From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:25 AM Quinn, Kelley Update_List;Spector, Stephen;Rountree, Janey Re: Daily Press Guidance Criminal justice experts.    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:23 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant  Cc: Update_List; Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance      Where did we land on calling them experts?    On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:20 AM, Klinzman, Grant  wrote:  Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.      From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Daily Press Guidance        The daily press guidance/Q&A for tomorrow is attached and below. We want to have this ready for prep  tomorrow morning. Please send edits this evening or first thing tomorrow am. Thank you.       1) Public Events  Creation of the Task Force on Police Accountability– OPEN press with Q&A    2) Today’s Message  This shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words. It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.    3) In The News Today  Laquan McDonald    4) Most Recent Press Questions to MRE  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:33 AM Quinn, Kelley Spector, Stephen;Rountree, Janey Re: Daily Press Guidance I was tired but I recall no to "law enforcement" but yes to "criminal justice." Janey? On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:27 AM -0800, "Quinn, Kelley" wrote: I thought Janey said we couldn't. On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:24 AM, Klinzman, Grant wrote: Criminal justice experts.      From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:23 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant  Cc: Update_List; Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance      Where did we land on calling them experts?    On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:20 AM, Klinzman, Grant  wrote:  Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Daily Press Guidance      The daily press guidance/Q&A for tomorrow is attached and below. We want to have  this ready for prep tomorrow morning. Please send edits this evening or first thing  tomorrow am. Thank you.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:15 AM Spielfogel, David Klinzman, Grant;Update_List;Spector, Stephen;Rountree, Janey Re: Daily Press Guidance It has not been sent to him yet -- wanted to give you guys any chances to make last minute changes. On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:09 AM, Spielfogel, David wrote: is this final?      From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:20 AM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance      Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.      From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Daily Press Guidance       The daily press guidance/Q&A for tomorrow is attached and below. We want to have this ready for prep  tomorrow morning. Please send edits this evening or first thing tomorrow am. Thank you.       1) Public Events  Creation of the Task Force on Police Accountability– OPEN press with Q&A    2) Today’s Message  This shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words. It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.    3) In The News Today  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:21 AM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Update_List Spector, Stephen Re: Daily Press Guidance I just got looped in and need 5 minutes to read. Doing that now. thanks    From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:20 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance      i just need final copy. thanks.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:14 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Daily Press Guidance      It has not gone to the Mayor this am.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:09 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance is this final?     From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:20 AM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance    Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:36 AM Ewing, Clothilde;Klinzman, Grant;Update_List Spector, Stephen Re: Daily Press Guidance 2015 12 1 - Daily Press Guidance.docx   For  some reason my track changes turned off half way through my review but my edits towards the end were  more minor.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:28 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance            Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:20 AM To: Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance   Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Daily Press Guidance       The daily press guidance/Q&A for tomorrow is attached and below. We want to have this ready for prep tomorrow  morning. Please send edits this evening or first thing tomorrow am. Thank you.       1) Public Events  tability– OPEN press with Q&A  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:48 AM Spielfogel, David Re: Daily Press Guidance Done thank you On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 5:45 AM -0800, "Spielfogel, David" wrote: Pls get on his desk. He is close.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:42 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: Daily Press Guidance A clean version that incorporates Janey’s and Clo’s changes is attached. Please send any further feedback by 7:50 and I  will finalize.       From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:36 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance   On timeline questions, please make a note that Patton will be available and off to the side.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:20 AM To: Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey.   1 From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:43 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Daily Press Guidance    The daily press guidance/Q&A for tomorrow is attached and below. We want to have this ready for prep tomorrow  morning. Please send edits this evening or first thing tomorrow am. Thank you.     1) Public Events Creation of the Task Force on Police Accountability– OPEN press with Q&A 2) Today’s Message This shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words. It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve. 3) In The News Today Laquan McDonald 4) Most Recent Press Questions to MRE 1. None since press conference last week. 5) Talking Points LAQUAN MCDONALD Are you creating this task force just to save your reputation? Why did it take you this long to form it? Why did you pick these task force members? Why don’t you have community leaders or any of the voices who have spoken out on these issues? Will the task force members be paid? Will the task force meetings be public? Will the process be transparent? Will they have public hearings?  2  Some people think there is a cover‐up of some sort? The missing Burger King video, the other cops on the scene, etc.?  People are most upset that you hid this tape for a year. Are you doing anything to fix that so that justice is served more quickly?  Are you going to fire Superintendent McCarthy, as the protesters and many politicians are demanding?  What about calls for an independent investigation of this incident?  Why did you delay the release of the videotape until after your re‐election?  What about the $5 million payment to Laquan’s family? Why did you rush that through Council? Was it “hush money”? 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:52 AM Klinzman, Grant Re: Daily Press Guidance No problem  From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:43:17 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Subject: RE: Daily Press Guidance Thanks for rushing on this.    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:36 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance   For  some reason my track changes turned off half way through my review but my edits towards the end were  more minor.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:28 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:20 AM To: Update_List Cc: Spector, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Daily Press Guidance   Re‐upping. Please send feedback by 7:15. + Janey. CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:57 AM Ewing, Clothilde Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 5AM: MRE to attend Paris climate summit Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I have gone around and around with NBC. They're obsessed. On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:44 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: I mean the part about not being seen in public since Tuesday     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:43 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 5AM: MRE to attend Paris climate summit Is he not going? On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:39 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: This is a bit much, not to mention not true.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network .  From: NewsClips Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:06 AM Subject: (NEWS) NBC5 News at 5AM: MRE to attend Paris climate summit NBC5 News at 5AM: MRE to attend Paris climate summit  *B‐Roll of MRE speaking at a press conference   ANCHOR: And despite the ongoing controversy, Mayor Emanuel plans to leave  for Paris on Thursday for a climate conference. He hasn't been seen publicly  since last Tuesday when the Laquan McDonald shooting video was released.    1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Lori Lightfoot Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:00 AM Rountree, Janey Ewing, Clothilde Re: Fw: AA Radio Sure as long as someone sends me the talking points. I will be in my office around 8:15. Just did the school drop off and walking there now On Dec 1, 2015 7:53 AM, "Rountree, Janey" wrote: Lori ‐ can you do this? Looping in Clo who can help prep and set up. I'm about to get on the blue line but will be  downtown in 20 minutes.  From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:44:19 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  Good morning: WVON's Matt McGill would like someone to call in this morning to discuss the Task Force. Do we have anyone who would be available for this morning? Courtney Scott is a WVON producer and she can be reached on her mobile at ---------------------------------------Good Morning Mr. Bennett! It's Courtney Scott, Matt McGill's producer at WVON 1690AM. I am reaching out to see if anyone from the mayor's office is available to join Host Matt McGill this morning to discus the formation of the Task Force on Police Accountability. Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:51:07 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  We can connect in the am, Eve On Nov 30, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: I'll need more information. Are they task force members? Who can connect me with them?       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM 1 To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio + janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; David Spielfogel; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: AA Radio + others     Thank you!   We should book Lori on AA radio tomorrow to talk about task force. She should do afternoon  drive time and we'd am if her schedule allows.     Also, not sure if Sergio is bilingual, but if he is, he can perhaps do Spanish language.   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 12:05 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: AA Radio WVON- 1690 The Talk of Chicago The Perri Small Show ,773-591-7690 call –in State’s Atty election in March, we need to have a rally for Kim Foxx, we can’t just ask Anita to resign, we need to stand behind an alternative. Prayer vigil today for a child that has been dead over a year? Makes no sense. Carol Marin has been the one to call on the Justice department and having Obama get involved. Kill and cover-up culture in the City, someone needs to take notice of all the editorial out there talking about the history, culture of cover-up w/ FOP and CPD. All the thousands of people out there protesting, what are you going to do during this upcoming election? You need to do something, instead of a vigil for a kid that has been dead over a year, host a fundraiser, get out there and register to vote, endorse Kim Foxx. Poll question: did the protests take a bit off of retailers on black Friday? 2 Why isn’t local media going after this more, the only reporters that go after the story are ones like Charles Thomas, Dorothy Tucker goes the extra mile to get the answers. Jay Levine an excellent job in his reporting. It’s not really their reporting, it’s the anchors that need to deliver the story better. Changing the culture of the Chicago Police Department. The black caucus voting for the settlement w/ out asking questions or viewing the video. When is the black caucus, black legislators, black leaders, the 100 project going to come out to endorse change? Instead of saying we DEMAND Anita Alvarez to resign, how about we talk about endorsing Kim Foxx. News on the hour/half hour Vandyke in court today NAACP protest at City Hall at Noon Protest expected to continue today Up next…..Al Sharpton. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Mitchell, Eileen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:03 AM Rountree, Janey Re: AA Radio Thanks.    Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312) (mobile)    On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:54 AM, Rountree, Janey  wrote:  I emailed her to ask   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:45:22 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio      Let's get Lori. How much time do we have? Kelley, janey or I can walk through topline points.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    From: Bennett, Kenneth Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:44 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio   Good morning: WVON's Matt McGill would like someone to call in this morning to discuss the Task  Force. Do we have anyone who would be available for this morning? Courtney Scott is a WVON producer  and she can be reached on her mobile at (773)     ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐    Good Morning Mr. Bennett! It's Courtney Scott, Matt McGill's producer at WVON 1690AM. I am  reaching out to see if anyone from the mayor's office is available to join Host Matt McGill this morning  to discus the formation of the Task Force on Police Accountability.   Sent using OWA for iPhone     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:51:07 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree,  1 Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio      We can connect in the am, Eve    On Nov 30, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rodriguez, Eve  wrote:  I'll need more information. Are they task force members? Who can connect me with  them?           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountr Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio + janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; David Spielfogel; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: AA Radio + others     Thank you!   We should book Lori on AA radio tomorrow to talk about task force. She should do  afternoon drive time and we'd am if her schedule allows.     Also, not sure if Sergio is bilingual, but if he is, he can perhaps do Spanish language.   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 12:05 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: AA Radio WVON‐ 1690  The Talk of Chicago      The Perri Small Show ,773‐591‐7690 call –in  State’s Atty election in March, we need to have a rally for Kim Foxx, we can’t just ask  Anita to resign, we need to stand behind an alternative.   Prayer vigil today for a child that has been dead over a year? Makes no sense.   Carol Marin has been the one to call on the Justice department and having Obama get  involved.   2 Kill and cover‐up culture in the City, someone needs to take notice of all the editorial  out there talking about the history, culture of cover‐up w/ FOP and CPD.   All the thousands of people out there protesting, what are you going to do during this  upcoming election? You need to do something, instead of a vigil for a kid that has been  dead over a year, host a fundraiser, get out there and register to vote, endorse Kim  Foxx.   Poll question: did the protests take a bit off of retailers on black Friday?   Why isn’t local media going after this more, the only reporters that go after the story  are ones like Charles Thomas, Dorothy Tucker goes the extra mile to get the answers.  Jay Levine an excellent job in his reporting. It’s not really their reporting, it’s the anchors  that need to deliver the story better.   Changing the culture of the Chicago Police Department.   The black caucus voting for the settlement w/ out asking questions or viewing the video.   When is the black caucus, black legislators, black leaders, the 100 project going to come  out to endorse change? Instead of saying we DEMAND Anita Alvarez to resign, how  about we talk about endorsing Kim Foxx.         News on the hour/half hour   Vandyke in court today   NAACP protest at City Hall at Noon   Protest expected to continue today         Up next…..Al Sharpton.         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:11 AM Quinn, Kelley Ewing, Clothilde;Bennett, Kenneth;Rodriguez, Eve;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Klinzman, Grant Re: AA Radio Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed She can do it at 8:15. I connected her to Clo.   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:06:42 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Rodriguez, Eve; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman,  Grant  Subject: Re: AA Radio      Adding Grant. I'm going to need back‐up today. He knows the messaging.    On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:54 AM, Rountree, Janey  wrote:  I emailed her to ask   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:45:22 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio      Let's get Lori. How much time do we have? Kelley, janey or I can walk through topline points.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    From: Bennett, Kenneth Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:44 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio   Good morning: WVON's Matt McGill would like someone to call in this morning to discuss the Task  Force. Do we have anyone who would be available for this morning? Courtney Scott is a WVON producer  and she can be reached on her mobile at (773) 401‐1675.    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐    Good Morning Mr. Bennett! It's Courtney Scott, Matt McGill's producer at WVON 1690AM. I am  1 reaching out to see if anyone from the mayor's office is available to join Host Matt McGill this morning  to discus the formation of the Task Force on Police Accountability.   Sent using OWA for iPhone   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:51:07 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree,  Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio      We can connect in the am, Eve    On Nov 30, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rodriguez, Eve  wrote:    I'll need more information. Are they task force members? Who can connect me with  them?           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountr Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio + janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; David Spielfogel; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: AA Radio + others     Thank you!   We should book Lori on AA radio tomorrow to talk about task force. She should do  afternoon drive time and we'd am if her schedule allows.     Also, not sure if Sergio is bilingual, but if he is, he can perhaps do Spanish language.   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 12:05 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: AA Radio WVON‐ 1690  The Talk of Chicago   2    The Perri Small Show ,773‐591‐7690 call –in  State’s Atty election in March, we need to have a rally for Kim Foxx, we can’t just ask  Anita to resign, we need to stand behind an alternative.   Prayer vigil today for a child that has been dead over a year? Makes no sense.   Carol Marin has been the one to call on the Justice department and having Obama get  involved.   Kill and cover‐up culture in the City, someone needs to take notice of all the editorial  out there talking about the history, culture of cover‐up w/ FOP and CPD.   All the thousands of people out there protesting, what are you going to do during this  upcoming election? You need to do something, instead of a vigil for a kid that has been  dead over a year, host a fundraiser, get out there and register to vote, endorse Kim  Foxx.   Poll question: did the protests take a bit off of retailers on black Friday?   Why isn’t local media going after this more, the only reporters that go after the story  are ones like Charles Thomas, Dorothy Tucker goes the extra mile to get the answers.  Jay Levine an excellent job in his reporting. It’s not really their reporting, it’s the anchors  that need to deliver the story better.   Changing the culture of the Chicago Police Department.   The black caucus voting for the settlement w/ out asking questions or viewing the video.   When is the black caucus, black legislators, black leaders, the 100 project going to come  out to endorse change? Instead of saying we DEMAND Anita Alvarez to resign, how  about we talk about endorsing Kim Foxx.         News on the hour/half hour   Vandyke in court today   NAACP protest at City Hall at Noon   Protest expected to continue today         Up next…..Al Sharpton.         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:26:46 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Rodriguez, Eve; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Fw: AA Radio I am sorry all. I missed this and am on the train. I will be off in 5 minutes. Can they still take her if she is  available?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:24 AM To: Lori Lightfoot; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio I apologize about this. I was in the middle of getting my daughter out of bed and am now on the train.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Lori Lightfoot Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:00 AM To: Rountree, Janey Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Fw: AA Radio Sure as long as someone sends me the talking points. I will be in my office around 8:15. Just did the school drop off and walking there now On Dec 1, 2015 7:53 AM, "Rountree, Janey" wrote: Lori ‐ can you do this? Looping in Clo who can help prep and set up. I'm about to get on the blue line but will be  downtown in 20 minutes.  1 From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:44:19 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  Good morning: WVON's Matt McGill would like someone to call in this morning to discuss the Task Force. Do we have anyone who would be available for this morning? Courtney Scott is a WVON producer and she can be reached on her mobile at ( ---------------------------------------Good Morning Mr. Bennett! It's Courtney Scott, Matt McGill's producer at WVON 1690AM. I am reaching out to see if anyone from the mayor's office is available to join Host Matt McGill this morning to discus the formation of the Task Force on Police Accountability. Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:51:07 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  We can connect in the am, Eve On Nov 30, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: I'll need more information. Are they task force members? Who can connect me with them?       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio + janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; David Spielfogel; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: AA Radio + others   CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 2 From: Sent: To: Attachments: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:14 AM Spielfogel, David TaskForceStatement (1).docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:15 AM Rodriguez, Eve;Bennett, Kenneth;Rountree, Janey RE: AA Radio Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Change in plans, the five members of the task force will not be at the press conference. That said, we can talk about best  opportunity to make them available.     From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:11 AM To: Bennett, Kenneth; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio I'll follow up for tomorrow's show.    I also have HOY interested in speaking to Sergio for print and their HOY noticias cable show.     I told them to attend presser and we will make him available following presser.     I'll also try WGCI to see if there is interest.       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Bennett, Kenneth Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:51 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio Too late for today but they are requesting a surrogate for tomorrow's show. Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:26:46 AM  To: Bennett, Kenneth; Rodriguez, Eve; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Fw: AA Radio I am sorry all. I missed this and am on the train. I will be off in 5 minutes. Can they still take her if she is  available?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:24 AM 1 To: Lori Lightfoot; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio I apologize about this. I was in the middle of getting my daughter out of bed and am now on the train.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Lori Lightfoot Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:00 AM To: Rountree, Janey Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Fw: AA Radio Sure as long as someone sends me the talking points. I will be in my office around 8:15. Just did the school drop off and walking there now On Dec 1, 2015 7:53 AM, "Rountree, Janey" wrote: Lori ‐ can you do this? Looping in Clo who can help prep and set up. I'm about to get on the blue line but will be  downtown in 20 minutes.  From: Bennett, Kenneth  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:44:19 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  Good morning: WVON's Matt McGill would like someone to call in this morning to discuss the Task Force. Do we have anyone who would be available for this morning? Courtney Scott is a WVON producer and she can be reached on her mobile at . ---------------------------------------Good Morning Mr. Bennett! It's Courtney Scott, Matt McGill's producer at WVON 1690AM. I am reaching out to see if anyone from the mayor's office is available to join Host Matt McGill this morning to discus the formation of the Task Force on Police Accountability. Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:51:07 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: AA Radio  We can connect in the am, Eve On Nov 30, 2015, at 10:48 PM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: I'll need more information. Are they task force members? Who can connect me with them?     2   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: AA Radio + janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 10:07 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth; David Spielfogel; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: AA Radio + others     Thank you!   We should book Lori on AA radio tomorrow to talk about task force. She should do afternoon  drive time and we'd am if her schedule allows.     Also, not sure if Sergio is bilingual, but if he is, he can perhaps do Spanish language.   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 12:05 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: AA Radio WVON- 1690 The Talk of Chicago The Perri Small Show ,773-591-7690 call –in State’s Atty election in March, we need to have a rally for Kim Foxx, we can’t just ask Anita to resign, we need to stand behind an alternative. Prayer vigil today for a child that has been dead over a year? Makes no sense. Carol Marin has been the one to call on the Justice department and having Obama get involved. Kill and cover-up culture in the City, someone needs to take notice of all the editorial out there talking about the history, culture of cover-up w/ FOP and CPD. 3 All the thousands of people out there protesting, what are you going to do during this upcoming election? You need to do something, instead of a vigil for a kid that has been dead over a year, host a fundraiser, get out there and register to vote, endorse Kim Foxx. Poll question: did the protests take a bit off of retailers on black Friday? Why isn’t local media going after this more, the only reporters that go after the story are ones like Charles Thomas, Dorothy Tucker goes the extra mile to get the answers. Jay Levine an excellent job in his reporting. It’s not really their reporting, it’s the anchors that need to deliver the story better. Changing the culture of the Chicago Police Department. The black caucus voting for the settlement w/ out asking questions or viewing the video. When is the black caucus, black legislators, black leaders, the 100 project going to come out to endorse change? Instead of saying we DEMAND Anita Alvarez to resign, how about we talk about endorsing Kim Foxx. News on the hour/half hour Vandyke in court today NAACP protest at City Hall at Noon Protest expected to continue today Up next…..Al Sharpton. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ###   2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Roussel) Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:31 AM Sedevic; Mark T. FW: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Possible Joint Committee Questions.doc James Roussel) Chief of Staff Chicago Police Department 3510 South Michigan Avenue 312 399 1337 fames.roussellCa~chicagopolice.orq From: Ituassu, Erika [Erika.Ituassu@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 2:54 PM J, To: O Brien, Rory P.; Roussel), James M.; Ando, Scott; Rountree, Janey; Levine, Jeffrey; Notr, Jane Cc: Fields, Samantha Subject: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Please find attached a list of questions to be discussed during our prep meeting tomorrow. We ask that you please bring written responses to the attached questions. We also welcome any feedback you may have in relation to additional topics or questions that may come up at the joint hearing. 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Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:53 AM Koch, Steven RE: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Thank you Steve and great that the Mayor is doing this!!    JOHN LEVI Partner Sidley Austin LLP +1 jlevi@sidley.com   From: Koch, Steven [mailto:Steven.Koch@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:47 AM To: Levi, John G. Subject: Fwd: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   fyi    Sent from my iPad    Begin forwarded message:  From: Mayor's Press Office   Date: December 1, 2015 at 6:53:05 AM PST  To: Mayor's Press Office   Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 1, 2015    1 CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org  MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of policeinvolved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of policeinvolved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.   2  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ###    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. ****************************************************************************************** ********** This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. ****************************************************************************************** ********** 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Koronides, Christine Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:59 AM pat_souders@durbin.senate.gov;kate_dickens@kirk.senate.gov;stanley.watkins@mail.ho use.gov;Brandon.Garrett@mail.house.gov;eric.lausten@mail.house.gov;Susan.Collins@ mail.house.gov;juan.hinojosa@mail.house.gov;yul.edwards@mail.house.gov;cathy.hurwi t@mail.house.gov;corey_tellez@durbin.senate.gov;jeannette_windon@kirk.senate.gov;y ardly.pollas@mail.house.gov;brandon.webb@mail.house.gov;Jason.Day@mail.house.go v;David.Velazquez@mail.house.gov;joseph.bushong@mail.house.gov;Jill.HunterWilliams@mail.house.gov;brian.laughlin@mail.house.gov Green, Melissa;Gonez, Manuel FW: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY We wanted to make sure you saw that today Mayor Emanuel announced a Task Force on Police  Accountability.  The task force will review the system of accountability, oversight and training currently in  place for Chicago’s police officers and recommend reforms to improve independent oversight of police  misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and  establish best practice for release of videos of police‐involved incidents.     Please let us know if you have any thoughts or concerns or need additional information. We are grateful for  your partnership moving forward.      Best,  Christine    From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:53 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 1 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. 2 ###   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:16 AM Patton, Stephen Statement This might be too strong still.  I will bring in a copy.          “                                                   1   Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office  312.  ‐ cell    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:55 AM Levine, Jeffrey FW: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:52 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice: 1      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ### This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Sedevic Tuesday, December O1, 2015 9:55 AM Guglielmi; Anthony Escalante; John J.; Price; Ralph M.; O Brien; Rory P.; Roussell; James M. ?s Director, GC Price is on his way to a meeting where he needs the following answered. Please provide us with any statements CPD made about this incident(Laquan McDonald)? Please send to him ASAP. Thank you. ►frF1i7 Sgt. Mark Sedevic Office of the Superintendent Chicago Police Department 312-745-6100 (office) 312-339-7565 (cell) mark.sedevic@chica~opolice.or~ From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:00 AM Magana, Jasmine pls print but don't bring in yet. TaskForceStatement.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed        --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Koronides, Christine Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:00 AM Green, Melissa RE: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY I am also going to send to elias    From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:53 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice: 1      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ###   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:17 AM Magana, Jasmine pls print TaskForceStatement.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed        --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Jackson Tuesday, December O1, 2015 10:23 AM Lewin; Jonathan H.; Conway; Karen A.; Roussell; James M.; Welch Iii; Eddie L.; Tracy; Robert; Klimas; Robert J.; Deenihan; Brendan D.; O Neill; Donald J.; Guglielmi; Anthony RE: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Possible Joint Committee Questions- from MLAS.doc Please see MLAS' response to No. 9. From: Lewin, Jonathan H. Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:46 AM To: Conway, Karen A.; Roussell, James M.; Welch Iii, Eddie L.; Tracy, Robert; Klimas, Robert J.; Deenihan, Brendan D.; O Neill, Donald J.; Jackson, Wynter; Guglielmi, Anthony Subject: RE: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Attached is the answer to #1... Jonathan H. Lewin Deputy Chief Chicago Police Department Bureau of Support Services General: 312-745-5755 Direct: 312-745-6205 24 Hr Help Desk: 312-744-DATA Twitter: @CPD Tech www.ChicagoPolice.org From: Conway, Karen A. Sent: Tuesday, December O1, 2015 9:44 AM To: Roussell, James M.; Welch Iii, Eddie L.; Tracy, Robert; Lewin, Jonathan H.; Klimas, Robert J.; Deenihan, Brendan D.; O Neill, Donald J.; Jackson, Wynter; Guglielmi, Anthony Subject: RE: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting All, Please find attached answers from R&D regarding the number of police shootings (question #8) and a synopsis of CPD Deadly force policies question #10). Thanks, Karen From: Roussell, James M. Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 3:16 PM To: Welch Iii, Eddie L.; Tracy, Robert; Lewin, Jonathan H.; Klimas, Robert J.; Deenihan, Brendan D.; 0 Neill, Donald J.; Jackson, Wynter; Conway, Karen A.; Guglielmi, Anthony Subject: Fw: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Please see below. For preparation. From: Ituassu, Erika [mailto:Erika.ItuassuC~cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 02:54 PM To: O Brien, Rory P.; Roussell, James M.; Ando, Scott; Rountree, Janey ; Levine, Jeffrey ; Notz, Jane Cc: Fields, Samantha Subject: Joint Hearing Public Safety/ Human Relations Committee Meeting Please find attached a list of questions to be discussed during our prep meeting tomorrow. We ask that you please bring written responses to the attached questions. We also welcome any feedback you may have in relation to additional topics or questions that may come up at the joint hearing. Thanks, Erika Erika Ribeiro Ituassu LCGA, Legislative Counsel Mayor's Office, City of Chicago 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 406 Chicago, IL 60602 Office: 312.744.7350 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressees) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient ofthis e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying ofthis e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:51 AM Update_List;PRESS_LIST Tribune: Garry McCarthy out as Chicago Police Department superintendent Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Garry McCarthy out as Chicago Police Department superintendent  Chicago Tribune    Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is out after coming under widespread criticism for his handling of a high‐ profile shooting that eventually led to a white officer being charged with the first‐degree murder of a black teenager  shot 16 times in a Southwest Side street last year, sources told the Tribune on Tuesday.    Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to make the announcement at an 11 a.m. news conference where he'll talk about a task  force he's formed to make recommendations on police accountability, one of the sources said.    At 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, McCarthy was on the radio talking about the Laquan McDonald shooting and praising the mayor's  task force plan.    "How am I? I'm a little busy and a little bit stressed out, but staying the course," McCarthy said when asked how he was  doing by WGN‐AM 720's Steve Cochran.    For four‐and‐a half years, Emanuel had stood by McCarthy through various rocky patches, including a major spike in  homicides and a number of high‐profile murders and shootings of young children caught in the gang crossfire of  Chicago's most violent neighborhoods. Then came the intense criticism of how the two handled the police shooting of  17‐year‐old McDonald. After Cook County prosecutors charged Van Dyke with first‐degree murder a week ago, federal  prosecutors disclosed that their probe of the fatal shooting, which was announced in April, remains "active and  ongoing."    Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald along a stretch of Pulaski Road near 41st Street in October 2014. For much of the  last year, Emanuel and his lawyers fought in court to keep a police dashboard camera of the shooting under wraps,  arguing that releasing it publicly could interfere with a state's attorney and federal investigations into the shooting.    But when a Cook County judge's ruling forced Emanuel to release the video to the public last week, the fallout for  McCarthy and Emanuel was sharp and immediate. Protesters took the streets chanting, "16 shots!," and blocked entry  to Magnificent Mile stores on one of the busiest shopping days of the year on Friday. Black aldermen called for  McCarthy to be fired. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle urged Emanuel to do the same. Some Latino  aldermen followed suit, as did newspaper editorial writers, television commentators, columnists and activists from  around the country.    The more than week‐long sustained protests and public backlash — both in Chicago and across the country —  contributed to McCarthy's ouster.    With it comes the departure of Emanuel's only police superintendent since he took office in May 2011. McCarthy's tour  atop the department was longer than typical for the pressure‐cooker job of running one of the nation's largest, and  most controversial, police departments.  1   In hiring McCarthy, Emanuel sought a credible voice, a superintendent who came to Chicago after stints as a top  commander in New York City and as the chief in Newark, N.J. where he built a career on using a combination of cutting  edge statistical trends and intelligence to knock back violent crime. Never hesitant to talk tough about gangs or guns in  front of a microphone, McCarthy was the face of the police department, often taking pressure off the mayor to address  crime issues.    But the McDonald shooting exposed a perceived weakness — that Emanuel and McCarthy had not done enough to  institute meaningful reforms in a police department long known for a culture of corruption, torture, wrongful  convictions and lax discipline.    As the mayor and McCarthy both prepared for the fallout of hundreds of thousands of people watching the video of Van  Dyke repeatedly shooting McDonald, both sought to portray the incident as the case of a bad apple that did not reflect  more systemic problems in the department.    But for many Chicagoans, the story of McDonald's death held an all‐too‐familiar set of circumstances: City Hall initially  casts the incident as an act of police self defense only for the facts to bear out a different story later.    Immediately after the shooting last October, a Chicago police union spokesman said that McDonald had lunged at  officers before he was killed. And in an official statement the next day, Chicago police said McDonald "refused to comply  with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers." The video, however, showed McDonald walking  down the street, away from officers as Van Dyke opened fire.    With that video airing on news telecasts across the country and online around the world, McCarthy and Emanuel's one‐ bad‐apple narrative of Van Dyke's actions didn't square with Chicago's sordid police history that once again was back in  the national spotlight. Serving as the backdrop: decades' worth of police torture and wrongful conviction cases,  corruption and ineffectual oversight in shootings and other excessive force actions. Time and again, the department had  quickly cleared officers of allegations, only to have civil litigation later reveal video and other evidence that painted a  much darker picture of police misconduct.    It took Emanuel more than a week after Van Dyke was charged with murder to publicly address the notion, appointing a  task force to make recommendations to approve police accountability. It was the type of announcement many  politicians make when faced with a crisis to buy time and create breathing room.    But it wasn't enough to spare McCarthy from losing his job, one that made him a household name in Chicago.    McCarthy's familiar New York accent, flat top hair cut and thick mustache quickly made him well‐known in the city,  particularly after he spearheaded City Hall's response to the 2012 NATO summit that brought scores of international  leaders, and days of large‐scale protests, to Chicago.    As protesters had violent clashes with police in the streets, McCarthy could be seen, standing at the back of the line in  his white shirt and blue cap running the show. At the time, McCarthy had struggled with criticism from within the  department that he'd brought an arrogant New York‐knows‐best attitude and was too cozy with Emanuel, but his  decision to be visible on the ground helped his standing with the rank‐and‐file.    "It's where I'm supposed to be," McCarthy said at the time. "And I have great reverence for officers. I interact with them  very easily. You can't fake it. You either are or you aren't. I'm very comfortable in that role."      From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:42 AM 2 To: Update_List; PRESS_LIST Subject: Sneed exclusive: McCarthy fired   Sneed exclusive: McCarthy fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has been fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, sources said. McCarthy was called into City Hall on Monday and when he left City Hall he still had a job. But overnight, the mayor called McCarthy to tell him he was out. Headlines from the Laquan McDonald controversy, as well as the gang execution of Tyshawn Lee, had become too much, according to sources. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1143320/sneed-exclusive-mccarthy-fired   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mitchell, Eileen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:10 AM Green, Melissa Spielfogel, David Fwd: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)  (mobile)    Begin forwarded message:  From: Mayor's Press Office   Date: December 1, 2015 at 8:53:05 AM CST  To: Mayor's Press Office   Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 1, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org  MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight 1 and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.    Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. 2 ###    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Sedevic Tuesday, December O1, 2015 11:33 AM Sesso; Steven A.; Calloway; Keith A. Escalante; John J.; Roussell; James M.; Williams; Eugene E.; Price; Ralph M.; O Brien; Rory P. RE: ? Thanks Lt Sgt. Mark Sedevic Ofifice of the Superintendent Chicago Police Department 312-745-6100 (office) 312-339-7565 (cell) mark.sedevic@chica~opolice.or~ From: Sesso, Steven A. Sent: Tuesday, December O1, 2015 10:58 AM To: Sedevic, Mark T.; Calloway, Keith A. Cc: Escalante, John J.; Roussell, James M.; Williams, Eugene E.; Price, Ralph M.; 0 Brien, Rory P. Subject: RE: ? Recruit Training includes: Proper application of Use of Force (Legal guidelines 4 Hours) Application of Use of Force (Control Tactics lecture 2 hours) Communication in the Police Environment(Verbal Judo 12 hours) Dealing with Mental Illness and Variant Behavior(8 Hours) Crisis Intervention and Disturbance Calls (3 Hours lecture , 3 hours scenarios) Police/Citizen Relations(4 Hours) Officer Survival Scenarios and de-escalation (14 hours) Vehicle Stops and Occupant Control (Lecture and scenarios 18 hours) Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy(8 Hours) Tactical Building Entry (28 hours) Diversity Management(21 hours) Recruit Firearms Training Curriculum (80 hours) In-Service Training Includes: Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy (Part 1 and Part 2; 16 hours) Crisis Intervention Training —Basic(40 hours) Supplemental Firearms Training including de-escalation drills(4 hours) Lieutenant Steven Sesso Chicago Police Department Bureau of Support Services Education and Training Division 312-746-8310 x284 Fax 312-746-8283 Steven.Sessofa~chicagopolice.org This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer immediately. Thank you. From: Sedevic, Mark T. Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:22 AM To: Calloway, Keith A. Cc: Escalante, John J.; Roussell, James M.; Williams, Eugene E.; Price, Ralph M.; O Brien, Rory P.; Sesso, Steven A. Subject: ? Deputy Chief Calloway, GC Price is on his way to a meeting at City Hall where the question,"What type of training is given by CPD in order to prevent the type of interaction that Laquan McDonald and Officer Van Dyke had?" Can you please answer this for GC Price ASAP? Thank you Sir. For Example, types of firearms course, tactical courses, procedural justice, CIT, verbal judo, community policing courses, etc and the type (recruit or in-service) and the amount of hours taught. Thank you for your assistance Sir. ►I~FTi7 Sgt. Mark Sedevic Office of the Superintendent Chicago Police Department 312-745-6100 (office) 312-339-7565 (cell) mark.sedevic@chica~opolice.or~ From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:46 AM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen RE: NYT: Chicago Police Superintendent Is Fired Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed On it     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:39 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Fw: NYT: Chicago Police Superintendent Is Fired   Please get this corrected asap. They reference video of officers trying to cover up scene. What is that about? Is  there any evidence of that? This is the first I have heard of this.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 11:36 AM To: Update_List; PRESS_LIST Subject: NYT: Chicago Police Superintendent Is Fired Chicago Police Superintendent Is Fired  New York Times      Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Chicago’s police superintendent on Tuesday, after the city’s police department came under  fire for resisting, for more than a year, release of a video showing an officer shooting a teenager 16 times.     “He has become an issue rather than dealing with an issue,” Mr. Emanuel said of the police chief, Garry F. McCarthy.     The mayor hired Mr. McCarthy, 56, in 2011, to take over law enforcement in a city plagued by persistent violent crime,  and homicides declined during his tenure. But Chicago still has a serious problem with gang violence, in particular,  including the Nov. 2 killing of Tyshawn Lee, 9, who police say was specifically targeted by gang members.     But the biggest blow to the department came with the recent release of dashboard camera video of the Oct. 14, 2014,  shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by Officer Jason Van Dyke. The department had refused for over a year to make the  video public, and protesters have been calling for Mr. McCarthy’s dismissal. The department also released video  showing other officers apparently trying to cover up the shooting, destroying surveillance camera video of the incident.     Officer Van Dyke has been charged with murder.     “I’m grateful for his service to the city,” Mr. Emanuel said adding that the superintendent had modernized the  department and brought results. He added, however, that “Now it is time for fresh eyes and new leadership.”     1 The mayor also asked five city leaders to do a “top to bottom” review of the police department.     Mr. Emanuel said that he had started a discussion with Mr. McCarthy on Sunday night about the direction of the police  department and the fact that public trust had been shaken.     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:51 AM To: Update_List; PRESS_LIST Subject: Tribune: Garry McCarthy out as Chicago Police Department superintendent      Garry McCarthy out as Chicago Police Department superintendent  Chicago Tribune     Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is out after coming under widespread criticism for his handling of a high‐ profile shooting that eventually led to a white officer being charged with the first‐degree murder of a black teenager  shot 16 times in a Southwest Side street last year, sources told the Tribune on Tuesday.     Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to make the announcement at an 11 a.m. news conference where he'll talk about a task  force he's formed to make recommendations on police accountability, one of the sources said.     At 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, McCarthy was on the radio talking about the Laquan McDonald shooting and praising the mayor's  task force plan.     "How am I? I'm a little busy and a little bit stressed out, but staying the course," McCarthy said when asked how he was  doing by WGN‐AM 720's Steve Cochran.     For four‐and‐a half years, Emanuel had stood by McCarthy through various rocky patches, including a major spike in  homicides and a number of high‐profile murders and shootings of young children caught in the gang crossfire of  Chicago's most violent neighborhoods. Then came the intense criticism of how the two handled the police shooting of  17‐year‐old McDonald. After Cook County prosecutors charged Van Dyke with first‐degree murder a week ago, federal  prosecutors disclosed that their probe of the fatal shooting, which was announced in April, remains "active and  ongoing."     Officer Jason Van Dyke shot McDonald along a stretch of Pulaski Road near 41st Street in October 2014. For much of the  last year, Emanuel and his lawyers fought in court to keep a police dashboard camera of the shooting under wraps,  arguing that releasing it publicly could interfere with a state's attorney and federal investigations into the shooting.     But when a Cook County judge's ruling forced Emanuel to release the video to the public last week, the fallout for  McCarthy and Emanuel was sharp and immediate. Protesters took the streets chanting, "16 shots!," and blocked entry  to Magnificent Mile stores on one of the busiest shopping days of the year on Friday. Black aldermen called for  McCarthy to be fired. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle urged Emanuel to do the same. Some Latino  aldermen followed suit, as did newspaper editorial writers, television commentators, columnists and activists from  around the country.     The more than week‐long sustained protests and public backlash — both in Chicago and across the country —  contributed to McCarthy's ouster.     With it comes the departure of Emanuel's only police superintendent since he took office in May 2011. McCarthy's tour  atop the department was longer than typical for the pressure‐cooker job of running one of the nation's largest, and  most controversial, police departments.     2 In hiring McCarthy, Emanuel sought a credible voice, a superintendent who came to Chicago after stints as a top  commander in New York City and as the chief in Newark, N.J. where he built a career on using a combination of cutting  edge statistical trends and intelligence to knock back violent crime. Never hesitant to talk tough about gangs or guns in  front of a microphone, McCarthy was the face of the police department, often taking pressure off the mayor to address  crime issues.     But the McDonald shooting exposed a perceived weakness — that Emanuel and McCarthy had not done enough to  institute meaningful reforms in a police department long known for a culture of corruption, torture, wrongful  convictions and lax discipline.     As the mayor and McCarthy both prepared for the fallout of hundreds of thousands of people watching the video of Van  Dyke repeatedly shooting McDonald, both sought to portray the incident as the case of a bad apple that did not reflect  more systemic problems in the department.     But for many Chicagoans, the story of McDonald's death held an all‐too‐familiar set of circumstances: City Hall initially  casts the incident as an act of police self defense only for the facts to bear out a different story later.     Immediately after the shooting last October, a Chicago police union spokesman said that McDonald had lunged at  officers before he was killed. And in an official statement the next day, Chicago police said McDonald "refused to comply  with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers." The video, however, showed McDonald walking  down the street, away from officers as Van Dyke opened fire.     With that video airing on news telecasts across the country and online around the world, McCarthy and Emanuel's one‐ bad‐apple narrative of Van Dyke's actions didn't square with Chicago's sordid police history that once again was back in  the national spotlight. Serving as the backdrop: decades' worth of police torture and wrongful conviction cases,  corruption and ineffectual oversight in shootings and other excessive force actions. Time and again, the department had  quickly cleared officers of allegations, only to have civil litigation later reveal video and other evidence that painted a  much darker picture of police misconduct.     It took Emanuel more than a week after Van Dyke was charged with murder to publicly address the notion, appointing a  task force to make recommendations to approve police accountability. It was the type of announcement many  politicians make when faced with a crisis to buy time and create breathing room.     But it wasn't enough to spare McCarthy from losing his job, one that made him a household name in Chicago.     McCarthy's familiar New York accent, flat top hair cut and thick mustache quickly made him well‐known in the city,  particularly after he spearheaded City Hall's response to the 2012 NATO summit that brought scores of international  leaders, and days of large‐scale protests, to Chicago.     As protesters had violent clashes with police in the streets, McCarthy could be seen, standing at the back of the line in  his white shirt and blue cap running the show. At the time, McCarthy had struggled with criticism from within the  department that he'd brought an arrogant New York‐knows‐best attitude and was too cozy with Emanuel, but his  decision to be visible on the ground helped his standing with the rank‐and‐file.     "It's where I'm supposed to be," McCarthy said at the time. "And I have great reverence for officers. I interact with them  very easily. You can't fake it. You either are or you aren't. I'm very comfortable in that role."        From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:42 AM To: Update_List; PRESS_LIST Subject: Sneed exclusive: McCarthy fired  3    Sneed exclusive: McCarthy fired  Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has been fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, sources said. McCarthy was called into City Hall on Monday and when he left City Hall he still had a job. But overnight, the mayor called McCarthy to tell him he was out. Headlines from the Laquan McDonald controversy, as well as the gang execution of Tyshawn Lee, had become too much, according to sources. http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1143320/sneed-exclusive-mccarthy-fired      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:04 PM Platt, Thomas FW: Ronald Johnson Story - ABC FYI.    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:47 AM To: Patton, Stephen Subject: Ronald Johnson Story - ABC   ATTORNEY: CITY, CPD COVERING UP ANOTHER POLICE SHOOTING OF UNARMED MAN CHICAGO (WLS) -Lawyers for the family of a 25-year-old African American man killed by police in October 2014 are pushing for dash-cam video of the shooting to be released. "The police department and the city are still covering this up. And that's why we are here today," attorney Michael Oppenheimer said. "The city has persisted in covering up that video. The taxpayers have paid for those dash cams, they've paid for those cars... They're still denying justice for Ronny and his family." Ronald Johnson, 25, was shot during a chase near East 53rd Street and South Martin Luther King Drive on the city's Washington Park neighborhood on October 12, 2014, which is just days before Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by police. That dash cam video was released last week. Oppenheimer said the video shows Johnson running away from officers when he was killed. The video was released to attorneys, but not to the public. "I am 100 percent certain that Ronald had nothing in his hands when he was running," Oppenheimer said. "That gun was not in his hand unless the police glued it to his hand." Oppenheimer and Johnson's family believe a gun was planted on the man's body after his death. They want a special prosecutor appointed to handle this police shooting and 1 others. "There has been no investigation on this case," Oppenheimer said. He is calling for Cook County Prosecutor Anita Alvarez to resign. "It's been over a year since my son was murdered," Holmes.    Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office  312.  ‐ cell    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Courtney Scott Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:10 PM Rodriguez, Eve Bennett, Kenneth Re: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Great & ok got it! I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you!     ‐  Courtney R. Scott      On Dec 1, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Rodriguez, Eve  wrote:  Hi Courtney,   I am happy to coordinate an interview with one of our Task Force members following today’s  announcement. See release below.   Also, I will be your direct media contact from the Mayor’s office.   I apologize for missing the opportunity w/ Matt this morning.      Thank you,  Eve Rodriguez Montoya   Deputy Press Secretary   Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  312‐744‐1598 office      everodriguez@cityofchicago.org         From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:53 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY     1     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 1, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org  MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct 2 such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.   Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.   Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ###      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:27 PM Klinzman, Grant Quinn, Kelley Re: Remarks TaskForceStatement.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed       From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:14 PM  To: Spielfogel, David  Cc: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Remarks      David – can you send me the final remarks to cut into talking points?     Thank you ‐ Grant       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:34 PM Sergio E. Acosta Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley Re: Background materials and brief bio Thank you. Looping in Kelley Quinn, Mayor's director of communications.  From: SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com   Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:29:29 PM  To: Rountree, Janey  Cc: Spielfogel, David  Subject: Re: Background materials and brief bio Janey, Good meeting you this morning and I look forward to working with you. Wanted to let you know that I have received the below-listed media inquiries. I would like to direct them to the appropriate person in the Mayor's Office. Please send me the name and phone number of the appropriate contact person. Thanks. Sergio P.S. I plan to call each of them as a courtesy but advise that I have no comment at this time. CALLS Patrick Smith WBEZ (312) 893-8560; 248-224-6645 Kristin at Channel 7 News (312) 750-7381 Jennifer Waters at Fox News (312) 565-8798 Natalie at CBS 2 Chicago (312) 899-2200 ___________________________________________________ EMAILS 1. Mr. Acosta, Please give me a call ASAP. I'd like to talk with you about your role on the CPD task force announced by the mayor today. -Andy Grimm Sun-Times Reporter Desk: (312) 321-3014 Cell: (312) 835-3230 agrimm@suntimes.com @agrimm34 CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:36 PM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde Mitchell, Eileen FW: Today's announcement ChicagoPDTaskForceStmt1Dec15Draft.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Seems perfect no?    From: Anguilla, Ernesto [mailto:eanguilla@baincapital.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:31 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant Subject: RE: Today's announcement   Thanks, David.  Please find a draft of a statement Gov. Patrick wrote attached.  Could you let me know if you would  suggest any edits on this?    We’re receiving multiple requests, so our inclination is to provide the statement.  But if there are any specific outlets or  reporters who you would like him to speak with, please let me know.    Janey – I’m copying the Governor’s assistant, Michele Mansilla, who will help get the next task force meeting on his  calendar.    Thanks, all.    Ernie    From: Spielfogel, David [mailto:David.Spielfogel@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:05 PM  To: Anguilla, Ernesto   Cc: Rountree, Janey ; Klinzman, Grant   Subject: RE: Today's announcement    Hi Ernie. Thanks for the note.    Looping Janey who is the mayor’s deputy for public safety and the key liaison with the task force. She can work with you  to make sure Gov Patrick is on the next call.    On press, if he would like to talk to press, Grant from our press office can help with TPs. Otherwise a statement might  suffice today. We can help draft key points.    Best, David     1 From: Anguilla, Ernesto [mailto:eanguilla@baincapital.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:02 PM To: Spielfogel, David Subject: Today's announcement Importance: High   Hi David – just tried you.  I lead communications for Bain Capital and work closely with Governor Patrick.  We are  receiving multiple requests for him to speak about today’s announcement and I was hoping to get a sense from you as  to whether it would be helpful for him to engage with any of them.    In addition, the Governor was hoping to get on a conference call with the task force members to introduce himself and  get a sense of their work plan.  I was hoping you could help with that as well.    Please give me a ring at the number below when you can.    Thanks.    Ernie    Ernesto C. Anguilla  SVP, Global Communications  Bain Capital  +1 617 516 2660 (office)  +1   (cell)  +1 617 652 3660 (fax)  eanguilla@baincapital.com    ---------------------------------------------------------------The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Sakwa, Jenna Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:36 PM Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Mayor's Press Office RE: CBS News Interview Request Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed HI There – Just following up from CBS News. Wondering what your media availability for the Mayor looks like for the rest of the day? We have a correspondent on the ground and would love to do a quick interview? Also wondering what your media plans are going forward and whether you all would have interest in anything live on CBS This Morning ? I can be reached best on my cell at 248-798-9514. Would love to connect. Best, Jenna Jenna Sakwa CBS This Morning 248-798-9514 @JennaSakwa From: Sakwa, Jenna Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:20 PM To: 'Kelley.quinn@cityofchicago.org'; 'Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org' Subject: CBS News Interview Request   Hi There – I’m a producer with CBS This Morning covering the Laquan McDonald and the evolving story around the Chicago Police Department. We have a correspondent on the ground and wanted to see if the Mayor could be avail today for a quick interview? Also wondering what your media plans are going forward and whether you all would have interest in anything live? I can be reached best on my cell at 248-798-9514. Thank you! Jenna Sakwa CBS This Morning 248-798-9514 @JennaSakwa   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Chavez, Claudia Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:38 PM Fields, Samantha;Rapelyea, Sean;Rendina, Michael FW: Ald. Raymond Lopez supports call for joint hearings on police accountability ~WRD000.jpg FYI…     From: Ald. Raymond Lopez [mailto:raymondlopez@the15thward.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:20 PM To: Chavez, Claudia Subject: Fwd: Ald. Raymond Lopez supports call for joint hearings on police accountability FYI Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE View this email in your browser CONTACT: Joanna Klonsky 312-307-0840 joanna@joannaklonsky.com 1 Following McCarthy firing, Ald. Raymond Lopez supports joint hearings, offers areas to review, proposes structural changes 2 CHICAGO (December 1, 2015) - Following the release of the dashcam video of Laquan McDonald’s murder, the firing of Chicago Police Chief Garry McCarthy, the Black Caucus’ calls for additional resignations, and the Latino Caucus’ call for joint hearings into the subject, Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) is pushing what he calls “structural issues that will hopefully put a spotlight on needed changes at all levels of justice.” “I have long called for the firing of Supt. McCarthy, and am pleased to see that the Emanuel Administration has heard the public outcry," said Lopez. "But many factors led to the tragedy inflicted upon Laquan McDonald. “We must identify and remove those factors so that, no matter who is in charge, we will not return to this place again.” Lopez identified several issues of concern that he hopes the proposed Joint Hearing of the Public Safety & Human Relations committees will address. These points include:  A thorough review of police general orders, particularly the use of force model, force options, deadly force, and firearm discharge incidents.  Review of current training and disciplinary requirements for police officers after they are involved in a shooting.  Review of equipment functionality and compatibility, particularly vehicle camera audits.  Review of Chicago Police Department crime reporting, statistics and offender ethnicity.  Transfer of the source of settlement claims from the general 3 fund to the Police Department budget.  Independent Police Review Authority investigative policies and timelines. Additionally, Lopez is calling for funding for body cameras with audio and video for all police officers; and to require that each police camera be checked for functioning audio/video before it is allowed to be on the street. Lopez recommended a mandated six-month investigative structure for IPRA, as well as the permanent reinstatement of the Force Analysis Panel and a requirement of quarterly reports to the Committee on Public Safety. “Resignations are not enough,” said Lopez. “Short-term decisions are not enough. We need long-term solutions to long-standing inequities felt in our communities.” ### Facebook Twitter This email was sent to joanna.klonsky@gmail.com why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list 4 update subscription preferences JKV Strategies · 1 N. Dearborn · 11th Floor · Chicago, IL 60602 · USA This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:15 PM Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael Rapelyea, Sean RE: From Alderman Austin +Sean    From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:14 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: From Alderman Austin Good.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: From Alderman Austin     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:09 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Fw: From Alderman Austin      Below is Alderman Austin's proposed statement.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:31 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: FW: From Alderman Austin           From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:27 PM To: Klinzman, Grant Subject: From Alderman Austin       1               This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Hand, Bob [bob hand@turner.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:18 PM To: Mc Carthy, Garry F. Subject: Erin Burnett OutFront Interview Tonight Superintendent McCarthy, saw the news about your firing and wanted to offer you a chance to talk to Erin Burnett on air or off air to explain your side of the story. My number is 6463572666 I can talk at any time today and we are very interested in hearing your side of the story behind the Laquan McDonald video. :.: Bob Hand ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN Sr. Editorial Producer Bob.HandCa~CNN.cc~m Cell: 646-357-2666 Alt. Cell: 917-573-5566 Office: 212-275-7513 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Merritt, Larry Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:20 PM Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey Ando Scott RE: FYI - New Yorker Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I gave Alex Kotlowitz your name and number Kelly to get the release. The story supposedly is a follow up to Laquan McDonald but focuses on the Cross shooting and city settlements. From: Quinn, Kelley [mailto:Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:51 PM To: Merritt, Larry; Rountree, Janey Cc: Ando, Scott Subject: Re: FYI - New Yorker Larry, can you find out what is going online?    From: Merritt, Larry   Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:45 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey  Cc: Ando Scott  Subject: FYI ‐ New Yorker      The New Yorker is covering a shooting from May of 2011. They are supposed to put it online. The background of the shooting is that Calvin Cross was shot and killed. Three officers fired; there was a gun recovered. The issue is that 2 of the 3 officers claimed that Cross fired at the them and they saw a muzzle flash. However, State Police tests showed that the gun was inoperable and all 6 bullets were still in the gun. The shooting was ruled in policy. Larry L. Merritt Director of Community Outreach & Engagement Independent Police Review Authority 1615 W. Chicago Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 746-3609 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:24 PM McCaffrey, Bill;Klinzman, Grant;Quinn, Kelley;Rasmas, Chloe Re: Ronald Johnson - Revised statement An extra he in the last sentence. I would send it around.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:18 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Ronald Johnson - Revised statement Latest revision:   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police  misconduct, regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court  ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is  investigating, the City is currently determining the most appropriate time to release this video.    This case is still under investigation by IPRA, but has stark differences, including a recovered  gun, from the Laquan McDonald case.”       Background  The decedent in this instance is Ronald Johnson, a 25 year old member of the Black P. Stone  gang with prior arrests and convictions, including a guilty plea of aggravated battery of a police  officer in 2008, being charged of threatening to shoot his girlfriend and pleading guilty to  domestic battery and gang activity in 2011.  Prior to the incident, Johnson was at a gang party and shortly after leaving, he was involved in  a shooting. Multiple 911 calls reported shots fired from the area he was in along with a  description of the suspected shooter. Mr Johnson fit the description.  Officers were immediately sent to the scene and spotted Johnson in an alley behind the  location of the gang party, and Johnson fled and ran around the corner directly into other  officers who attempt to take Mr. Johnson into custody.  Johnson struggled and broke free knocking one of the officers to the ground and brandished a  gun. Officers saw the gun and multiple times yelled for Johnson to drop the gun.  Johnson was running with the gun directly towards other responding officers and posed an  active threat to the police and the public.  1 Fearing for his safety and the safety of his fellow officers, Officer George Hernandez fired  striking Mr. Johnson once in the back of the leg and once in the shoulder.  Mr. Johnson was disarmed and the gun was recovered. An ambulance transported Johnson to  the hospital where he he died.  Officer Hernandez has no prior complaints of excessive force.        Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office  ‐ cell     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rapelyea, Sean Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:27 PM Klinzman, Grant;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael Re: From Alderman Austin Black Caucus is working on a response and Im waiting to hear back from Sawyer on that.     Their comments will not reflect Brookins' sentiments but I will send whatever I can get as soon as I get it.     We should work on something for Reboyras and Cochran also. Chair and Vice‐Chair of Public Safety.           From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:23 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean  Subject: Re: From Alderman Austin      LCGA can you send us a list of who we  need to cover?    From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:21 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael  Subject: RE: From Alderman Austin      Are there any other statements? He’s particularly focused on Kwame.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: From Alderman Austin      From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:09 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Fw: From Alderman Austin    1 Below is Alderman Austin's proposed statement.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:31 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: FW: From Alderman Austin         From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:27 PM To: Klinzman, Grant Subject: From Alderman Austin                           This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rapelyea, Sean Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:33 PM ;Fields, Samantha Re: Statement Adding Samantha.       From: Rapelyea, Sean  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:19 PM  To:    Subject: Statement      The actions announced today by Mayor Rahm Emanuel are steps in the right direction. The tragic death of Laquan  McDonald has propelled us to think critically about what we can do to make Chicago a fairer, and more just city for all of  our residents. Mayor Emanuel’s important actions today reflect his understanding of the situation and the need for  change.   There is a lot of work that lies ahead. New leadership at the Chicago Police Department and the creation of a task force  are important strides forward. All Chicagoans deserve to have their voices heard and I hope this is an opportunity for a  thoughtful conversation on how best to move forward.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:50 PM Spielfogel, David;SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com;Rountree, Janey Re: Background materials and brief bio Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Hi Sergio,    If you want to point them this direction I am happy to handle. This is my email and my phone number is 312‐ 744‐2430.    Thank you ‐ Grant      From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:32 PM  To: SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com; Rountree, Janey  Cc: Klinzman, Grant  Subject: RE: Background materials and brief bio      L:ooping Grant from our press office. He can get you to the right person. We are fine if you want to talk to folks, though  there doesn’t seem like much to say. Up to you.   From: SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com [mailto:SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:29 PM To: Rountree, Janey Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Background materials and brief bio Janey, Good meeting you this morning and I look forward to working with you. Wanted to let you know that I have received the below-listed media inquiries. I would like to direct them to the appropriate person in the Mayor's Office. Please send me the name and phone number of the appropriate contact person. Thanks. Sergio P.S. I plan to call each of them as a courtesy but advise that I have no comment at this time. CALLS Patrick Smith WBEZ (312) 893-8560; 248-224-6645 Kristin at Channel 7 News (312) 750-7381 Jennifer Waters at Fox News (312) 565-8798 Natalie at CBS 2 Chicago (312) 899-2200 1 ___________________________________________________ EMAILS 1. Mr. Acosta, Please give me a call ASAP. I'd like to talk with you about your role on the CPD task force announced by the mayor today. -Andy Grimm Sun-Times Reporter Desk: (312) 321-3014 Cell: (312) 835-3230 agrimm@suntimes.com @agrimm34 2. Hi Mr. Acosta,   I hope you’re doing well. Are you available to join “MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall” tomorrow, Wednesday, December 2nd sometime between 10am and  10:30am CST? We’d like to discuss the latest in Chicago with the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the police superintendent being  fired. As a member of the task force, we’d love to hear your thoughts.   Please let me know if you will be available to join Tamron for a live one‐on‐one interview.   Thank you, Tara   Tara Ayres  Booking Producer “MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall”  212‐664‐0905 (direct) 917‐862‐7506 (mobile) Sergio E. Acosta Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 222 N LaSalle Street, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: 312.704.3472 Fax: 312.704.3001 E-mail: SAcosta@hinshawlaw.com Cell: 312.623.3530       2        From: "Rountree, Janey" To: "sacosta@hinshawlaw.com" , Date: 11/30/2015 06:45 PM Subject: Background materials and brief bio       Sergio,   As promised attached is a fact sheet on the task force and below is a brief bio. Please let me know if you’d like any changes to the  bio. We’ll be meeting tomorrow at 10:15 at City Hall, Room 509.  If you have questions about the Task Force in the coming days or  weeks, please do not hesitate to call me directly at my desk (312) 744‐0237 or on my cell (     I look forward to meeting you tomorrow.   Janey Rountree Sergio Acosta  A former long‐time supervisor in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Sergio Acosta is a Partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and has focused on  criminal civil rights, fraud, violent crimes, labor racketeering and domestic terrorism investigations and prosecutions. He has worked  in concert with many state and federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Illinois Department  of Revenue, Illinois State Police and all of the federal law enforcement agencies. Acosta also served on Mayor Emanuel’s Ethics  Reform Task Force in 2011. Acosta is a founding member and past president of the National Hispanic Prosecutors Association.      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Mayor Rahm Emanuel was acting strictly by the book when he announced Tuesday that police Supt. Garry  McCarthy was out and that a panel of “five respected Chicagoans” selected by the mayor would spend the  next four months examining how the police department polices itself. “Now is the time for fresh eyes and new leadership to confront the challenges the department and our  community and our city are facing as we go forward,” Emanuel said. Fresh eyes. New leadership. Going forward. 1 If that sounds familiar, it’s because Chicago is simply repeating a familiar cycle. A completely independent  investigation of the shooting of Laquan McDonald is still needed.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Mayor Rahm Emanuel was acting strictly by the book when he announced Tuesday that police Supt. Garry  McCarthy was out and that a panel of “five respected Chicagoans” selected by the mayor would spend the  next four months examining how the police department polices itself. 1 “Now is the time for fresh eyes and new leadership to confront the challenges the department and our  community and our city are facing as we go forward,” Emanuel said. Fresh eyes. New leadership. Going forward. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Chicago is simply repeating a familiar cycle. A completely independent  investigation of the shooting of Laquan McDonald is still needed.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:15 PM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey Re: Interviews with Lori Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Jim Williams from cbs. Then cliff kelly and Fran. Protestors say this task force won't be independent. Let us prove that we will be. We bring a range of experience and are truly committed to improving things in Chicago. Our track records speak for themselves--strong willed members who are going to dig down deep in three broad areas to improve trust, transparency and accountability Some wonder how independent you can be as chair of police board Look at my background. I'm not one to take on a role that I don't think I can be effective in. I understand that there is skepticism out there, but I know that we will surprise the skeptics. We are going to engage with public in a meaningful dialogue What can this task force do that police board cannot? Different mandates. Board is defined by ordinance. We are going to be investigating protocols and making recommendations to improve practice and restore trust. Second area is early warning system. What's in place right now and how can it be improved so that it can help our officers. Also looking at proper policy for video release. Public has a right to know, but we won't compromise investigation Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:48 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: Marcella Raymond, WGN How will this task force differ from the other ones? Composition of members with a breadth of experience recognize that this is a pivotal time for the city and we are focused on a mission of restoring public trust. We are going to make meaningful, achievable recommendations to be implemented How will you work w communities? Engage folks in meaningful conversation with residents who rely on relationships with police. From people on the block to professionals to activists--we will engage them bc our recommendations wouldn't have legitimacy without them Are you going to have hearings? We've heard song and dance about task forces before. 1 We are all from here--we recognize that this is a critical task force. Focus and attention is on our officers and we wouldn't have stepped in at this time had we not been committed to effecting positive changes What does the change look like? To repair trust and improve accountability Isn't that what ipra is supposed to do? We are going to look at ipra and other areas to make sure right practices are in place. Vast majority of officers are doing a great job already, but we will be enacting early warning indicators and interventions. Make sure that at the same time we are providing publics right to know while not compromising integrity of investigations Huge mistrust right now w mayor, cpd, Alvarez. Can public trust you? Public will be the judge of that. Most important thing we can do is establish accountability and trust. Experienced members to bring a wealth of knowledge to this task. This won't be another report filed away on a shelf. You're an attorney--what does your heart say about these videos? I'm African American. Of course they evoke real raw emotion. That is why I'm truly committed to this task. We need to restore the relationship w the public and officers Who are you looking for? Just started our process that is defined by ordinance. Revisit set of criteria and skill set that will be needed. FLAG that Lori said task force to make three recommendations. Will roll out more formal process in coming days *also flag that wgn story may be skeptical of task forces ability to bring real change due to lack of specifics on how they will bring reforms, search for new supe* Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:22 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: More from Leah... Is this an opportunity for the city? Yes, room for meaningful change and re engage public in a trusting relationship. Areas of city need police to be there when they call. Question about ipra being fully independent? Ipra will be under our scope of review. Look at what they can do better, but they have a really important role to play. Engage ipra in same way we engage all other areas of affairs What is timeline? Mayor has asked us to complete recommendations by March 31. We want to come up with achievable goals that will bring. Change and restore trust 2 Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 11:18 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: Round three. Leah hope. Why are you reviewing police protocol? Three broad areas: early warning signs, trust and accountability, better transparency. Task force is going to dig down deep to really advance our mission of trust by public Bureaucracy in city hall--what went wrong? Parts of process that city controlled actually worked the right way. Did everything we should and ipra was out on scene before it was referred to states Atty office. We couldn't control the state or fedl investigation. Is it difficult to address public concern that this still just took so long? Will task force look at that to try and repair trust? One of first things we will do is engaging public on what they're seeing from their perspective and engaging them on their suggestions. This will give us platform to arrive at specific recommendations on ways to repair trust In dealing w warning signs- do you think that there will be a need to revisit Police contract? don't want to be premature, but will need to look at that among a number of areas. Cpd is looking at releasing Ronald Johnson video. Do you think that that might be something to help restore faith? I don't know the specifics of that individual case to know enough to say when to release. but the task force is going to immediately look at a policy recommendation on video release When is GFM last day? Resignation effective today and we now have responsibility for coming up w how we do this process ourselves. Started premlim discussions today. First meeting as a group next week. We we do our job as expeditiously as we can, but need to make recommendations based on. Complexity of job. Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 10:59 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: One more from Paris: does the new supe need to be African American? Looking at candidates who can meet the needs of our city at this juncture. Lauren Huffman City of Chicago 3 On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 10:57 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: Round 2. Paris. Cameras not yet rolling but he asked if all of this stuff w laquan happened before she was appointed answer is yes Reax to video? Not getting into specifics but it stirs very raw emotion Reax to anger over cpd and how they handled this from beginning to now? City did everything it could from the beginning but city only controls one piece. States attorney took over IPRA was on the scene that night One issue our task force will look into is what is the best policy for releasing video. We will make recommendations for clear policy As head of board you review police misconduct? Do you think that there is a specific mechanism to address this? Independent accountability, looking at best practices, we have an independent civilian group that goes out on the scene. There are things we can do better and that why we will look at-among other things- early warning system. Public is crying out for this. We have 12k plus officers and I don't want to lose sight of the majority doing their jobs well What about distrust? Work to do in the area and that is why MRE convened this task force. That is the ultimate goal--rebuild trust and accountability. Ultimately people have to trust police and that is our mission Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 10:42 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: What is priority for task force? Restoring trust by citizens and make sure officers doing job right way. Trust and accountability are critical touchstones for us What changes need to be made? Three areas: investigation, early warning system, and policy on video release in context of investigation How do you balance investigation with disclosure to public? Tension is there and we will look at this. Want to make sure investigations get done in timely fashion and aren't compromised 4 Lauren Huffman City of Chicago This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:21 PM Klinzman, Grant;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Rapelyea, Sean RE: From Alderman Austin Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Are caucus statements done?    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:24 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: Re: From Alderman Austin Just Austin right now from us, but we can draft statements for anyone. LCGA can you send us a list of who we  need to cover?    From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:21 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael  Subject: RE: From Alderman Austin      Are there any other statements? He’s particularly focused on Kwame.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: From Alderman Austin      From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 1:09 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Fw: From Alderman Austin    Below is Alderman Austin's proposed statement.    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:31 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley  1 Cc: Spector, Stephen  Subject: FW: From Alderman Austin    Do you have any edits before we give to Austin?     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:27 PM To: Klinzman, Grant Subject: From Alderman Austin                           This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:55 PM McCaffrey, Bill;Klinzman, Grant;Quinn, Kelley RE: question for law dept Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I apologize, I am cleaning up my inbox. I am fine with this, but yes should be routed as an FYI if it hasn’t already.     From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:31 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: question for law dept Does this need to be routed as well?  Seems like folks would be focused on other issues.          From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:07 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Subject: FW: question for law dept See below.    Proposed response:    “In light of the state and federal investigations, we included a provision in the settlement that prevented the release of  the video until the investigations were complete.”    From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:52 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill Subject: question for law dept Bill: Hope you're well. Did the city seek to keep the video private as part of their settlement with the Laquan McDonald family in April? Monica This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 1 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:57 PM Spielfogel, David Klinzman, Grant;Update_List;Patton, Stephen Re: Statement for 2pm Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Sending this and the background in 15 minutes. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:02 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote: I like that.   From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:00 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement for 2pm Revisions from Steve to the statement:                From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:32 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement for 2pm This would not be from Steve.  This would be from the Law Department or from me.   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:31 PM To: Update_List 1 Cc: Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Statement for 2pm   All ‐ below is the statement from Steve Patton that we need to finalize before his 2pm interview  with the AP. Please review and send feedback ASAP. Clo has reviewed. Thank you ‐ Grant/Bill           Background                                 2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:06 PM Spielfogel, David FW: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Rep. Gutierrez dumps Anita Alvarez over Laquan McDonald case Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Oh my     From: NewsClips Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:02 PM Subject: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Rep. Gutierrez dumps Anita Alvarez over Laquan McDonald case Rep. Gutierrez dumps Anita Alvarez over Laquan McDonald case  SUN TIMES // Lynn Sweet // December 1, 2015  Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D‐Ill., withdrew his support for Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez in the March  Democratic primary on Tuesday, citing an “inexcusable” delay in bringing charges against a Chicago police  officer in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.  “I will not be voting for you next March,” Gutierrez said in a letter to Alvarez obtained by the Sun‐Times.  Alvarez, who is facing two rivals in the primary, is seeing a growing number of calls for her resignation over the  handling of the McDonald case. A big Hispanic turnout in March is crucial to her political survival and Gutierrez  is one of the most influential Hispanic Democrats in the state.  Gutierrez wrote in his letter to Alvarez that he promised his backing last summer over a lunch.  “After much personal anguish and soul searching, I have decided that I can no longer keep that pledge. This  decision did not come easily, as I hold you personally in the highest regard. During your tenure as state’s  attorney I have been proud to single you out as a symbol of what women, particularly Latinas, can accomplish  in a world where the odds are stacked against them,” Gutierrez wrote.  “Laquan McDonald deserved justice: not last week, but thirteen months ago. You failed in this regard. The  delay was inexcusable. I am not calling for your resignation. An election will be held soon enough. I will not be  voting for you next March,” he said.  Below, the full letter:  Ms. Anita Alvarez  Cook County State’s Attorney  Dear Anita,  When we met last summer for lunch I told you that you could count on my support for another term as Cook  County’s States Attorney. I was looking forward to fighting alongside you as I had when you first ran.  After much personal anguish and soul searching, I have decided that I can no longer keep that pledge. This  decision did not come easily, as I hold you personally in the highest regard. During your tenure as State’s  Attorney I have been proud to single you out as a symbol of what women, particularly Latinas, can accomplish  in a world where the odds are stacked against them.  Laquan McDonald deserved justice: not last week, but thirteen months ago. You failed in this regard. The  delay was inexcusable.  1 I am not calling for your resignation. An election will be held soon enough. I will not be voting for you next  March.  Sincerely,  Luis V. Gutierrez  Member of Congress    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Sent from Outlook On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 12:33 PM -0800, "Watkins, Victoria" wrote: Kwame's staff will send shortly. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------From: "Rendina, Michael" Date: 12/01/2015 2:24 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Rapelyea, Sean" , "Fields, Samantha" , "Chavez, Claudia" , "Watkins, Victoria" Subject: FW: From Alderman Austin Need to get statements from BC, LC and Kwame.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:21 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: RE: From Alderman Austin Are caucus statements done?   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:24 PM CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:20 PM Update_List McCaffrey, Bill NYT Question Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed All – Monica Davey from the NYT is asking “Did the city seek to keep the video private as part of their settlement with  the Laquan McDonald family in April?”    Bill is planning to provide the below statement shortly. We have said this previously.    “In light of the state and federal investigations, we included a provision in the settlement that prevented the release of  the video until the investigations were complete.”    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:21 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Klinzman, Grant;Rendina, Michael;Rapelyea, Sean RE: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death I’m happy to walk her through it, as Steve may want to spend a lot of time with her.  I’d rather have him focus on Schutz  and Flannery, who should be calling soon.        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:17 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: FW: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Bill/Kelley/grant, see the first highlighted section. Not sure Steve needs to call if you think one of you can handle talking  her through the timeline.  That said, I also don’t think it hurts to put him on if he has the time.     Rendina/Sean, did you see the second highlighted section.     From: NewsClips Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:33 PM Subject: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death  REUTERS // Mary Wisniewski // December 1, 2015  Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer's shooting of a black  teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced during a news conference that he had asked Garry McCarthy, police  superintendent since May 2011, to resign. The mayor also said he was creating a new police accountability  task force.  The white officer, Jason Van Dyke, was charged a week ago with first‐degree murder in the killing of Laquan  McDonald. The video was released on the same day.  High‐profile killings of black men at the hands of mainly white law enforcement officials in U.S. cities have  fueled demonstrations for some two years, stoking a national debate on race relations and police tactics.  The mayor, a Democrat and the former chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama, said he was responsible  for what happened in the case, the same as the police superintendent.  "I'm responsible. I don't shirk that responsibility," Emanuel said. He added that the creation of the task force  was meant to rebuild trust in the police department of one of the country's largest cities.  Emanuel said McCarthy had become "a distraction." In an editorial on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun‐Times had  called for McCarthy's resignation. The Chicago City Council black caucus and some protesters had also called  for him to leave.  “I have a lot of loyalty to what he’s done and him, but I have more loyalty to the city of Chicago and its future,”  Emanuel said.  STREET VIOLENCE AN ISSUE FOR MAYOR  Policing and street violence have emerged as leading issues for Emanuel since his election in April to a second  term after being forced into a runoff. The mayor, McCarthy and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez  have faced criticism for taking 13 months to release the video of the 2014 shooting and to charge Van Dyke.  By naming a commission and removing McCarthy, Emanuel could be hoping to deflect criticism of his own  handling of the case. Soon after Emanuel's re‐election, the city agreed to a $5 million settlement with the 17‐ year‐old’s family.  The video shows Van Dyke gunning down McDonald in the middle of a street on Oct. 20, 2014, as McDonald  was walking away from police who had confronted him.  Van Dyke, 37, was released from jail on Monday after posting bond on a $1.5 million bail. Protests followed  the charging and arrest of Van Dyke and the release of the video on Nov. 24.  The civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, voiced disappointment in Emanuel's handling of the matter  and called for an independent investigation led by a special prosecutor. He predicted protests would continue. Asked why he was not calling for the mayor to resign, Jackson said, "That's not the role for me to play. I'm not  trying to incite."  In a protest on Monday, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,  Cornell William Brooks, was one of several protesters arrested, the organization said. On Tuesday, Brooks  accused the city of "generational police misconduct and police brutality."  Black Alderman Leslie Hairston, who had called for McCarthy's resignation, told the news network:  "You've got a whole system that has failed in the Chicago Police Department." She said she had no confidence  in the mayor either.  FIVE‐MEMBER PANEL  Emanuel said the new task force, which will be advised by former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native  Deval Patrick, will review the system of accountability, oversight and training in the police department.  The five‐member panel will recommend reforms to improve independent oversight of police misconduct,  ensure officers with repeated complaints are evaluated and establish a process for release of videos of police‐ involved incidents, Emanuel said.  Its recommendations will be presented to the mayor and city council by March 31, 2016.  Federal authorities have had an open criminal investigation into the shooting since April, and the U.S.  Department of Justice might still open its own investigation into the police force, as it did in Ferguson,  Missouri, and Baltimore following deaths involving officers and unarmed black men.  Despite Obama's close relationship with the mayor, there is meant to be a firewall between the White House  and investigators in the Justice Department when it comes to criminal probes.  In a Chicago courtroom, a 21‐year‐old University of Illinois‐Chicago (UIC) college student was released on  Tuesday on $4,500 bond following his arrest for threatening to kill 16 white male students or staff to avenge  McDonald's killing.  Judge Susan Cox ordered Jabari Dean to remain in home detention, except for school, religious services and  appointments related to the case. He was also ordered to submit to a mental health evaluation.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:40 PM Rountree, Janey;Rasmas, Chloe;Update_List Higgins, Jessica RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Statement yes, video now    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Is this statement and video going out today?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:08 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case           From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:06 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Also adding Janey    From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:09 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   All – please see below for the proposed statement DOL has prepared on another video release. The information is  below. The court case on the video release is December 10.      Statement      1 Background From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:44 PM Rountree, Janey;Rasmas, Chloe;Update_List Higgins, Jessica RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Please hold if this has not gone already    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Is this statement and video going out today?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:08 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case          From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:06 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Also adding Janey    From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:09 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   All – please see below for the proposed statement DOL has prepared on another video release. The information is  below. The court case on the video release is December 10.      Statement  1 Background From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:51 PM Rasmas, Chloe RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Who did it go to?      From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   It has – Grant sent around on another chain and David approved. I did not know that when I was asked to send around.  Sorry for the confusion.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:44 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Importance: High   Please hold if this has not gone already    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Is this statement and video going out today?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:08 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     ?      From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:06 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Also adding Janey    1 From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:09 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   All – please see below for the proposed statement DOL has prepared on another video release. The information is  below. The court case on the video release is December 10.      Statement             ”      Background                                        2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:53 PM McCaffrey, Bill;Quinn, Kelley;Klinzman, Grant;Rendina, Michael;Rapelyea, Sean RE: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thank you    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:46 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: RE: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Will do.  I left a voicemail for Mary.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:23 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: Re: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Bill,  Why don't you call, but please put Patton on with her for a few minutes?    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 3:16 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean  Subject: FW: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death      Bill/Kelley/grant, see the first highlighted section. Not sure Steve needs to call if you think one of you can handle talking  her through the timeline.  That said, I also don’t think it hurts to put him on if he has the time.    Rendina/Sean, did you see the second highlighted section.    From: NewsClips Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:33 PM Subject: (NEWS) REUTERS: Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death Chicago police chief out, force faces review over black teen's death  1 Chicago police chief out, inquiry launched over black teen's death Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer's shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year. Read more...     REUTERS // Mary Wisniewski // December 1, 2015   Chicago's police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer's shooting of a black  teenager 16 times and the department's refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced during a news conference that he had asked Garry McCarthy, police  superintendent since May 2011, to resign. The mayor also said he was creating a new police accountability  task force. The white officer, Jason Van Dyke, was charged a week ago with first‐degree murder in the killing of Laquan  McDonald. The video was released on the same day. High‐profile killings of black men at the hands of mainly white law enforcement officials in U.S. cities have  fueled demonstrations for some two years, stoking a national debate on race relations and police tactics. The mayor, a Democrat and the former chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama, said he was responsible  for what happened in the case, the same as the police superintendent. "I'm responsible. I don't shirk that responsibility," Emanuel said. He added that the creation of the task force  was meant to rebuild trust in the police department of one of the country's largest cities. Emanuel said McCarthy had become "a distraction." In an editorial on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun‐Times had  called for McCarthy's resignation. The Chicago City Council black caucus and some protesters had also called  for him to leave. “I have a lot of loyalty to what he’s done and him, but I have more loyalty to the city of Chicago and its future,”  Emanuel said. STREET VIOLENCE AN ISSUE FOR MAYOR Policing and street violence have emerged as leading issues for Emanuel since his election in April to a second  term after being forced into a runoff. The mayor, McCarthy and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez  have faced criticism for taking 13 months to release the video of the 2014 shooting and to charge Van Dyke. By naming a commission and removing McCarthy, Emanuel could be hoping to deflect criticism of his own  handling of the case. Soon after Emanuel's re‐election, the city agreed to a $5 million settlement with the 17‐ year‐old’s family. The video shows Van Dyke gunning down McDonald in the middle of a street on Oct. 20, 2014, as McDonald  was walking away from police who had confronted him. Van Dyke, 37, was released from jail on Monday after posting bond on a $1.5 million bail. Protests followed  the charging and arrest of Van Dyke and the release of the video on Nov. 24. The civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, voiced disappointment in Emanuel's handling of the matter  and called for an independent investigation led by a special prosecutor. He predicted protests would continue. 2 Asked why he was not calling for the mayor to resign, Jackson said, "That's not the role for me to play. I'm not  trying to incite." In a protest on Monday, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,  Cornell William Brooks, was one of several protesters arrested, the organization said. On Tuesday, Brooks  accused the city of "generational police misconduct and police brutality." Black Alderman Leslie Hairston, who had called for McCarthy's resignation, told the news network:  "You've got a whole system that has failed in the Chicago Police Department." She said she had no confidence  in the mayor either. FIVE‐MEMBER PANEL Emanuel said the new task force, which will be advised by former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native  Deval Patrick, will review the system of accountability, oversight and training in the police department. The five‐member panel will recommend reforms to improve independent oversight of police misconduct,  ensure officers with repeated complaints are evaluated and establish a process for release of videos of police‐ involved incidents, Emanuel said. Its recommendations will be presented to the mayor and city council by March 31, 2016. Federal authorities have had an open criminal investigation into the shooting since April, and the U.S.  Department of Justice might still open its own investigation into the police force, as it did in Ferguson,  Missouri, and Baltimore following deaths involving officers and unarmed black men. Despite Obama's close relationship with the mayor, there is meant to be a firewall between the White House  and investigators in the Justice Department when it comes to criminal probes. In a Chicago courtroom, a 21‐year‐old University of Illinois‐Chicago (UIC) college student was released on  Tuesday on $4,500 bond following his arrest for threatening to kill 16 white male students or staff to avenge  McDonald's killing. Judge Susan Cox ordered Jabari Dean to remain in home detention, except for school, religious services and  appointments related to the case. He was also ordered to submit to a mental health evaluation.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Sakwa, Jenna Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:55 PM Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Mayor's Press Office CBS News Follow Up Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Hi Kelley, Thank you for your time this afternoon! Once again, we’re extremely interested in an interview with the Mayor at a time and place convenient for him. Whether that’s a taped interview or a live CBS This Morning hit, we would love to work with you. I understand that you’re not doing anything today or tomorrow AM, but if anything changes please let us know! I can be reached best on my cell at 248-798-9514. Thank you! Jenna Sakwa CBS This Morning 248-798-9514 @JennaSakwa From: Sakwa, Jenna Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:36 PM To: 'Kelley.quinn@cityofchicago.org'; 'Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org'; 'press@cityofchicago.org' Subject: RE: CBS News Interview Request   HI There – Just following up from CBS News. Wondering what your media availability for the Mayor looks like for the rest of the day? We have a correspondent on the ground and would love to do a quick interview? Also wondering what your media plans are going forward and whether you all would have interest in anything live on CBS This Morning ? I can be reached best on my cell at 248-798-9514. Would love to connect. Best, Jenna Jenna Sakwa CBS This Morning 248-798-9514 @JennaSakwa From: Sakwa, Jenna Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:20 PM To: 'Kelley.quinn@cityofchicago.org'; 'Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org' Subject: CBS News Interview Request   1 Hi There – I’m a producer with CBS This Morning covering the Laquan McDonald and the evolving story around the Chicago Police Department. We have a correspondent on the ground and wanted to see if the Mayor could be avail today for a quick interview? Also wondering what your media plans are going forward and whether you all would have interest in anything live? I can be reached best on my cell at 248-798-9514. Thank you! Jenna Sakwa CBS This Morning 248-798-9514 @JennaSakwa   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:57 PM McCaffrey, Bill;Klinzman, Grant;Rountree, Janey Rasmas, Chloe RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case        From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:55 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Yes, it has gone to the Tribune, ABC, Telemundo, WGN and Univision.    What do we need to change?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:52 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Importance: High   Bill, who did this go to? We need to amend.      From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:44 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Importance: High   Please hold if this has not gone already    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case   Is this statement and video going out today?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:08 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:05 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Rountree, Janey Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Bennett, Kenneth RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community Cabinet_Note_dr4.docx; Community_Note_dr4docx.docx Sure. Updated drafts attached.     From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:03 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Silver, Steven Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Agree for both.  Thanks.    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:01 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sorry to send this feedback piecemeal… for the community note, I think we should say the that first deputy John  Escalante will be the acting superintendent while the police board conducts a search for the next superintendent.     From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sounds good. Updated attached. Let me know any others.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:41 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Stone prefers to be called “randolph” and he is not a member of the law enforcement community. Need to replace “law  enforcement” with “criminal justice”    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:14 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   1 Updated drafts are attached with mention of the Garry news. Let me know any other edits.     From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:44 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Eileen, Here are drafts for both notes that you requested. Also including our releases that can be attached. Let me know  any edits to these.       Steven C. Silver  Senior Speechwriter  Office of the Mayor    (312) 744‐2232    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Mitchell, Eileen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:42 PM Bennett, Kenneth Collier, Laurie;Silver, Steven;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey FW: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community Community_Note_dr4docx.docx; Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent McCarthy Announce Expansion Of B....pdf; Task Force Annoucement.pdf Ken,  Attached is the email text and the attachments for a suggested note to the community list.  Clo – please review.  Thanks.  Eileen    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:05 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sure. Updated drafts attached.     From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:03 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Silver, Steven Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Agree for both.  Thanks.    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:01 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sorry to send this feedback piecemeal… for the community note, I think we should say the that first deputy John  Escalante will be the acting superintendent while the police board conducts a search for the next superintendent.     From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sounds good. Updated attached. Let me know any others.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:41 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen 1 Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Stone prefers to be called “randolph” and he is not a member of the law enforcement community. Need to replace “law  enforcement” with “criminal justice”    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:14 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Updated drafts are attached with mention of the Garry news. Let me know any other edits.     From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:44 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Eileen, Here are drafts for both notes that you requested. Also including our releases that can be attached. Let me know  any edits to these.       Steven C. Silver  Senior Speechwriter  Office of the Mayor    (312) 744‐2232    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL AND POLICE SUPERINTENDENT MCCARTHY ANNOUNCE EXPANSION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today announced that the city will expand its successful body-worn camera program into an additional six police districts by mid-2016. Body-worn cameras are small video cameras typically attached to an officer’s clothing and are used to record audio and video of certain police activities. The program will be paid for with a $1.1 million grant from the United States Department of Justice, matched by $1.1 million in City funds. The Chicago Police Department has also applied for additional state grants to assist with camera purchases, storage, maintenance, licensing, upload stations, and program related costs. “Improving public safety and making Chicago a safer city has been one of my highest priorities,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Expanding this successful program into one-third of the city will help enhance transparency and credibility as well as strengthen the fabric of trust that is vital between police and the community.” The new test sites will be announced in the coming days, and beginning in February the CPD will be purchasing next-generation cameras which can record up to 72-hours on a single charge in highdefinition. The new cameras can also double as an in-vehicle recording device. Video has been essential in documenting interactions between officers and citizens, and the City is committed to increasing that capacity. The expanded body-worn camera program will include automatic equipment upgrades every 30 months to ensure officers have the best technology available. The pilot program in its current state has been in effect since January and is currently testing 30 cameras in the Shakespeare District, which encompasses Logan Square, Bucktown and Wicker Park, as well as parts of Avondale and Humboldt Park. Since the initial roll-out, more than 4,600 videos have been captured totaling more than 745 hours. Officers are currently evaluating the cameras for routine calls for service, investigatory stops, traffic stops, emergency vehicle response and evidence collection. So far, preliminary usage and operability results are promising as the devices are helping officers in their daily work and being used to aid in criminal investigations. "Equipping every officer with a wearable camera device allows us to harness the power of technology to better serve the people of Chicago,” said Superintendent Garry McCarthy. In addition to protecting police officers and citizens, cameras have been shown to reduce citizen complaints against police and are great tools for evidence gathering and training as they allow us to learn from actual encounters with the public.” For more information, please contact Chicago Police News Affairs at 312-745-6110 or could news.affairs@chicagopolice.org ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ### From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:56 PM Quinn, Kelley Ewing, Clothilde FW: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Do we want to put Sergio or another one of them out there? Pls advise.    Lauren Huffman Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (312) 744‐6167 office Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org   From: Courtney Scott [mailto:courtney@wvon.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:53 PM To: Huffman, Lauren Cc: Rodriguez, Eve Subject: Re: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Hello Lauren! Yes, 7:00 am CT still works. Would it be possible for Matt to speak with Joe Ferguson or another member tomorrow? I know Lori spoke with Cliff tonight. -Courtney R. Scott Producer WVON-1690 AM, WRLL-1450AM 773.247.6200 (o) / 773.401.1675 (c) courtney@wvon.com/scott.courtneyr@gmail.com www.wvon.com __________________________________________ ABOUT WVON 1690AM, The Talk of Chicago For over 52 years, WVON has established itself as one of Chicago's most credible and highly-respected media institutions. WVON continues to provide an interactive forum for its vast listening audience to discuss social, economic and political issues. Listen live at: www.wvon.com or via iHeart Radio! On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Huffman, Lauren wrote: Hi Courtney, Following up on my earlier questions…and does 7am tomorrow still work for you all? 1 Thanks, LH Lauren Huffman Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (312) 744‐6167 office Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org From: Courtney Scott [mailto:courtney@wvon.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:36 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Ok, thank you! Courtney R. Scott On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: Hi Courtney, I’m adding my colleague Lauren Huffman who will work on confirming Lori for Matt McGill tomorrow AM. Eve From: Courtney Scott [mailto:courtney@wvon.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:50 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve Subject: Re: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY 2 Happy to have Lori join Matt on tomorrow's show! Does 6:30 am CT, 7:00 am CT, 7:20 am CT or 7:30 am CT work for her? Courtney R. Scott On Dec 1, 2015, at 12:41 PM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: Not sure about him yet, will find out. In the meantime, can our task member Lori be on? Would you like her today or tomorrow? What time? Thanks, Eve From: Courtney Scott [mailto:courtney@wvon.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:29 PM To: Rodriguez, Eve Subject: Re: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY One more thing, would it be at all possible to have interim CPD Superintendent John Escalante join Matt on tomorrow's show? Courtney R. Scott Sent from my iPhone On Dec 1, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Rodriguez, Eve wrote: 3 Hi Courtney, I am happy to coordinate an interview with one of our Task Force members following today’s announcement. See release below. Also, I will be your direct media contact from the Mayor’s office. I apologize for missing the opportunity w/ Matt this morning. Thank you, Eve Rodriguez Montoya Deputy Press Secretary Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel 312-744-1598 office 773-457-0398 cell everodriguez@cityofchicago.org From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:53 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 4 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:  Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor  Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor  Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department  Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor 5  Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. 6 The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ### This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 7 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:00 PM Hernandez, Adolfo Re: Gutierrez today Yes. That is why I never do what you tried to do ;)    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Hernandez, Adolfo Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5:22 PM To: Green, Melissa Subject: RE: Gutierrez today They spoke for about 15 minutes. Good call and MRE was fine after.    From: Green, Melissa Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:21 PM To: Hernandez, Adolfo; Rivlin, Douglas Subject: RE: Gutierrez today Yes, thanks.  Thoughtful letter   From: Hernandez, Adolfo Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:14 PM To: Rivlin, Douglas; Green, Melissa Subject: RE: Gutierrez today Thanks for sending Doug.    From: Rivlin, Douglas [mailto:Douglas.Rivlin@mail.house.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:59 PM To: Hernandez, Adolfo; Green, Melissa Subject: Gutierrez today FYI:     MSNBC at 3ET: https://youtu.be/reaQX368Nig   And Sun‐Times: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1144142/rep-gutierrez-withdraws- support-states-attorney-alvarez-laquan-mcdonald   He is on CNN at 7 am ET tomorrow.   He spoke personally with MRE about message this afternoon.   Douglas G. Rivlin  Director of Communication Office of Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (IL‐04) U.S. House of Representatives 2408 Rayburn Building 1 Washington, DC 20515‐1304   douglas.rivlin@mail.house.gov // http://twitter.com/douglasrivlin phone: (202) 225‐8203 // fax: (202) 225‐7810 www.gutierrez.house.gov  Follow Congressman Gutierrez on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan December 1, 2015 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice .950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I write to. respectfully request that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division initiate a pattern and practice investigation into' whether there are' systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Chicago PoliceDepartment ("CPD"), specifically, the CPD's use of force, including deadly force; the adequacyof CPO's review and investigation of officers' use of force and investigation of allegations ofmisconduct; the CPD's provision of training, equipment, and supervision to officers to allow them to do their job safely. and effectively; as' well as whether' there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. • < • • • I Over the past week, the City ofChicago ,has o~ce again been confronted with significant j' questions about the use of excessive force and accountability of the Chicago Police Department. On November 24,2015, the City released a videotaken from the dashboard camera ?fa CPI! . vehicle. The video, taken on October 20,2014, shows 17-ye~r-old Laquan McDonald being fatally shot by a CPD officer. The ~cD9nald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawfularid excessive force by Chicago police abuse. byCPD. ' ". officers and the lack.of accountability for such '".'.. I . . , The McDonald shooting is also not the only recent, troubling action by CPD,officers; In the last five years, media reports have described the following incidents, among others: .. • In October 2014, Detective George Hernandez shot arid killed Ronald Johnson. Mr. Johnson's mother is suing Detective Hernandez and the City of Chicago in an effort to have the dash camera video of the shooting released.: Her court filings state that her son was unarmed at the time of the shooting. • In August 2014, former Commander Glenn Evans was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly sticking his gun into the mouth of a suspect. Despite being the subject of more excessive force complaints than any other CPD officer between 1988 and 2008, he had been promoted to the position of Commander in 2012. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 • (217) 782-1090 • TTY: (877) 844-5461 • Fax: (217) y82-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 • (312) 814-3000 • TTY: (800) 964-3013 • Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 • (618) 529-6400 • TTY: (877) 675-9339 • Fax: (618) 529-6416 'E!!3>­ The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page z of g • On December 22,2013, Officer Marco Proano shot over 12 rounds into a car filled with unarmed teenagers, injuring three people. Although Officer Proano said he feared for his life and the life of the passengers in the vehicle, the dashboard camera video does not show any threats to Officer Proano or the passengers' lives. Officer Proanoremains on the CPD while the Independent Police Review Authority continues to investigate this case. • In March 2012, Officer Dante Servinshot an unarmed African-American woman, Rekia Boyd, while he was off duty. Officer Servin was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. On November 23,2015, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced that he will move to terminate Officer Servin. • In 2011, Officer Jerome Finnegan was convicted in federal court of seeking to have a fellow officer murdered: He was the subject of 68 citizen complaints during nearly two decades with the CPD, but none of the allegations resulted in disciplinary action. Along with other CPD officers, he put antlers on an African-American suspect in custody, held him down on the floor of a Chicago police station, and posed for a photo with the suspect. The photo, which was released publicly earlier this year, was taken sometime between 1999 and 2003. While these incidents necessarily involve fact-specific inquiries, the pattern of conduct raises serious questions about practices that are incompatible with lawful and effective policing and have resulted in severe damage to the community's trust in the CPD. Addressing these problems and repairing the CPD's relationship with the community will require a fundamental redirection of Chicago's approach to law enforcement and accountability for police abuse. The record of investigating police misconduct in Chicago raises additional troubling questions. In its investigation of nearly 400 police shootings since 2007, the Independent Police Review Authority (lPRA), it has found only one to be unjustified. Even if IPRA sustains a complaint, the Police Superintendent and the Police Board make the final decision on whether to discipline an officer. Data collected by the Citizens Police Data Project shows that from 2011 to 2015,97% of more than 28,500 citizen complaints resulted in no officer being punished. The data also shows that over the past five years, white complainants were almost seven times more likely to have their police misconduct complaints sustained than African-Americans, even though African-Americans filed three times more complaints against police officers. I write to you with urgency. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken, especially in communities of color in the City of Chicago. An investigation into whether there are patterns and practices of civil rights violations by CPD is vital to bringing about the systemic change that is necessary here. Chicago cannot move ahead without an outside, independent investigation into its police department that moves toward improved policing practices and increasing trust between the police and the community. The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page 3 of g The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is uniquely suited to conduct such an investigation, based on its experience in dozens of pattern or practice investigations in jurisdictions across the country, including in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baltimore; Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Division's involvement with the prosecution offdrmer CPD Commander Jon Burge following his use of torture to extract confessions frdm African Americans and other minorities who were in CPD's custody also gives the 9ivision important context. In addition, DOJ's distance from the parties involved would give the review and investigation needed independence. I . I know that the vast majority of officers who serve in the Chicago Police D~partment serve with bravery, honor, and integrity. They risk their lives to serve the public, and they deserve to work alongside fellow o~ficers. w~o ar~ 'held to the same high standards. The :child~en of Chica~o deserve to grow up 10 a CIty 10 which they. are safe, protected and served bya police force that IS fit for this fine City - something that many in our community do not experiehce today. t~ I welcome an opportunity discuss these issues and next steps with you il greater detail. My office is committed to assisting your investigation in whatever way we can. Sincerely, ~ Lisa Madigan cc: ~anita Gupta, Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DepartmeJ of Justice Zachary Fardon, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:09 PM Spielfogel, David Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE By who. No.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:06 PM To: Green, Melissa Subject: Fw: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5:00 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Fwd: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE We're we given a heads up? Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Hinz Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:56:42 PM CST To: Kelley Quinn Subject: FW: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE React? From: Mary Hopkins   Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 4:44 PM  To: ghinz   Subject: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO  INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE  SEE ATTACHED LETTER 1 For Immediate Release Contact: Maura Possley December 1, 2015 3118 Media 312-814- mpossley@atg.state.il.us @ILAttyGeneral MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES Madigan Letter to United States Attorney General Lynch Calls for Outside, Independent Investigation into CPD Chicago ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan today requested the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to initiate an investigation to determine whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the Constitution and federal law. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force, including deadly force; the adequacy of its review and investigation of officers’ use of force and investigation of allegations of misconduct; its provision of training, equipment and supervision of officers to allow them to do their job safely and effectively; and whether there exists a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. An investigation by the DOJ Civil Rights Division also ensures there is an outside, independent review of CPD practices. Madigan issued the following statement regarding her letter: “The shocking death of Laquan McDonald is the latest tragedy in our city that highlights serious questions about the use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the police and the community without an outside, 2 independent investigation into its police department to improve policing practices. I know the vast majority of officers in the Chicago Police Department serve with bravery, honor and integrity. The children in all of Chicago’s communities deserve to grow up in a city in which they are protected and served by the police.” -30If you would rather not receive future communications from Illinois Attorney General's Office, let us know by clicking here. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan December 1, 2015 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice .950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I write to. respectfully request that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division initiate a pattern and practice investigation into' whether there are' systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Chicago PoliceDepartment ("CPD"), specifically, the CPD's use of force, including deadly force; the adequacyof CPO's review and investigation of officers' use of force and investigation of allegations ofmisconduct; the CPD's provision of training, equipment, and supervision to officers to allow them to do their job safely. and effectively; as' well as whether' there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. • < • • • I Over the past week, the City ofChicago ,has o~ce again been confronted with significant j' questions about the use of excessive force and accountability of the Chicago Police Department. On November 24,2015, the City released a videotaken from the dashboard camera ?fa CPI! . vehicle. The video, taken on October 20,2014, shows 17-ye~r-old Laquan McDonald being fatally shot by a CPD officer. The ~cD9nald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawfularid excessive force by Chicago police abuse. byCPD. ' ". officers and the lack.of accountability for such '".'.. I . . , The McDonald shooting is also not the only recent, troubling action by CPD,officers; In the last five years, media reports have described the following incidents, among others: .. • In October 2014, Detective George Hernandez shot arid killed Ronald Johnson. Mr. Johnson's mother is suing Detective Hernandez and the City of Chicago in an effort to have the dash camera video of the shooting released.: Her court filings state that her son was unarmed at the time of the shooting. • In August 2014, former Commander Glenn Evans was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly sticking his gun into the mouth of a suspect. Despite being the subject of more excessive force complaints than any other CPD officer between 1988 and 2008, he had been promoted to the position of Commander in 2012. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 • (217) 782-1090 • TTY: (877) 844-5461 • Fax: (217) y82-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 • (312) 814-3000 • TTY: (800) 964-3013 • Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 • (618) 529-6400 • TTY: (877) 675-9339 • Fax: (618) 529-6416 'E!!3>­ The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page z of g • On December 22,2013, Officer Marco Proano shot over 12 rounds into a car filled with unarmed teenagers, injuring three people. Although Officer Proano said he feared for his life and the life of the passengers in the vehicle, the dashboard camera video does not show any threats to Officer Proano or the passengers' lives. Officer Proanoremains on the CPD while the Independent Police Review Authority continues to investigate this case. • In March 2012, Officer Dante Servinshot an unarmed African-American woman, Rekia Boyd, while he was off duty. Officer Servin was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. On November 23,2015, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced that he will move to terminate Officer Servin. • In 2011, Officer Jerome Finnegan was convicted in federal court of seeking to have a fellow officer murdered: He was the subject of 68 citizen complaints during nearly two decades with the CPD, but none of the allegations resulted in disciplinary action. Along with other CPD officers, he put antlers on an African-American suspect in custody, held him down on the floor of a Chicago police station, and posed for a photo with the suspect. The photo, which was released publicly earlier this year, was taken sometime between 1999 and 2003. While these incidents necessarily involve fact-specific inquiries, the pattern of conduct raises serious questions about practices that are incompatible with lawful and effective policing and have resulted in severe damage to the community's trust in the CPD. Addressing these problems and repairing the CPD's relationship with the community will require a fundamental redirection of Chicago's approach to law enforcement and accountability for police abuse. The record of investigating police misconduct in Chicago raises additional troubling questions. In its investigation of nearly 400 police shootings since 2007, the Independent Police Review Authority (lPRA), it has found only one to be unjustified. Even if IPRA sustains a complaint, the Police Superintendent and the Police Board make the final decision on whether to discipline an officer. Data collected by the Citizens Police Data Project shows that from 2011 to 2015,97% of more than 28,500 citizen complaints resulted in no officer being punished. The data also shows that over the past five years, white complainants were almost seven times more likely to have their police misconduct complaints sustained than African-Americans, even though African-Americans filed three times more complaints against police officers. I write to you with urgency. