File 025349
Email Chain Regarding Donald Trump Legal Representation and Political Assessment (File 025349)
Email correspondence between Jeffrey E. and Larry Summers discussing Donald Trump's legal challenges, potential conflicts among his attorneys, and Summers' assessment of Trump's legal and ethical vulnerabilities regarding Russia, campaign conduct, and family profiteering.
Summary
This email chain from May-June 2017 features discussion between Jeffrey E. and Larry Summers about the Trump administration's legal troubles. Summers provides a detailed assessment of Trump's potential legal exposure across multiple areas including obstruction of justice, conflicts of interest, family profiting from office, Russian financial leverage, and possible campaign coordination with Russia. The emails also reference Michael Klein's criticism, disputes over legal representation (mentioning Kasowitz, Gorelick, and potential firm conflicts), and insider observations about the challenges of representing the President when confronted with inconsistent statements.
From: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Sent: 6/2/2017 7:46:46 AMTo: LHS [Subject: Re: Is Donald still feeling goLisa bizOn Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 11:08 PM LHS??Sent from my iPadPlease direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at:Follow me on twitter glhsummerswww.larrysummers.comwrote:On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:13 PM -0400, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:prospectusOn Sun, May 28, 2017 at 8:49 PM, LHS < > wrote:With 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 < > 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?HOUSE OVERSIGHT 025349Of 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: LHS <wild, 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 < 1> 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 prohibitedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025350and 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 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 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 ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thisHOUSE OVERSIGHT 025351communication 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 025352