What follows is an attempt to sort through many of the quotes from emails that have been released via Wikileaks. Some have been taken directly from the Wikileaks released emails. Others were simply compiled via the internet. I have attempted to identify the noted source, position and/or title pertaining to each quote. The quotes have been grouped under appropriate topic headings. Obviously, this is far from exhaustive but I feel it does provide a fairly good sampling of the inner thought process of the Clinton Campaign. It should be noted that the Clinton Campaign has not, to my knowledge, confirmed or denied the authenticity of these leaked emails.
Clinton Foundation
“Qatar would like to see WJC (Bill Clinton) “for five minutes” in NYC, to present $1 million check that Qatar promised for WJC’s birthday in 2011.” – Ami Desai (Dir Foreign Policy – Clinton Foundation) – note: this is after Clinton promise to not accept foreign government donations as Secretary of State
“WJC (Bill Clinton) …is personally paid by three CGI (Clinton Global Initiative) sponsors, gets many expensive gifts from them, some that are at home” – Doug Band (adviser to Bill Clinton and President of Teneo) email
“We have been fortunate to raise funds…to help defray additional Foundation costs by securing in-kind gifts of private airplanes for Foundation trips, office space for CGI (saving $5 million over 5 years), $2 million through an arrangement that I made with Sonia Gardner to relieve the Foundation’s obligation to the AHA initiative, raising $21 million for the 65th birthday, $2 million when the President recovered from his heart surgery and many other arrangements of this kind to fundraise. We have achieved these outcomes primarily through developing, cultivating and maintaining a global network of donors.” – Doug Band (adviser to Bill Clinton and President of Teneo) email
“We have dedicated ourselves to helping the President secure and engage in for-profit activities” – Doug Band (adviser to Bill Clinton and President of Teneo) email
“We have also solicited and obtained, as appropriate, in-kind services for the President and his family – for personal travel, hospitality, vacation and the like” – Doug Band (adviser to Bill Clinton and President of Teneo) email
“President Clinton’s business arrangements have yielded more than $30 million for him personally with $66 million to be paid out over the next nine years, should he choose to continue with the current arrangements” – Doug Band (adviser to Bill Clinton and President of Teneo) email
“The foundation team heard that 60 minutes was looking into it (The Clinton Foundation). That’s one of the reasons we desperately want to get the book (Clinton Cash) ahead of time” – Kirstina Schake (Clinton Communications staff) email to Robbie Mook – Clinton campaign manager
Potential preferential treatment email between State and Clinton Foundation re: Haitian relief contracts
“Need you to flag when people are friends of WJC (Bill Clinton). Most I can ID but probably not all” – Senior State Dept Official to Clinton Foundation Aide
Hillary Clinton soliciting of $12 million Moroccan donation
“This was HRC’s idea, our office approached the Moroccans and they 100 percent believe they are doing this at her request” – Huma Abedin (Vice-Chair of Clinton Campaign, long-time aide)
“Her presence was a condition for the Moroccans to proceed (on $12 million donation) so there is no going back on this” – Huma Abedin (Vice-Chair of Clinton Campaign, long-time aide)
“She created this mess and she knows it” – Huma Abedin (Vice-Chair of Clinton Campaign, long-time aide)
Staff objections apparently won. Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea were sent instead and there is no record of $12 million donation.
Memo for Off-The -Record warm-up dinner with Team Clinton and select reporters prior to Clinton’s official candidacy announcement:
Emails relating to use of friendly (biased) journalists
“We have has [sic] a very good relationship with Maggie Haberman of Politico over the last year. We have had her tee up stories for us before and have never been disappointed” – 2015 strategy memo re: NY Times Maggie Haberman (formally with Politico)
“option to use the following” – NY Times Mark Leibovich email – Seemingly gave Jennifer Palmieri (Clinton Communications Director) veto power over quotes in exchange for Clinton profile piece in 2015
“Pleasure doing business” – Jennifer Palmieri (Clinton Communications Director) email response to Mark Leibovich email post edits
“Ben Carson could give you real trouble in a general election” – CNBC’s John Harwood – memo to Clinton campaign head John Podesta. Harwood was criticized for biased questions during primary debate
Dan Merica (CNN Politics producer) and Clinton “are basically courting each other at this point” – Nick Merrill (Clinton traveling press secretary) email
“From time to time I get the questions in advance” – Donna Brazile (CNN commentator and former DNC operative) email subject line – gave Clinton team debate question regarding the death penalty in advance of town hall event
Ms. Brazile also reportedly forwarded to Clinton staff an email detailing the Sanders campaign’s plans to court African-American voters.
