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Interim Response Monday, June 1, 2020 +1:rrr·zrw FBI is doing a very good iob here toniaht at SIOC - very good 11:31 PM synch up with our team (b) ( 5) Thursday, June 4, 2020 +1:rrr·zrw I really appreciated your remarks today at the press conference. 4:34 PM Thank you. Me Thanks Seth. 4:34 PM Saturday, June 6, 2020 +1·s1r:rrr As you think about your remarks for tomorrow, I encourage you to 9:18AM Me Thanks you, Seth. 9:21 AM Sunday, June 7, 2020 +1 :rrr·zrw 11:01 AM That was great! DAG and Ijust watched. Page 5 00678-00010 Wednesday, March 18, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ POTUS meeting on (b)(5}., (b)(5) scheduled for tom . 3:32 PM Do you want to come to DOJ first or go direct to WH at 4:00? Me I will probably come in. 3:32 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Roger. Let me know when at some point so I can alert folks. 3:33 PM Me I'll come in at 3:34 PM About 1pm +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Sounds good. 3:37 PM Sunday, March 22, 2020 9:17 AM +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ And these are the talking points on it we have at the moment: 9:18AM Page 7 00678-00020 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 9:28AM +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ Here is the number (b) (6) , and then you have to enter 1:04 PM am as a participant code. +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ Azar direct cell is (b) (6) I'm still working on the email. 1:37 PM +1 202-598-1285 4:31 PM JMDDailyCaseReport_03.24 .... Wednesday, March 25, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Deputies ca ll a success. Will be done shortly and issue this 7:04 PM evening. Friday, March 27, 2020 +1rw,r·rr::w,r https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/26/business/ap-us­ 11:58AM vi rus-outbreak-mask-auction.html +1 i&mmwrn Berman cell: (b) (6). (b) (7)(C) 3:22 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Desk: (b) (6 ). (b) (7)(C) 3:22 PM Page 9 00678-00022 Saturday, June 13, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 12:08 PM The park police statement that will be given to WaPo is fa ntastic. Me .. 12:08 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Rea lly breaks it down. 12:08 PM Me 12:09 PM Sunday, June 14, 2020 6:13 PM Me Gil 6:14 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 9:26 PM Tuesday, June 16, 2020 +1i&OOl'f!!TI■ Pat C would like you to drop by his office before you leave WH 10:58AM today +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 8:33 PM Friday, June 19, 2020 (b) (6) 8:26 PM +1rw,r·rr::w,r Cra ig 8:26 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 10 mins from now, ok? 8:57 PM Page 22 00678-00035 [tiJD is his secure number. 5:49 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ He is gonna call you on this number. 6:05 PM Saturday, July 25, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 4 FPS officers injured last night, one apparently quite seri ously with 12:05 PM mortar burns. Me Does Balsamo have story. 12:13 PM Monday, July 27, 2020 +1iwr:w:rrr I reviewed and think the statement is good to go. (I had two non­ 6:39 PM substantive nits.) Do I have the green light to put out? Me 6:40 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ - Great 6:41 PM Thursday, July 30, 2020 +1rWffll':'f !!T!■ (b) (6) 8:58 PM Me 8:59 PM +1iwr:w:rrr 8:59 PM - Me .. 8:59 PM Friday, July 31, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f !!T!■ 10:37 AM Radcl iffe would like a classified ca ll this morning. 1 + iwr:w:rrr (b)(3) - 50 USC§ 3024(m}, (b)(6) Th is is the class number 10:37 AM Page 28 00678-00041 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ (b) (6) 5:31 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ (b) (6) 5:31 PM Me ca 5:31 PM Monday, August 17, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Safe travels tomorrow. I'll plan to hang back as we discussed. 9:32 PM Ava ilable by phone whenever you need me. Me ca 9:50 PM Wednesday,August19,2020 +1 i&OOl'f!!TI■ 7:04 PM Ethan Davis resigned. (b) (6) . All good. +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ SB arrest at 6:00am tomorrow. 7:05 PM Me 7:07 PM 7:07 PM Me 7:08 PM 7:09 PM Me Are they~. 