Donna Brazile – DNC – Resolution of 11/18/16 – Supporting Documentation First WHEREAS Clause (Lines 3-8) The DNC is governed by its Charter and Bylaws; Article V, Section 4 of the Charter Of The Democratic Party Of The United States, as amended August 28, 2015, states in its entirety: “The National Chairperson shall serve full time and shall receive such compensation as may be determined by agreement between the Chairperson and the Democratic National Committee. In the conduct and management of the affairs and procedures of the Democratic National Committee, particularly as they apply to the preparation and conduct of the Presidential nomination process, the Chairperson shall exercise impartiality and evenhandedness as between the Presidential candidates and campaigns. The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and evenhandedness during the Democratic Party Presidential nominating process.” Second WHEREAS Clause (Lines 10-11) On the DNC website at Our Leaders, Donna Brazile is described as “Veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile is an adjunct professor, author, a syndicated columnist, and the Interim Chair and Vice Chair of Voter Registration and Participation at the Democratic National Committee.” Third and Fourth WHEREAS Clauses (Lines 13-15 and 17-21) According to the 10/31/16 Washington Post article, WikiLeaks “exposed how Brazile herself had passed along to the Clinton campaign a question that was under consideration for a town-hall event to be televised on CNN.“ Go to their website at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik- wemple/wp/2016/10/31/with-question-leaking-cnn-has-a-scandal-on-its- hands/?utm_term=.2f0ddf4f41a1 In an 11/01/16 article, The New York Times reported “CNN has severed ties with the Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, after hacked emails from WikiLeaks showed that she shared questions for CNN-sponsored candidate events in advance with friends on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.” Go to their website at: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/donna-brazile-wikileaks-cnn.html?_r=0 The Los Angeles Times reported on 11/04/16 that “Donna Brazile, who replaced Debbie Wasserman Schultz to become interim chair of the DNC after a separate leak of emails raised questions about the national party's impartiality in the Democratic primary, appears to have given the Clinton campaign a heads-up on planned debate question during the primary.” The article ends by saying “just this week a new email surfaced showing it was not an isolated case, leading CNN sever its relationship with Brazile as an analyst.” Go to their website at: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-wikileaks- explained-20161031-story.html. On 10/31/16, CNN reported on Brazile's sharing of questions with the Clinton campaign during the primaries, “Brazile denied giving the campaign advance warning”, but then “Wikileaks released more emails indicating that Brazile sent a question to the Clinton campaign, then wrote: "I'll send a few more.” Go to their website at: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/31/media/donna-brazile-cnn-resignation/ In addition, the Washington Post reported on 11/07/16, “Donna Brazile is not apologizing for leaking CNN debate questions and topics to the Hillary Clinton campaign during the Democratic primary. Her only regret, it seems, is that she got caught.” Go to their website at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/07/donna-brazile-is-totally-not-sorry-for- leaking-cnn-debate-questions-to-hillary-clinton/?utm_term=.5665bd678541 .