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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.1075 [SLACK_001289] · slack_pm:msg:11207

Date: 2022-01-24 14:58
Type: chat message · slack
recipient: Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes, Andrew Rambaut
speaker: Kristian G. Andersen

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That's unfortunately not how these things work - once they take the House they'll look at all the various requests and say "alright folks, what's missing". This'll be on top of their list for certain (several of the folks we have on outside council have worked in the House - on both sides - so they have good intel). Hoping it'll go away is like hoping COVID-19 will go away - it won't, and if they get cross, it only gets worse. I'll keep you posted on what I learn on Wednesday.

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2022-01-24 14:10 Kristian G. Andersen open

JAQing off is what they're doing... Got two emails this morning to appear at "staff meetings", including from good oldComer and Jordan. Talking to our outside council on Wednesday to figure out how best to deal with this.
2022-01-24 14:19 Edward C. Holmes open

I assume you can decline?
2022-01-24 14:30 Kristian G. Andersen open

Absolutely, but the problem is that once they take the House (in November) they'll subpoena me (and Bob) and _that_ I/we cannot decline. That being a legal process, they could also obtain all our documents, emails, etc. - so the game we're playing right now is to be helpful enough such that we can defuse future developments. It's very tricky.
2022-01-24 14:55 Edward C. Holmes open

I'd put them off for as long as possible. There's nothing in any of this and who knows what we will be debating inNovember. 10 months is long time in politics.
2022-01-24 14:58 Kristian G. Andersen

That's unfortunately not how these things work - once they take the House they'll look at all the various requests and say "alright folks, what's missing". This'll be on top of their list for certain (several of the folks we have on outside council have worked in the House - on both sides - so they have good intel). Hoping it'll go away is like hoping COVID-19 will go away - it won't, and if they get cross, it only gets worse. I'll keep you posted on what I learn on Wednesday.
2022-01-24 15:15 Edward C. Holmes open

I'm not saying it will go away but I wouldn't give them anything now. I don't see what that achieves. My University will want all my emails redacted.
2022-01-24 15:16 Kristian G. Andersen open

They won't be getting any emails, that's for sure.
2022-01-24 15:16 Kristian G. Andersen open

(unless they later request them via a subpoena - then all bets are off)

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