7:09 PM ------------ 7:11 PM Page 31 00678-00044 SundaiAugust23,2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ POTUS meeting at 9:30 tomorrow morning. Do you want to talk to 5: 13 PM Rich and Burns sometime this evening? Me -- 5:13PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ I'll set up. 5:14 PM +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ 7:00pm works for folks. Bowdich too. Ca ll Line: (b) (6) 5:41 PM Participant Code: ta)Jm Me 5:42 PM +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ - Bowdich rea lized he would still be on a flight back here at 7:00. If 6:58 PM we need him he will be ava ilable later. Me No need 6:58 PM Wednesday,August26,2020 +1i&OOl'f!!TI■ https://kstp.com/news/kenosha-co unty-Iea d ers-req uest-g overnor­ 9:38AM tony-ever-send-i n-1500-nati ona I-g ua rd-troops-/5840284/ +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ I talked t nd Wash ington. Both are on i~--keady has goo m getting him synced with Bowd 9:48AM Washington. + 1i&OOl'f!!TI■ I talked to brown and he's on it. Th is is Sash's district. 11:06AM Me Just talked to Bash. Brown can connect with Bash. 11:07 AM +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ Ok 11:07 AM Page 33 00678-00046 Me What about Chicago. 4:52 PM Me 4:53 PM +1iwr:w:rrn Ch icago is Wednesdav. So Ch icaao -> Phoenix-> potentially 4:56 PM Cleveland. (b) ( 5) Me Sounds good. 6:43 PM Monday, September 7, 2020 +1 rWffll':'f!!T! ■ Relatively ca lm around the country last night. Very few reports of criminal activity and civil unrest. In Portland, OR, federal facilities remained secure. A crowd of 50-100 gathered at Alberta Park and marched to the PPB North Precinct. Crowd size was much smaller, in part, due to the 86 arrests made over the past two days. 2:18 PM Although individuals burned mattresses and blocked streets, the crowd remained largely peaceful. PPB did make 15 targeted arrests, however, when individuals fa iled to comply with instructions. No riot or unlawful assemblies were declared. There were 9 addit ional arrests reported from yesterday. +1 ll?if?!'fW:Wf ■ POTUS asked Newt Gingrich to call you. Molly thinks the ca ll is congratulatory in nature. Newt didn't want to bother you, so 3:14 PM passed alona his cell for you to call at your convenience. Newt's cel l: (b) (6) 00678-00051 (b)(6) Stephen Boyd phone Chat with + 7/9/2020 8:10:47 AM - 7/9/2020 9:21:12 AM Export Details: Device Name Barr OAG 2/10/21 Device ID c13861 b9217257dd6c0d8d85421Sc16d70dda641 Backup Date Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:25 AM Baekup Directory C:\Users\pmdavis\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\c13861 b9217257 dd6c0d8d85421 Sc1 6d iOS 14.1 Current Time Zone (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Created with iExplorer v4.4.2.0 Participants: (b)(6) Stephen Boyd phone + Thursday, July 09, 2020 Me 8:10AM Please call ASAP Ta lked to FB Will stay on it today. 9:21AM Page 1 Document ID : 0.7.3068.5025 00678-00071 (b)(6) AG Barr personal phone Chat with + & Madeleine 7/2/2019 7:48:04 PM - 7/2/2019 9:02:30 PM Export Details: Device Name Barr OAG 2/10/21 Device ID c13861 b9217257dd6c0d8d85421Sc16d70dda641 Backup Date Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:25 AM Baekup Directory C:\Users\pmdavis\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\c13861 b9217257 dd6c0d8d85421 Sc1 6d iOS 14.1 Current Time Zone (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Created with iExplorer v4.4.2.0 Participants: (b)(6) AG BarT personal poo + (b) (6) , Madeleine Westerhout Tuesday, July 02, 2019 Madeleine Westerhout NY AG James $ @NewYorkStateAG Sorry for not responding to your tweet earlier, Mr. President. We were a little busy standing up for the true 7:48PM values of our nation, and fighting for liberty & justice for all. We're glad the #2020Census will begin printing without a citizenship question. e Enjoy your 4th of July. Madeleine Westerhout https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-census-trump­ 9:02PM citizensh ip-20190702-story.html Page 1 Document ID : 0.7.3068.5027 00678-00073 Chat with + (b) (6) 9/12/2019 7:11 :59 PM - 10/ 3/ 2019 7:54:52 PM Export Details: Device Name Barr OAG 2/ 10/ 21 Device ID c13861 b9217257dd6c0d8d85421Sc16d70dda641 Backup Date Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:25 AM Backup Directory C:\Users\pmdavis\ AppData\ Roaming\ Apple Computer\ MobileSync\ Backup\ c13861 b9217257dd6c0d8d85421Sc16d iOS 14.1 Current Time Zone (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Created with iExplorer v4.4.2.0 Participants: (b) (6) Thursday, September 12, 2019 Me 7:11 PM Can I call you later? + (b) (6) Absolutely, at your convenience.
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