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From: Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 1:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Fwd: Re: Begin forwarded message: From: Alexander Nazaryan =b>Date: Janu To: <=>Subject: Re: Thank you for getting back to me.</=iv> In short, the answer is yes, we can absolutely speak=off the record. But that requires some elaboration= For one, I have not met two people who agree exactly on what off the recor= is. My definition is as follows: that nothing from the conversation can be=quotes or otherwise referenced in print unless it has been independently co=firmed elsewhere (i.e., if you tell me that Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK, I c=n print it because other sources say the same thing). <=iv class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:lar=e">My one request is that, if, in the course of the conversation, something=is said that I believe is critical to the article, I can broach the possibi=ity of a segment of our conversation moving to either background or deep ba=kground. You would still have total and unambiguous right to refuse. <=iv class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:lar=e"> The above is how I've worked in the past, and it has allo=ed me, in the course of reporting my book chttps://www.amazon.com/Best-People-Inside-Trumps-Cabinet/d=/031642143X> , to speak with people w=o have/have had extremely sensitive West Wing positions. I've been able to w=n their trust and I hope that I can win yours. Ple=se let me know your thoughts on the above. D=n't worry about recording. I can run a recorder on my end. But if you want t= record for your own use, then by all means. <=cliv> EFTA_R1_01843892 EFTA02627949  On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 7:36 PM rote: Hi there - I'm grateful for your pro=essionalism and high ethical standards. Apologies for the delay in responding, I am at the=hospital on call. If you c=n confirm an off the record conversation, I will call you this evening at 7=30pm PST at My call will come from one of our hospital lines,and if you would like me to set up a recorded line send word and=I can arrange that as well. Dear Melanie, thank you for your c=II today. I very much look forward to speaking and want also to assure you t=at the team at Yahoo News is rigorously professional. If possible, I would l=ve to talk at 7:30 PST tonight. Please let me know. Thank you. Alexander Alexander Nazaryan National Cor=espondent Yahoo News https://www.yahoo.com/author/alexander-nazaryan 2 EFTA_R1_01843893 EFTA02627950