Re: Teddy & Elan

From:robbymook2015@gmail.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-02-24 01:44 Subject: Re: Teddy & Elan

That's exactly my point. I have a process in place with Elias and Charlie--exactly what you and she asked. So why is she secretly dispatching Heather to investigate a problem she won't even explain--a concern she supposedly has with a contract SHE wrote negotiated. What she is doing isn't improving anything. It is secretly going around a transparent system we all agreed upon. It undermines Elias and Charlie and sucks up my time. If she has an issue--call or send an email, we can deal with it and move on. She can call Marc. But the secret shit has to stop. It's a giant time suck. > On Feb 23, 2015, at 10:33 PM, John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not with you on this. Don't view these as "secret investigations" but as establishing good practices. We need to get good systems in place at the outset. > >> On Feb 23, 2015 10:20 PM, "Robby Mook" <robbymook2015@gmail.com> wrote: >> All these secret investigations really need to stop. I literally don't have time for these games. >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Cheryl Mills <cmills@cdmillsGroup.com> >>> Date: February 23, 2015 at 8:44:29 PM EST >>> To: Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com> >>> Cc: Marc Elias <melias@perkinscoie.com> >>> Subject: RE: Teddy & Elan >>> >>> Dear Robby >>> >>> >>> >>> I am happy to discuss offline- saw you called – I am on a call but can discuss later. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best. >>> >>> >>> >>> cdm >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Robby Mook [mailto:robbymook2015@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:44 PM >>> To: Cheryl Mills >>> Cc: Marc Elias >>> Subject: Re: Teddy & Elan >>> >>> >>> >>> I just tried calling. Just to be clear--are you saying that I negotiated Ian Mendel's contract? Just want to be sure we're talking about the same thing. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Cheryl Mills <cmills@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Robby >>> >>> >>> >>> Actually – you were with Ian’s >>> >>> >>> >>> Happy to discuss offline >>> >>> >>> >>> And I will gladly follow-up with Marc to flag the issue. >>> >>> >>> >>> cdm >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Robby Mook [mailto:robbymook2015@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:40 PM >>> To: Cheryl Mills >>> Cc: Marc Elias >>> Subject: Re: Teddy & Elan >>> >>> >>> >>> Ok, Marc why don't you follow up since you're managing this stuff. Elan is leaving his firm. Teddy will be staying but Marc's working out the details of that right now. >>> >>> I was never involved in Ian's contract--is there something specific that was wrong with it that Marc should be looking out for? I'm still unlcear on exactly what happened there. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Cheryl Mills <cmills@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote: >>> >>> After our call Sunday and the situation with New Partners, I asked Heather to make sure we had properly vetted the paradigm for their engagement. >>> >>> >>> >>> For example, I advised her that you shared that Teddy would be based at campaign but have one client that had been vetted. >>> >>> >>> >>> I asked her to make sure we were following consistent standards so if anyone looked at any of our folks, we had the ability to say we reviewed and cleared their arrangement consistent with any conflicts. >>> >>> >>> >>> I assume she is following up. >>> >>> >>> >>> cdm >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Robby Mook [mailto:robbymook2015@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 8:23 PM >>> To: Cheryl Mills; Marc Elias >>> Subject: Fwd: Teddy & Elan >>> >>> >>> >>> Do you guys know what this is regarding? >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com> >>> Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 8:18 PM >>> Subject: Teddy & Elan >>> To: Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com> >>> Cc: Cheryl Mills <cheryl.mills@gmail.com>, Marc Elias <MElias@perkinscoie.com> >>> >>> >>> Robby -- quick question I'm trying to get clarity on... >>> >>> Do you anticipate Teddy and Elan coming on-board as employees or do you intend for us to become a client of their respective firms? >>> >>> Thx