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken, especially in communities of color in the City of Chicago. An investigation into whether there are patterns and practices of civil rights violations by CPD is vital to bringing about the systemic change that is necessary here. Chicago cannot move ahead without an outside, independent investigation into its police department that moves toward improved policing practices and increasing trust between the police and the community. The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page 3 of g The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is uniquely suited to conduct such an investigation, based on its experience in dozens of pattern or practice investigations in jurisdictions across the country, including in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baltimore; Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Division's involvement with the prosecution offdrmer CPD Commander Jon Burge following his use of torture to extract confessions frdm African Americans and other minorities who were in CPD's custody also gives the 9ivision important context. In addition, DOJ's distance from the parties involved would give the review and investigation needed independence. I . I know that the vast majority of officers who serve in the Chicago Police D~partment serve with bravery, honor, and integrity. They risk their lives to serve the public, and they deserve to work alongside fellow o~ficers. w~o ar~ 'held to the same high standards. The :child~en of Chica~o deserve to grow up 10 a CIty 10 which they. are safe, protected and served bya police force that IS fit for this fine City - something that many in our community do not experiehce today. t~ I welcome an opportunity discuss these issues and next steps with you il greater detail. My office is committed to assisting your investigation in whatever way we can. Sincerely, ~ Lisa Madigan cc: ~anita Gupta, Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DepartmeJ of Justice Zachary Fardon, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Dunn, James Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:37 PM Platt, Thomas;Franklin, Liza;Hurd, Matthew;Ruether, Mary;Peters, Lynda;Patton, Stephen;Notz, Jane Lisa Madigan asks for U.S. probe of Chicago police 291864815-Lisa-Madigan-letter.pdf       ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan December 1, 2015 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice .950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I write to. respectfully request that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division initiate a pattern and practice investigation into' whether there are' systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Chicago PoliceDepartment ("CPD"), specifically, the CPD's use of force, including deadly force; the adequacyof CPO's review and investigation of officers' use of force and investigation of allegations ofmisconduct; the CPD's provision of training, equipment, and supervision to officers to allow them to do their job safely. and effectively; as' well as whether' there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. • < • • • I Over the past week, the City ofChicago ,has o~ce again been confronted with significant j' questions about the use of excessive force and accountability of the Chicago Police Department. On November 24,2015, the City released a videotaken from the dashboard camera ?fa CPI! . vehicle. The video, taken on October 20,2014, shows 17-ye~r-old Laquan McDonald being fatally shot by a CPD officer. The ~cD9nald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawfularid excessive force by Chicago police abuse. byCPD. ' ". officers and the lack.of accountability for such '".'.. I . . , The McDonald shooting is also not the only recent, troubling action by CPD,officers; In the last five years, media reports have described the following incidents, among others: .. • In October 2014, Detective George Hernandez shot arid killed Ronald Johnson. Mr. Johnson's mother is suing Detective Hernandez and the City of Chicago in an effort to have the dash camera video of the shooting released.: Her court filings state that her son was unarmed at the time of the shooting. • In August 2014, former Commander Glenn Evans was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly sticking his gun into the mouth of a suspect. Despite being the subject of more excessive force complaints than any other CPD officer between 1988 and 2008, he had been promoted to the position of Commander in 2012. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 • (217) 782-1090 • TTY: (877) 844-5461 • Fax: (217) y82-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 • (312) 814-3000 • TTY: (800) 964-3013 • Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 • (618) 529-6400 • TTY: (877) 675-9339 • Fax: (618) 529-6416 'E!!3>­ The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page z of g • On December 22,2013, Officer Marco Proano shot over 12 rounds into a car filled with unarmed teenagers, injuring three people. Although Officer Proano said he feared for his life and the life of the passengers in the vehicle, the dashboard camera video does not show any threats to Officer Proano or the passengers' lives. Officer Proanoremains on the CPD while the Independent Police Review Authority continues to investigate this case. • In March 2012, Officer Dante Servinshot an unarmed African-American woman, Rekia Boyd, while he was off duty. Officer Servin was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. On November 23,2015, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced that he will move to terminate Officer Servin. • In 2011, Officer Jerome Finnegan was convicted in federal court of seeking to have a fellow officer murdered: He was the subject of 68 citizen complaints during nearly two decades with the CPD, but none of the allegations resulted in disciplinary action. Along with other CPD officers, he put antlers on an African-American suspect in custody, held him down on the floor of a Chicago police station, and posed for a photo with the suspect. The photo, which was released publicly earlier this year, was taken sometime between 1999 and 2003. While these incidents necessarily involve fact-specific inquiries, the pattern of conduct raises serious questions about practices that are incompatible with lawful and effective policing and have resulted in severe damage to the community's trust in the CPD. Addressing these problems and repairing the CPD's relationship with the community will require a fundamental redirection of Chicago's approach to law enforcement and accountability for police abuse. The record of investigating police misconduct in Chicago raises additional troubling questions. In its investigation of nearly 400 police shootings since 2007, the Independent Police Review Authority (lPRA), it has found only one to be unjustified. Even if IPRA sustains a complaint, the Police Superintendent and the Police Board make the final decision on whether to discipline an officer. Data collected by the Citizens Police Data Project shows that from 2011 to 2015,97% of more than 28,500 citizen complaints resulted in no officer being punished. The data also shows that over the past five years, white complainants were almost seven times more likely to have their police misconduct complaints sustained than African-Americans, even though African-Americans filed three times more complaints against police officers. I write to you with urgency. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken, especially in communities of color in the City of Chicago. An investigation into whether there are patterns and practices of civil rights violations by CPD is vital to bringing about the systemic change that is necessary here. Chicago cannot move ahead without an outside, independent investigation into its police department that moves toward improved policing practices and increasing trust between the police and the community. The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page 3 of g The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is uniquely suited to conduct such an investigation, based on its experience in dozens of pattern or practice investigations in jurisdictions across the country, including in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baltimore; Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Division's involvement with the prosecution offdrmer CPD Commander Jon Burge following his use of torture to extract confessions frdm African Americans and other minorities who were in CPD's custody also gives the 9ivision important context. In addition, DOJ's distance from the parties involved would give the review and investigation needed independence. I . I know that the vast majority of officers who serve in the Chicago Police D~partment serve with bravery, honor, and integrity. They risk their lives to serve the public, and they deserve to work alongside fellow o~ficers. w~o ar~ 'held to the same high standards. The :child~en of Chica~o deserve to grow up 10 a CIty 10 which they. are safe, protected and served bya police force that IS fit for this fine City - something that many in our community do not experiehce today. t~ I welcome an opportunity discuss these issues and next steps with you il greater detail. My office is committed to assisting your investigation in whatever way we can. Sincerely, ~ Lisa Madigan cc: ~anita Gupta, Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DepartmeJ of Justice Zachary Fardon, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois From: Sent: To: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:41 PM Spector, Stephen;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Deal, Joe;PRESS_LIST;Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David;Bennett, Kenneth RE: Presser readout ABC asked for comment    Lauren Huffman Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (312) 744‐6167 office Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org   From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:27 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout NBC News: Madigan Calls for U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to Investigate Chicago Police Department Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to investigate the Chicago Police Department’s practices to determine whether they violated the Constitution and federal law. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the department’s use of force, including deadly force, as well as the adequacy of its review and investigation into officers’ use of force and allegations of misconduct. She also cited the department’s training, equipment and supervision of officers and whether a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing exists. Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division “Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.” Earlier Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the firing of Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy. The news comes one week after officials released dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. “The shocking death of Laquan McDonald is the latest tragedy in our city that highlights serious questions about the use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse,” Madigan said in a statement. “Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the police and the community without an outside, independent investigation into its police department to improve policing practices.” 1 http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-Calls-for-Federal-Investigation-of-Chicago-PoliceDepartment-359718081.html    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:20 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout @John Dodge: Charles Ramsey rumor as new CPD chief? "I plan on staying retired," he told reporters in Philadelphia.     @wttw: Tonight: Anita Alvarez on #ChicagoTonight to discuss re‐election, McDonald shooting: http://bit.ly/1QcjVGh      From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:26 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout Activists: McCarthy firing a good first step  Chicago Tribune // Dawn Rhodes    Many activists celebrated Tuesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the ouster of police Superintendent Garry  McCarthy, a move several local groups had demanded for months before the Laquan McDonald shooting controversy.    "It's a win and something to be proud of when power concedes to our demands," said Page May, an organizer with  Assata's Daughters. "There's a recognition that it's not enough to just charge Officer (Jason) Van Dyke. People saw that  the whole system was implicated in this. It's not just Van Dyke — it's McCarthy, it's (Cook County State's Attorney Anita)  Alvarez, it's Rahm even that were a part of the cover‐up."    Many on social media echoed sentiments that firing McCarthy was just the beginning of change they wanted to see.    "One down, two to go. #ResignRahm #Alvarezmustgo" one person tweeted, referring to Emanuel and Alvarez.    "Thanks for asking for McCarthy's resignation @RahmEmanuel. It's time for your resignation, too," read another tweet.  "You can't cover up a murder & keep your job."    Demands for the city's top officials to resign or be fired — particularly McCarthy and Alvarez — have increased in the six  days since video showing Van Dyke fatally shooting Laquan McDonald was released to the public. City officials fought for  months to keep the dash‐cam footage of the October 2014 shooting under wraps before a Cook County judge ordered it  released in late November.    But groups including Black Youth Project 100, We Charge Genocide and Fearless Leading by the Youth previously have  condemned McCarthy's leadership during demonstrations at Chicago Police Board meetings to call for the firing of  Detective Dante Servin. Servin was acquitted of manslaughter charges earlier this year for fatally shooting Rekia Boyd in  2012.    At those meetings, several people pointed to McCarthy's public comments that charging Servin with a crime created  safety issues for beat officers.    "It tells you a lot about the kind of society we live in when the police superintendent says it's a public safety hazard to  indict a cop who murders an unarmed black woman," prominent activist Grant Newburger said during a recent board  meeting. "What does that mean for the public safety of black people?"  2   McCarthy formally endorsed the Independent Police Review Authority recommendation to fire Servin the day before the  Laquan McDonald shooting video was made public. But for many, that act was too little, too late.    Now that McCarthy has been forced out, May said, focus needs to shift to a large‐scale overhaul in the structure and  funding of the police department.    "That we're calling out the impunity, and we're holding the system accountable at a high level I think is important," May  said. "But this will not mean much unless we start de‐funding the police. This means very little unless there's actual  economic change in how we choose to support the police."    There were other signs that McCarthy's firing did little to quell dissension, especially as Emanuel also announced the  creation of a task force to examine police accountability — a common political move in the face of a scandal.    Members of the City Council Progressive Reform Caucus said in a statement the group did not reject Emanuel's task  force idea, but that aldermen must be included in those investigations.    "After 13 months of secrecy, stonewalling and obfuscation, the public finally saw the video," Ald. John Arena, 45th, said.  "It became clear that we had been lied to. The McDonald family had been lied to. The entire city had been lied to. We  cannot wait another 122 days to hear the results of closed door meetings of this new investigative task force."    More than 100 religious figures demonstrated outside the mayor's office Tuesday afternoon, demanding the adoption of  an ordinance they drafted to create a police auditor office.    The leaders called Emanuel's announcement of a task force a "sham" and his dismissal of McCarthy a "distraction."    "Taking McCarthy, that's like trying to get rid of weeds in your garden by just pulling off the tops of the weeds," said  Robert Biekman, senior pastor at Maple Park United Methodist Church. "The root is really where the problem is, and in  fact, the soil is tainted. The culture of the Chicago Police Department needs to change."    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:32 AM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: Presser readout Collection of tweets from the presser:    @edmarshallcbs2: "I have serious work to do here:" @RahmEmanuel sez he MAY back out of planned trip to Paris w/@POTUS. @ReporterHal: Staying calm, taking many Qs. @BenBradley: Amazing that people are asking Rahm Emanuel if he'll resign, no one ever asked Daley that. Just saying. @Suntimes: Emanuel's blue-ribbon committee to review the CPD has two Hispanics, two African-Americans and a Caucasian on it. @nbcchicago: “No one person trumps my commitment to the city of the #Chicago and its future" #Emanuel http://nbcchi.com/2kznuPI 3 @jaketapper: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces he has asked for the resignation of Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. @ReporterHal: "How do you get to an early warning system" on problem cops, @RahmEmanuel asks. @AriMelber: Rahm last week: This is one officer, not about the Police Department. Rahm now: I'm firing the head of the Police Department. @craigrwall: Mayor: The goal is to build trust and confidence of the public,(McCarthy) has become an issue rather than dealing w/ the issue @fox32news @monicadavey1: Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy out after 4 and a half years and mounting anger following release of police shooting video. @cbschicago: #Rahm talks collaboration between #CPD and #ACLU. Reinforces notion of "transparency." #GarryMcCarthy @stkennedy: "I'm just as responsible as everyone else" in this situation, says Emanuel. @WGNErik: @RahmEmanuel does not answer why he didn't release the video earlier. @WGNNews #LaquanMcDonald @ReporterHal:"The public trust . . . had been eroded," @RahmEmanuel says, saying he asked for McCarthy resignation this morning. @KThomasDC: CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago mayor fires police superintendent amid outcry over video of fatal shooting by officer. @nbcchicago: #BREAKING: John Escalante named interim Chicago Police Superintendent http://nbcchi.com/TGXmKEf @NBCNightlyNews: JUST IN: Chicago mayor says he asked for police superintendent's resignation; move comes in wake of shooting case. @BillRuthhart: Rahm Emanuel: There is a history of excessive force in Chicago and McDonald killing a reminder of much work to do. @monicadavey1: Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears at Chicago's City Hall to answer questions about death of Laquan McDonald @NPR: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces that the police superintendent has been fired. @BillRuthhart: Rahm Emanuel: The city must have trust in the system, pledges to redouble the city's work to earn Chicagoans trust @paschut: .@RahmEmanuel : "this morning, I formally asked for Garry McCarthy's resignation. I'm grateful for his service to the city." @chrislhayes: How will Rahm explain the handling of the McDonald case was McCarthy's fault when his own lawyers fought to keep the tape under wraps ?   4     From: Huffman, Lauren Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:28 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: Presser readout Choolijan: you knew about laquan case before why didn't you come out w this sooner MRE: family contacted Steve Patton in February. Had a thorough conversation w family about what was in that video. two principles: conduct in video and transparency. These two are in conflict. How do you make it public without hindering the investigation? But it is clear that public deserves to know what is in the video. Do we need to make any changes to this practice and reconcile so that public gets what it wants while maintaining integrity of investigation Craig: why is report not due until after primary MRE: focused and go deep, problems are real and systemic. Ruthhart: long history of police misconduct and excessive force. Why did you wait until now MRE: we reinvigorated community policing, unprecedented agreement with ACLU. Acknowledged long history of issue Bill Cameron: what did Garry do wrong MRE: confidence in what he's done. Goal to build trust and confidence w the public. He has become an issue rather than dealing w the issue--a distraction. As a result of his work there's been strong impact by community policing. Thank for service but need new leadership to rebuild trust Carol Marin: you haven't even seen video until recently and the cpd put out false info after shooting MRE: I don't look at material in criminal investigations. Why would I see it when everyone else hasn't. I want an update on practice that is conflicting Flannery: rev Jackson complains that 75 percent of murders aren't being solved. Also wants police contract provision re done MRE: rebuild trust and confidence in the department. Will help them do their job Ed Marshall: what is going to change in dept when everyone knows van dyke was a bad cop MRE: that's what I've asked task force to do. What do we have in place that's not effective in terms of cops w early warning signs? Goal is not just cultural changes in dept but having a leadership in place that is dedicated to these calls Fran: what are you looking for in new leadership? Does it need to be afam to restore trust? Does it need to be an outsider MRE: police board to make recommendation as you know. Not looking for a type just someone to lead Ruthhart: do you not have any regrets today? MRE: as I said in my remarks I share responsibility and I don't shirk that. We have taken steps but I share responsibility Maryann: deval is not a Chicagoan why didn't you find someone locally MRE: he is a national leader in civil rights. Senior advisor Maryann: are you still going to Paris 5 MRE: haven't decided. It's a question I haven't answered yet bc I have serious work here Andy shaw: was this about the election MRE: work to do everyday in building trust in city as mayor. Family came forward February 27. Investigations by states atty and Fbi were still ongoing. I've always said that at completion of investigation that video would be released. Can't hinder or compromise investigation. Two principles In conflict. Asked the task force to explore this. Other cities are asking these core questions too Sarah Schulte: appears bk tapes were tampered w, possible cover up? MRE: states atty and federal investigations looking into that. Your questions are legitimate and it is being looked into Kass: have you seen video MRE: yes Konkol: racial makeup on the task force? MRE: 2 afams, joe ferguson is white, etc Stephanie gosk: is your leadership a distraction? MRE: I earn public trust everyday Konkol: studies show that there is connection w school closings MRE: dealing w cps not the same as earning trust of public in terms of policing and safety Lauren Huffman City of Chicago This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:35 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Klinzman, Grant Rasmas, Chloe Re: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Any thoughts here?  This bus the second day of not getting to Mary.     Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 1, 2015, at 4:24 PM, McCaffrey, Bill  wrote:  To be clear, I did not send anything to Mary at all.     I sent to Meisner, and he responded:  Thanks – can I use the background and refer to it as the city’s  version of the events leading up to the shooting?         From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:23 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case                             From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:18 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Re: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case            Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 4:04 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant 1 Cc: Rasmas, Chloe  Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case           From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:03 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case                From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:02 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case           From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:01 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     To Clo’s question, the statement went as it was seen below and with the background below.     To Janey’s question, this is the background that went.  The Trib is now asking if they can use this as our  version of events.              The decedent in this instance is Ronald Johnson, a 25 year old member of the  Black P. Stone gang with prior arrests and convictions, including a guilty plea of  aggravated battery of a police officer in 2008, being charged of threatening to  shoot his girlfriend and pleading guilty to domestic battery and gang activity in  2011.  Prior to the incident, Johnson was at a gang party and shortly after leaving, he  was involved in a shooting. Multiple 911 calls reported shots fired from the area  he was in along with a description of the suspected shooter. Mr Johnson fit the  description.  2 Officers were immediately sent to the scene and spotted Johnson in an alley  behind the location of the gang party, and Johnson fled and ran around the corner  directly into other officers who attempt to take Mr. Johnson into custody.  Johnson struggled and broke free knocking one of the officers to the ground and  brandished a gun. Officers saw the gun and multiple times yelled for Johnson to  drop the gun.  Johnson was running with the gun directly towards other responding officers and  posed an active threat to the police and the public.  Fearing for his safety and the safety of his fellow officers, Officer George  Hernandez fired striking Mr. Johnson once in the back of the leg and once in the  shoulder.  Mr. Johnson was disarmed and the gun was recovered. An ambulance  transported Johnson to the hospital where he he died.  Officer Hernandez has no prior complaints of excessive force.        From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:58 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     Did you send the information on background or the statement about the plaintiffs’ lawyers?     From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:57 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     This was the final statement:     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐ examining when this video should be released.   This case is still under investigation by IPRA, but has  stark differences from the Laquan McDonald case, including a recovered gun.”       From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:55 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     Yes, it has gone to the Tribune, ABC, Telemundo, WGN and Univision.     What do we need to change?     3 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:52 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey Cc: Rasmas, Chloe Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Importance: High     Bill, who did this go to? We need to amend.       From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:44 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case Importance: High     Please hold if this has not gone already     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     Is this statement and video going out today?     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:08 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case             From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:06 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     Also adding Janey     From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:09 PM To: Update_List Cc: Higgins, Jessica Subject: DOL Statement and Background RE: Johnson Case     All – please see below for the proposed statement DOL has prepared on another video release. The  information is below. The court case on the video release is December 10.        4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Beale, Anthony Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:44 PM Fields, Samantha Fwd: Call For Subject Matter Hearing Alderman Moore Letter (1).pdf; ATT00001.htm; City Council Colleagues (1).pdf; ATT00002.htm; City Council Colleagues p2.pdf; ATT00003.htm FYI... Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Moore, David" Date: December 1, 2015 at 5:47:25 PM CST To: "Cochran, Willie" , "1stwardmoreno@gmail.com" <1stwardmoreno@gmail.com>, "Pawar, Ameya" , "Beale, Anthony" , "Reboyras, Ariel" , "Reilly, Brendan" , "Austin, Carrie" , "Curtis, Derrick" , "Solis, Daniel" , "Silverstein, Debra" , "Burke, Edward" , "Mitts, Emma" , "Ervin, Jason" , "Cardenas, George" , "Harris, Michelle" , "Osterman, Harry" , "Hopkins, Brian" , "Brookins, Howard" , "Cappleman, James" , "Arena, John" , "Moore, Joseph" , "Hairston, Leslie" , "Lopez, Raymond" , "Laurino, Margaret" , "Matt.O'Shea@cityofchicgo.org" , "Mell, Deborah" , "Zalewski, Michael" , "Smith, Michele" , "Mitchell, Gregory" , "Napolitano, Anthony" , "OConnor, Mary" , "Dowell, Pat" , "O'Connor, Patrick" , "Quinn, Marty" , "Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos" , "Munoz, Ricardo" , "Maldonado, Roberto" , "Sawyer, Roderick" , "Sadlowski-Garza, Susan" , "Santiago, Milagros" , "Scott, Michael" , "Waguespack, Scott" , "Sposato, Nicholas" 1 , "Taliaferro, Christopher" , "Thompson, Patrick" , "Foulkes, Toni" , "Tunney, Tom" , "Villegas, Gilbert" , "Burnett, Walter" , "Burns, William" Cc: Amarachuku Enyia , "MarionW@17ward.com" Subject: Re: Call For Subject Matter Hearing   December 1, 2015    Dear Esteemed Colleagues:    The revelations over the past week have demonstrated both the need for wide-reaching reforms in our public safety policy, and the need to address systemic issues of public integrity. All of us work hard every day to earn the trust of our constituents and operate with the utmost transparency and integrity. I believe it is our responsibility to seek that same transparency by calling for a full Subject Matter Hearing to allow for City Council members to gain a full understanding of the circumstances surrounding the Laquan McDonald case.     This is our opportunity to demonstrate leadership and a willingness to do the right thing by the people that we are called to serve. This subject matter hearing through the Rules & Ethics Committee is an opportunity to hear from the members of our administration including our Mayor - about the details surrounding this case. Please see the attached document that outlines the content of the proposed hearing. We owe it to the families of Laquan McDonald, Rekia Boyd, and so many others who have experienced delays and denials of justice. We also owe it to the residents of the City of Chicago who are relying on us to preserve the integrity of the public institutions that they entrusted into our care.    I support the Latino Caucus call for a hearing as it relates to the police and its policies and procedures and I will support the joint hearing. However, we owe it to our constituents to answer all of their concerns.    I will be reaching out to you in the coming days and asking for your support for this Subject Matter Hearing. I hope to stand alongside you as we move forward together.    In service,  2 David Moore Alderman, 17th Ward From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:02 PM Spielfogel, David Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Clo is looking at it now On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote: I think that's fine for now. We should debate how we want to respond to this specific  investigation in the future.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:23 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE All – per conversations, here is a draft response for review.   As the Mayor made clear today, the Chicago Police Department faces systemic challenges that will  require sustained reform.  We formed a task force that is reviewing how the city handles excessive force  cases, identifies and evaluates officers with repeated complaints, and can improve transparency without  compromising ongoing investigations.   The members were selected for their extensive experience in criminal justice and civil rights. Deval  Patrick, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, is serving as a senior advisor  to the task force.    The United States Department of Justice has been investigating the Laquan McDonald case for a year  and, like many, we are awaiting the conclusion of that inquiry.          From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:17 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE 1 Grant, Can you draft please? I'm in with Patton on a call. On Dec 1, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Mitchell, Eileen wrote: Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 1, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Quinn, Kelley wrote: We're we given a heads up? Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Hinz Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:56:42 PM CST To: Kelley Quinn Subject: FW: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE React? From: Mary Hopkins   Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 4:44 PM  To: ghinz   Subject: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION  TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE SEE ATTACHED LETTER 2 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Maura Possley December 1, 2015 312-814-3118 mpos sley@atg.state.il.us @ILAttyGeneral MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES Madigan Letter to United States Attorney General Lynch Calls for Outside, Independent Investigation into CPD Chicago ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan today requested the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to initiate an investigation to determine whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the Constitution and federal law. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force, including deadly force; the adequacy of its review and investigation of officers’ use of force and investigation of allegations of misconduct; its provision of training, equipment and supervision of officers to allow them to do their job safely and effectively; and whether there exists a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. 3 Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. An investigation by the DOJ Civil Rights Division also ensures there is an outside, independent review of CPD practices. Madigan issued the following statement regarding her letter: “The shocking death of Laquan McDonald is the latest tragedy in our city that highlights serious questions about the use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the police and the community without an outside, independent investigation into its police department to improve policing practices. I know the vast majority of officers in the Chicago Police Department serve with bravery, honor and integrity. The children in all of Chicago’s communities deserve to grow up in a city in which they are protected and served by the police.” -30If you would rather not receive future communications from Illinois Attorney General's Office, let us know by clicking here. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:11 PM Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Subject: Small tweak to first sentence where city was repeated twice. On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: S  uggested edits in body                                      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:25 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Hinz looking for comment, and abc. On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote: CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:24 PM Klinzman, Grant;Huffman, Lauren;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Deal, Joe;PRESS_LIST;Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David;Bennett, Kenneth RE: Presser readout Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   _TonyBriscoe: Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez on Chicago Tonight. First question: How are you holding up?  @ Alvarez: "I’m holding up just fine"    @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez on calls for resignation: "I'm human. You don't like to hear those things. I'm not resigning."     @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez says there's a lot of "misinformation" on the Laquan McDonald case.    @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez: "I understand, people not understanding what takes place."    @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez: "I saw that video and said we need to make sure this case is handled with the highest  integrity."    @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez on Laquan McDonald video: "It's a horrific piece of evidence, but it's not the only piece of  evidence."     @_TonyBriscoe: Alvarez: "Justice is my No. 1 goal. Justice isn't just making an arrest."    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:12 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout Sun‐Times Editorial:    Editorial: Five big jobs for Chicago Police task force Mayor Rahm Emanuel still has a lot of work to do.  This whole city has a lot of work to do.  Emanuel took an important step toward restoring confidence in the Chicago Police Department Tuesday when  he demanded Supt. Garry McCarthy’s resignation. But that was reform by way of subtraction.  The deep distrust that many Chicagoans feel toward the police won’t be diminished unless the mayor follows  through fully on several pledged acts of addition — hiring a superb new superintendent, creating an early  1 warning system to crack down on cops who are trouble before they become a lethal menace, and reforming a  police department culture in which a code of silence almost always trumps accountability.  Emanuel has appointed a task force to do much of this, which doesn’t necessarily mean much. Politicians like  to appoint task forces to look busy. But Emanuel has appointed good people to this panel, including a couple  with deserved reputations for political independence.  Here are five key police policy areas where the task force should bring to Chicago the best practices from  across the nation:  Transparency. Or, as we like to call it, leveling with the people. It begins with training police spokespeople to  tell the story straight, without spin or fabrication to protect an officer. This did not happen when Laquan  McDonald was shot. An official department statement falsely put the onus on McDonald, claiming incorrectly  that McDonald was approaching the officer, creating a threat. All results of investigations of complaints  against an officer should be made public; and getting basic data on complaints should not require a lawsuit by  a reporter and months of waiting, as it does now. An auditor should conduct regular, public reviews of  problem areas.  Civilian oversight. Chicago needs a more tough‐nosed civilian police board. The current nine‐member Chicago  Police Board, appointed by the mayor and OKd by the City Council, routinely overturned McCarthy’s  disciplinary actions. Between March 2014 and March 2015, McCarthy asked the board to uphold the firing of  25 officers, but it agreed to uphold the firing of only seven — two of whom already had been convicted of  criminal charges.  Chicago also needs a more aggressive and effective Independent Police Review Authority, the civilian agency  charged with investigating complaints against officers. Though IPRA was established in 2007, it was not until  June of this year that it recommended the firing of a police officer involved in a shooting.  Community Relations. Policing strategies have shifted frequently in Chicago, especially as CPD, working with a  tight budget, tries to do it all with too few resources. Good relationships between the police and the public,  however — the kind of human relationships that might have caused the police to see Laquan McDonald as a  troubled teen rather than a target — begin with cops getting out and about in a community. McCarthy  preached this and worked at it, but clearly Chicago is desperate for more of it. Only then will mutual trust and  cooperation grow. The more Chicago can get back to regularly stationed beat officers instead of squad cars  blowing through a neighborhood, the better.  Deadly force. Obviously, there has been confusion on this one. Police should use force only to the degree  necessary to protect the public and themselves. Yet officer Jason Van Dyke whipped out his gun and shot  Laquan McDonald 16 times while other officers stood by. And when in 2012 an off‐duty cop, Dante Servin, shot  wildly into a crowd and killed a young woman, McCarthy and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez  couldn’t even agree as to whether that, under the rules of use of deadly force by the police, amounted to a  criminal act. Clearly, improved training, policies and practices are called for.  Discipline. Chicago police superintendents have long complained that union rules, unfavorable decisions by  the Chicago Police Board and other factors make it too hard to remove police officers whose records of citizen  complaints are a big red warning flag. It is a problem not just in Chicago, but in many large cities. But the  superintendent does have access to data that show which officers are running up complaints, and he could be  more aggressive in reassigning officers who shouldn’t be on the streets. As we pointed out in an editorial  yesterday, Van Dyke had racked up 18 citizen complaints, but was never disciplined. If you can’t fire them,  neutralize them.  In the months ahead, we’ll be watching and doing our best to hold City Hall, the police and the mayor’s new  task force accountable.  Follow the Editorial Board on Twitter: Follow @csteditorials  Tweets by @CSTed  2     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:53 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout Sneed: Garry McCarthy blindsided by firing    The McCarthy massacre  .  .  .    Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy was blindsided Tuesday.    It was as abrupt as it get    On Monday, he had a job.    On Tuesday, he was fired.    Sneed is told that McCarthy, who had the rug pulled out from under him by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, met with hizzoner in  his City Hall Office on Monday to talk about the future.    McCarthy left with his job intact.    But there was a caveat.    Emanuel also instructed McCarthy to head back to the mayor’s office the next day with a solution to the uproar caused  over the police shooting of Laquan McDonald and the execution of 9‐year‐old Tyshawn Lee threatening to shut down  the city — and the distraction caused by him staying in office.    It’s not known what “solution” McCarthy was going to present to the mayor — because McCarthy was abruptly called,  while making the morning rounds of TV shows, by Emanuel on Tuesday and fired.    Sneed is told McCarthy was shellshocked.    “McCarthy wasn’t the problem, but the mayor felt it was a distraction that wasn’t going to go away,” a top Sneed source  said.    A McCarthy memo  .  .  .    Sneed hears that McCarthy, who is now the first vice president of the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association, had  considered retiring after his heart attack in 2014 and as recently as six months ago.    Sneed also is told McCarthy was being considered as a possible head of security for a national sports league back then,  but he decided to soldier on a while longer armed with Emanuel’s public support.    “He has considered going into the private sector several times, but continued to put it off,” the source said.    3 McCarthy, who hails from the Bronx, was reportedly one of three finalists in a job search to become head of the New  York Police Department — but he expressed disinterest in leaving his adopted hometown.    McCarthy loves Chicago. His wife, Kristin Barnette McCarthy, practices law here. Both have expressed a desire in the  past to continue living in Chicago.    Stay tuned.    A McCarthy replacement  .  .  .    Pssst! Although Emanuel has placed highly respected First Deputy Police Supt. John J. Escalante in charge while  searching for a new top cop, Sneed hears a new name has surfaced as a possible candidate.        To wit: Retired Deputy Police Supt. Charles Williams, who is now head of the city’s Streets and Sanitation Department.   Playing for time?    So when did Emanuel decide to pink‐slip his top cop?    Sneed is told he had already planned to get away from the heat later this week by heading to Paris to ostensibly discuss  climate change.         The big question: Was Rahm actually heading out of town to flee McCarthy fallout?    On Tuesday, Rahm said Paris plans were not firm    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:27 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout NBC News: Madigan Calls for U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to Investigate Chicago Police Department Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to investigate the Chicago Police Department’s practices to determine whether they violated the Constitution and federal law. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the department’s use of force, including deadly force, as well as the adequacy of its review and investigation into officers’ use of force and allegations of misconduct. She also cited the department’s training, equipment and supervision of officers and whether a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing exists. Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division “Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.” Earlier Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the firing of Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy. 4 The news comes one week after officials released dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. “The shocking death of Laquan McDonald is the latest tragedy in our city that highlights serious questions about the use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse,” Madigan said in a statement. “Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the police and the community without an outside, independent investigation into its police department to improve policing practices.” http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-Calls-for-Federal-Investigation-of-Chicago-PoliceDepartment-359718081.html    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:20 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout @John Dodge: Charles Ramsey rumor as new CPD chief? "I plan on staying retired," he told reporters in Philadelphia.     @wttw: Tonight: Anita Alvarez on #ChicagoTonight to discuss re‐election, McDonald shooting: http://bit.ly/1QcjVGh      From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 2:26 PM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Presser readout Activists: McCarthy firing a good first step  Chicago Tribune // Dawn Rhodes    Many activists celebrated Tuesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the ouster of police Superintendent Garry  McCarthy, a move several local groups had demanded for months before the Laquan McDonald shooting controversy.    "It's a win and something to be proud of when power concedes to our demands," said Page May, an organizer with  Assata's Daughters. "There's a recognition that it's not enough to just charge Officer (Jason) Van Dyke. People saw that  the whole system was implicated in this. It's not just Van Dyke — it's McCarthy, it's (Cook County State's Attorney Anita)  Alvarez, it's Rahm even that were a part of the cover‐up."    Many on social media echoed sentiments that firing McCarthy was just the beginning of change they wanted to see.    "One down, two to go. #ResignRahm #Alvarezmustgo" one person tweeted, referring to Emanuel and Alvarez.    "Thanks for asking for McCarthy's resignation @RahmEmanuel. It's time for your resignation, too," read another tweet.  "You can't cover up a murder & keep your job."    Demands for the city's top officials to resign or be fired — particularly McCarthy and Alvarez — have increased in the six  days since video showing Van Dyke fatally shooting Laquan McDonald was released to the public. City officials fought for  months to keep the dash‐cam footage of the October 2014 shooting under wraps before a Cook County judge ordered it  released in late November.    5 But groups including Black Youth Project 100, We Charge Genocide and Fearless Leading by the Youth previously have  condemned McCarthy's leadership during demonstrations at Chicago Police Board meetings to call for the firing of  Detective Dante Servin. Servin was acquitted of manslaughter charges earlier this year for fatally shooting Rekia Boyd in  2012.    At those meetings, several people pointed to McCarthy's public comments that charging Servin with a crime created  safety issues for beat officers.    "It tells you a lot about the kind of society we live in when the police superintendent says it's a public safety hazard to  indict a cop who murders an unarmed black woman," prominent activist Grant Newburger said during a recent board  meeting. "What does that mean for the public safety of black people?"    McCarthy formally endorsed the Independent Police Review Authority recommendation to fire Servin the day before the  Laquan McDonald shooting video was made public. But for many, that act was too little, too late.    Now that McCarthy has been forced out, May said, focus needs to shift to a large‐scale overhaul in the structure and  funding of the police department.    "That we're calling out the impunity, and we're holding the system accountable at a high level I think is important," May  said. "But this will not mean much unless we start de‐funding the police. This means very little unless there's actual  economic change in how we choose to support the police."    There were other signs that McCarthy's firing did little to quell dissension, especially as Emanuel also announced the  creation of a task force to examine police accountability — a common political move in the face of a scandal.    Members of the City Council Progressive Reform Caucus said in a statement the group did not reject Emanuel's task  force idea, but that aldermen must be included in those investigations.    "After 13 months of secrecy, stonewalling and obfuscation, the public finally saw the video," Ald. John Arena, 45th, said.  "It became clear that we had been lied to. The McDonald family had been lied to. The entire city had been lied to. We  cannot wait another 122 days to hear the results of closed door meetings of this new investigative task force."    More than 100 religious figures demonstrated outside the mayor's office Tuesday afternoon, demanding the adoption of  an ordinance they drafted to create a police auditor office.    The leaders called Emanuel's announcement of a task force a "sham" and his dismissal of McCarthy a "distraction."    "Taking McCarthy, that's like trying to get rid of weeds in your garden by just pulling off the tops of the weeds," said  Robert Biekman, senior pastor at Maple Park United Methodist Church. "The root is really where the problem is, and in  fact, the soil is tainted. The culture of the Chicago Police Department needs to change."    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:32 AM To: Huffman, Lauren; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: Presser readout Collection of tweets from the presser:    @edmarshallcbs2: "I have serious work to do here:" @RahmEmanuel sez he MAY back out of planned trip to Paris w/@POTUS. @ReporterHal: Staying calm, taking many Qs. 6 @BenBradley: Amazing that people are asking Rahm Emanuel if he'll resign, no one ever asked Daley that. Just saying. @Suntimes: Emanuel's blue-ribbon committee to review the CPD has two Hispanics, two African-Americans and a Caucasian on it. @nbcchicago: “No one person trumps my commitment to the city of the #Chicago and its future" #Emanuel http://nbcchi.com/2kznuPI @jaketapper: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces he has asked for the resignation of Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. @ReporterHal: "How do you get to an early warning system" on problem cops, @RahmEmanuel asks. @AriMelber: Rahm last week: This is one officer, not about the Police Department. Rahm now: I'm firing the head of the Police Department. @craigrwall: Mayor: The goal is to build trust and confidence of the public,(McCarthy) has become an issue rather than dealing w/ the issue @fox32news @monicadavey1: Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy out after 4 and a half years and mounting anger following release of police shooting video. @cbschicago: #Rahm talks collaboration between #CPD and #ACLU. Reinforces notion of "transparency." #GarryMcCarthy @stkennedy: "I'm just as responsible as everyone else" in this situation, says Emanuel. @WGNErik: @RahmEmanuel does not answer why he didn't release the video earlier. @WGNNews #LaquanMcDonald @ReporterHal:"The public trust . . . had been eroded," @RahmEmanuel says, saying he asked for McCarthy resignation this morning. @KThomasDC: CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago mayor fires police superintendent amid outcry over video of fatal shooting by officer. @nbcchicago: #BREAKING: John Escalante named interim Chicago Police Superintendent http://nbcchi.com/TGXmKEf @NBCNightlyNews: JUST IN: Chicago mayor says he asked for police superintendent's resignation; move comes in wake of shooting case. @BillRuthhart: Rahm Emanuel: There is a history of excessive force in Chicago and McDonald killing a reminder of much work to do. @monicadavey1: Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears at Chicago's City Hall to answer questions about death of Laquan McDonald @NPR: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces that the police superintendent has been fired. 7 @BillRuthhart: Rahm Emanuel: The city must have trust in the system, pledges to redouble the city's work to earn Chicagoans trust @paschut: .@RahmEmanuel : "this morning, I formally asked for Garry McCarthy's resignation. I'm grateful for his service to the city." @chrislhayes: How will Rahm explain the handling of the McDonald case was McCarthy's fault when his own lawyers fought to keep the tape under wraps ?       From: Huffman, Lauren Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 11:28 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; PRESS_LIST; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: Presser readout Choolijan: you knew about laquan case before why didn't you come out w this sooner MRE: family contacted Steve Patton in February. Had a thorough conversation w family about what was in that video. two principles: conduct in video and transparency. These two are in conflict. How do you make it public without hindering the investigation? But it is clear that public deserves to know what is in the video. Do we need to make any changes to this practice and reconcile so that public gets what it wants while maintaining integrity of investigation Craig: why is report not due until after primary MRE: focused and go deep, problems are real and systemic. Ruthhart: long history of police misconduct and excessive force. Why did you wait until now MRE: we reinvigorated community policing, unprecedented agreement with ACLU. Acknowledged long history of issue Bill Cameron: what did Garry do wrong MRE: confidence in what he's done. Goal to build trust and confidence w the public. He has become an issue rather than dealing w the issue--a distraction. As a result of his work there's been strong impact by community policing. Thank for service but need new leadership to rebuild trust Carol Marin: you haven't even seen video until recently and the cpd put out false info after shooting MRE: I don't look at material in criminal investigations. Why would I see it when everyone else hasn't. I want an update on practice that is conflicting Flannery: rev Jackson complains that 75 percent of murders aren't being solved. Also wants police contract provision re done MRE: rebuild trust and confidence in the department. Will help them do their job Ed Marshall: what is going to change in dept when everyone knows van dyke was a bad cop MRE: that's what I've asked task force to do. What do we have in place that's not effective in terms of cops w early warning signs? Goal is not just cultural changes in dept but having a leadership in place that is dedicated to these calls Fran: what are you looking for in new leadership? Does it need to be afam to restore trust? Does it need to be an outsider 8 MRE: police board to make recommendation as you know. Not looking for a type just someone to lead Ruthhart: do you not have any regrets today? MRE: as I said in my remarks I share responsibility and I don't shirk that. We have taken steps but I share responsibility Maryann: deval is not a Chicagoan why didn't you find someone locally MRE: he is a national leader in civil rights. Senior advisor Maryann: are you still going to Paris MRE: haven't decided. It's a question I haven't answered yet bc I have serious work here Andy shaw: was this about the election MRE: work to do everyday in building trust in city as mayor. Family came forward February 27. Investigations by states atty and Fbi were still ongoing. I've always said that at completion of investigation that video would be released. Can't hinder or compromise investigation. Two principles In conflict. Asked the task force to explore this. Other cities are asking these core questions too Sarah Schulte: appears bk tapes were tampered w, possible cover up? MRE: states atty and federal investigations looking into that. Your questions are legitimate and it is being looked into Kass: have you seen video MRE: yes Konkol: racial makeup on the task force? MRE: 2 afams, joe ferguson is white, etc Stephanie gosk: is your leadership a distraction? MRE: I earn public trust everyday Konkol: studies show that there is connection w school closings MRE: dealing w cps not the same as earning trust of public in terms of policing and safety Lauren Huffman City of Chicago This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 9 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:20 PM Spielfogel, David Re: Politico tomorrow Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Sounds good. We're also doing a couple sample questions based on today's mtgs in Springfield.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:17 PM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Politico tomorrow We should review the state stuff that we had before. Don't worry about federal.    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:07 PM To: Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Politico tomorrow We're editing and cleaning up the McCarthy and Laquan Q and A for tomorrow. To be sure, do you want us to  prepare state and federal politics Q and A?     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:30 PM To: Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: Politico tomorrow Okay, if there’s something you need, let me know. In the meantime, I’ll make sure we’re updating any CPD/Laquan Q&A  throughout the day to reflect any changes before tomorrow morning.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 12:27 PM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Politico tomorrow they will cover the usual, plus springfield stuff. then they'll do national politics which he's good at on his own.   From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 12:23 PM  To: Spielfogel, David  Subject: Politico tomorrow    1 Hey David – Heading into tomorrow’s Playbook breakfast, do you need help pulling together prep materials and  updating potential Q&A’s?    Let me know how I can be helpful.   Thanks,  Stephen   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:23 PM Ewing, Clothilde McCaffrey, Bill;Spielfogel, David;Update_List;Patton, Stephen;Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Re: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Agree with Clo    On Dec 1, 2015, at 8:20 PM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:15 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Subject: Re: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson       Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 1, 2015, at 8:13 PM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Right and my point is that we aren't going to provide attribution and so he won't use it.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:08 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David; Update_List; Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Subject: Re: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson He already has the quote.     He was sent both earlier and wanted to use the background, but only if he could  attribute.  That was the purpose of this exercise.     Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 1, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Ewing, Clothilde   wrote:  1 We aren't going with this background. Quote only.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless  4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:57 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Update_List Cc: Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Subject: Re: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson Learn something new every day...    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:45 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Update_List Cc: Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Subject: RE: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson Okay.     And its decedent – law term for a deceased person.  In this case, the  defendant was killed.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 7:44 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Update_List Cc: Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Subject: Re: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson     We are discussing now.     Defendant misspelled in first sentence.     From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:41 PM  To: Update_List  Cc: Patton, Stephen; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org)  Subject: Urgent -Tribune - Ronald Johnson   We provided a statement and background to the Trib before, but the  reporter wants to use a little bit of the background and attribute to  someone (statement was from me).     Anthony and CPD are okay with attributing to him.  All factual info.  Any  objections?     Background    2                                       .              Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office   ‐ cell       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:25 PM Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Need to get this to Hinz On Dec 1, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: S  uggested edits in body                                      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:25 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Hinz looking for comment, and abc. 1 On Dec 1, 2015, at 6:24 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote: I think that's fine for now. We should debate how we want to respond to this  specific investigation in the future.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:23 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIG CHICAGO POLICE All – per conversations, here is a draft response for review.                               From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 5:17 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE Grant, Can you draft please? I'm in with Patton on a call. On Dec 1, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Mitchell, Eileen wrote: 2 Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 1, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Quinn, Kelley wrote: We're we given a heads up? Begin forwarded message: From: Greg Hinz Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:56:42 PM CST To: Kelley Quinn Subject: FW: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE React? From: Mary Hopkins    Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at  4:44 PM  To: ghinz   Subject: MADIGAN ASKS UNITED  STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO  INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE SEE ATTACHED LETTER 3 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Maura Possley December 1, 2015 312-814-3118 mpossley@a tg.state.il.us @ILAttyGeneral MADIGAN ASKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION TO INVESTIGATE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT PRACTICES Madigan Letter to United States Attorney General Lynch Calls for Outside, Independent Investigation into CPD Chicago ─ Attorney General Lisa Madigan today requested the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to initiate an investigation to determine whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the Constitution and federal law. 4 In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force, including deadly force; the adequacy of its review and investigation of officers’ use of force and investigation of allegations of misconduct; its provision of training, equipment and supervision of officers to allow them to do their job safely and effectively; and whether there exists a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. An investigation by the DOJ Civil Rights Division also ensures there is an outside, independent review of CPD practices. Madigan issued the following statement regarding her letter: “The shocking death of Laquan McDonald is the latest tragedy in our city that highlights serious questions about the use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the police and the community without an outside, independent investigation into its police department to improve policing practices. I know the vast majority of officers in the Chicago Police Department serve with bravery, honor and integrity. The children in all of Chicago’s communities deserve to grow up in a city in which they are protected and served by the police.” 5 -30If you would rather not receive future communications from Illinois Attorney General's Office, let us know by clicking here. Illinois Attorney General's Office, 100 W Randolph 13th Flr, Chicago, IL 60601 United States This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), 6 you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 7 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:00 PM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant RE: Q and A Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Sounds good. I’m printing copies to bring in the morning.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:58 PM To: Klinzman, Grant Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Q and A   Won't have a chance to review. Leaving and brain dead. Shouldn't be anything new so think we're fine.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:55 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Q and A David – below is the draft Q and A we put together for tomorrow, for your review. There are a couple of questions  (highlighted) that still need answers. Let us know what you think – thanks.      GARRY MCCARTHY Why did you fire Garry McCarthy? Can you walk us through the timeline that led to the decision?      Why now? Why didn’t you do this months ago?     In reaction to the McCarthy’s firing, many activists and leaders are saying that it was a step forward but that Anita Alvarez should also step down as well. Do you support those calls?     1 Aldermen have said that the new superintendent should reflect the majority‐minority of the city. Can you tell us what you are looking for a new a new chief?     The Tribune wrote in an editorial that the move to fire McCarthy should not distract from the need for an independent review of the case. Will that happen?    LAQUAN MCDONALD  Some people think there is a cover‐up of some sort? The missing Burger King video, the other cops on the scene, etc.?    Are you creating this task force just to save your reputation? Why did it take you this long to form it?       People are most upset that you hid this tape for a year. Are you doing anything to fix that so that justice is served more quickly?     Why did you delay the release of the videotape until after your re‐election?   2   If you had it to do over again, would you have changed anything about how the city handled this case?      What about continued calls for you to take more responsibility?   Why was there no working audio on any of the CPD dash cam videos? It is supposed to activate anytime emergency lights are activated.  Why hasn’t the officer been fired? How do you explain to so many who see this as a lack of justice?    Can you comment on the demonstrations that have been going on throughout the city since last Wednesday?     The family of Ronald Johnson is now asking for the video from that shooting to be released. Will the city release it?   3   Can you talk about concerns that have been raised recently about CPD’s investigations into protesters’ legal gatherings following the events in Ferguson? Are you aware of whether or not they have launched such an investigation this week? There’s also a lawsuit into CPD’s use of stingray cellphone tracking equipment. Can you talk about the use of that technology and whether it has been used in response to these protests?   It doesn’t seem like there is much movement or optimism following the state leader’s meeting yesterday. There are also reports that your relationship with Rauner has been fractured during the budget stalemate. What will it take to get a state budget passed?   CTU/CPS Are you worried that CTU is going to vote to strike on Dec. 9? CPS is again issuing warnings of the cuts it faces without action from Springfield. Is there any hope that this gets done? 4           This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:22 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Deal, Joe;Klinzman, Grant;Collins, Adam NYT editorial Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Well, I knew it'd be bad but this is ridiculous. EDITORIAL The Chicago Police Scandal     1 By THE EDITORIAL BOARD DECEMBER 1, 2015 The cover-up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on a busy street might well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information. But the conspiracy of concealment exposed last week when the city, under court order, finally released a video of the shooting could also be seen as a kind of autonomic response from a historically corrupt law enforcement agency that is well versed in the art of hiding misconduct, brutality — and even torture. Mayor Rahm Emanuel demonstrated a willful ignorance when he talked about the murder charges against the police officer who shot Mr. McDonald, seeking to depict the cop as a rogue officer. He showed a complete lack of comprehension on Tuesday when he explained that he had decided to fire his increasingly unpopular police superintendent, Garry McCarthy, not because he failed in his leadership role, but because he had become “a distraction.” Mr. Emanuel’s announcement that he had appointed a task force that will review the Police Department’s accountability procedures is too little, too late. The fact is, his administration, the Police Department and the prosecutor’s office have lost credibility on this case. Officials must have known what was on that video more than a year ago, and yet they saw no reason to seek a sweeping review of the police procedures until this week. 1 The Justice Department, which is already looking at the McDonald killing, needs to investigate every aspect of this case, determine how the cover-up happened and charge anyone found complicit. The investigation needs to begin with the Police Department’s news release of Oct. 21, 2014, which incorrectly states that Mr. McDonald was shot while approaching police officers with a knife. A dash cam video that was likely available within hours of the shooting on Oct. 20 shows Mr. McDonald veering away from the officer when he was shot 16 times, mainly while lying on the pavement. Why does the video completely contradict that press release? Rahm Emanuel ASHLEE REZIN / SUN-TIMES MEDIA, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The question of what pedestrians and motorists said about what they saw that night is also at issue. Lawyers for the McDonald family say that the police threatened motorists with arrest if they did not leave the scene and actually interviewed people whose versions of the events were consistent with the video, but did not take statements. Last week, a manager at a Burger King restaurant near the shooting scene told The Chicago Tribunethat more than an hour of surveillance video disappeared from the restaurant’s surveillance system after police officers gained access to it. The dash cam video might have been buried forever had lawyers and journalists not been tipped off to its existence. Mr. Emanuel, who was running for re-election at the time of the shooting, fought to keep it from becoming public, arguing that releasing it might taint a federal investigation. Justice Department officials, however, said on Tuesday that the department did not ask the city to withhold the video from the public because of its investigation. That makes this whole episode look like an attempt by the city, the police and prosecutors to keep the video under wraps, knowing the political problems it would most likely create. Fortunately, a journalist working the case sued for release of the video. When a county judge ordered the city to make it public last week, more than a year had passed since the shooting, and public confidence in the police, prosecutors and the mayor’s office had been exhausted. All along, Mr. Emanuel’s response, either by design or because of negligence, was to do as little as possible — until the furor caused by the release of the video forced his hand. The residents of Chicago will have to decide whether that counts as taking responsibility. 2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:09 AM Update_List Rountree, Janey 12/2 Press Guidance Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed All,     Below is today's press guidance for review. Please send feedback by 7 today. Thank you.     1) Public Events   POLITICO Illinois Playbook Breakfast Fireside Chat – OPEN, no availability   Remarks at Phillips High School pep rally ‐ OPEN, no availability    2) In The News Today   Garry McCarthy   Laquan McDonald  o Task Force   Ronald Johnson   State Impasse   CTU/CPS    3) Sports Brief   Blackhawks – loss: Lost to the Minnesota Wild 2‐1  o Patrick Kane scored in his 20th consecutive game.  o He holds the NHL record for the longest points streak by a U.S.‐born player, and now is second  longest in Hawk history behind Bobby Hull.   Bulls – win: Beat the San Antonio Spurs on Monday 92‐89.  o The Bulls are 10‐5, and 3rd in the Eastern Conference.  o They play the Denver Nuggets tonight in Chicago.  4) Talking Points GARRY MCCARTHY  Why did you fire Garry McCarthy? Can you walk us through the timeline that led to the decision?   1         Why now? Why didn’t you do this months ago?       In reaction to the McCarthy’s firing, many activists and leaders are saying that it was a step forward but that Anita Alvarez should also step down as well. Do you support those calls?      Aldermen have said that the new superintendent should reflect the majority-minority of the city. Can you tell us what you are looking for a new a new chief?        LAQUAN MCDONALD Some people think there is a cover‐up of some sort? The missing Burger King video, the other cops on the scene, etc.?    Are you creating this task force just to save your reputation? Why did it take you this long to form it?   2     People are most upset that you hid this tape for a year. Are you doing anything to fix that so that justice is served more quickly?          Why did you delay the release of the videotape until after your re-election?            If you had it to do over again, would you have changed anything about how the city handled this case?                What about continued calls for you to take more responsibility?      3      Why was there no working audio on any of the CPD dash cam videos? It is supposed to activate anytime  emergency lights are activated.      Why hasn’t the officer been fired? How do you explain to so many who see this as a lack of justice?          Can you comment on the demonstrations that have been going on throughout the city since last Wednesday?             The Tribune wrote in an editorial that the move to fire McCarthy should not distract from the need for an independent review of the case. Will that happen?         Can you talk about concerns that have been raised recently about CPD’s investigations into protesters’ legal  gatherings following the events in Ferguson? Are you aware of whether or not they have launched such an  investigation this week?         There’s also a lawsuit into CPD’s use of stingray cellphone tracking equipment. Can you talk about the use of  that technology and whether it has been used in response to these protests?          4 RONALD JOHNSON The family of Ronald Johnson is now asking for the video from that shooting to be released. Will the city release it?       STATE IMPASSE It doesn’t seem like there is much movement or optimism following the state leader’s meeting yesterday. There are also reports that your relationship with Rauner has been fractured during the budget stalemate. What will it take to get a state budget passed?               CTU/CPS  Are you worried that CTU is going to vote to strike on Dec. 9?                  CPS is again issuing warnings of the cuts it faces without action from Springfield. Is there any hope that this  gets done?           5       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mitchell, Eileen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:09 AM Spielfogel, David Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Klinzman, Grant;Spector, Stephen;Ewing, Clothilde Re: Anita Alvarez question Alvarez said yesterday that she never so used the case with MRE (and City officials?) and that might have included a comment on the video request. I saw it on ABC 7 so Kelley we might want to view that also given the question frame below. Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 2, 2015, at 6:05 AM, Spielfogel, David wrote:     From: Natasha Korecki Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:47 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Anita Alvarez question Hey there, will see you in a bit...    But just wanting to see if you have response to this: Anita Alvarez's people are saying they  never compelled the city to wage a legal battle to keep the Laquan McDonald tape from  becoming public. They say in phone calls they said it wasn't their preference but that ultimately  it was the city's decision.            Natasha Korecki  1 POLITICO Illinois Playbook writer/Political reporter  312.307.7351  nkorecki@politico.com   @natashakorecki     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:34 AM Klinzman, Grant;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen Re: Anita Alvarez question Searched as well and am not seeing anything. In case this is helpful at all, circulating what Alvarez said last  night on WTTW:    Ponce: People see political overtones in all of this. Did the mayor or anyone on his behalf ever ask you to delay the charge until after the election? Alvarez: No. I had no conversations with the mayor about this investigation at all. My conversations were with the United States Attorney's Office, my assistant state's attorneys who were working the case and the FBI. The public should know that this was truly an independent investigation. Ponce: So no one from the mayor's office contacted you or anyone in your office, saying, 'Hold off on this. This is a hot one, we'll take care of it after the election'? Alvarez: Absolutely not. http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2015/12/01/anita‐alvarez‐re‐election‐efforts‐wake‐laquan‐mcdonald‐ shooting    From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:26 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Spector, Stephen  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: Anita Alvarez question          From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:05 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Fw: Anita Alvarez question          1 From: Natasha Korecki Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:47 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Anita Alvarez question   Hey there, will see you in a bit...    But just wanting to see if you have response to this: Anita Alvarez's people are saying they never compelled  the city to wage a legal battle to keep the Laquan McDonald tape from becoming public. They say in phone  calls they said it wasn't their preference but that ultimately it was the city's decision.            Natasha Korecki  POLITICO Illinois Playbook writer/Political reporter  312.307.7351  nkorecki@politico.com   @natashakorecki       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:11 AM Spielfogel, David Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;Spector, Stephen;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen Re: Anita Alvarez question I'm looking and so are others. I haven't seen anything yet. On Dec 2, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Spielfogel, David wrote:     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:30 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Patton, Stephen Cc: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Re: Anita Alvarez question To my knowledge, neither prosecutor told the city we could not release the video ‐‐ either to  the media or the court in the context of the civil case.  We were relying on an exception to the  FOIA law that allows us to withhold evidence in a pending investigation ‐ in this case our  own IPRA investigation. We lost because CPD was the custodian of the video and not  IPRA.  That said, we never release evidence that might jeopardize a criminal investigation. That  is a policy decision we made.      In the context of the task force or more immediately, we could write a formal letter to the US  Attorney and/or CCSAO to clarify their position on whether the city should release evidence  relevant to one of their pending criminal investigations as a general matter. I don't know  exactly how they would respond, but they would have a hard time saying they are fine with the  city releasing any evidence whenever we felt like it.    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:24 AM  To: Spielfogel, David  Cc: Rountree, Janey; Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: Anita Alvarez question      The NYT brought this up yesterday and said the Feds said this ‐ not Alvarez. I wonder if Natasha  has them crossed.  1     On Dec 2, 2015, at 6:05 AM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:      From: Natasha Korecki Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:47 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Anita Alvarez question   Hey there, will see you in a bit...    But just wanting to see if you have response to this: Anita Alvarez's people are  saying they never compelled the city to wage a legal battle to keep the Laquan  McDonald tape from becoming public. They say in phone calls they said it wasn't  their preference but that ultimately it was the city's decision.            Natasha Korecki  POLITICO Illinois Playbook writer/Political reporter  312.307.7351  nkorecki@politico.com   @natashakorecki       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the  addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or  confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or  the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient),  2   you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the  message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3   From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:36 AM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant Fw: POLITICO Illinois Playbook: EMANUEL produces a head — ALVAREZ disputes City Hall video-delay explanation — PLAYBOOK interview today Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Fyi in case you don't get these    From: Natasha Korecki Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:29 AM To: Spector, Stephen Reply To: POLITICO subscriptions Subject: POLITICO Illinois Playbook: EMANUEL produces a head — ALVAREZ disputes City Hall video-delay explanation — PLAYBOOK interview today 12/02/2015 08:27 AM EDT By Natasha Korecki (nkorecki@politico.com; @natashakorecki) with Jesse Rifkin (jrifkin@politico.com; @jesserifkin) Good Wednesday morning. Mayor Rahm Emanuel ousted his longtime ally, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy on Tuesday, despite repeated pledges of loyalty. It was a move that surprised even McCarthy who as recently as Friday said he had no intention of going anywhere despite unrelenting community backlash over the release of the Laquan McDonald video. -- Emanuel said driving his decision was an attempt to rebuild community trust that had been broken: "the public trust in the leadership of the department had been shaken and eroded." The Quote : "I'm responsible. I don't shirk that responsibility. I have taken certain steps prior to this date. I'm taking steps today. As I told you, this is a work in progress in finding a solution. It's not the end of the problem. It's a beginning of a solution towards the problem." -- Rahm Emanuel Flashback to October: "We have allowed our police department to get fetal and it is having a direct consequence. They have pulled back from the ability to interdict ... they don't want to be a news story themselves, they don't want their career ended early, and it's having an impact." -- While the mayor's move aimed to quell discontent questions persist over whether political motivations came into play over the delayed release of the video. On Tuesday, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's office told POLITICO that the office did not compel the city to wage a legal battle to keep the video from becoming public. A court battle ensued as a result of open records requests. Read the story: http://politi.co/1Nqb03n 1 POLITICO ILLINOIS EVENT -- Today's the day. POLITICO Illinois' launch event this morning features a conversation with Emanuel, in only his second public availability since the video's release last week. POLITICO's Chief White House Correspondent Mike Allen and I ask questions. MADIGAN's CALL FOR FULL POLICE REVIEW -- "Madigan Calls for U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division to Investigate Chicago Police Department," by NBC Chicago: "Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday asked the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to investigate the Chicago Police Department's practices to determine whether they violated the Constitution and federal law... In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Madigan asked for an investigation into the department's use of force, including deadly force, as well as the adequacy of its review and investigation into officers' use of force and allegations of misconduct. She also cited the department's training, equipment and supervision of officers and whether a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing exists... Madigan said an investigation by the U.S. DOJ Civil Rights Division 'Division is necessary and appropriate, given its experience investigating the practices of police departments across the country and based on its experience prosecuting former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge.'"http://bit.ly/1MW1q6L FORMER FED WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT THAT -- "Call in the Justice Department to investigate Chicago police," by the Chicago Tribune's Randall Samborn: "Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, will serve as an adviser to the newly formed police accountability panel. But why turn to a former head of the Civil Rights Division? What is needed is a full-scale Justice Department 'pattern-and-practice' investigation of civil rights abuses within the Chicago Police Department - the type of sweeping, outside investigation that Chicago, seemingly alone among large American cities, has mysteriously evaded over the last several decades... From Newark to New York, Cleveland, Miami, New Orleans, Albuquerque and Los Angeles, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, which exercises sole authority to launch and conduct such inquiries, has scoured dozens of large police departments, leaving Chicago's omission head-scratching."http://trib.in/1lX5laB Welcome to the POLITICO Illinois Playbook. Tips? Events? Announcements? Contact nkorecki@politico.com or @natashakorecki TRIBUNE NOT IMPRESSED -- "Emanuel's firing of McCarthy pulled straight from the playbook," by the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board: "If there's a crisis playbook for mayors, here's what it calls for when a cop is charged with first-degree murder and all signs point to a cover-up: ... Fire the police chief. Assign a blue-ribbon task force to determine what went wrong and how to correct it. (Ignore shouted questions about why you don't resign yourself.)... Mayor Rahm Emanuel was acting strictly by the book when he announced Tuesday that police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was out and that a panel of 'five respected Chicagoans' selected by the mayor would spend the next four months examining how the police department polices itself... Fresh eyes. New leadership. Going forward... If that sounds familiar, it's because Chicago is simply repeating a familiar cycle." http://trib.in/1PuY1j9 ALVAREZ SAYS SHE HAS NO INTENTION OF STEPPING DOWN -- "Anita Alvarez on Re-election Efforts in Wake of Laquan McDonald Shooting," by Chicago Tonight: "As the fallout of the Laquan McDonald shooting continues to unfold with Tuesday's resignation of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, some political observers expect questions surrounding the investigation and prosecution of the Chicago police officer who shot McDonald to play a major role in the race for Cook County state's attorney.... Tonight, we talk with incumbent State's Attorney Anita Alvarez about recent calls for her resignation, why it took her more than a year to file first-degree murder charges against Officer Jason Van Dyke and why she thinks voters should give her another four years in office." VIDEO: http://bit.ly/1O3jKsx THE FALLOUT -- "What Did Fired Top Cop Do Wrong? He Stood In Front Of Mayor Rahm Emanuel," by DNAinfo's Mark Konkol: "Make no mistake, ousted police Supt. Garry McCarthy was Mayor 2 Rahm Emanuel's sacrificial lamb - a political peace offering to black ministers who helped keep protests peaceful after the world saw the video of a Chicago police officer pumping 16 bullets into a black teenager... McCarthy, of course, knew he might lose his $260,004-a-year job in the storm that erupted over Officer Jason Van Dyke's shooting of Laquan McDonald... As soon as Emanuel said he 'stands behind' McCarthy, everybody knew there was a chance that the boss would stick a knife in the top cop's back to buy time to save himself." http://dnain.fo/1lvns72 -- "Emanuel's solution creates three new problems," by the Chicago Sun-Times' Neil Steinberg: "You have an understaffed, overstretched police department charged with keeping the peace in the most segregated city in the United States, in a city whose murder rate is three times that of New York City, an ossified department that has proved maddeningly resistant to reform, whose officers - surprise, surprise - reflect all the fears and prejudices found in the society as a whole, and then some... When they screw up, as humans do, they go into their duck-and-cover act, forgetting that everyone has a video camera in their phone, and they're videotaping themselves in the bargain, so lying your way through a crisis just doesn't work the way it used to... Solution? Put a new boss on top of that!" http://bit.ly/1XGExY2 -- "McCarthy overstayed his welcome," by the Chicago Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell: "There's simply no way to build trust between communities of color and the Chicago Police Department when the head of the department is the focus of accusations that there's been a police cover-up of a fatal shooting... But unfortunately, Emanuel's timing for firing McCarthy follows the same script used for the release of the violent dashcam video... It took a lot of pounding from a lot of different fists before the mayor would let the video go... In this instance, instead of heeding the counsel of African-American aldermen who called for McCarthy's ouster, Emanuel stubbornly stood by his superintendent... McCarthy should have been shown the exit in April when he said publicly that Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin shouldn't have been charged for killing 22-year-old Rekia Boyd in 2012." http://bit.ly/1XxSRXY -- "Calls For Rahm To Resign Continue, Even After Garry McCarthy Firing," by Chicagoist's Kate Shepherd: "Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy took one for the team when Mayor Rahm Emanuel formally asked him for his resignation this week. But some Chicagoans do not think ousting McCarthy is enough to quell the public outcry about the Laquan McDonald video, and calls for Emanuel's resignation are getting louder... It's been quite a tough year for Emanuel: an unexpected runoff with Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia, Chicago's fiscal crisis, a massive tax hike proposal and the Barbara Byrd-Bennett scandal. But the mounting allegations that people within his administration 'covered-up' the Laquan McDonald shooting video until compelled to release it by court might be the final straw for his administration... Reporters peppered Emanuel with questions about calls for him to step down and whether or not he's a become "distraction" during an extremely rare news conference Tuesday morning announcing a new police accountability task force. He deflected the questions before abruptly walking out of the conference." http://bit.ly/1LNKT0C NEW BURGER KING FOOTAGE EMERGES -- "Images Appear To Show Police Viewing The NowMissing Laquan McDonald Video," by the Huffington Post's Nick Wing: "Nearly an hour and a half of surveillance footage from the night of Laquan McDonald's death is missing from the security system at a Chicago Burger King near the scene of the black teen's alleged murder, and new evidence obtained by NBC Chicago suggests police may have been the last ones to view it... Jay Darshane, district manager for the Burger King at Pulaski Road and 41st Street, told NBC Chicago in May that his cameras were fully operational when police came in on Oct. 20, 2014, the night of the shooting. While he wasn't at the restaurant at the time, he said he authorized the manager on duty to give the officers access to the footage. He suggested that the video wouldn't show the fatal 16 shots, but it might contain details about what happened directly before and after officer Jason Van Dyke killed McDonald... Now NBC Chicago has revealed the two screen grabs below, which appear to show at least one officer reviewing security recordings at Burger King on the night of McDonald's death."http://huff.to/1NnOZ0L 3 "Analysis: After firing McCarthy, Emanuel faces bigger problem," by the Chicago Sun-Times' Fran Spielman: "Now that Rahm Emanuel has gone against his political instincts by firing his larger-than-life police superintendent, the mayor faces an even bigger political dilemma that could define his legacy... He must find a worthy replacement for Garry McCarthy without making worse racial tensions brought to a boil by the Laquan McDonald shooting video... The video played around the world of a white Chicago Police officer pumping 16 rounds into the body of the black teenager not only sealed McCarthy's fate. It also made the job of filling McCarthy's shoes that much more difficult."http://bit.ly/1YHvRTo "Garry McCarthy blindsided by firing," by the Chicago Sun-Times' Michael Sneed: "McCarthy left with his job intact... But there was a caveat... Emanuel also instructed McCarthy to head back to the mayor's office the next day with a solution to the uproar caused over the police shooting of Laquan McDonald and the execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee threatening to shut down the city - and the distraction caused by him staying in office... It's not known what 'solution' McCarthy was going to present to the mayor - because McCarthy was abruptly called, while making the morning rounds of TV shows, by Emanuel on Tuesday and fired... Sneed is told McCarthy was shellshocked." http://bit.ly/1QdX2Ci "Emanuel fires police superintendent amid protests over video," by POLITICO's Natasha Korecki: "Mayor Rahm Emanuel has dismissed city Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy after the release of an explosive video showing a police officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald... At a City Hall news conference, Emanuel cited the need to rebuild trust in the department in explaining why he asked for McCarthy's resignation earlier this morning. A day earlier, the mayor's office had repeatedly pledged his support to his longtime ally... But public pressure proved overwhelming and increasingly has focused on circumstances surrounding the release of a video tape that shows Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald as the youth walks away from officers." http://politi.co/1NnPJmo "Chicago mayor fires police chief amid protests over police shooting," by USA TODAY's Aamer Madhani: "Facing growing anger over his administration's handling of the release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Tuesday... McCarthy's firing comes one week after Emanuel's administration was forced by court order to release a year-old video that showed officer Jason Van Dyke pump 16 shots into Laquan McDonald, 17, on a Chicago street. Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder last Tuesday, the same day the police dashcam video was released... Hours after the mayor announced McCarthy's ouster, the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she has requested the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights division investigate the Chicago Police Department's practices." http://usat.ly/1QdXeBv "Chicago mayor asks for police superintendent's resignation," by CNN's Ashley Fantz and Holly Yan: "Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he has asked for the resignation of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy... The announcement at a news conference came amid angry protests in Chicago over the way the city responded when a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times in October 2014. Dashboard camera footage of Laquan McDonald's killing was released last week after a judge ordered it be made public... Chicago threat suspect allegedly sought to avenge Laquan McDonald's death... McCarthy was not at the news conference. But the mayor's office told CNN the superintendent had, in fact, resigned." http://cnn.it/1HGv695 State News AND THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT -- "Rauner, Democrats hold 1st meeting in months on state budget," by the Associated Press: "Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders held a rare sit-down meeting Tuesday on the elusive Illinois budget, a summit where perhaps the biggest breakthrough was an agreement to talk again - even as soon as next week... The Republican executive hosted the four leaders of the Democraticled General Assembly during the meeting, which was originally suggested by good-government groups. It was 4 partially televised to give the public a glimpse of the first time since May the top leaders had met in person to discuss the budget, which should have taken effect on July 1... Asked when he emerged from the private session what he considered progress, Democratic Senate President John Cullerton said, 'The fact that there was a meeting.' ... The first-year governor and lawmakers stuck mostly to the script they've followed throughout the impasse, now in its sixth month." http://bit.ly/1RmdyBd "Rauner, legislative leaders agree to meet again soon," by the State Journal-Register's Doug Finke: "The much-hyped meeting between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders Tuesday didn't' produce any noticeable thaws in the state budget impasse that has left Illinois without a permanent spending plan more than five months into its fiscal year... However, the meeting progressed well enough that the five people who must work out a consensus on a new budget will meet again in the near future. Senate President John Cullerton, DChicago, said they all agreed to meet again early next week, although House Speaker Michael Madigan, DChicago, said a time hasn't been determined." http://bit.ly/1HGv94T ALLEY'S DEAD END -- "The Alley in Lakeview Closing After 39 Years, 'Slaughtered' By Construction," by DNAinfo's Ariel Cheung: "From its perch just off Clark and Belmont, The Alley weathered 39 years, the ups and downs of punk and goth culture and endless changes along Lakeview's central intersection... In the end, it was the construction that killed it... The Alley's days at 3328 N. Clark St. are numbered, and the store will liquidate and close for good in the next couple of months - likely by the end of 2015, owner Mark Thomas announced Tuesday... 'This construction here just slaughtered us,' Thomas told DNAinfo Chicago. 'And somebody walked in and made an offer I just could not say no to' to purchase the building. Thomas said Internet shopping, loss of tourism beyond Michigan Avenue and crime along Belmont Avenue were other contributing factors." http://dnain.fo/1Q0wCWb Where's Rahm? With me and Mike Allen at Willis Tower at 8:30. Where's Rauner? No events. FOR MORE political and policy news from POLITICO Illinois, visit: http://politi.co/1Ln6sIF SUBSCRIBE to the Playbook family: POLITICO Playbook: http://politi.co/1phAeAC ... New York Playbook: http://politi.co/1ON8bqW ... Florida Playbook: http://politi.co/1JDm23W ... New Jersey Playbook: http://politi.co/1HLKltF ... Massachusetts Playbook: http://politi.co/1Nhtq5v ... Illinois Playbook: http://politi.co/1N7u5sb ... 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:41 AM Spielfogel, David Re: Anita Alvarez question Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thanks    From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:38 AM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Fw: Anita Alvarez question     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:59 AM To: Natasha Korecki; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Anita Alvarez question I don't want to be sourced but happy to answer. And you should ask him today.    On background. We've answered this one before. Our policy is not to release evidence during investigations.  We've said from day one that the video would be released when the investigation was complete. Public is  clearly demanding more transparency in this process and the task force has been asked to make  recommendations on how to improve it.    From: Natasha Korecki Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:47 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Anita Alvarez question Hey there, will see you in a bit...    But just wanting to see if you have response to this: Anita Alvarez's people are saying they never compelled  the city to wage a legal battle to keep the Laquan McDonald tape from becoming public. They say in phone  calls they said it wasn't their preference but that ultimately it was the city's decision.            Natasha Korecki  POLITICO Illinois Playbook writer/Political reporter  1 312.307.7351  nkorecki@politico.com   @natashakorecki     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:47 AM Patton, Stephen Spielfogel, David Re: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I was curious more than anything. It was a clever way of putting it in this piece.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:10 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late I assume you mean the $500 million number, which has been fairly widely reported before and is accurate, depending  on how many years you include. But an average of $50 million per year over the last 10 years is not too far off. I can get  precise numbers if we want, but this is not a point we should tke issue with. From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:57:51 AM  To: Patton, Stephen  Cc: Spielfogel, David  Subject: Fw: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late   Patton, is that half a million dollar number accurate?   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: NewsClips Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:42 AM Subject: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late  TRIBUNE // Jacqueline Collins //OP‐ED // December 1, 2015  Jacqueline Y. Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate and represents the 16th District of Chicago's  South Side and south suburbs.  Before Mayor Rahm Emanuel removed Garry McCarthy as Chicago police superintendent, the mayor  announced the formation of a new task force to study police accountability. Both moves are far too little, too  late.  Task forces are useful in generating solutions to new and complex problems. But police brutality and racial  disparities in law enforcement are nothing new. They have been swept shamefully under rugs in big cities and  small towns across America. And a plethora of best practices exist; in March, President Barack Obama's Task  Force on 21st Century Policing issued up‐to‐date and thoroughly researched recommendations on body  1 cameras, independent investigations, accountability, training, community trust‐building, recruitment of  minority officers and much more. The mayor doesn't need to reinvent the wheel; he needs to adopt all  applicable recommendations of the 21st Century Policing report immediately. That would be a serious,  convincing step toward real reform.  Shamefully, this latest outrage was no anomaly. Our protest, our advocacy and our tears are for Laquan  McDonald but also for Howard Morgan, shot 28 times by four officers, then convicted of attempted murder.  They are for David Koschman, whose mother was paid $250,000 to settle her civil rights lawsuit against City  Hall and the police department. They are for Rekia Boyd, whose killer is in the process of being removed from  the force more than three years after her death. They are for Ronnie Johnson, killed by police just a week  before Laquan; the city still refuses to release a video of his final moments.  And they are for every victim who will fall as long as the Chicago Police Department offers safe haven to those  who abuse their authority. Since 2004, Chicago has paid out half a billion dollars — enough to balance the  Chicago Public Schools' budget without cuts — to settle claims of police misconduct. It spent $54.2 million on  these settlements in 2014 alone.  If Mayor Emanuel is serious about reform, he won't just appoint a task force; he will welcome the U.S.  Department of Justice to come to Chicago and investigate the police department's culture and leadership, as it  did in Ferguson, Mo., and to bring to light what is being done in our name, with our tax dollars.  We don't need more damage control; we need a complete overhaul of the culture of law enforcement,  prosecution and leadership. The people of Chicago and the majority of police officers who bravely and  responsibly serve the public every day deserve nothing less.  Will we struggle forward as two Chicagos — one where the rule of law prevails, and another where young  people of color are deemed unworthy of our constitutional rights, and the blue shield closes around officers  who appoint themselves judge, jury and executioner? Or will we do the hard and painful work needed to rise  up as one Chicago with equal access to justice for all?  One thing is certain: Another task force does not hold the answer.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cr. Subject: Attachments: FYI attached Sir. Sgt. Mark Sedevic Office of the Superintendent Chicago Police Department 312-745-6100 (office) 312-339-7565 (cell) mark.sedevic@chica~opolice.or~ Sedevic Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:05 AM Price; Ralph M. Roussell; James M. FYI Possible Joint Committee Questions.doc; News releases concerning McDonald.pdf Chicago Police Department Office of News Affairs Garry F. McCarthy Superintendent for Immediate Release Qctober 21, 2014 Marty Maloney Director Contact: Office of News Affair:: 312-745-611 Q Preliminary Statement on Police Involved Shooting — 4100 Block of S. Pulaski On Monday, October 20, 2014, at approximately 9:45 pm, officers assigned to the 008`h District (Chicago Lawn) were investigating a 911 call of a male subject who was breaking into vehicles in the vicinity of the 4100 block of S. Karlov. Responding uniformed officers approached a subject who produced a knife and proceeded to puncture the front passenger tire and damage the front windshield of their marked Chicago Police vehicle. The offender fled an foot with officers in pursuit. Near the intersection of 4100 S. Pulaski, uniformed officers confronted the armed offender who refused to comply with orders to drop the knife and continued to approach the officers. As a result of this action, the officer discharged his weapon striking the offender. The offender was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. No officers were injured during the incident. This matter remains under investigation and all further media inquiries can be directed to the independent Police Review Authority at 312-446-3298. ### 312-745-611 D ~ 351 Scum Michigan Ave., Chicago> EL 6f}653 •Fax 312-745.6999 NEWS RELEASE Chicago Police Department ~'"- "'r Garry F. McCarthy Supennfendent Anthony Guglieimi Director For Immediate Release November 24, 2015 Contact: Office of News Affairs 312-745-6110 MEDIA ADVISl7RY WHAT: The Mayor of Chicago and the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department will discuss details regarding the Laquan McDonald shooting. WHEN: ~"uesdav November 24, 2015 4:30 p.m. VVHE6~~: Chicago Public Safety Headquarters- Media Room 3510 S Michigan Ave UVHO: Mayor Rahm Emanuel CPD Superintendent Gary McCarthy ... 3 2~7d5-~~ 1 t ~ 351:} Seth ~,~ic}~ gay Ave.: nhica~,. ~L ~t?653 Fix 3'2-?~i5-5999 Fact Sheet Regarding the Shooting of Laquan McDonald Brief Facts and Timeline for the Incident and Investigation • On October 20, 2014 at 415` and Pulaski, a Chicago police officer shot and killed a juvenile, Laquan McDonald, who was carrying a knife. • The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), a civilian indepe ndent agency, is charged with investigating all officer-involved shootings. IPRA opened its investi gation into this incident within hours of the shooting. Between Oct. 20 and Oct. 28, IPRA interv iewed witnesses and collected evidence. On Oct. 29, the officer was stripped of his police powers. n p For every officer-involved shooting, IPRA sends the evidence to the Cook County State's Attorney so that state prosecutors can determine whether to pursue a criminal investigation. Several days after the incident, IPRA sent the evidence in this case, including the dash camera video, to the Cook County States Attorney's Office. The evidence was also later shared with the FB(and the Office of the U.S. Attorney as prosecutors initiated state and federal criminal investigation. Per standard practice, iPRA then suspended its adminis trative investigation so as not to interfere with the criminal investigation. Qn November 24, 2015,the Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez charged officer Van Dyke with first degree murder. a That same day, the Chicago Police Department suspended him without pay. Once the criminal case has concluded, IPRA will resume and finish its administrative investigation. g&A Q: Why wouldn't the city release the video? A: The video is evidence in an active criminal investigation and a grand jury has been convened to determine whether criminal charges should be brought. We did not want to do anything that might interfere with the ongoing investigation. For example, releasi ng a video during a pending investigation has the potential to compromise eyewitness testimony because witnesses may adjust their testimony to fit what they or others perceive in the video. Not releasing evidence during an ongoing criminal investigation is consistent with the longst anding practice of federal, state and local taw enforcement authorities. As we stated months ago, the City planned to release the video once the investigation had concluded. Q: What is the status of IPRA's investigation into this incident? A: IPRA started its investigation immediately after the shooting. After collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, IPRA sent the evidence to state and federal prosecutors who initiated a criminal investigation. Once the criminal investigation starte d, per standard practice, iPRA had to suspend its investigation so as not to interfere with the criminal proceedings. Q: Why was the Chicago Police Department able to suspend this A: The Chicago Police Department requires that officers be able to lawfully carry a firearm as a condition of their employment. After the Cook County State's Attorn ey charged Officer Van Dyke with first degree murder, the States Attorney revoked his Firearm Owner iD Card, making it clear that he can no longer lawfully carry a firearm. The officer was immediately suspended without pay. Q: When an officer is not currently facing criminal charges, as is true for Officer Dante Servin, what is the process for terminating that officer's employment ? A: The Independent Police Review Authority is responsible for investigating alb police involved shooting incidents. When a criminal investigation emerges from the same incident, IPRA's investigation is placed on hold until the criminal investigation is complete. Once IPRA resumes its investigation, it may recommend an officer be terminated. At that point the Superintendent has 60 days to review the recommendation, and if he agrees , charges are filed with the Police Board. The Police Board will then hold a hearing and make a final determination. officer without pay? ~.~~~~.~ ~ r<~, NEWS RELEASE ~.l- ~ Chicaga Police Department I ♦~ \ + ` Garry F, McCarthy Superi ntende~7t Anthony Gugtietmi Direct€~r For Immedia#e Release November 24, 2Q15 Contact: Office of News Affairs 312-745-61 i0 Video Release Instruc#ions Click on this (ink: l~t~;fl4ic ~4~_}_12=12()i5.azurewebsite~.._net! Username: video 112420!5 Password: cpna24 I 1 NOTE: Due to limited bandwidth, video will only be available for one hour for download. ### ;.312-74.~ r;1 wrote: We should get Clo or someone for Harris    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Fields, Samantha Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 7:02 PM To: Rapelyea, Sean; Rendina, Michael; Chavez, Claudia Subject: Re: Update Harris will be on CNN tomorrow at 7:00pm. They asked O'Connor to go on as well.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rapelyea, Sean Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:58 PM To: Rendina, Michael; Chavez, Claudia; Fields, Samantha Subject: Re: Update Will try to reach her.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rendina, Michael Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:56 PM To: Chavez, Claudia; Fields, Samantha; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: Re: Update Sean should call her.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Chavez, Claudia Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:53 PM To: Fields, Samantha; Rapelyea, Sean; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: Update 1 Hairston will be on MSNBC tonight at 9pm on the Lawrence O'Donnell show. She also posted this: Press Release SOUTH SIDE ALDERMAN PRAISES COMMUNITY PROTESTS FOR MCCARTHY'S FIRING AND URGES THE MAYOR TO CLEAN HOUSE After months of pushing for Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy's ouster, 5th Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston believes the recent protests forced the mayor to ask for his resignation. Hairston says the administration's decision to fire Detective Dante Servin for the shooting death of 22-year-old Rekia Boyd and arrest of Jason Van Dyke for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was too little too late. "We need to have a clearance sale in the police department and get rid of everyone who McCarthy brought with him", says Hairston. "They're all a part of the problem." Hairston says the problems with the city's police department are systemic and she points to a "blue code of silence" that has allowed police misconduct going back to Jon Burge and the recent promotion of Constantine 'Dean' Andrews. The Chief of Detectives, whose promotion McCarthy announced in October, is accused of creating a false witness statement in the murder of David Koschman by Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard Vanecko. The 5th Ward Alderman, who also is an attorney, scoffs at Emanuel's appointment of a six-person task force on police accountability. "I don't believe this administration is serious about changing this culture, because the moves they have made do not reflect that," says Hairston. "You can't appoint a new panel with the same old people. You can't just recycle people and expect a different outcome." The South Side alderman says she would like to see a younger police commander from Chicago appointed superintendent Hairston believes the current system stifles younger African American officers who may have new and effective ideas about public safety that encompass all of Chicago. Sent from Outlook On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:18 PM -0800, "Chavez, Claudia" wrote: Cardenas said the Latino Caucus statement went out.  Also shared that he’s going to be on Fox tomorrow morning and  will say that Escalante should be included in the list of candidates to be considered for the permanent sup.                     Claudia E. Chavez   Assistant to the Mayor  Mayor's Office of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs  O: 312‐744‐2471  Mobile: 312‐758‐0642      2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:19 AM Patton, Stephen Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey ReTTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Got it. David or Janey, think this is something a third party would have access to?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 9:12 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL We have tried, but it is very difficult to make apples‐to‐apples comparisons, and not surprisingly, we did not receive a lot  of cooperation from other cities and their corporation counsel, as these are not numbers they want us (or anyone else  citing).  But based on publicly‐available numbers, NYC has paid out $700 to $800 million per year in settlements and  judgments in recent years.  But that includes their prison system, school system and public hospital system.  But their  number still seems to be higher than ours, after we attempted to exclude these other entities.   But other top 10 cities  appear to be less, and many are substantially less, if publicly available numbers are to be believed, and it is not always  clear what they do and do not contain.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:47 AM To: Patton, Stephen Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late Do we know how this compares to other urban areas?    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:10 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late I assume you mean the $500 million number, which has been fairly widely reported before and is accurate, depending  on how many years you include. But an average of $50 million per year over the last 10 years is not too far off. I can get  precise numbers if we want, but this is not a point we should tke issue with. From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:57:51 AM  1 To: Patton, Stephen  Cc: Spielfogel, David  Subject: Fw: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late   Patton, is that half a million dollar number accurate?  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: NewsClips Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:42 AM Subject: (NEWS) TRIBUNE: Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late Emanuel's police solution: Too little, too late TRIBUNE // Jacqueline Collins //OP‐ED // December 1, 2015 Jacqueline Y. Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate and represents the 16th District of Chicago's  South Side and south suburbs. Before Mayor Rahm Emanuel removed Garry McCarthy as Chicago police superintendent, the mayor  announced the formation of a new task force to study police accountability. Both moves are far too little, too  late. Task forces are useful in generating solutions to new and complex problems. But police brutality and racial  disparities in law enforcement are nothing new. They have been swept shamefully under rugs in big cities and  small towns across America. And a plethora of best practices exist; in March, President Barack Obama's Task  Force on 21st Century Policing issued up‐to‐date and thoroughly researched recommendations on body  cameras, independent investigations, accountability, training, community trust‐building, recruitment of  minority officers and much more. The mayor doesn't need to reinvent the wheel; he needs to adopt all  applicable recommendations of the 21st Century Policing report immediately. That would be a serious,  convincing step toward real reform. Shamefully, this latest outrage was no anomaly. Our protest, our advocacy and our tears are for Laquan  McDonald but also for Howard Morgan, shot 28 times by four officers, then convicted of attempted murder.  They are for David Koschman, whose mother was paid $250,000 to settle her civil rights lawsuit against City  Hall and the police department. They are for Rekia Boyd, whose killer is in the process of being removed from  the force more than three years after her death. They are for Ronnie Johnson, killed by police just a week  before Laquan; the city still refuses to release a video of his final moments. And they are for every victim who will fall as long as the Chicago Police Department offers safe haven to those  who abuse their authority. Since 2004, Chicago has paid out half a billion dollars — enough to balance the  Chicago Public Schools' budget without cuts — to settle claims of police misconduct. It spent $54.2 million on  these settlements in 2014 alone. If Mayor Emanuel is serious about reform, he won't just appoint a task force; he will welcome the U.S.  Department of Justice to come to Chicago and investigate the police department's culture and leadership, as it  did in Ferguson, Mo., and to bring to light what is being done in our name, with our tax dollars. We don't need more damage control; we need a complete overhaul of the culture of law enforcement,  prosecution and leadership. The people of Chicago and the majority of police officers who bravely and  responsibly serve the public every day deserve nothing less. Will we struggle forward as two Chicagos — one where the rule of law prevails, and another where young  people of color are deemed unworthy of our constitutional rights, and the blue shield closes around officers  who appoint themselves judge, jury and executioner? Or will we do the hard and painful work needed to rise  up as one Chicago with equal access to justice for all? One thing is certain: Another task force does not hold the answer.   2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ituassu, Erika Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:49 AM Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth);Fields, Samantha Johnson, Robert RE: Joint hearing- Public Safety/ Human Relations 12/15 I told Lucy yesterday, after speaking to Sam, not to post anything because we are open to having the meeting but still  have to figure out logistics (one obvious one being that McCarthy won’t be there), so December 15th will not work.  I  believe Sam was going to call Evelyn, but maybe they didn’t connect, so maybe give Evelyn a call and convey the same  message?     Erika Ribeiro Ituassu  LCGA, Legislative Counsel  Mayor’s Office, City of Chicago  121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 406  Chicago, IL 60602  Office: 312.744.7350     From: Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth) Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:28 AM To: Fields, Samantha; Ituassu, Erika Cc: Johnson, Robert Subject: FW: Joint hearing- Public Safety/ Human Relations 12/15 Just got this from Evelyn, she is under the impression we are having this on the 15th as well. How should I advise?    From: Rodriguez, Evelyn Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:25 AM To: Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth) Subject: Re: Joint hearing- Public Safety/ Human Relations 12/15 Hi Beth,    I wanted to let you know that Public Safety & Human Relations is having a joint committee hearing on the  death of Laquan McDonald on Tuesday, December 15th at 10AM.    The Public Safety Committee will take lead on the committee and Lucy Macedo from Ald Reboyras office will  be submitting the agenda, etc.    One question that may seem obvious, but I wanted to check with you‐ in a joint hearing, do I also need to send  the agenda to HR committee members to invite them to the hearing?    Thank you,  Evelyn    Evelyn Rodriguez Legislative Director 1st Ward  Human Relations Committee Chairman Proco Joe Moreno   2740 W. North Avenue Ward 773-278-0101 Committee 312-744-1367  1   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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Do you think that in order to restore confidence in CPD and the Mayor that the city should release the Ronald Johnson video? IF ASKED ABOUT AG MADIGAN CALL FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW:       Lauren Huffman Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (312) 744‐6167 office Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org   From: Huffman, Lauren Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:52 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Task force talk points 12 I can take a pass and send to you guys for approval. Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 6:45 AM -0800, "Ewing, Clothilde" wrote: What time is her interview? I did not, but we can take from press release and then janey, hopefully, can fill in.    2 Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Huffman, Lauren Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:41 AM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Task force talk points GM! did you guys do something for Lori or others yesterday? Working on a briefing for Lori and want to give her a few high level points to raise in MSNBC and other nationals she may do. Thanks. Lauren Huffman City of Chicago This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Collier, Laurie Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:01 AM Ewing, Clothilde Bennett, Kenneth FW: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community Community_Note_dr4docx.docx; Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent McCarthy Announce Expansion Of B....pdf; Task Force Annoucement.pdf Good morning, Just checking on the status of the letter…Is it okay to e-blast? please advise… Thanks…   From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:42 PM To: Bennett, Kenneth Cc: Collier, Laurie; Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey Subject: FW: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Ken,  Attached is the email text and the attachments for a suggested note to the community list.  Clo – please review.  Thanks.  Eileen    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:05 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sure. Updated drafts attached.     From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:03 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Silver, Steven Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Agree for both.  Thanks.    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 4:01 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sorry to send this feedback piecemeal… for the community note, I think we should say the that first deputy John  Escalante will be the acting superintendent while the police board conducts a search for the next superintendent.   1   From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Sounds good. Updated attached. Let me know any others.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:41 PM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Stone prefers to be called “randolph” and he is not a member of the law enforcement community. Need to replace “law  enforcement” with “criminal justice”    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:14 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Updated drafts are attached with mention of the Garry news. Let me know any other edits.     From: Silver, Steven Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:44 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Draft notes to Cabinet and Community   Eileen, Here are drafts for both notes that you requested. Also including our releases that can be attached. Let me know  any edits to these.       Steven C. Silver  Senior Speechwriter  Office of the Mayor    (312) 744‐2232    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Gutierrez, Carl Wednesday, December 02, 2015 11:27 AM Quinn, Kelley Ewing, Clothilde RE: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Looks like it’s just the two Editorials as far as “opinions” go. Took the liberty of stretching the Editorial search through  the beginning of 2015 for any “historical” statements on the City or MRE. Here’s what I found:    Title: Rahm Emanuel Pays The Price For Not Pandering  Publication: Washington Post  Byline: Editorial Board  Published: March 5, 2015  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/for‐chicago‐mayor‐rahm‐emanuel‐smart‐governing‐comes‐with‐a‐ price/2015/03/05/91d5ef14‐c34f‐11e4‐ad5c‐3b8ce89f1b89_story.html    KEY MATERIAL:  ‐If there is no room in the party for a pragmatic progressive like Mr. Emanuel, who was President Obama’s first chief of  staff in the White House, then the party, and by extension the country, are in trouble.    ‐It shouldn’t escape notice that Mr. Emanuel’s willingness to take on these very same unions as he tackled some of the  city’s most pressing problems landed him in political trouble in the first place. Instead of ignoring, for example, the  grossly underfunded pensions of government employees that threaten to drive the city into bankruptcy, Mr. Emanuel  engineered sensible reforms to the municipal and laborers pensions and is intent on fixing the police and firefighter  funds.    ‐where Mr. Emanuel was most fearless…is in school reform…These reforms have produced encouraging results:  graduation rates up, suspensions and expulsions down, more African American students taking Advanced Placement  classes. But success for long‐neglected children appears immaterial to a teachers union focused on protecting its turf.    ‐What unites these progressive Democrats is not an allegiance to corporations, as the slurs might have you think, but a  recognition that their predecessors made unaffordable deals that can’t be fully honored without harming people who  lack powerful advocates: poor students, people who use city playgrounds, patients in public clinics. We hope sufficient  numbers of Chicago voters can look at that bigger picture.      From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 11:10 AM To: Quinn, Kelley Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar Quick and dirty (and attached). Wanted you to have this now. Will keep searching.    1 Title: Laquan McDonald’s Death Exposes Chicago’s Rotten System  Publication: Washington Post  Byline: Editorial Board  Published: November 25, 2015  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chicagos‐rotten‐system/2015/11/25/500dcaa6‐93b1‐11e5‐a2d6‐ f57908580b1f_story.html    Title: Rahm Emanuel Ducks and Dodges In Chicago  Publication: Washington Post  Byline: Editorial Board  Published: December 1, 2015  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ducking‐and‐dodging‐in‐chicago/2015/12/01/131ee90c‐9877‐11e5‐8917‐ 653b65c809eb_story.html      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 11:03 AM To: Gutierrez, Carl Subject: Fw: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar See below. Please do now.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 10:55 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not‐good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar    Let me know when and I’ll pop over. Can you have Carl pull what has run in opinion page so far on this?     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:55 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar Yes. Will do.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 10:49 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: FW: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not‐good options in the Laquan McDonald  uproar    We need to touch base with their ed board today.      From: NewsClips Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:19 AM Subject: (NEWS) WASHINGTON POST: Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar  2    Rahm Emanuel faces several not‐good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar  Rahm Emanuel faces several not-good options in the Laquan McDonald uproar Other mayors in his situation have taken a variety of tactics. Read more...   WASHINGTON POST // AMBER PHILLIPS  Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), one of the nation's most high‐profile mayors, is the latest city leader to  grapple with racial unrest in a city ignited by fatal police brutality against unarmed black citizens.  But the accusations against Emanuel, once President Obama's chief of staff, are a bit more serious than ones  other mayors in his shoes have faced this year: Civil rights activists are accusing him of being complicit in a  police coverup of the shooting of 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald — a shooting that led to a murder charge for  a Chicago police officer after the video of the shooting was released — and calling for him to resign. He and his  leadership team are facing questions about why the video took 13 months to surface, and only then was the  officer charged.  "A leader has to be held to account for the code of silence that continues to exist in the Chicago police  department," said Chicago civil rights lawyer Craig Futterman, according to the U.S. News & World Report. "He  has to acknowledge it and address it."  Emanuel has acknowledged wrongdoing by the officer, Jason Van Dyke, saying at a news conference after the  video was released and heated demonstrations broke out that "Van Dkye violated … basic moral standards  that bind our community together" — making it clear he thought the officer was a lone bad actor.  But Emanuel hasn't publicly acknowledged or addressed his own political future. And if the fate of  mayors facing similar racial unrest is any indication, he'll soon have to.  With the major caveat that each case this year has been different — and Emanuel seems to be facing the most  serious allegations of all the cases — here are four options available to him, based on what other mayors in his  shoes decided to do:  1. Fire someone high‐ranking  This option was forged by Emanuel himself, when on Tuesday he announced he asked the Chicago police chief  to resign a week after the incriminating video was released.  “He has become an issue, rather than dealing with the issue, and a distraction," Emanuel said, according to  The Post's Mark Berman.  The clear idea here is to hope this mollifies those calling for people to lose their jobs, without it being you.  Emanuel said he's also created a task force to assess police brutality ‐‐ saying "they won't be just wallflowers." But in this high‐profile case — a murder charge for an officer is rare in these instances, and the 13‐month wait  for the public release of the video is particularly troublesome — it might not be enough.  The president and chief executive of the NAACP had this to say Tuesday:  And appearing on MSNBC on Tuesday night, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, "The police chief should not be the  fall guy for this crisis alone."  3 The white, part‐time mayor of majority‐black Ferguson, Mo., declined to go with Option No. 1 two days after a  Justice Department report blasted the Ferguson Police Department for long‐held racial profiling practices.  Mayor James Knowles said his job was "not to just chop off heads." (Though the police chief and the town  manager eventually resigned.)  But Knowles withstood calls for his own job in the unrest after the shooting death of Michael Brown in August  2014. Knowles was widely criticized — along with most political leaders in the state — for a collective failure  of leadership.  Adding fuel to his critics was an MSNBC interview Knowles did in the midst of the protests where he said  "there's no racial divide here."  Activists called for his ouster, but he refused. They ultimately fell 27 signatures short of forcing Knowles to  face a recall election. (Knowles and city officials are also facing a lawsuit initiated by activists requesting the  recall be put on the ballot.)  Knowles told USA Today after the recall effort failed that he was sifting through the signatures of people on  the petition and planned to reach out soon to conduct a listening tour of sorts.  "I'm hoping we can bridge some gaps, because right now we got to focus on how to bring people together," he  said.  3. Hold a roundtable  The protests after a grand jury decided not to indict officers involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner  drew attention from Al Sharpton, then‐U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama, who said "This  is an American problem."  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged police brutality.  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), who was notably not a target of resignation calls, wound up holding a  roundtable with police and political activists where he asked everyone involved to find "mutual respect."  He later issued a statement promising to "ensure proper reforms are enacted to ensure this won't happen  again."  4. Step down  Even though she joked that she hadn't lost an election since middle school, Baltimore's first‐term mayor  surprised her city by announcing she wouldn't seek reelection less than six months after her city erupted in  riots after Freddie Gray suffered a spinal injury in the back of a police car in April and later died.  Stephanie Rawlings‐Blake, at times her voice quavering, according to the New York Times, announced in  September that said she would not seek reelection, because "every moment that I spent planning for a  campaign or seeking reelection was time that I was taking away from my current responsibilities to the city."  Like other mayors in her situation, Rawlings‐Blake's handling of the riots was not without controversy. In  addition to being criticized for letting the city's worst riots since 1968 get out of hand, civil liberties groups  were concerned with how long she imposed a curfew afterward. During the riots, Rawlings‐Blake said that "we  also gave those who wished to destroy [some] space to do that as well," which her office had to clarify was not  an endorsement of the property destruction that occurred.  Rawlings‐Blake also fired the city's police chief.  As she stepped down herself, Rawlings‐Blake made clear what many of the mayors in this story likely have  come realize: Police brutality and the ensuing citizen outrage altered their political future drastically.  “You don’t get to choose,” she said. “You play the cards you’re dealt.”        This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  4 prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   5 Title: Laquan McDonald’s Death Exposes Chicago’s Rotten System Publication: Washington Post Byline: Editorial Board Published: November 25, 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chicagos-rotten-system/2015/11/25/500dcaa6-93b1-11e5a2d6-f57908580b1f_story.html THIS TIME in Chicago, the police coverup failed. Until Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder for shooting a teenager, Laquan McDonald, 16 times last year, it was almost unheard of for a Chicago police officer to be held accountable in a shooting incident, whether or not a suspect died. Like Mr. McDonald, most of the victims are black. The problem starts in the mayor's office; implicates the police department's top brass, the police union and rank-and-file officers; and runs through the city's nominally independent police review authority, which routinely dismisses allegations of police wrongdoing. Since 2007, the authority has reviewed nearly 400 police- involved shootings in Chicago, fatal and non-fatal - an average of about one per week - and judged just one of them to be unjustified. Just one officer was charged criminally in all those shootings, and he was acquitted. Mr. Van Dyke's lawyer said he will show in court that the shooting was justified. That will be challenging, given the police dashcam video, which shows Mr. Van Dyke, who is white, opening fire even as Mr. McDonald veers away from him and then falls to the ground. The video is stomach-turning. Its aftermath lays bare a system with an utter absence of accountability. It also raises disturbing questions about the Cook County prosecutor, Anita Alvarez, and federal prosecutors. They had the incriminating videotape for months; why were no charges brought until this week? Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) fought to withhold the video from public view for months until a judge ordered it released. Then, rather than calling for reform in the police department, which fatally shoots more people than any other force in the nation, Mr. Emanuel suggested the episode arose from one bad apple. That's wrong. Chicago has many fine officers who do tough jobs. The city needs them; but it also needs a better department. It was the police who allegedly destroyed evidence by deleting videotape recorded by a nearby Burger King security camera - video that may have contained relevant footage - shortly after the McDonald shooting. It was the police who issued misleading information, saying Mr. McDonald was shot as he "continued to approach the officers." It was the police who maintained a code of silence despite at least seven other officers who witnessed the shooting at close range. That's outrageous and should lead to further criminal inquiries and the immediate firing of the city's police superintendent, Garry McCarthy. The problems are not about tactics and training; they're about a culture of impunity, including a police union that routinely covers for even the dirtiest cops. At least 15 misconduct complaints had been lodged against Mr. Van Dyke over the years, none of which resulted in disciplinary action. In the decade ending in 2014, the city is estimated to have spent $500 million settling legal claims arising from police misconduct; that was before it paid $5 million to Mr. McDonald's family this year. Mr. Emanuel, appealing for calm, now says it is time for "healing" in Chicago. In fact, no real healing is possible without deep reforms in a rotten system. Title: Rahm Emanuel Ducks and Dodges In Chicago Publication: Washington Post Byline: Editorial Board Published: December 1, 2015 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ducking-and-dodging-in-chicago/2015/12/01/131ee90c9877-11e5-8917-653b65c809eb_story.html IT DIDN'T take long for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's rickety one-bad-apple narrative to implode. As an explanation for a white police officer firing his gun 16 times into the body of black teenager Laquan McDonald in October of last year, it was a flimsy story from the outset given the systemic wrongdoing that allegedly followed the killing, and it quickly collapsed under the weight of popular outrage in the Windy City and across the country. On Tuesday, Mr. Emanuel, facing irate questions from the public, the media and some of his political allies, beat a tactical retreat by firing Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy, naming a task force to address the police department's obvious lack of accountability and acknowledging in a City Hall news conference what he called "the undeniable fact that the public trust in the leadership of the [police] department has been shaken and eroded." Much the same is true about the mayor's own leadership, as he also admitted. A task force is well and good, but Mr. Emanuel, forced into a runoff and reelected in April, has more explaining to do. The video, made public last week by order of a Cook County judge, shows Officer Jason Van Dyke opening fire even as the 17-year-old Mr. McDonald, who was carrying a small folding knife, veered away from police. The officer continued to shoot even after Mr. McDonald was on the ground, hitting him repeatedly in the back. At Tuesday's news conference, Mr. Emanuel defended the city's efforts to keep the video secret as an effort not to taint the case - a case that showed no sign of life before the video was ordered released, at which point the Cook County prosecutor, Anita Alvarez, suddenly swung into action and, 13 months after the fact, charged Mr. Van Dyke with murder. (He has said he is innocent and will fight the charges.) In the face of the mayor's dodging and weaving, Chicago reporters wanted to know, with good reason, whether he had fought the video's release and delayed approval of a $5 million settlement with the McDonald family to protect his prospects in a tough reelection year. A task force on police accountability cannot be the end of the McDonald case. At least seven other officers were standing there when Mr. Van Dyke opened fire; if they lied about it, they should be prosecuted too. Ms. Alvarez, the prosecutor, needs to explain her own inertia more convincingly than she has; if she cannot, she also should resign. And what about the feds? FBI and Justice Department officials began investigating the McDonald killing just weeks after the fact. If Ms. Alvarez wouldn't move to bring Mr. Van Dyke to justice, why couldn't they? It's not just that Chicago's police force needs an overhaul (though it does); in the McDonald case itself, there must be accountability for the apparent lies, evasions and coverup that goes beyond the prosecution of one police officer. From: Sent: To: Subject: Paula Thornton Greear Wednesday, December 02, 2015 11:40 AM Bennett, Kenneth Chicago Urban League: Invitation to Host Forum on Police Accountability 12.9.15 Mr. Bennet:    Good morning. Per my voicemail, I am the new VP of External Affairs at Chicago Urban League. It’s very nice to e‐meet you.     CUL cordially invites you, or a representative from your office,  to participate in a panel discussion as part of our community forum  tentatively entitled “Truth and Justice for All: Advancing Police Accountability” to be held on Wednesday, December 9 from 6 p.m. –  8 p.m. There is a need across the community to not only understand what happened in the Laquan McDonald case and what the  critical underlying issues are, but wat we can do individually and collectively to advance our community so that similar situations do  not happen again.     This morning, MSNBC expressed interest in covering the forum, which is designed to discuss the need –and shared accountability ‐‐  for improved policing practices throughout Chicago.      The forum will begin with a panel, followed by a Q& A session. Thus far, panelists include:     Lorenzo Davis, former CPD investigator fired from the force for refusing to justify incidents in which he claims civilians were  wrongly shot and sometimes killed.   (Tentative) Craig Futterman, founder of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project; Clinical Professor of Law, The  University of Chicago      Shari Runner, Interim President & CEO, CUL   Paul Strauss, Co‐Director of Litigation for the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and is the Director of  the CLC’s Employment Opportunities Project.   Rufus Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of BBF Family Services    We are also planning to extend an invitation to the CPD to participate. We will begin promoting the forum tomorrow through  traditional and social media, as well as through our programmatic partners. Thank you for your consideration. I do hope that you will  be able to participate in the community forum. I will follow‐up with you this afternoon. In the meantime, please let me know if you  have any questions or need additional information. My contact information is listed below.     Have  a good day.    Sincerely,  Paula Thornton Greear             Paula Thornton Greear  Vice President of External Affairs  Chicago Urban League  4510 South Michigan Avenue   Chicago, Illinois 60653  Main: 773‐285‐5800  Office: 773‐451‐3536   F: 773‐285‐8034  E: pgreear@thechicagourbanleague.org  www.TheChicagoUrbanLeague.org  1 Facebook Twitter YouTube Chicago Urban League Oppurtun?y Gummun?y. 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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:11 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde Quinn, Kelley;Spielfogel, David RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Yes, we had the recovered gun in the statement already.    Everyone wants this as soon as possible, but deadlines are obviously before they air.      From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:09 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Was reference to a recovered gun in last night’s statement?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:07 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   When is the deadline? We are meeting at 1 and may have better guidance?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 12:06 PM To: Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Everyone,     We’ve had a few more requests for a statement on the Johnson video – including NBC Nightly News (national) and CBS  local.  This is what I provided yesterday and would like to provide again today.  Any issues?          Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office   ‐ cell     1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 1:44 PM Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Klinzman, Grant;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Huffman, Lauren;Ewing, Clothilde FW: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Emanuel: Madigan “misguided’ to seek Justice Department investigation of CPD Follow up Completed To make sure folks have it, sending around the verbatim transcript of what MRE said during this particular back‐and‐ forth:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation  whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s  the case?    A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kind of  oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil  case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot  of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago,  within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI  as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But  started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney  concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI.  My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They  are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in  my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two  weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a  whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and  practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome  that?     A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s  present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an  outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and  he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential.  Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney  and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so  they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.       From: NewsClips Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 1:30 PM Subject: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Emanuel: Madigan “misguided’ to seek Justice Department investigation of CPD Emanuel: Madigan “misguided’ to seek Justice Department investigation of CPD  1 SUN TIMES // FRAN SPIELMAN  Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday dismissed as “misguided” the decision by Illinois Attorney General Lisa  Madigan to ask the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Chicago Police Department’s use of force as  the furor over the Laquan McDonald shooting video continued.  In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made public on the day Police Superintendent Garry  McCarthy was fired, Madigan asked the department’s Civil Rights Division to conduct a comprehensive  investigation into the Chicago Police Department similar to probes done in other cities.  Specifically, Madigan wants the feds to investigate whether there is a pattern of “discriminatory policing” in  Chicago and do a deep dive into how the Police Department handles misconduct allegations and how the  department trains, equips and supervises its officers.  Some of those same issues are being covered by Emanuel’s new Task Force on Police Accountability.  “Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken. Chicago cannot move ahead and rebuild trust between the  police and the community without an outside, independent investigation into its police department to  improve policing practices,” Madigan said in a statement.  On Wednesday, Emanuel bluntly denounced Madigan’s move without regard to the surprisingly close  relationship he has forged with her powerful father, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D‐Chicago).  The mayor noted that the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago already are investigating all aspects of  the Laquan McDonald case — an investigation that was started within two weeks of the October 2014  shooting. The state’s attorney’s office, which has now filed first‐degree murder charges against Police Officer  Jason Van Dyke, also is continuing to look at the case.  “Like everybody else, I await their conclusions. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around  it. An additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided,” Emanuel said in a live,  online interview conducted by Politico before an audience at the Willis Tower.  “They are doing a thorough job. Hitting the re‐start button on a whole new investigation does not get you to  the conclusion in an expedited fashion.”  The mayor was reminded that what Madigan has in mind is “more of a sweeping view” of the Chicago Police  Department, similar to Justice Department investigations conducted in other cities. Would he welcome that?  “What I first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation. … Before the U.S. Justice Department  would ask the local U.S. Attorney and the FBI to take on additional work, I’d like them to complete the work  [they’re already doing]. I understand these are very hard cases,” he said.  “If something happened, we need to deal with it. But, to set up another investigation while one has yet to  conclude, in my view, is wrong…. Hitting the re‐start button is not going to get us to the comprehensive  solution. Given all the work that’s been done, I wouldn’t want to start over because it’s going to take time.  Given that we need answers and we need to know what happened and we will follow whatever those  conclusions are all the way to the end, we need the conclusion of that investigation.”  An 86‐minute gap in surveillance tape from a Burger King near the place McDonald was shot, and the fact that  police officers spent about two hours at the restaurant on the night of the shooting trying to retrieve the video  is fueling speculation about a police conspiracy to erase that portion of the tape.  That’s even though a forensic analysis for the FBI found “absolutely no evidence of tampering” with the video  from a Burger King system described as a “mess.”  Questions have also been raised about why none of at least five other police officers who arrived at the scene  offered medical assistance to McDonald and why none of the dashboard camera videos had any working  audio.  Asked Wednesday whether there would be more firings in addition to McCarthy, Emanuel said, “As the U.S.  attorney finishes their job, if anything else is found, we will handle that and deal with that and hold people  accountable for whatever happened.”  The only head that won’t roll — at least not until 2019 — is Emanuel’s.  2 He has no plans to offer the resignation that some community activists have demanded for waiting until one  week after the April 7 mayoral runoff to ask the City Council to authorize a $5 million settlement to the  McDonald family — even before a lawsuit had been filed — and for keeping the incendiary video under wraps  until last week to meet a court‐ordered  deadline.  “We have a process. It’s called the election. The voters spoke. I’ll be held accountable and responsible for my  actions and the decisions I make. That’s how I approach it. I never shrink from the responsibility of making  what I think are the very tough decisions to move the city forward,” he said.  Pressed on whether he has made mistakes in his handling of the Laquan McDonald shooting, the mayor said,  “I’m sure I have.” Specifically, Emanuel said he could have followed Cincinnati’s lead by ordering police videos  released immediately and automatically unless an investigative body asks the city to keep them under wraps.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Subject: Fwd:(NEWS)TRIBUNE: Interim police Superintendent John Escalante known for being calm, low-key -------- -------- Original message From: NewsClips Date: 12/02/2015 7:02 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Subject:(NEWS)TRIBUNE: Interim police Superintendent John Escalante known for being calm, low-key Interim police Superintendent John Escalante known for being calm, low-key TRIBUNE //Jeremy Gorner // December 1, 2015 John Escalante, the man chosen to lead the Chicago Police Department for the interim after top cop Garry McCarthy was pushed out, brings a personality to the position that stands in stark contrast to his former boss. Unlike McCarthy, who kept a high profile and was always media-savvy, Escalante, a 29-year veteran of the department, has been known to be soft-spoken and low key, rising up through the ranks with a calm and "steady" demeanor,those who know him said. But now Escalante will be front and center, charged with the monumental task of leading the department in the midst of a crisis of distrust and negative attention, both locally and nationally,following the release of a video showing the killing of black teen Laquan McDonald by a white Chicago police officer. Escalante will likely be the department's face for some months until Mayor Rahm Emanuel names a permanent replacement Escalante, who was most recently the department's second in command and held numerous leadership roles with Chicago police in recent years, addressed his new role as interim top cop, and its challenges, in an email to the entire force Tuesday. "As we know, a series of recent announcements concerning Chicago Police has placed our organization in the spotlight in news headlines worldwide," Escalante said Tuesday in a memo to the 12,000-strong department. "Regardless of what role we each play in our Department, it is a challenging time for every one of us. "I want to call attention to our core values and core mission, which remain unshakeable regardless of circumstance," he continued. "It is still our duty to serve and protect with the highest degree of professionalism, integrity, courage and excellence, and we must rely on these principles as we move ahead." Several active and retired police officials contacted by the Tribune described Escalante as very businesslike, but with a dry sense of humor and down-to-earth personality. Shakespeare District Cmdr. Marc Buslik called Escalante as "steady as a rock," referring to his ability to remain calm under pressure at crime scenes. "He's an easygoing, friendly guy, very focused on the mission," said Buslik, who's worked with Escalante in the Shakespeare and Grand Central districts. "He knows how to balance dealing with people with getting the job done." Others who know Escalante described him as one who typically stays away from media attention. But that would likely change, given facing the public through the media is a critical part of a police chief's job. "He's not a limelight guy," said a former police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "I don't think he's going to get joy like,'Hey, I'm on N.' He's a humble guy." While Escalante's career spans nearly three decades, the Hispanic police official has climbed the department ladder quickly over the last few months. On Oct. 5, he became McCarthy's second in command as first deputy superintendent following the retirement of Alfonza Wysinger. Prior to that, Escalante served in several commands in patrol and detective operations. Earlier in his career, he supervised detectives in the bomb and arson section and once worked ascommunity-policing lieutenant in the Grand Central District, serving the far West Side and portions of the Northwest Side. He later became patrol commander of Shakespeare, serving Wicker Park, Bucktown and Logan Square. In 2010, he became a deputy chief, overseeing patrol operations for the entire Northwest Side, and was considered a possible candidate for superintendent after Jody Weis left office the following year. From there, he became McCarthy's chief of detectives. Escalante declined to be interviewed Tuesday when contacted via email by a Tribune reporter. But he personally responded to the email on this hectic day and quipped he "was doing well today, but ask me the same question tomorrow and I may have a different answer." This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressees) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:46 PM Quinn, Kelley;Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Patton Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed yes. what time does it need to be submitted by?    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:28 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: Re: Patton      Clo,   USA Today is giving us the opportunity to write an op‐ed for Friday when they publish their editorial. Is that  something Steve could start? Or Kup?    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:26 PM  To: Spector, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: Re: Patton      Bill, what's his schedule look like?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:23 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton   So perhaps he can do one call with the USA Today ed board, then another with Mark Brown, and then round it out with  one conference call with the cable news producers, listed below:   Alexis Weiss from The Lead Katie Hinman from State of the Union Jill Chappell from Situation Room  Susan Garraty with Ed Schultz Barbara Fant with Al Sharpton Diane Shamis with Chris Hayes Andy Dallos with Rachel Maddow   1   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:21 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton Top priority starting at 9 a.m.:     HOT:   USA Today (They are writing an editorial for Friday critical of how the Mayor handled the case. Just got off the  phone with them)  Columnists: Mark Brown, John Kass (maybe)    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:12 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: Re: Patton    K, please send one email with folks that we need to reach out to with Patton and potentially janey    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:42 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton   Yes. Mark Brown wants to talk to him tomorrow.    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:35 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: RE: Patton    Happy to organize and work with Bill on this      From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:55 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton     Yes, would like to do this.  If they can do earlier in the day if Patton’s schedule allows, better.       From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:53 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton     For Hardball, Chris Hayes, and Maddow, the producers said that they think tonight’s coverage will mostly be California  shootings but that they having rolling coverage so no guarantee.   2    They are all interested in talking with Patton though. It might be good to set up a conference call with Steve and the  producers sometime tomorrow afternoon to walk thru the timeline.      From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:28 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton     Thank you. What about MSNBC and the networks?      From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:28 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton     CNN’s senior director booking says “all shows for tonight will be focused on the today tragic shooting out of San  Bernardino, California”     They also asked for a standing interview request with MRE, understanding that if he’s not available now, then some time  in the future.       From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Patton     Great. Please continue to call through the others unless someone else on this chain has already done so.  Please also do  the same for MSNBC and the other nationals.       From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Patton     Just talked to them ‐ no. They are all doing only California coverage this evening and will not be covering  Chicago.         On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:39 PM ‐0800, "Ewing, Clothilde"  wrote:  Is she doing anything tonight still? IF so, I want to schedule time with Patton and Janey beforehand.     From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:38 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Patton     I'm headed back to the office now and my phone alive again. I am talking to Burnett now and can knock out  the other ones.         3 On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:34 PM ‐0800, "Quinn, Kelley"  wrote:  Stephen, pop into my office if you can.     From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:33 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton      Frisbee says that the ST is not writing an editorial for tomorrow related to LM. He said there will be LTE’s and other  posts, but not an editorial.      Here’s producer info for the programs mentioned below:     Happy to call to feel them out.     The Lead with Jake Tapper:   Alexis Weiss, 347‐486‐1639     Erin Burnett:   Bob Hand, bob.hand@turner.com     Anderson Cooper:  Jessica Simpson, Jessica.Simpson@turner.com     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:05 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton     Agree on burns. Asked rendina thoughts and have not heard back yet.      On cnn agree. Would like to talk directly with erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and if it is not too late jake  tapper and whoever else is on tonight. On msnbc, should do the same thing.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:00 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: RE: Patton    Sorry. I thought you wanted Steve to call here again.          From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:59 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton     Yes, but this is an alderman.  4    From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:58 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton      Patton spent 45 minutes on the phone with her already today.     I still need to know if that quote is okay, and she just asked me how rare it is to settle a case before a suit is filed.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:57 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton     Someone pls send me monica davey's number. I want him to call her asap.     From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Cc: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Patton      I think him walking through it with folks is helpful. It might be good to target some of the national reporters who aren’t  100% tuned into the timeline –      CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/us/chicago‐police‐shooting‐explainer/index.html  Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the‐fix/wp/2015/12/02/amid‐the‐laquan‐mcdonald‐uproar‐ rahm‐emanuel‐faces‐several‐not‐good‐options/  WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago‐police‐boss‐out‐amid‐protests‐over‐shooting‐of‐teen‐1448990592     Have folks heard what the Chicago editorial boards are writing about for tomorrow?      To the extent that we can and want to respond to this narrative, it might also be good to have Ald Burns out there more  since he was somewhat helpful in this CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐ mcdonald‐resignation/     Chicago Alderman Will Burns says many of the calls for Emanuel's resignation are from  people who have long opposed the mayor politically and may be using McDonald's death  to air their grievances.  "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those  people supported ... Garcia in the last election," he told CNN on Tuesday. "The idea that  people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be  supportive now fails the test of logic."  Burns, the son of a police officer, is optimistic that the city's new leaders can implement  the changes needed.   5 "We just got elected in 2015. We've got a long way to go before the 2019 cycle to deal  with these issues," he said. "I think there's a lot of momentum within the black caucus in  the City Council for systematic changes."        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:38 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Bill Mccaffrey Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Patton     Anything on this?      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:51 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Patton    Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with  reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor.      Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:28 PM Quinn, Kelley;Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;Huffman, Lauren;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Patton Thanks. Please have janey in the 9am as well if she is available     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:21 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton Top priority starting at 9 a.m.:    HOT:   USA Today (They are writing an editorial for Friday critical of how the Mayor handled the case. Just got off the  phone with them)  Columnists: Mark Brown, John Kass (maybe)    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:12 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: Re: Patton      K, please send one email with folks that we need to reach out to with Patton and potentially janey     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:42 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton   Yes. Mark Brown wants to talk to him tomorrow.    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:35 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: RE: Patton      Happy to organize and work with Bill on this    1 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:55 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton Yes, would like to do this.  If they can do earlier in the day if Patton’s schedule allows, better.     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:53 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton For Hardball, Chris Hayes, and Maddow, the producers said that they think tonight’s coverage will mostly be California  shootings but that they having rolling coverage so no guarantee.    They are all interested in talking with Patton though. It might be good to set up a conference call with Steve and the  producers sometime tomorrow afternoon to walk thru the timeline.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:28 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton Thank you. What about MSNBC and the networks?    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:28 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Patton CNN’s senior director booking says “all shows for tonight will be focused on the today tragic shooting out of San  Bernardino, California”   They also asked for a standing interview request with MRE, understanding that if he’s not available now, then some time  in the future.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Patton Great. Please continue to call through the others unless someone else on this chain has already done so.  Please also do  the same for MSNBC and the other nationals.     From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Patton Just talked to them - no. They are all doing only California coverage this evening and will not be covering Chicago. 2 On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:39 PM -0800, "Ewing, Clothilde" wrote: Is she doing anything tonight still? IF so, I want to schedule time with Patton and Janey beforehand.   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:38 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Patton I'm headed back to the office now and my phone alive again. I am talking to Burnett now and can knock out the other ones. On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:34 PM -0800, "Quinn, Kelley" wrote: Stephen, pop into my office if you can.    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:33 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton    Frisbee says that the ST is not writing an editorial for tomorrow related to LM. He said there will be LTE’s and other  posts, but not an editorial.      Here’s producer info for the programs mentioned below:     Happy to call to feel them out.     The Lead with Jake Tapper:   Alexis Weiss, 347‐486‐1639     Erin Burnett:   Bob Hand, bob.hand@turner.com     Anderson Cooper:  Jessica Simpson, Jessica.Simpson@turner.com     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:05 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton     Agree on burns. Asked rendina thoughts and have not heard back yet.      On cnn agree. Would like to talk directly with erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and if it is not too late jake  tapper and whoever else is on tonight. On msnbc, should do the same thing.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:00 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren 3 Subject: RE: Patton    Sorry. I thought you wanted Steve to call here again.          From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:59 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton     Yes, but this is an alderman.     From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:58 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton      Patton spent 45 minutes on the phone with her already today.     I still need to know if that quote is okay, and she just asked me how rare it is to settle a case before a suit is filed.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:57 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton     Someone pls send me monica davey's number. I want him to call her asap.     From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Cc: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Patton      I think him walking through it with folks is helpful. It might be good to target some of the national reporters who aren’t  100% tuned into the timeline –      CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/us/chicago‐police‐shooting‐explainer/index.html  Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the‐fix/wp/2015/12/02/amid‐the‐laquan‐mcdonald‐uproar‐ rahm‐emanuel‐faces‐several‐not‐good‐options/  WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago‐police‐boss‐out‐amid‐protests‐over‐shooting‐of‐teen‐1448990592     Have folks heard what the Chicago editorial boards are writing about for tomorrow?      To the extent that we can and want to respond to this narrative, it might also be good to have Ald Burns out there more  since he was somewhat helpful in this CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐ mcdonald‐resignation/     4 Chicago Alderman Will Burns says many of the calls for Emanuel's resignation are from  people who have long opposed the mayor politically and may be using McDonald's death  to air their grievances.  "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those  people supported ... Garcia in the last election," he told CNN on Tuesday. "The idea that  people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be  supportive now fails the test of logic."  Burns, the son of a police officer, is optimistic that the city's new leaders can implement  the changes needed.   "We just got elected in 2015. We've got a long way to go before the 2019 cycle to deal  with these issues," he said. "I think there's a lot of momentum within the black caucus in  the City Council for systematic changes."        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:38 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Bill Mccaffrey Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Patton     Anything on this?      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:51 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Patton    Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with  reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor.      Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  5 that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 1:52 PM Ewing, Clothilde Klinzman, Grant;Spector, Stephen;Huffman, Lauren;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Patton Adding Bill who is also helping On Dec 2, 2015, at 1:51 PM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor. Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:58 PM Spector, Stephen;Ewing, Clothilde;Klinzman, Grant;Huffman, Lauren Quinn, Kelley RE: Patton I’m not getting all emails.    Can you please delete my CPS email, in case that is the issue.  For example, I did not get Clo’s email on this string from  2:38.      From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:53 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Patton I think him walking through it with folks is helpful. It might be good to target some of the national reporters who aren’t  100% tuned into the timeline –     CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/us/chicago‐police‐shooting‐explainer/index.html  Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the‐fix/wp/2015/12/02/amid‐the‐laquan‐mcdonald‐uproar‐ rahm‐emanuel‐faces‐several‐not‐good‐options/  WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago‐police‐boss‐out‐amid‐protests‐over‐shooting‐of‐teen‐1448990592    Have folks heard what the Chicago editorial boards are writing about for tomorrow?     To the extent that we can and want to respond to this narrative, it might also be good to have Ald Burns out there more  since he was somewhat helpful in this CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐ mcdonald‐resignation/    Chicago Alderman Will Burns says many of the calls for Emanuel's resignation are from people who have long opposed the mayor politically and may be using McDonald's death to air their grievances. "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those people supported ... Garcia in the last election," he told CNN on Tuesday. "The idea that people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be supportive now fails the test of logic." Burns, the son of a police officer, is optimistic that the city's new leaders can implement the changes needed. "We just got elected in 2015. We've got a long way to go before the 2019 cycle to deal with these issues," he said. "I think there's a lot of momentum within the black caucus in the City Council for systematic changes."     1 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:38 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Bill Mccaffrey Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Patton Anything on this?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:51 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Patton   Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with  reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor.     Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:07 PM Huffman, Lauren;Quinn, Kelley;McCaffrey, Bill;Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant Re: Patton NO. Not yet. I need to talk to rendina first.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Huffman, Lauren Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:05 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: Patton   rant and I can flag down burns bc he's at the event w us. Who do we want him to talk to if he's avail?  G   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:58 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton Yes, but this is an alderman.    From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:58 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton      Patton spent 45 minutes on the phone with her already today.   I still need to know if that quote is okay, and she just asked me how rare it is to settle a case before a suit is filed.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:57 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton Someone pls send me monica davey's number. I want him to call her asap.    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Cc: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Patton  1   I think him walking through it with folks is helpful. It might be good to target some of the national reporters who aren’t  100% tuned into the timeline –      CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/us/chicago‐police‐shooting‐explainer/index.html  Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the‐fix/wp/2015/12/02/amid‐the‐laquan‐mcdonald‐uproar‐ rahm‐emanuel‐faces‐several‐not‐good‐options/  WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago‐police‐boss‐out‐amid‐protests‐over‐shooting‐of‐teen‐1448990592     Have folks heard what the Chicago editorial boards are writing about for tomorrow?      To the extent that we can and want to respond to this narrative, it might also be good to have Ald Burns out there more  since he was somewhat helpful in this CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐ mcdonald‐resignation/     Chicago Alderman Will Burns says many of the calls for Emanuel's resignation are from  people who have long opposed the mayor politically and may be using McDonald's death  to air their grievances.  "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those  people supported ... Garcia in the last election," he told CNN on Tuesday. "The idea that  people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be  supportive now fails the test of logic."  Burns, the son of a police officer, is optimistic that the city's new leaders can implement  the changes needed.   "We just got elected in 2015. We've got a long way to go before the 2019 cycle to deal  with these issues," he said. "I think there's a lot of momentum within the black caucus in  the City Council for systematic changes."        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:38 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Bill Mccaffrey Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Patton     Anything on this?      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:51 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Patton    Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with  reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor.      2 Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM Klinzman, Grant;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Huffman, Lauren;McCaffrey, Bill RE: Patton The Lead is on right now and they have been doing California coverage. The Lead is over in 20 minutes.    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:43 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Patton Just talked to them - no. They are all doing only California coverage this evening and will not be covering Chicago. On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:39 PM -0800, "Ewing, Clothilde" wrote: Is she doing anything tonight still? IF so, I want to schedule time with Patton and Janey beforehand.   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:38 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Patton I'm headed back to the office now and my phone alive again. I am talking to Burnett now and can knock out the other ones. On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 1:34 PM -0800, "Quinn, Kelley" wrote: Stephen, pop into my office if you can.   From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:33 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton    Frisbee says that the ST is not writing an editorial for tomorrow related to LM. He said there will be LTE’s and other  posts, but not an editorial.    Here’s producer info for the programs mentioned below: 1   Happy to call to feel them out.   The Lead with Jake Tapper:  Alexis Weiss, 347‐486‐1639   Erin Burnett:  Bob Hand, bob.hand@turner.com   Anderson Cooper: Jessica Simpson, Jessica.Simpson@turner.com   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:05 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton Agree on burns. Asked rendina thoughts and have not heard back yet.    On cnn agree. Would like to talk directly with erin Burnett, Anderson Cooper and if it is not too late jake  tapper and whoever else is on tonight. On msnbc, should do the same thing.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:00 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: RE: Patton Sorry. I thought you wanted Steve to call here again.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:59 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren Subject: Re: Patton Yes, but this is an alderman.   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:58 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren  Subject: RE: Patton    Patton spent 45 minutes on the phone with her already today.   I still need to know if that quote is okay, and she just asked me how rare it is to settle a case before a suit is filed.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:57 PM 2 To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Patton   Someone pls send me monica davey's number. I want him to call her asap.   From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Huffman, Lauren; McCaffrey, Bill  Cc: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Patton    I think him walking through it with folks is helpful. It might be good to target some of the national reporters who aren’t  100% tuned into the timeline –    CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/01/us/chicago‐police‐shooting‐explainer/index.html Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the‐fix/wp/2015/12/02/amid‐the‐laquan‐mcdonald‐uproar‐ rahm‐emanuel‐faces‐several‐not‐good‐options/ WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago‐police‐boss‐out‐amid‐protests‐over‐shooting‐of‐teen‐1448990592   Have folks heard what the Chicago editorial boards are writing about for tomorrow?    To the extent that we can and want to respond to this narrative, it might also be good to have Ald Burns out there more  since he was somewhat helpful in this CNN story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐ mcdonald‐resignation/   Chicago Alderman Will Burns says many of the calls for Emanuel's resignation are from  people who have long opposed the mayor politically and may be using McDonald's death  to air their grievances. "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those  people supported ... Garcia in the last election," he told CNN on Tuesday. "The idea that  people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be  supportive now fails the test of logic." Burns, the son of a police officer, is optimistic that the city's new leaders can implement  the changes needed.  "We just got elected in 2015. We've got a long way to go before the 2019 cycle to deal  with these issues," he said. "I think there's a lot of momentum within the black caucus in  the City Council for systematic changes."     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:38 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren; Bill Mccaffrey Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Patton   Anything on this?    3 Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 1:51 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Huffman, Lauren Cc: Quinn, Kelley Subject: Patton   Understand you guys are monitoring LM related stories. Need to know where we need to touch base with  reporters and ed boards with Patton, janey or even the mayor.    Sent froum my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:36 PM Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO;Rapelyea, Sean;Quinn, Kelley RE: WH Update Wonderful news. Thank you!    From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO [mailto:desiree_n_barnes@who.eop.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:35 PM To: Rapelyea, Sean; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: WH Update FWIW‐ POTUS sat with Norah O’Donnell just now and his interview will air on primetime over the next 3 days. Instead of  Chicago they filled our domestic question space with San Bernardino. No questions on you all at all.     