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Re: Priorities USA

From:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com To: dcheng@hillaryclinton.com CC: ha16@hillaryclinton.com, nmerrill@hillaryclinton.com, kschake@hillaryclinton.com, re47@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-05-06 19:50 Subject: Re: Priorities USA

no On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Dennis Cheng <dcheng@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > Are they reporting any specific donor names? > > On May 6, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Jennifer Palmieri < > jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: > > So afraid that NYT is going with this story on Priorities whether we like > or not. They have sources about the meetings. Honestly, it sounds like > Priorities staff was yapping. We are not confirming meetings on this trip > but commenting on why we are participating with Priorities. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jesse Ferguson <jferguson@hillaryclinton.com> > Date: Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:24 PM > Subject: Priorities USA > To: HRCRR <hrcrr@hillaryclinton.com>, Dennis Cheng < > dcheng@hillaryclinton.com>, Marc Elias <melias@hillaryclinton.com>, Robby > Mook <re47@hillaryclinton.com>, Charlie Baker < > Charlie.Baker@deweysquare.com>, Jennifer Palmieri < > jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com>, Kristina Schake <kschake@hillaryclinton.com > > > > > FYI – the New York Times will soon report that HRC is doing meetings for > Priorities USA. We have NOT confirmed the meeting and will not be > confirming these types of meetings. > > > > We are, however, reflecting how will support Priorities USA work where > needed and framed this up. > > > > If you get press questions as follow ups on this, please send them to me. > > > > > > *DEEP BACKGROUND (CLINTON OFFICIAL/NO QUOTE)* > > > > · Like the Obama campaign did in the 2012 election, the Clinton > campaign will support Priorities USA as is appropriate under the law. > > · Campaign officials, including the candidate may, from time to > time, attend, speak at or be featured guests at their events. > > · No one with the campaign will solicit more than the federal > limit ($5,000) for Priorities USA, as permitted by law. > > *BACKGROUND (CLINTON OFFICIAL)* > > “With some Republican candidates reportedly setting up and outsourcing > their entire campaign to SuperPAC’s and the Koch Brothers pledging $1 > billion alone for the 2016 campaign, Democrats have to have the resources > to fight back. There is too much at stake for our future for Democrats to > unilaterally disarm. Hillary Clinton and her campaign team will be > encouraging of Priorities USA because they have the proven record of a > successful national campaign that drove home a critical message in 2012.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jesse F. Ferguson > > Deputy National Press Secretary and Senior Spokesperson > > @JesseFFerguson > > > >