File 029852
Email Chain: Washington Post Inquiry About Trump's Outside Counsel (File 029852)
Email correspondence from Washington Post reporter Ashley Parker to Reid Weingarten regarding a news story about President Trump's selection of outside counsel, with forwarding and attorney response from Darren Indyke.
Summary
On May 22, 2017, Washington Post reporters Ashley Parker and Bob Costa contacted Reid Weingarten to inform him that he would be mentioned in an upcoming story about President Trump's decision to hire outside counsel. Parker indicated Weingarten was considered a finalist for the role and offered an off-the-record conversation to provide context. The email was forwarded through Reid Weingarten to Jeffrey Epstein's email account, with attorney Darren Indyke providing a brief response and his standard confidentiality notice.
From: Darren IndykeSent: 5/22/2017 8:53:05 PMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re: WaPo story-- Trump's outside counselImportance: HighOy.DARREN K. INDYKEDARREN K. INDYKE, PLLC575 Lexington Avenue, 4th FloorNew York, New York 10022Telephone:Telecopier:Mobile:email: dkiesq@aol.com**** Please note that my mobile telephone number has changed to the new number provided above.*********************************************************************************************************The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-clientprivileged, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property ofDarren K. Indyke, PLLC. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communicationor any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail, and destroy thiscommunication and all copies thereof, including all attachments.Copyright of Darren K. Indyke, PLLC - 0 2017 Darren K.Indyke, PLLC — All rights reserved.*******************************************************************************************************On May 22, 2017, at 4:46 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:whoops----------Forwarded message----------From: Weingarten, ReidDate: Mon, May 22, 2017 at 4:39 PMSubject: Fw: WaPo story-- Trump's outside counselTo: "jeevacation@gmail.com" <jeevacation@gmail.com>Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.From: Parker, Ashley <_______________Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 3:19 PMn>HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029852Tn• 1A/pinnarFpn PaidSubject: WaPo story-- Trump's outside counselHi Reid,Ashley Parker here at the Washington Post. I cover the White House and am emailing because my colleague,Bob Costa, and I getting ready to post a story about President Trump's decision to move ahead with retainingoutside counsel, and we understand you're one of the finalists for the role, and have already spoken with seniorWhite House officials. I just wanted to let you know that we plan to mention your name (and of course see ifyou want to comment), and I also wanted to check and see if you were open to chatting totally off the record,just in case there is any nuance or guidance you'd like to provide. I'm at or my desk isThanks,AshleyAshley ParkerCell:DeskTwitter: gAshleyRParkerplease 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 jeevacationggmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029853