From: Symonds, Tori, EOP/WHO Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 11:21 AM To: Symonds, Tori Q. EOP/WHO Subject: What You Need To Know | President Trump's Call with President Zelenskyy What You Need To Know | President Trump’s Call with President Zelenskyy Press reports have given currency to flat-out flsshoods about the eal. +The transcript clearly shows there was no quid pro quo or anything ese insppropriste about the conversation between President ‘Trump and President Zoionskyy. Myth: The Preisent made a mysterious "prom doe Biden and his son. + Fact: There was no such promise. 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"tis ently appropiate for the Presigent o ask a frelgh leader to lnvestigate any connection between his county and attempted interference inthe 2016 erection, +The President id not mention Rudy Giulio Vice President Biden untl ater President Zelenshy had raised Giulia frst. © Only afer Zelenskyy brought up Glan elated to addressing compton issues id the President sk Zelensky to speak { Giulan and rased Vice President Biden's roe m the fing of a Ukelnin prosecutor who had been invostgatng @ Ualnian company tat had Bide's son ont boar + Won ahighanking U.S. government ofl, Ike then Vice Pr Investigation in anathr country tat could have impacted his sn, itis appre Tooke it, © That not seeking foreign interfaence’ in a U.S. elation, itis suggesting that allegations ofan abuse of offce ment looking nto, ident Biden, brags that he used his oficial postion to dara an or the President to suggest thatthe mater be ‘The real scandal here is that leaks about a second-hand account of the Presidents confidential telephone call with a foreign leader tiggered a media frenzy of false accusations against the President and forced the President o release the transcript. “Tho county has aroady boon put trough over wo years of investigation by the special counsel nto a phony Russian ‘xllsion story, se months of congressional vestigations int te same issU0, and now Democrats wan to tigger ane round investigations ino fake accusations + This cabo jet shows another example ofthe -Doop Sta secur by leaking confident information nan attempt the media, and Democrats in Congress damaging our national ook political gan Let's be clear, there was no quid pro quo for Ukraine to get US ald in exchange for looking into Biden or his son, + Assistance o Utne was mentioned by President Trump only to sess how much the Uited States is doing and how other ours, ike Germany, ned to doth fa share. +The President has said repeatedly that he wants other counties tobe pitching in more to help Ukraine and President Zelenshyy ‘agro wit im, ‘These are unique circumstances that requir the transcript tobe released i the American people are to know the truth + After Secretary Pompeo talked wth the government of Ukraine, the President determined to release the anscrip of his telephone {conversation to end the wld speculation and tose he record straight + The President belleves his pvate conversations wth world leaders should be kept confidential and made this exception nthe Interests of ansparency Because ofthe amount of misivormation being spread In he press. + The idea that someone can hoar a second-hand account ofa confidential conversation and use iin a complaint to star a parisan Investgaton fundamentally undermines the ofes of Presicent. + Tris just another example af the "Deep Stal, the media, and Democrats damaging ou national secur for poltical gain. ‘This complaint was handled absolutely by the book and itwas properly determined that no further action should be taken. + After receiving the complaint om he ICIG, the DNI appropri Aecrcaeng y consulted wth the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) atthe + OLE setormined tat his complaint cia nat fl within the scope of he Inteligonce Community Whisteblower Protection Ac, and, {horefos, tat te ONI was not required to sand the compar tothe inttigence commtecs + Tro DNI ald nat onward the complaint because impicated sgniicat, conststonaby based Executve Branch confidently Interests and there was no applicable slalutoryrequrer-ent + While the DN! doterminod tha the complaint shouls rol be set to Congress, that dd not end the review ofthe complaint. 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