C064972821ED US. te Case No. F-2017-14553 Doc No. C06497282 Date: 05/31/2018
From: Rhodes, Benjamin J. FOPWHO 86
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:59 AM
To: Powwer. Samantha ; Rice, Susan E, EOP/NSC
Ried, Curtis R. EOPINSC
| Price, Edward
Subject: Re: The New Yorker
TIL call him tomorrow
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Original Message
From: Power, Samantha
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 10:57 PM
To: Rice, Susan E. EOP/NSC; Rhodes, Benjamin J. EOPAVHO; Ried, Curtis R, EOP/NSC; Price, Ned
C. EOP/NSC
Subject: Fw: The New Yorker
Sounds serious - can you follow up, Ben?
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From: Dexter Filkins BS
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7-10 PM
‘To: Power, Samantha
Subject: The New Yorker
Dear Ambassador Power:
Lam a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. We are writing a story about communications between
Presicent-Flect Trump and the Russian state. I's specific. My understanding is that the President has
been briefed on at least one of the issues that we are planning on writing about
We are trying to go press soon and wanted to give the White House a chance to respond. My number is
‘Thank you so much
Dexter Filkins
UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2017-14553 Doc No. C06497282 Date: 05/31/2018