the settled-upon goals/themes for the hearing. Please send along any edits/comments. We want to provide this to folks in time for the Sunday shows tomorrow.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear TeamIn advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.Welcome comments and redline edits.best.cdmOn Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PINBest,
Milia--
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Talking Points - Benghazi Committee Hearing - 10.17.15.docx 19 KB
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Heather Samuelson Oct 17, 2015 8:40 PM
My edits and questions attached.
From: Brian
Fallon
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Cheryl Mills
Cc: Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, Heather Samuelson, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Phil Barnett, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Cheryl Mills
Cc: Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, Heather Samuelson, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Phil Barnett, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Attached is an updated version of Friends and Allies TPs document to reflect the settled-upon goals/themes for the hearing. Please send along any edits/comments. We want to provide this to folks in time for the Sunday shows tomorrow.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Cheryl Mills
<cheryl.mills@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Team
In advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.
Welcome comments and redline edits.
best.
cdm
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.
Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PIN
Best,
Milia
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Talking Points - Benghazi Committee Hearing - 10.17.15 (hfs).docx 22 KB
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Brian Fallon Oct 17, 2015 9:24 PM
Final attached - with edits from HfA research, Heather and Katherine. Thanks all.
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote:
My edits and questions attached.
From: Brian Fallon
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Cheryl Mills
Cc: Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, Heather Samuelson, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Phil Barnett, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Attached is an updated version of Friends and Allies TPs document to reflect the settled-upon goals/themes for the hearing. Please send along any edits/comments. We want to provide this to folks in time for the Sunday shows tomorrow.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Team
In advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.
Welcome comments and redline edits.
best.
cdm
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.
Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PIN
Best,
Milia
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Phil Barnett Oct 17, 2015 11:18 PM
On Heather's point about getting a consistent number for the prior congressional investigations, here's the list we have in the fact sheet comparing the Benghazi investigations to prior investigations into terrorist attacks:
• In December 2012, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs released a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In April 2013, the Chairmen of the House Armed Services, House Foreign Affairs, House Judiciary, House Oversight and Government Reform, and House Intelligence Committees released a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In September 2013, the majority and minority staffs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released separate reports on the Benghazi attack.
• In January 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In February 2014, the House Armed Services Committee issued a majority staff report on the Benghazi attack.
• In February 2014, the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In November 2014, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
This makes seven prior congressional investigations if you count (as we did) the report by the five Republican chairmen.
If we want to use seven as the number instead of six (which is the number in the talking points), it might make sense to rephrase the talking point so it is referring to prior congressional investigations, not prior committee investigations, since the five Republican chairmen are not technically a "committee."
One other point is that there is very little in the talking points about the emails. That may make sense, but if you want talking points for allies to use, here would be two possible ones to add:
* While Republicans criticize Secretary Clinton's email practices, Secretary Clinton has called for all of her emails to be released publicly. No prior cabinet secretary has ever taken this step. There are now thousands of her emails available to the public, more any other cabinet secretary in history. There are thousands of her emails available on the State Department's website; there are zero emails from any of her predecessors.
* Republicans and the press naturally focus on a small subset of her emails. But if you look at all of them, you will see a much different picture. You will see a Secretary working hard -- and long hours -- to reach a nuclear arms agreement with Russia, build an international coalition against Iran, advance women's rights, and aid countries in need.
Phil
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote:
My edits and questions attached.
From: Brian Fallon
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Cheryl Mills
Cc: Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, Heather Samuelson, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Phil Barnett, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Attached is an updated version of Friends and Allies TPs document to reflect the settled-upon goals/themes for the hearing. Please send along any edits/comments. We want to provide this to folks in time for the Sunday shows tomorrow.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Team
In advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.
Welcome comments and redline edits.
best.
cdm
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.
Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PIN
Best,
Milia
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Heather Samuelson Oct 18, 2015 4:12 PM
Thanks Phil. Seven (based on list below) is what we put in her hearing book (along with summaries of those reports), and believe consistent with what campaign has said in past. I’m good with additional language on email too..
From: Phil
Barnett
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:18 PM
To: Heather Samuelson
Cc: Brian Fallon, Cheryl Mills, Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:18 PM
To: Heather Samuelson
Cc: Brian Fallon, Cheryl Mills, Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
On Heather's point about getting a consistent number for the prior congressional investigations, here's the list we have in the fact sheet comparing the Benghazi investigations to prior investigations into terrorist attacks:
• In December 2012, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs released a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In April 2013, the Chairmen of the House Armed Services, House Foreign Affairs, House Judiciary, House Oversight and Government Reform, and House Intelligence Committees released a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In September 2013, the majority and minority staffs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released separate reports on the Benghazi attack.
• In January 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In February 2014, the House Armed Services Committee issued a majority staff report on the Benghazi attack.
• In February 2014, the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
• In November 2014, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued a report on the Benghazi attack.
This makes seven prior congressional investigations if you count (as we did) the report by the five Republican chairmen.
If we want to use seven as the number instead of six (which is the number in the talking points), it might make sense to rephrase the talking point so it is referring to prior congressional investigations, not prior committee investigations, since the
five Republican chairmen are not technically a "committee."
One other point is that there is very little in the talking points about the emails. That may make sense, but if you want talking points for allies to use, here would be two possible ones to add:
* While Republicans criticize Secretary Clinton's email practices, Secretary Clinton has called for all of her emails to be released publicly. No prior cabinet secretary has ever taken this step. There are now thousands of her emails available to the
public, more any other cabinet secretary in history. There are thousands of her emails available on the State Department's website; there are zero emails from any of her predecessors.
* Republicans and the press naturally focus on a small subset of her emails. But if you look at all of them, you will see a much different picture. You will see a Secretary working hard -- and long hours -- to reach a nuclear arms agreement with Russia,
build an international coalition against Iran, advance women's rights, and aid countries in need.
Phil
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Heather Samuelson
<hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote:
My edits and questions attached.
From: Brian Fallon
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 1:49 PM
To: Cheryl Mills
Cc: Milia Fisher, Jake Sullivan, John Podesta, Dan Schwerin, Adrienne Elrod, Mandy Grunwald, Philippe Reines, Sara Latham, Heather Samuelson, David Kendall, Katherine Turner, Jennifer Palmieri, Huma Abedin, Phil Schiliro, Phil Barnett, Matt Siegler, Varun Anand, sbay@hillaryclinton.com, Corey Ciorciari
Attached is an updated version of Friends and Allies TPs document to reflect the settled-upon goals/themes for the hearing. Please send along any edits/comments. We want to provide this to folks in time for the Sunday shows tomorrow.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Team
In advance of tomorrow's call, please find a summary that seeks to capture our discussion.
Welcome comments and redline edits.
best.
cdm
On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Milia Fisher <mfisher@hillaryclinton.com> wrote:
Hi all-As discussed on today's call, we'll reconvene this hearing prep group on Saturday morning, 8:30-9:30 am. Calendar invite to follow.
Dial in: 1 (718) 839-6957 // NO PIN
Best,
Milia
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