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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 June __, 2020 By Electronic Mail Robert Glassman, Esq. Panish Shea & Boyle LLP 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Re: Request for Information Relating to Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Glassman: I am the Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA") who will be handling the request you discussed with AUSA for certain information relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Because your request seeks information from Department of Justice (the "Department") employees acquired during and as part of their performance of their official duties, your request is governed by certain Department regulations—commonly referred to as Touhy regulations— which, inter alia, prohibit any Department employee from disclosing such information "without prior approval of the proper Department official in accordance with §§ 16.24 and 16.25 of this part." 28 C.F.R. § 16.22(a

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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 June __, 2020 By Electronic Mail Robert Glassman, Esq. Panish Shea & Boyle LLP 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Re: Request for Information Relating to Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Glassman: I am the Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA") who will be handling the request you discussed with AUSA for certain information relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Because your request seeks information from Department of Justice (the "Department") employees acquired during and as part of their performance of their official duties, your request is governed by certain Department regulations—commonly referred to as Touhy regulations— which, inter alia, prohibit any Department employee from disclosing such information "without prior approval of the proper Department official in accordance with §§ 16.24 and 16.25 of this part." 28 C.F.R. § 16.22(a); see also United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951); 28 C.F.R. § 16.21 et seq. The "proper official" in this case is Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The Touhy regulations provide a set of procedures for the United States Attorney to follow when considering such requests. See 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.22(b), 16.24. A party seeking to obtain records or employee testimony from the Department must first submit a written demand. See 28 C.F.R. § 16.22. To assist the United States Attorney in evaluating your request, we ask that this demand provide a detailed statement of the information sought; the litigation for which you seek this information; the pertinence of the information sought to your litigation; and the availability (or absence) of means in that litigation, including discovery, to obtain the information in question. See id. § 16.22(d). The U.S. Attorney will reach a determination regarding your request in light of the considerations codified at 28 C.F.R. §§ 16.24, 16.25, and 16.26. Such considerations include, inter alia, "[w]hether such disclosure is appropriate under the rules of procedure governing the case or matter in which the demand arose," 28 C.F.R. § 16.26(a)(1), and "[w]hether disclosure is appropriate under the relevant substantive law concerning privilege," including law enforcement privilege. 28 C.F.R. § 16.26(a)(2). Disclosure will not be made when, inter alia, "[d]isclosure would violate a statute ... or a rule of procedure, such as the grand jury secrecy rule," 28 U.S.C. § 16.26(b)(1), "[d]isclosure would reveal a confidential source or informant," 28 U.S.C. § 16.26(b)(4), or "[d]isclosure would reveal investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes, and would interfere with enforcement proceedings or disclose investigative techniques," 28 U.S.C. § 16.26(b)(5). Applying these considerations, the Department will make appropriate disclosures when warranted. See 28 C.F.R. § 16.26(c). EFTA00077069 Page 2 My understanding is that you may intend to make a formal written request pursuant to the above-described regulations. If you choose to submit a written request, please send it directly to me. We will act upon an application made pursuant to the Department's regulations. Please contact me once you have had a chance to review this letter if you would like to discuss the issues herein further. Sincerely, GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York By Assistant United States Attorne Telephone Facsimile: E-mail: EFTA00077070

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