1) Of course she was... That part was obvious.https://twitter.com/GillianHTurner/status/1263154635214372864 …
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7) That sets up the need for Obama and Rice to organize the pull-aside meeting the following day January 5th. White House needs to put the issue on Comey. Hence Obama telling Comey "by the book" but don't tell me anything.pic.twitter.com/peIyCTQ6Kh
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8) The problem at that point (post meeting) was the risk of it being Obama's word -vs- James Comey. Comey had records, a paper trail, for his escape; the White House did not. It's a he said/he said risk.
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9) So WH Attorney Kathryn Ruemmler tells Susan Rice to create an extemporaneous record of the conversation, in case things go sideways later on. Rice writes the 'memo to file' with objectives for content provided by Ruemmler. /ENDpic.twitter.com/S7F6hHJEO6
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Addendum: The framework and purpose of the Rice 'memo to file' was obvious in the 2018 Rice/Ruemmler response to the Senate.pic.twitter.com/2IQxIyFwuK
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