An attorney memo posted by Wikileaks appears to show the lengths to which Hillary Clinton’s campaign committee sought to “interact” with an allied Super PAC.
Clinton’s team apparently sought advice from attorneys at Perkins Coie on how it could help to raise funds for Priorities USA Action Fund, according to an April 2015 email published by Wikileaks.
Here’s the April 21, 2015 memo in part:
According to the Wikileaks document, “Hillary for America” aids could not explicitly tell the Super PAC who to call and how much to ask for, but they could offer guidance in general terms.
“Donor A works in financial services and has been a long-time contributor. I think she’s be willing to do six figures for Priorities,” was “permissible,” while “I want you to call Donor A and ask for $250,000,” was supposedly not.
The memo also sought to provide guidance on how Clinton’s team and the Super PAC could communicate legally:
The Wikileaks post shows the memo was sent to several staffers, including campaign chairman John Podesta.
The email was sent to jp66@hillarylclinton.com — Podesta’s campaign email.
He then forwarded the memo to his personal email address, john.podesta@gmail.com.
The full memo can be viewed at Wikileaks site here.
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