The Podesta Emails – WikiLeaks

Agree with Jen.Also tend to agree with her going before him. Anything other than her taking quid pro quo of the table, included what would say first, won't take questions about her actions off the table.Joel BenensonBenenson Strategy GroupOn Apr 29, 2015, at 11:15 PM, Mandy Grunwald > wrote:Why do you think she needs to do this before WJC?Mandy GrunwaldGrunwald Communications202 973-9400On Apr 29, 2015, at 11:12 PM, Robby Mook > wrote:Ditto with John. Would need to be prepared for more...but would be fantastic to limit to one.On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 11:11 PM, John Podesta > wrote:Fine with the proposed way of handling what she says, but hard setting to take only one question.On Apr 29, 2015 8:02 PM, "Jennifer Palmieri" > wrote:First, thanks to all for the marathon session today, I thought we gota lot of good work done.Second, I wanted to follow up on HRC idea of doing the video. Havingthought about it and talked to Craig and Maura about it - I don'tthink it is good idea for her to do. There aren't great answers andin many cases not her place to answer them.But I think it does make sense for her to publicly state that shenever did anything at state to help a donor. Philippe has been aproponent of this. She could frame it this way:1) very proud of Clinton foundation work.2) think people donate to it bc they want to support good works.3) if anyone did ever give money in hopes of influencing somethingState did - they are foolish bc she never did that and never would.SOS makes life and death decisions and those kinds of politicalconsiderations don't come into play.At least this way she will have taken off the table any notion thatthere was a quid pro quo - even if some donors may have had badintentions.If we did this, think we should do before WJC interview airs onMonday. Which may mean that tomorrow is the last chance we have willshe will be in front of the press (they wont be at fundraisers butwill prob be outside them so she could take a q).What do others think?Sent from my iPhone

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