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From: Kathy Ruemmler Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:31 PM To: jeffrey E. Subject: Re: edit two You are so thoughtful. Thank you= Sent from my iPad On Oct 23, 2014, at 6:17 PM,=jeffrey E. <[email protected]=m <mailto:[email protected]» wrote: i trust your judgment, not my area as we know. . I have=put you on the wait list for first class tomorow my treat. . so=far its sold out. but fingers crossed. On Thu Oct 23 2014 at 11:41 AM, Kathy=Ruemmler wrote: My PR guru advises not to make an=on-the-record statement but to have the sentiment captured here set forth o= background from a source close to me. I think that is the right appr=ach. Sent from my iPad On Oct 23, 2014, at 11:3= AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]» wrote: "I have been proud to consider the Departmen= of Justice to be my professional home, and while I am deeply honored to have been considered a =candidate for Attorney General, I have informed the President that I have carefully decided to remove my name from his further consid=ration. I strongly believe that the Attorney General of the United States serves =20 quite a unique role in the President's cabinet, and must be perceived by all , to be free of conflict . As a result of my former ro=e as Counsel to this President and given the current political climate, I b=lieve any perception or mis-perception of the lack of total independence would not best serve the President, the Justice Department's, or the country's interest at this time, and I have so informed the President." &nb=p; please note The information contained in this commun=cation is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may consti=ute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addresse=. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying o= this EFTA_R1_01440416 EFTA02402653  communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and ma= be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please n=tify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <[email protected]> , and de=troy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachment=. copyright -all rights reserved please note =div>The information contained in this communication is confidential, may=be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is=intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE=br>Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any p=rt thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have recei=ed this communication in error, please notify us immediately by retur= e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all=copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserve= 2 EFTA_R1_01440417 EFTA02402654