File 025116
Email Chain: Discussion of Trump's Legal Representation and Potential Guilt (File 025116)
Email correspondence from May 28, 2017 between Larry Summers and Jeffrey E. discussing Trump's legal team, Marc Kasowitz's difficulties securing representation, and analysis of potential criminal exposure regarding Trump's actions and campaign.
Summary
In this May 2017 email exchange, Larry Summers and Jeffrey E. discuss challenges facing Donald Trump's legal representation, noting that law firms are reluctant to represent the President. Summers provides detailed analysis of various potential areas of Trump's criminal liability, ranging from clear issues (crudity, ignorance, lack of temperament for office) to more speculative concerns (Russian financial leverage, campaign coordination with Russia). The exchange reflects concern about conflicts of interest for lawyers representing Trump, and Summers questions whether Trump's employees could be held liable for campaign misconduct.
From:Sent:To:CC:Subject:LHS5/28/2017 11:36:50 PMjeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]lhsofficRe: Is Donald still feeling goodImportance: HighMore would represent Donald if Kaslowitz out of picture. Not surprising, very hard to be law firm representingPOTUS 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:Follow 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 iPhoneHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025116Please 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 reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025117