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RE: Post-game statement

From:jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com To: pir@hrcoffice.com, cheryl.mills@gmail.com, dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com CC: jsullivan@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com, bfallon@hillaryclinton.com, pschiliro@sb-atalaya.com, ha16@hillaryclinton.com, DKendall@wc.com Date: 2015-10-22 20:08 Subject: RE: Post-game statement

Closing remarks would be perfect if Cummings could arrange. * Makes sense. I should know the ‎answer to this, but are there closing remarks or can Cummings arrange for some? ‎ * * * * * We are trying to cement what we want the takeaway to be from the hearing in a soundbite to shape coverage and end the day on note we want. Agree she should keep the high ground and not be partisan, but we have to say that the Committee failed to meet the bar of focusing on what Committee was supposed to be about. • I came here today to honor the service of four Americans killed in the line of duty and to contribute in every way I could to learning the lessons of Benghazi and better protecting our people in the field. That’s why I answered every question the Committee asked for X hours. • As I said at the outset, I hoped we would put aside partisanship and reach for statesmanship. After all, our country has a long history of bipartisan cooperation on national security. And to sustain our leadership around the world, we need responsible leadership here at home. • Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw today. I’m disappointed that the Committee wasted so much time on questions with little or no relevance to the attacks in Benghazi or improvements we should make going forward. I hope Congress will step up and work with the administration to provide the resources and reforms we need to better protect our diplomats and ensure the United States can continue to be represented in dangerous places. • I am going to continue making the case for smart American leadership in the world and I will always be an advocate for the brave men and women who serve our country. * Are we trying to achieve something with this or just trying to avoid snubbing the media on her way out? Unless she takes Qs she snubbing them anyway. And she's going to be in there until after the nightly news. ‎ So unless there's cleanup to do I'm not sure what the goal is. Agree with Cheryl she doesn't need to do the partisanship part. That was done for her. ‎ I don't want her to go partisanship. Dems did it - let her stay above. I would take out everything in brackets cdm On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:48 PM, Dan Schwerin <dschwerin@hillaryclinton.com> wrote: What do folks think about this as a post-game statement she could make to press? • I came here today to honor the service of four Americans killed in the line of duty and to contribute in every way I could to learning the lessons of Benghazi and better protecting our people in the field. That’s why I answered every question the Committee asked for X hours. • As I said at the outset, I hoped we would put aside partisanship and reach for statesmanship. After all, our country has a long history of bipartisan cooperation on national security. And to sustain our leadership around the world, we need responsible leadership here at home. • [Unfortunately, that’s not what we saw today. I’m disappointed that the Committee wasted so much time on questions with little or no relevance to the attacks in Benghazi or improvements we should make going forward. Coming on the heels of seven previous Congressional investigations and a non-partisan Accountability Review Board, it’s hard to see how today’s hearing added anything to our understanding of these important issues. • As this eighth investigation now comes to a close, I think we can all agree we’ve seen enough political theater.] I hope Congress will step up and work with the administration to provide the resources and reforms we need to better protect our diplomats and ensure the United States can continue to be represented in dangerous places. • I am going to continue making the case for smart American leadership in the world and I will always be an advocate for the brave men and women who serve our country.