The communications between Tasia Scolinos, Director of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice, and Catherine J. Martin, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Communications Director for Policy and Planning, transpired on Friday, November 17, 2006, twenty days before the dismissals were carried out on December 7....
Less than an hour later, Martin asked Scolinos, "Are you looped in on this? What is your comms plan?"
"Thanks for flagging - we are not looped in - first I have heard of it," Scolinos replied. "Let me call up there and figure out what is happening here and get back to you."
Later that day, at 5:40 PM, Scolinos wrote back seemingly unconcerned with the plan since it was "only six" out of ninety-four US Attorneys being asked to leave.
"It's only six US attorneys (there are 94) and I think most of them will resign quietly - they don't get anything out of making it public they were asked to leave in terms of future job prospects," Scolinos wrote Martin.
Scolinos continued, "I don't see it as being a national story - especially if it phases in over a few months. Any concerns on your end?"
Well, yeah.
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