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From: Michael Wolff Sent: Monday, April 8, 2019 7:27 PM To: Cc: Steve Bannon Subject: Re: I think the tone should be shifted from umbrage to just th= facts. Don't get into a debate. If the Herald's assertion is wron= deny in absolute but not hostile terms; if other facts contradict the ass=rtions, just state them. Try to be succinct rather than expansive. For ins=ance, on the issue of being a government informant, rather than quoting fr=m another journalist, merely state, in categorical terms, that you have ne=er knowing aided U.S. law enforcement or other agencies in any official or=unofficial way. Again, don't attack the Herald or its reporting, let t=e strength of your denials and the list of inaccuracies do that. Instead o=, "This is a basic error which even the most superficial research wou=d have revealed..." say "Hls business and activities as a financ=al advisor neither resemble nor intersect with the functions of a hedge fu=d manager. A hedge fund manager is not an accurate catch-all for all finan=ial professionals and significantly misrepresents Epstein's career.&qu=t; In the bullet "The MH's sensationalized portrayal..." bet=er to be expressed... "The Herald's portrait careful selects and =herry picks details to create a picture at dramatic odds with the greater =ircumstance, ignoring a wealth of mitigating evidence relating to the age =f the women involved, their statements, and their financial interest in th= legal cases against Mr. Epstein. All extenuating or exculpatory evidence =as ignored in the Herald's report." I might say: "The Herald=paints a portrait of coercion, threats, and exploitation. But significant =spects of the sworn evidence presents a vastly different and more complica=ed picture, once again wholly ignored by the Herald." Then go into a =oint-by-point list showing both the agency and complicity of the girls. AI=o: "The central factor in the Herald's portrait of the case is th= age of the women who Epstein paid for massages and, sometimes, sex. Here =he Herald has succeeded in giving the impression that under-age girls were=the focus of Epstein's interest and activities. And yet significant ev=dence, nowhere referenced in the Herald account, strongly suggests otherwi.e..." Then point by point. I would group unreliable and conflicted so=rces under one header. In general, this is all st=ong stuff, but the tone takes away from the strength of the individual poi=ts, and the overall argument is scattershot rather than tightly organized.=C240 On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 2:42 PM J <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: =C24k please note The information co=tained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client pr=vileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for JEE Unauthorized use= disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is str=ctly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this commu=ication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e=mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> , and destroy this communication and all copies thereo=, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved EFTA_R1_01858351 EFTA02633969 </=iv> 2 EFTA_R1_01858352 EFTA02633970