RE: Executive Action | HRC

From:Huma@clintonemail.com To: nmerrill@hrcoffice.com CC: pir@hrcoffice.com, jake.sullivan@gmail.com, john.podesta@gmail.com, dschwerin@hrcoffice.com Date: 2014-11-20 04:51 Subject: RE: Executive Action | HRC

Was just with Walter at the New Republic event and we were discussing q and a. He reiterated hes happy to do immigration or not ,whatever we wanted. Told him to continue to stay looped with Dan on it so you will definitely need to close with him. I think we just issue the paper statement tomorrow. I dont think we can wait another 24 hours to say something Friday night jammed into a 15 min total q and a session that is all about honoring Elie Weisel. ________________________________________ We are killing time before an event so she just raised it with me and we discussed at some length. I told her that or collective thought (without John's input) was that we wait for the natural opportunity which is at the Q&A with Walter Isaacson on Friday evening. She immediately expressed some skepticism, and I pushed back gently, saying simply that for a year and a half we have been very measured about addressing issues on our terms in a conducive environment versus creating one, and that having her do this on camera would be a good thing. She suggested that maybe she do this tomorrow night at the Elie Wiesel event, and I cautioned that she should wait until the President is clear if his address, which happens concurrently. We basically ended agreed to see the statement and go from there. She (eagerly) wants to see the statement. I told her I was waiting for the WH to call, which Jen just did. Dan I'll call you to read that out now. I didn't get the sense anyone feels strongly about waiting versus something via paper tomorrow night that she can address again on Friday night with Isaacson, and personally I think that if this is her instinct it's what we should do, but defer to others. On Nov 19, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Huma Abedin <Huma@clintonemail.com> wrote: Just ask john. John, did you and hrc talk about EA this afternoon? ----- I see her in 37 minutes so it would be good to have a sense by then... > On 11/19/14, 4:51 PM, "Huma Abedin" <Huma@clintonemail.com> wrote: > > I think she may have talked to him. > She's out of pocket for a bit now. > > ----- > From: Nick Merrill [mailto:nmerrill@hrcoffice.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 04:47 PM Eastern Standard Time > To: Huma Abedin; Philippe Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>; > 'jake.sullivan@gmail.com' <jake.sullivan@gmail.com> > Cc: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com> > Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC > > Just heard back from the WH. Jen Palmieri is going to call me to go over > stuff, and mentioned that John is supposed to be calling HRC this > afternoon to go through the plan, so it would be good if when he did we > were synced up with him on approach. > > From: Huma Abedin <huma@clintonemail.com> > Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 4:38 PM > To: Philippe Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>, Jacob Sullivan > <Jake.sullivan@gmail.com>, NSM <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> > Cc: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com> > Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC > > > Hrc just called to check in on draft statement. Needless to say, she's > anxious to look at it. what do you think timewise you need to have > something realistically? > > > From: Philippe Reines [mailto:pir@hrcoffice.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 03:57 PM Eastern Standard Time > To: Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com>; NSM <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> > Cc: Huma Abedin; DBS <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com> > Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC > > > We need to start getting used to saying things on camera, might as well > start now. > > ________________________________ > > From: Jake Sullivan <jake.sullivan@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:15:44 -0500 > To: Nick Merrill<nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> > Cc: Huma Abedin<huma@clintonemail.com>; Dan > Schwerin<dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>; Philippe Reines<pir@hrcoffice.com> > Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC > > In my view, that's better than paper statement but would like Podesta and > PIR view. > > On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> > wrote: >> 92Y is not a great opportunity, no Qs and falls during the POTUS >> remarks. Q&A is with Walter Isaacson on Friday evening, could easily do >> it there. >> From: Jacob Sullivan <Jake.sullivan@gmail.com> >> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 3:12 PM >> To: NSM <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> >> Cc: Huma Abedin <huma@clintonemail.com>, Dan Schwerin >> <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>, Philippe Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com> >> Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC >> >> What is context of 92Y appearance? Does she have to answer qs? Best >> would be for her to answer q Fri, supporting action and then calling for >> immediate negotiations on legislative path toward CIR. >> >> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> >> wrote: >>> She is currently a surprise at the 92nd Street Y, and no significant >>> press presence. >>> From: Huma Abedin <huma@clintonemail.com> >>> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 1:46 PM >>> To: Jacob Sullivan <Jake.sullivan@gmail.com>, NSM >>> <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> >>> Cc: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>, Philippe Reines >>> <pir@hrcoffice.com> >>> Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC >>> >>> First they said fri, then said tomorrow night. >>> She is on stage at 92nd street Y at the same time as his speech. >>> >>> From: Jake Sullivan [mailto:jake.sullivan@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 01:12 PM Eastern Standard Time >>> To: Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> >>> Cc: Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hrcoffice.com>; Philippe Reines >>> <pir@hrcoffice.com>; Huma Abedin >>> Subject: Re: Executive Action | HRC >>> >>> I thought this was fri? >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 19, 2014, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com> >>> wrote: >>>> Taking HRC off for a moment. We are out giving a speech at St. Jude¹s >>>> tomorrow at about 1:15pm Eastern, so that¹s one option depending on >>>> the WH >>>> timing. We could also tweet and expand up it on Friday where she¹s >>>> out a >>>> couple of times, once talking about Cookstoves first thing in the >>>> morning >>>> and then doing a Q&A with Walter Isaacson at the NY Historical >>>> Society at >>>> night. Or we could do a more formal statement, as HRC is suggesting. >>>> As >>>> you¹re all aware, we don¹t typically put out formal statements, so >>>> while >>>> that certainly doesn¹t preclude us from doing so here, it¹s just a >>>> matter >>>> of how light a touch we want to take, or not. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 11/19/14, 12:04 PM, "H" <hrod17@clintonemail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want to release it right after POTUS announces. Can you get info >>>>> from >>>>> WH that will help us?