Attempt to reschedule Illinois Presidential Primary to avoid Republican boost following Super Tuesday primaries
“The Clinton’s won’t forget what their friends have done for them” – future Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook to John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
Discussion to use Executive Privilege to keep withhold emails
“That’s the heart of his (Obama) executive privilege. We could get them to ask for that” – 2015 email between Cheryl Mills (Senior Aide, personal lawyer & former Chief of Staff) and John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
Emails relating to Obama’s statement on when he learned of Hillary’s email sever
“POTUS just said he found out HRC was using her personal email when he saw it in the news” – Josh Schwerin (Clinton Spokesman) email
“We need to clean this up. He has emails from her – they do not say state.gov” – Cheryl Mills (Senior Aide, personal lawyer & former Chief of Staff) email response
It should be noted that Obama apparently used a pseudonym in his correspondence with Hillary
Discussion regarding initial email server revelations between John Podesta and Neera Tanden
“Most of that has to do with terrible decisions made pre-campaign, but a lot has to do with her (Hillary) instincts – John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
“No one knows better than me that her instincts can be terrible” – Neera Tanden (President of liberal think-tank Center for American Progress)
Clinton’s personal lawyers David Kendall and Cheryl Mills – “sure weren’t forthcoming with the facts here” – John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
“Why didn’t they get this stuff out 18 months ago. I guess I know the answer. They wanted to get away with it” – Neera Tanden (President of liberal think-tank Center for American Progress)
Comments on email scandal from within
“Why, further, Hillary took it upon herself to review them and delete documents without providing anyone outside her circle to weigh in? It smacks of acting above the law and it smacks of the type of thing I’ve either gotten discovery sanctions for, fired people for, etc.” – Eric Rottenberg (lawyer with Clinton ties) email to Clinton staff
Attack on Clinton email investigation
Sen Claire McCaskill left voicemail to John Podesta (Clinton campaign head) stating “she “had some info” on the inspector general – that info was re: Emil DiSanto who had worked for Republican Senator Charles Grassley – info used to claim partisan investigation
Open Borders
” My dream is a hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders” – 2013 Hillary paid speech to Brazilian Bank
Clinton notes public versus private positions
“But if everybody’s watching, you know, all of the backroom discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous, to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position” – 2013 Hillary paid speech
Clinton Campaign staff discussions on paid speeches
“Attached are the flags from HRC’s paid speeches we have from HWA. I put some highlights below. There is a lot of policy positions that we should give an extra scrub with Policy.” – opening sentences from Tony Carrk (Clinton Campaign research director) email to campaign staff
“*CLINTON ADMITS SHE IS OUT OF TOUCH*”
“*CLINTON SAYS YOU NEED TO HAVE A PRIVATE AND PUBLIC POSITION ON POLICY*”
“*CLINTON TALKS ABOUT HOLDING WALL STREET ACCOUNTABLE ONLY FOR POLITICAL REASONS*”
“*CLINTON SUGGESTS WALL STREET INSIDERS ARE WHAT IS NEEDED TO FIX WALL STREET*”
“*CLINTON ADMITS NEEDING WALL STREET FUNDING*”
“*CLINTON TOUTS HER RELATIONSHIP TO WALL STREET AS A SENATOR*”
“*CLINTON TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES RUNNING FOR OFFICE*”
“*CLINTON SUGGESTS SHE IS A MODERATE*”
“*CLINTON IS AWARE OF SECURITY CONCERNS AROUND BLACKBERRIES*”
“*CLINTON REMARKS ARE PRO KEYSTONE AND PRO TRADE*”
“*CLINTON IS MORE FAVORABLE TO CANADIAN HEALTH CARE AND SINGLE PAYER*”
– sub-headings from Tony Carkk (Clinton Campaign research director) email on paid speeches – capitalization and * are per Mr. Carkk
Catholicism
many of the “most powerful elements of the conservative movement are Catholics…they must be attracted to the systematic thought and backwards gender relations” – John Halpin (Senior Fellow at Center for American Progress) exchange with Jennifer Palmieri (Dir of Communications for Hillary)
Justice Department
“DOJ folks inform me there is a status hearing in this case this morning – Brian Fallon (Clinton Spokesman and former Justice Dept spokesman)
Refugees & Jihadists
Jordan and Turkey “can’t possibly vet all those refugees so they don’t know if, you know, jihadists are coming in along with legitimate refugees” – Hillary paid speech transcript
Keystone XL Pipeline
“we are inclined to approve the project” Hillary response when asked about the project in 2010
“the enviros may latch onto this going forward. Have we discussed when she will come out against Keystone?” – Robby Mook (Clinton campaign manager) email in 2015
Jihadist
“Better if a guy names Sayeed Farouk was reporting that a guy named Christopher Hayes was the shooter” – John Podesta (Clinton campaign head) on San Bernadino shooting
Obama’s Iran Deal
“This agreement condemns the next generation to cleaning up a nuclear war in the Persian Gulf” – Quote from Mark Kirk – emailed by pollster John Anzalone to John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
“Yup” – John Podesta (Clinton campaign head) email reply
Attack on Trump Campaign
“I know you can’t look past Bernie and March primaries – but who is in charge of the Trump swift boat project? Needs to be ready, funded and unleashed when we decide – not a half assed scramble” Joel Johnson (Clinton Campaign Consultant) email to Jennifer Palmieri (Clinton Communications Director)
Clinton Rally
“Wonder if tomorrow night, we should be more purposeful about generating the ‘U-S-A, U-S-A’ chants during her riff about the need for togetherness and unity…with people holding little American flags” – Clinton staffer email to John Podesta (Clinton campaign head)
“I really like that” – John Podesta (Clinton campaign head) email reply
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