Press and Surrogate Plan

Attached is Jen's press and surrogate plan. On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Heather Samuelson < hsamuelson@cdmillsgroup.com> wrote: > Two draft versions: > > *Do you think a third party should be allowed to review what was turned > over to the Department, as well as the remainder that was not? * > > > > Secretary Clinton uniquely responded to the Department’s request to ensure > all her work emails were captured. She also has made clear that she > would like those emails to be made public. > > > > The Federal Records Act puts the burden on the government official, not > the agency or a third party, to determine what is and is not a federal > record. The State Department Foreign Affairs Manual outlines guidance > “designed to help employees determine which of their e-mail messages must > be preserved as federal records and which may be deleted without further > authorization because they are not Federal record materials.” [5 FAM > 443.1(c)]. > > > > Not every email sent and received by the Secretary was a federal record, > and after conducting the process described above, those personal emails > that were not federal records were deleted. These were private messages > including her daughter’s wedding plans, family vacations, exercise > routines, a friend with a personal problem, condolence notes, offers from > retailers, spam, etc. > > > *Would you allow a 3rd party to review what was turned over to the > Department? * > *Would you be open to the remainder being searched by a 3rd party?* > > > > The Secretary has made clear that she would like every one of the 30,490 > emails provided to the Department made public. > > > > The remainder were clearly and unquestionably personal email, such as > planning a daughter’s wedding, family vacations, condolence notes, and > other messages people send that have nothing to do with their work. All > government officials are granted the privacy of their personal emails, > including identifying personal emails on government accounts. They are > simply no one’s business put her own, and it was decided that no one else > would be allowed to view them. > > > > While some will contend that a committee of outsiders should have been > able to read anything she ever sent or received, that is not how this has, > or should, ever work. It would be unjustifiably invasive, utterly > unreasonable, and why it was decided at the time, it simply not in the > cards. She of course has always believed in the need for transparency > and accountability, and has lived a life that has been an open book, but > she believes equally as strongly in the right to privacy. While some > people will have different definitions of privacy, a balance was sought > between the two. > > > > The unprecedented steps she has taken will place the largest number of > electronic communications of any Cabinet or similarly high ranking official > in the public domain, resulting in tens of thousands of additional email > available to the public than the standard practice would have produced – > and far faster. > > > > She is proud of her work and service to the country during her four years > as Secretary of State and is eager for people be able to see that for > themselves, and then some. > > > *From:* Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsGroup.com> > *Sent:* ‎Sunday‎, ‎March‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015 ‎7‎:‎27‎ ‎AM > *To:* john.podesta@gmail.com, Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com>, Jennifer > Palmier I <jennifer.m.palmieri@gmail.com>, Kristina Schake > <kristinakschake@gmail.com>, Huma Abedin <huma@hrcoffice.com>, Philippe > Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>, Cheryl > Mills <cmills@cdmillsGroup.com>, jbenenson@bsgco.com, > jim.margolis@gmmb.com <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com>, gruncom@aol.com, > john@algpolling.com > *Cc:* Turner, Katherine <KTurner@wc.com>, Kendall, David <DKendall@wc.com> > > All: > > Revised DRAFT Q&A is attached. > > There is one question/issue to discuss. > > Still doing call at 8:00am. > > Many thanks. > Heather > > *From:* Heather Samuelson <hsamuelson@cdmillsGroup.com> > *Sent:* ‎Sunday‎, ‎March‎ ‎8‎, ‎2015 ‎7‎:‎09‎ ‎AM > *To:* john.podesta@gmail.com, Robby Mook <robbymook2015@gmail.com>, Jennifer > Palmier I <jennifer.m.palmieri@gmail.com>, Kristina Schake > <kristinakschake@gmail.com>, Huma Abedin <huma@hrcoffice.com>, Philippe > Reines <pir@hrcoffice.com>, Nick Merrill <nmerrill@hrcoffice.com>, Cheryl > Mills <cmills@cdmillsGroup.com>, jbenenson@bsgco.com, > jim.margolis@gmmb.com <Jim.Margolis@gmmb.com>, gruncom@aol.com, > john@algpolling.com > *Cc:* Turner, Katherine <KTurner@wc.com> > > Good morning: > > Attached is the revised DRAFT Statement. > > The revised DRAFT Q&A will be coming shortly. > > Thanks. > Heather > >