<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>Kathy Ruemmler</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:31 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>jeffrey E.</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: edit two</td></tr></table>

You are so thoughtful. Thank you=

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On Oct 23, 2014, at 6:17 PM,=jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.c=m <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com» 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.

<change><s>On Thu,</s></change> 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.

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On Oct 23, 2014, at 11:3= AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com» 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."

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