File 025118
Email Chain: Trump Administration Legal Representation and Political Discussions (File 025118)
Email correspondence between Lawrence Summers and Jeffrey E. discussing Donald Trump's legal representation, potential lawyer Marc Kasowitz, and assessments of Trump's political vulnerabilities, dated May 28-29, 2017.
Summary
This email chain from May 2017 shows correspondence between Lawrence Summers and Jeffrey E. discussing Trump's legal challenges and representation options. The emails reference Marc Kasowitz's difficulties finding law firms willing to represent Trump, speculation about Jamie Gorelick representing Jared Kushner, and Summers' detailed assessment of Trump's potential legal exposures including family profiting, Russian leverage, and election interference. Michael Klein's alleged attack on Jeffrey E. is also mentioned as a source of friction.
From: LHS [Sent: 5/29/2017 12:49:27 AMTo: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]CC: lhsoffice [lhsoffice@lawrencesummers.com]Subject: Re: Is Donald still feeling goodImportance: HighWith demand happy to consider and likely do. Dont want to go sucking up.Did Klein do it again? Agree bad business. Or are u referring to what u talked about months ago.Sent from my iPhonePlease direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at:Follow me on twitter glhsummerswww.larrysummers.comOn May 28, 2017, at 7:49 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:BTW, still not sure why michael klein decided to try to attack me. wasn't smart or necessary, . used ourfriendship as a source, . thought you should know. not niceOn Sun, May 28, 2017 at 7:36 PM, LHS <IMI> wrote:More would represent Donald if Kaslowitz out of picture. Not surprising, very hard to be law firmrepresenting POTUS and know what to do when potus lies to u.My world thinks poorly of Gorelick for representing Jared.How guilty is Donald?Of crudity surelyOf gross ignorance surelyOf being utterly without the intellect temperament for job surelyOf being over line on family profiting very likelyOf gross disregard for appearances almost surely.Of Russians having financial leverage. Less clearOf Russians helping in. Election w complicity of his campaign plausible but not certainStrikes me if u work for Donald u don't free lance so he is guilty of whatever his campaign did.Do u agree w foregoing?Sent from my iPadPlease direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at:HOUSE OVERSIGHT 025118Follow me on twitter glhsummerswww.larrysummers.comFrom: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2017 7:28 PMSubject: Re: Is Donald still feeling goodTo: LHSwild, there will be some changes this week.. funny but kaslowitz is getting turned down repeatedly, byfirms unwilling to represent donald.On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 7:22 PM, LHS < > wrote:R u still plugged in to the show?Sent from my iPhonePlease direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at:Follow me on twitter glhsummerswww.larrysummers.complease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedplease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025119JEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025120