From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:54 PM  To: 'Rapelyea, Sean' ; Quinn, Kelley ; Ewing,  Clothilde   Subject: RE: WH Update  This is churn from our briefing room‐ We’re now doing a sit down primetime interview today- this is now coming up as a topic of interest among other things but this will definitely be something he’s going to be asked about. Josh is holding the line the briefing. April Ryan is worth speaking with directly as she is the main hardball guest who handles issues of these matters. David Nakamura @DavidNakamura 29s29 seconds ago Earnest on Obama's react to video of Laquan McDonald's death:Obama "had the kind of human reaction other people across the country had." Justin Sink @justinsink 2m2 minutes ago that obama watched the McDonald video isn't new news https://www.facebook.com/potus/posts/429428773913635?fref=nf … Fred Lucas @FredLucasWH 3m3 minutes ago Peter Doocey points out Obama spoke out early in Ferguson but "wasn't friends with the mayor of Ferguson." Juliet Eilperin @eilperin 3m3 minutes agoWashington, DC "Sure, they worked closely together for a couple of years when the mayor served as his CoS" @PressSec asked if Obama/Emanuel are friends Juliet Eilperin @eilperin 3m3 minutes agoWashington, DC File that under another "not a ringing endorsement" comment on Emanuel @TheFix AprilDRyan @AprilDRyan 56s57 seconds ago There is grumbling Mayor Rahm was a strong influence on President Clinton's criminal justice stand in the 90's. That was Rahm's portfolio 1 Gregory Korte @gregorykorte 42s43 seconds ago According to visitor's logs, Rahm Emanuel has visited White House at least three times in 2015. Saw POTUS, OMB director and Chief of Staff. Fred Lucas @FredLucasWH 3m3 minutes ago Josh Earnest: Most of Mayor Emanuel's time at WH COS, was spent on economy, not a lot on criminal justice issues. Alexis Simendinger @ASimendinger 3m3 minutes ago WH won't comment on whether DOJ should probe Chicago policing/turmoil/shooting. @PressSec says decision for DOJ to make; no WH interference. Jared Rizzi @JaredRizzi 36s37 seconds agoWashington, DC Earnest characterizes Rahm handling of Chicago #LaquanMcDonald "quite directly" Chris Cillizza @TheFix 3m3 minutes ago Chris Cillizza Retweeted Juliet Eilperin Ringing endorsement! Not. Chris Cillizza added, Juliet Eilperin @eilperin "It's up to the people of Chicago & @RahmEmanuel to evaluate" the mayor's performance on policing, minorities @PressSec says Josh Lederman @joshledermanAP 59s59 seconds ago .@PressSec says Obama has seen the Chicago video Sarah Wheaton @swheaton 36s36 seconds ago Obama has seen video of police shooting in Chicago, but @PressSec doesn’t want to describe reax bc could be seen as interfering w/ DOJ   Sarah Wheaton @swheaton 39s40 seconds ago Chicagoans "will have to determine who should be running the city including evaluating [Emanuel’s] commitment over the longterm” - @PressSec Alexis Simendinger @ASimendinger 40s40 seconds ago Obama following news of Mayor Emanuel & turmoil over policing. Reforms take time, @PressSec notes. Unclear if Obama, Emanuel spoken recently AprilDRyan @AprilDRyan 28s28 seconds ago @PressSec says it is left up to the citizens on who runs the city (Chicago)         From: Rapelyea, Sean [mailto:Sean.Rapelyea@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:43 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley ; Ewing, Clothilde ; Barnes,  Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Subject: WH Update  2 Kelley and Clo,     I've copied Desiree Barnes from the White House press office who has some updates on what questions are  being asked by pool reporters at the daily press briefing and how they are responding.     Thanks,     Sean     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:31 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Rapelyea, Sean RE: WH Update Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Excerpts from today’s briefing below: Q Turning to the situation in Chicago, how closely, if at all, has the President been following what’s going on there? And there have been calls now for his former Chief of Staff, the Mayor, to step down. Does the President have any feelings about whether that would be appropriate at this point? MR. EARNEST: Josh, the President is obviously aware of the quite intense national coverage of the events in his hometown over the last week or so, and the President has been following it. I don’t know that he’s had the opportunity to speak to Mayor Emanuel in the last week. Obviously, the President has spent a fair amount of time overseas the last few weeks. But I can tell you that what we did see from Mayor Emanuel in the news conference that he held yesterday was a personal commitment to following through on reforms that he believes are needed within the Chicago Police Department. The Mayor also acknowledged that those reforms are not the kinds of reforms that can be implemented overnight, can’t be implemented with the flip of a switch, but rather will require the sustained commitment to implementing those reforms by the leadership of that city over the long term. And Mayor Emanuel offered up his own personal commitment to follow through on implementing those reforms. Obviously the citizens of the city of Chicago will have to determine who should be running the city, including evaluating his commitment over the long term to implementing reforms. And that’s why we have elections - so that city officials are held accountable, as they should be. Q Josh, I have a couple of questions on a couple different subjects -- starting off with Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. Does this administration believe that the Justice Department should be investigating the McDonald case? MR. EARNEST: As you know, April, this is a decision for federal career prosecutors in the Department of Justice to make. And so any comment on the White House’s preference or the President’s preference could be viewed by some as interfering with what should be an independent criminal investigation. 1 Q It's not necessarily a preference in the way, I guess, I'm looking at it. What I'm asking is, with the facts that are on the ground -- the facts, not what will -- and the President, as you said, he’s been watching this intensely -- with the facts that we know, does this rise to the occasion of a Justice Department probe into this matter? MR. EARNEST: Well, it's the Justice Department that will make that determination. They’re looking at the same facts that all of us are, and that will be their responsibility to determine. Q Now, I want to ask you about Rahm Emanuel himself. He’s had the privilege to work in two administrations, the Clinton administration and this administration. During his time in the Clinton administration, his portfolio included criminal justice. During his time here, was there ever any time that he gave input on issues of criminal justice, particularly when this administration was focusing on different issues when Eric Holder was here -- on issues of criminal justice? MR. EARNEST: April, it's hard for me to account for all of the conversations that the former Chief of Staff would have had with members of the administration or with the President, or even members of the Cabinet. I can tell you that when Mayor Emanuel was serving as White House Chief of Staff we were in the midst of digging out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. I know that most of his time was spent focused on the economic policy development process that has yielded important results for the American people and for the American economy. I think that was a pretty good endorsement of his service and his tenure here at the White House. But like I said, I can't account for all the conversations that he may have had, but criminal justice was certainly not the focus of his efforts while he was the Chief of Staff to President Obama. Q Well, as you know, Rahm Emanuel is a very vocal person and he makes his feelings known easily. MR. EARNEST: He’s not shy. Q He’s not shy. I'm glad we agree on that. So, with that, there was a poignant moment in this administration, the beer summit, when President Obama, at the beginning of this administration, talked about Skip Gates and the issue of profiling and policing. Did Rahm Emanuel step in -- with the history that he’s had, with his portfolio from the Clinton administration, with his efforts of zero tolerance and he didn’t want to get into profiling -- did he talk about that with the President when there was this controversy within the White House of how to handle the aftermath of the President’s statements on the Skip Gates situation? MR. EARNEST: I don't know. And I'm certainly not going to get into any private conversations between the President and his Chief of Staff. 2 Q At this point, it is an issue. It is part of the scope, the landscape of who Rahm Emanuel is and what he thinks about policing as it relates to what’s happening in Chicago. MR. EARNEST: But I think the way that people will judge his handling of these issues -- I think rightly so -- is the way that he continues to handle this very difficult situation in Chicago. He’s the mayor of the city, and he’s got the responsibility for instituting the kinds of reforms that he himself has acknowledged are badly needed here. And I think people will rightly judge him and his handling of these issues based on his response to this incident and on his ability to keep his commitment to be focused on implementing these reforms over the long term. Q Should he step down? MR. EARNEST: That’s a decision for Mayor Emanuel and the voters of Chicago to make. He has obviously confronted this situation over the course of the last week quite directly and already taken some steps to indicate his own commitment to addressing some of the problems that he has seen. But, again, it’s up to the people of Chicago and the Mayor himself to evaluate his performance in responding to this situation. Q And one last subject -- Harvard. There’s a lot of news about what’s going on at Harvard, with the crest and then also with the issue of some African American faculty members having their faces blacked out. And we understand that the President is still very close to many people at Harvard and with that -- and he spoke out very strongly about diversity issues in 1991 at Harvard. So what’s his thought process right now about his alma mater and what’s happening there when it comes to racial issues there? MR. EARNEST: I haven’t spoken to him about the situation on the campus at Harvard. Q Can you ask him please? Because it’s a big issue. Harvard University, the school that the President was the head of the law review, the school that the President attended -- this is a big deal. Can you get some information for us? MR. EARNEST: Well, I’ll see what I can do. Q Back to Chicago. What was the President’s reaction when he saw the video of the young man being shot and killed? MR. EARNEST: Well, Ron, the President has seen the video. The President had the kind of human reaction that I think lots of other people across the country have had to that specific video. The President, of course, is limited in talking about that reaction, and I’m limited in the degree to which I can talk about his reaction to it. Because of his unique role as President of the United States, by commenting on this at great length I think would be viewed by some as improperly interfering with an ongoing, independent criminal investigation. So I can confirm for 3 you that I have seen the video, but I don’t have a lot of details to share about his reaction. Q And just to be clear, is there a DOJ investigation going on now of the police department, or not? MR. EARNEST: Well, I believe -- you can check this with the Department of Justice -- well, let me say it this way. It’s at least been publicly reported that the Department of Justice is conducting an investigation into the death of this individual. And you can confirm that with the Department of Justice. There has been a separate request that has been made by the Attorney General of Illinois, the State Attorney General of Illinois, for a broader investigation of the entire police department by the Department of Justice -- something that’s called a “patterns in practice” investigation. And the decision to pursue an investigation like that would be one that’s made by the Department of Justice. I don’t believe that they have announced that that’s something that they are already doing, but you can check with them to see if the request from the state attorney general is one that they’re willing to entertain. Q The administration has I think opened or has about 20 of these “pattern in practices” investigations going on. I believe it’s an unprecedented number. Does the President feel that this is a situation -in his hometown, towards the end of his tenure here, on an issue that he has spoken out about a lot, policing in America, that he has made a priority -- why not speak out about this? Why not make a point of what’s happened here, if he is so moved by what he saw and what he’s witnessing, within the limits of the ongoing investigation? I think a lot of people just are saying, come on, step up. MR. EARNEST: Yes, and I think it’s an entirely legitimate question. And what you point out, Ron, is that there are limits on the President about what he can say publicly based on his desire to avoid the perception that he is somehow interfering with an independent, ongoing investigation. Some of that’s because the President is determined -- is committed to the idea of these kinds of independent investigations, and the fact is, even if he had significant concerns to express, it could be viewed then by some that the only reason the Department of Justice is looking into it is that the President himself expressed concerns. And the President believes that these kinds of situations should be evaluated and investigated based on the facts and based on the merits of the arguments that are presented by either side. And so it is a difficult constraint. And it is the kind of thing that I think the President intends to speak about more freely once he is the former President of the United States. But until then, his ability to communicate about this at great length is limited. 4 Q Given his concern about this issue, I would think -- and this has been going on for a year -- I would think that he sees this as a setback in his efforts to improve policing generally around the country. MR. EARNEST: Well, Ron, I think the President -- as you point out -has talked about this in general, this issue in general quite a bit over the last year and a half or so. The President did convene a Taskforce on 21st Century Policing that has yielded a set of recommendations and best practices that have been lauded by law enforcement officials across the country. There are a lot of good ideas that were put forward by local law enforcement and by civil rights activists and by academics and lawyers, who all came together to put forward these recommendations. There are a number of cities that have chosen to try to implement these best practices. And you have to talk to the city of Chicago about whether or not -- or to what degree they have implemented these kinds of best practices. The thing that is true, though, is that these law enforcement organizations are, as they should be, controlled at the local level. And the federal government can’t impose these best practices on local law enforcement organizations across the country. What we can do is put forward these recommendations that are based on informed consultation with law enforcement leaders and civil rights activists and community activists and lawyers from all across the country. But it’s going to be up to individual jurisdictions to decide how these best practices can be applied in their communities. Q Thank you. Is the President still friendly with Rahm Emanuel? MR. EARNEST: Mayor Emanuel does have an opportunity to come to Washington periodically in his role as the mayor, and it would not be unusual for him to come by the White House when he does. I know when the President was in Chicago a month or so ago, the President had the opportunity to visit with the Mayor then, too. So, sure, they worked closely together for a couple of years while Mr. Emanuel served as the President’s Chief of Staff. Q So is the President just keeping quiet about what’s happening in Chicago because the Mayor there is his friend? Because you mentioned that he doesn’t want to interfere with an ongoing investigation, but he spoke out very early on with the Ferguson case, and that officer wasn’t even charged with anything. And all that I can think of that’s different is that he wasn’t friends with the mayor of Ferguson. MR. EARNEST: Well, Peter, what we’ve seen is we’ve seen these kinds of situations in a lot of cities across the country -- places like Baltimore and Minneapolis. And the President, in each of those situations, has been cognizant of the limits that are placed on the President of the United States, that his public expressions either of support or criticism could be perceived by some as interfering with an independent law enforcement investigation. And the President believes strongly that law enforcement investigations should be conducted based 5 solely on the facts and free from even the appearance of political influence. So that explains entirely the decision that the President has made with regard to this specific case. Q And you mentioned that the President has seen the video. Does he think that there is anything to the theory that Rahm Emanuel waited to release it so that he could get reelected? MR. EARNEST: I haven’t heard the President opine on potential motivations there. Q And then, to that end, is the President worried that if Rahm Emanuel is not the mayor, some of his post-presidential projects, like his library in Chicago, are going to be more difficult to get going? MR. EARNEST: Not at all. Q To that end, one separate question. In Paris, the President said that he’s anticipating a Democrat succeeding him so that the things that he’s been working on will continue, that a Democratic President would continue with the themes that the President has been following. Does that signal -- should that signal to us that the President is more concerned with his legacy than with laws that are going to last a long time no matter who the President is? MR. EARNEST: No, I think it should be a clear signal to you that the President is quite committed to the kinds of priorities that he has sought to advance in office. And everything from reforming Wall Street to make sure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for bailing out big banks that make risky bets that go bad, to making sure that we continue to implement the Affordable Care Act in a way that will expand health care coverage to 17 million Americans -- those are values and priorities that this President has fought for in office, and he’s hopeful that the next President of the United States will be somebody who shares those values and will continue to fight for them. Unfortunately, we have not seen a commitment from Republicans to holding Wall Street accountable, or expanding access to health care or cutting health care costs for middle-class families. But those are values that have been championed by the Democratic candidates for President, and it’s why the President hopes that one of them is going to succeed him. Mara. Q Thanks. Just to ask the Rahm question another way. The criticism is that he spoke out more and seemed to feel less constrained in Baltimore and Ferguson than he does now, even though the situations were pretty similar. So that’s the criticism. Do you reject that, that he somehow spoke more freely or felt less constrained, even though there were investigations of those incidents, too? 6 MR. EARNEST: I do reject that. I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. And I think I’ve tried to describe at length exactly why the President is limited in what he can say publicly about this specific case. Mary. Q family? One more on Chicago. Has the President spoken with the McDonald Does he have any plans to meet with them? MR. EARNEST: I’m not aware of any calls that the President has placed to the family. So, no, I don’t know that that’s occurred yet. I’m not aware of any specific plan to call them, but I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. Q And on Iraq, The Washington Post is reporting that it’s widely viewed there that the U.S. is actually helping ISIS. How concerned is the administration about that level of suspicion of the U.S. there? And what can you do to change this perception? MR. EARNEST: Well, obviously, those sorts of suggestions are completely absurd and fly in the face of at least one fact, which is that the United States has built and is leading a coalition of 65 nations to degrade and ultimately destroy that organization. So this is the result of a coordinated and intense Iranian-backed propaganda campaign. But it certainly bears no reference to the reality of the situation.     From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:11 PM  To: 'Ewing, Clothilde' ; Quinn, Kelley ; Rapelyea,  Sean   Subject: RE: WH Update  Yes perfect you already connected!    From: Ewing, Clothilde [mailto:Clothilde.Ewing@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:05 PM  To: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO ; Quinn, Kelley ;  Rapelyea, Sean   Subject: RE: WH Update  You mean Kevin and Addie?    From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO [mailto:desiree_n_barnes@who.eop.gov] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:45 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Rapelyea, Sean; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: WH Update I will send you all our briefing transcript once I have. Josh has been very defensive of Rahm so not to worry there. People  here are not worried. If you need our DOJ spokesperson and AFAM comms director let me know. Lynn Sweet has  7 popped up‐ but I’m not sure if folks from your office have talked to her, but Denis (our COS) shut her down and she  wasn’t able to get on Josh’s schedule bc the day has been to hectic.       From: Quinn, Kelley [mailto:Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:36 PM  To: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO ; Rapelyea, Sean  ; Ewing, Clothilde   Subject: Re: WH Update  Thank you!    From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:34 PM  To: Rapelyea, Sean; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: RE: WH Update      FWIW‐ POTUS sat with Norah O’Donnell just now and his interview will air on primetime over the next 3 days. Instead of  Chicago they filled our domestic question space with San Bernardino. No questions on you all at all.    From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:54 PM  To: 'Rapelyea, Sean' ; Quinn, Kelley ; Ewing,  Clothilde   Subject: RE: WH Update This is churn from our briefing room‐ We’re now doing a sit down primetime interview today- this is now coming up as a topic of interest among other things but this will definitely be something he’s going to be asked about. Josh is holding the line the briefing. April Ryan is worth speaking with directly as she is the main hardball guest who handles issues of these matters. David Nakamura @DavidNakamura 29s29 seconds ago David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) Twitter 9,156 tweets • 876 photos/videos • 12.2K followers. "Yogi Berra, Willie Mays, Bill Ruckelshaus: How to get a Presidential Medal of Freedom. From @eilperin ... Read more... 8   Earnest on Obama's react to video of Laquan McDonald's death:Obama "had the kind of human reaction other people across the country had." Justin Sink @justinsink 2m2 minutes ago that obama watched the McDonald video isn't new news >>https://www.facebook.com/potus/posts/429428773913635?fref=nf <<… Fred Lucas @FredLucasWH 3m3 minutes ago Peter Doocey points out Obama spoke out early in Ferguson but "wasn't friends with the mayor of Ferguson." Juliet Eilperin @eilperin 3m3 minutes agoWashington, DC "Sure, they worked closely together for a couple of years when the mayor served as his CoS" @PressSec asked if Obama/Emanuel are friends Juliet Eilperin @eilperin 3m3 minutes agoWashington, DC File that under another "not a ringing endorsement" comment on Emanuel @TheFix AprilDRyan @AprilDRyan 56s57 seconds ago There is grumbling Mayor Rahm was a strong influence on President Clinton's criminal justice stand in the 90's. That was Rahm's portfolio Gregory Korte @gregorykorte 42s43 seconds ago According to visitor's logs, Rahm Emanuel has visited White House at least three times in 2015. Saw POTUS, OMB director and Chief of Staff. Fred Lucas @FredLucasWH 3m3 minutes ago Josh Earnest: Most of Mayor Emanuel's time at WH COS, was spent on economy, not a lot on criminal justice issues. Alexis Simendinger @ASimendinger 3m3 minutes ago WH won't comment on whether DOJ should probe Chicago policing/turmoil/shooting. @PressSec says decision for DOJ to make; no WH interference. Jared Rizzi @JaredRizzi 36s37 seconds agoWashington, DC Earnest characterizes Rahm handling of Chicago #LaquanMcDonald "quite directly" Chris Cillizza @TheFix 3m3 minutes ago Chris Cillizza Retweeted Juliet Eilperin Ringing endorsement! Not. Chris Cillizza added, Juliet Eilperin @eilperin "It's up to the people of Chicago & @RahmEmanuel to evaluate" the mayor's performance on policing, minorities @PressSec says Josh Lederman @joshledermanAP 59s59 seconds ago .@PressSec says Obama has seen the Chicago video Sarah Wheaton @swheaton 36s36 seconds ago 9 Obama has seen video of police shooting in Chicago, but @PressSec doesn’t want to describe reax bc could be seen as interfering w/ DOJ    Sarah Wheaton @swheaton 39s40 seconds ago Chicagoans "will have to determine who should be running the city including evaluating [Emanuel’s] commitment over the longterm” - @PressSec Alexis Simendinger @ASimendinger 40s40 seconds ago Obama following news of Mayor Emanuel & turmoil over policing. Reforms take time, @PressSec notes. Unclear if Obama, Emanuel spoken recently AprilDRyan @AprilDRyan 28s28 seconds ago @PressSec says it is left up to the citizens on who runs the city (Chicago)          From: Rapelyea, Sean [mailto:Sean.Rapelyea@cityofchicago.org]   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:43 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley ; Ewing, Clothilde ; Barnes,  Desiree N. EOP/WHO   Subject: WH Update Kelley and Clo,    I've copied Desiree Barnes from the White House press office who has some updates on what questions are  being asked by pool reporters at the daily press briefing and how they are responding.    Thanks,    Sean    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 10 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 11 From: Sent: To: Subject: Fields, Samantha Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:44 PM Rendina, Michael RE: Laquan settlement This was a direct intro in Finance Committee (as all settlements are) and it passed on the April 15th Council meeting.    From: Rendina, Michael Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:27 PM To: Fields, Samantha Subject: Laquan settlement When did we intro settlement to council?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Laws, Lisa Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:10 PM Deal, Joe RE: Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin Office Yes      From: Deal, Joe Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 3:10 PM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: Fw: Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin Office   Can you keep track of these?    From: Henry, Vance Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:07 PM To: Deal, Joe; Laws, Lisa; Bennett, Kenneth; Chief of Patrol Eddie Johnson Cc: Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Fw: Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin Office FYI From: Anthony Beckham (Board of Commissioners)   Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 2:31:42 PM  Subject: Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin Office  Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin calls on you to join him for a “MARCH FOR JUSTICE” on Friday, December  4th at NOON. We will march in remembrance of Laquan McDonald at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle Blvd. Chicago, IL. Along  with Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth Leaders, Community Activists  and Concerned Citizens. We demand the following action items:       A federal investigation of the Mayor’s Office, State’s Attorney’s Office, and CPD;   Appointment of a Special Prosecutor to replace State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez in the prosecution of this case;   An independent, civilian police review board; and    Immediate release of all dashboard camera videos related to police involved shootings        Best,   Anthony Beckham  Outreach Coordinator  Office of Commissioner Richard R. Boykin, 1st District  Cook County Building  118 North Clark Street Room 567  Chicago, Illinois 60602  312‐603‐4566  anthony.beckham@cookcountyil.gov     1 From: Sent: To: McCaffrey, Bill Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:19 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Update_List;Klinzman, Grant;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Subject: Side note: the ST already has story on the Chatman video up and the Trib is now asking for a comment regarding that  video too.          From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:16 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets So just?             The Trib reported the CCSA was investigating.  Did we have that confirmed?      From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:14 PM To: Spielfogel, David; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets       From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:13 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets isn't this under investigation by the states attorney?    From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:09 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets   CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:18 PM Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David;McCaffrey, Bill;Quinn, Kelley;Silver, Steven;Update_List;Klinzman, Grant;Patton, Stephen RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:18 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets      From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:16 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets okay    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:15 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Fine by me. David? Eileen. If we don’t hear anything by 5:20, we will release.    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets I would not repeat “In light of…”   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. With the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held by  one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to  know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of this, the City will release the video in the next few days.”     Any other thoughts?  Deadlines are coming and going… CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:29 PM Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;McCaffrey, Bill;Silver, Steven;Rountree, Janey;Update_List;Klinzman, Grant;Patton, Stephen Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Tribune just posted their editorial calling on us to release the video. Can I please call Dold and tell him that we  plan to?    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:19 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Jim Kirk from the Sun‐Times just emailed me about this ‐‐ he wants to know why we gave the Tribune a  statement yesterday but not Mary Mitchell. I highly recommend we move this now if everyone is comfortable.   From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:16 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      okay    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:15 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Fine by me. David? Eileen. If we don’t hear anything by 5:20, we will release.    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets I would not repeat “In light of…” 1   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. With the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held by  one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to  know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of this, the City will release the video in the next few days.”     Any other thoughts?  Deadlines are coming and going…   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:04 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets  How about this:     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to  know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of this, the City will release the video in the next few days.”       From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:03 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets I need to know what to tell Dold. Can I tell him we will be releasing it in the next few days?    From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:00 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets    Given trib ed board, why aren't we saying we'll release in the next few days.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:57 PM To: Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Fine with this, but Patton, Janey, David and Eileen need to approve.      “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to  know and not compromising ongoing investigations. So the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be  released.”    2       From: Silver, Steven Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:50 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     How about this? Added in red. This tracks with language from the presser yesterday.     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to  know and the need to improve transparency in these cases but without compromising ongoing investigations. So the  City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.”          From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:40 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     Does anyone have the language he used yesterday?  Silver, do you have?      From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     Sure.  How about this?     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, and the need to balance the public’s right to know, the City is currently re‐ examining when this video should be released.”     My only concern with that is we are now doing the work of the task force.        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:30 PM To: Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     Sorry to throw a wrench, but why not add some of his language from yesterday about balancing this with the public’s  right to know/see, whatever the phrase was. Need to make sure that we express that we also do hear and respect the  public’s desire.   From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:26 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     3 CCSAO is investigating.      From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:16 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     So just?      “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.”     The Trib reported the CCSA was investigating.  Did we have that confirmed?        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:14 PM To: Spielfogel, David; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     I would lose the last sentence.       From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:13 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     isn't this under investigation by the states attorney?     From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:09 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      We are now on deadline for everyone.     Since there is no update, can I use the same statement?  I really feel we need to respond.     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.   This  case is still under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority, but has stark differences from the Laquan  McDonald case, including a recovered gun.”        From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:10 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     4 Let's hold until this afternoon. Let them know we will get them a statement.     From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 12:05 PM  To: Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Everyone,     We’ve had a few more requests for a statement on the Johnson video – including NBC Nightly News (national) and CBS  local.  This is what I provided yesterday and would like to provide again today.  Any issues?     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.   This  case is still under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority, but has stark differences from the Laquan  McDonald case, including a recovered gun.”     Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office   ‐ cell        This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:31 PM Ewing, Clothilde;McCaffrey, Bill;Spielfogel, David;Silver, Steven;Rountree, Janey;Update_List;Klinzman, Grant;Patton, Stephen Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Tribune posted ‐‐ would like to get this added.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:30 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Patton is reviewing    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:30 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets I am going to start sending.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:20 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Jim Kirk from the Sun‐Times just emailed me about this ‐‐ he wants to know why we gave the Tribune a  statement yesterday but not Mary Mitchell. I highly recommend we move this now if everyone is comfortable.   From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:16 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets    okay    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:15 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant;  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Gutierrez, Carl Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:39 PM Ewing, Clothilde RE: The statement itself was distributed to the press by the family’s attorneys. Here’s their statement which I pulled from  wire services. (I still stubbornly want to give you the “originally‐sourced” material.)    "We [the family of Laquan McDonald] deeply appreciate the outpouring of love and support for Laquan. This is a difficult  time for us. As we have said in the past, while we would prefer that the video not be released we understand that a  court has ordered otherwise. We ask for calm in Chicago. No one understands the anger more than us. But if you choose  to speak out, we urge you to be peaceful. Don't resort to violence in Laquan's name. Let his legacy be better than that."    From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:28 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   I’m going to find the full material from the source shortly, but I wanted you to have this now.    "No one understands the anger more than us but if you choose to speak out, we urge you to be peaceful." "Don't resort  to violence in Laquan's name."    From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:22 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   On it.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:22 PM To: Gutierrez, Carl Subject: Importance: High   Can you please pull the statement that Laquan McDonald’s family released last week?  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:42 PM Gutierrez, Carl RE: Thank you    From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:42 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   "We [the family of Laquan McDonald] deeply appreciate the outpouring of love and support for Laquan. This is a difficult  time for us. As we have said in the past, while we would prefer that the video not be released we understand that a  court has ordered otherwise. We ask for calm in Chicago. No one understands the anger more than us. But if you choose  to speak out, we urge you to be peaceful. Don't resort to violence in Laquan's name. Let his legacy be better than that."    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:39 PM To: Gutierrez, Carl Subject: RE:   NEED THE PART ABOUT THEM NOT WANTING TAPE TO BE RELEASED    From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:28 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   I’m going to find the full material from the source shortly, but I wanted you to have this now.    "No one understands the anger more than us but if you choose to speak out, we urge you to be peaceful." "Don't resort  to violence in Laquan's name."    From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:22 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   On it.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:22 PM To: Gutierrez, Carl Subject: Importance: High   Can you please pull the statement that Laquan McDonald’s family released last week?  1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spielfogel, David Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:32 PM Rasmas, Chloe;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey Re: FYI RE: Audio Release Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Okay    From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:18 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: FYI RE: Audio Release Just a reminder that this is going out tonight. Reattaching the audio     From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:35 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey Subject: FYI RE: Audio Release     All – attached you will find the only 911 call made regarding the LM incident. CBS2 FOIA’d OEMC for this and the due  date is today.      As far as content of the call goes, it is pretty innocuous. The caller says he is holding LM after catching him slashing tires.     Believe the release of this call will be the only audio out with LM. Please listen just so you are aware. Barring any  objections, it will go out COB today. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:56 PM Spector, Stephen Tomorrow's News Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed AMTV: Mayor Emanuel will deliver remarks at the opening of Google’s new office in the West Loop. MPO/CPD: Follow-up coverage of the Laquan McDonald video. Tomorrow’s Sun-Times and Tribune editorials will call for the release of the Ronald Johnson dashcam video. Targeted Media: Univision/Perez: Exclusive interview with Acting Supt. John Escalante who spoke in Spanish and English about his family background, 29 years w/ CPD, CPD priorities and role as Act. Supt. CPS: Everyone: Mayor Emanuel visited a pep rally at Wendell Phillips Academy H.S to celebrate their state championship football win—first football state title in CPS’ history. Possible coverage: Today, the Chicago Teachers Union House of Delegates is expected to take a vote on whether or not they will hold a strike vote. CPS to provide a statement on how a strike is not the answer in the face of the financial crisis, and that they look forward to identifying solutions to protect classrooms, teachers and their jobs. Univision/NBC: Univision and NBC are following up on a boycott Roosevelt students are expected to hold during lunches on Thursday, in response to student outcry over quality of food. CPS provided a statement on how they are committed to nutrition for students and will meet with students and Aramark, the food service provider, to address these concerns. Univision: Coverage of citywide high school application process. An interview was done with Martha Elias from Access and Enrollment. Story is scheduled to air today at 5pm. CDPH: CT/Bonnie Rubin: Story on the prevalence of STIs in youth ages 13-19 in Chicago. CDPH Dr. Morita spoke to reporter to break down the overall good news and trends of the recently-released 2015 STI surveillance support. CDPH also pushed back with data that demonstrate STIs are on a downward trend among Chicago’s youth—but that larger urban cities like Chicago also hold the lion’s share of reported cases nationally. Story to post online tomorrow and print on Friday. 1 CTA: WGN, Telemundo and other media outlets: Coverage on the CTA Holiday Bus, which went into service today. The bus will travel as part of regular service along nine routes through end of December. Chicago Tribune/Liam Ford, Sun-Times/Jordan Owen, Ch 7& 32: Reports on an accident involving a CTA bus and passenger vehicle at 26th and Western. Nine people were transported for minor injuries. CDOT/CTA: Various outlets: CDOT will close the Lake Street Bridge for maintenance work this Sunday. During the temporary closure, Green and Pink line service will not operate between the Clinton and Clark/Lake stations. CTA will provide free bus shuttle service to operate between affected stations. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:05 PM McCaffrey, Bill Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Silver, Steven;Rountree, Janey;Klinzman, Grant;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Dold wouldn't use it because he said it doesn't say enough. Wants to talk tomorrow. On Dec 2, 2015, at 5:46 PM, McCaffrey, Bill wrote: Sending this now.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:40 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets OK   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:36 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List;  Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      This is what I have as final:   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. With the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not  protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right  balance between the public’s right to know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of  this, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.”        From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:34 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets 1 Bill can you send me the final version please.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:32 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List;  Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets              From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:30 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   I am going to start sending.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:20 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Jim Kirk from the Sun‐Times just emailed me about this ‐‐ he wants to know why we gave the  Tribune a statement yesterday but not Mary Mitchell. I highly recommend we move this now if  everyone is comfortable.   From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:16 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List;  Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      okay   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:15 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List;  Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets    Fine by me. David? Eileen. If we don’t hear anything by 5:20, we will release.    2   From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:13 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   I would not repeat “In light of…”   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. With the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not  protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right  balance between the public’s right to know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of  this, the City will release the video in the next few days.”     Any other thoughts?  Deadlines are coming and going…   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:04 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets    How about this:   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find  the right balance between the public’s right to know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In  light of this, the City will release the video in the next few days.”       From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 5:03 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 5:00 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List;  Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:57 PM To: Silver, Steven; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; 3 Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Fine with this, but Patton, Janey, David and Eileen need to approve.    “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find  the right balance between the public’s right to know and not compromising ongoing investigations. So  the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.”       From: Silver, Steven Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:50 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   How about this? Added in red. This tracks with language from the presser yesterday.   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find  the right balance between the public’s right to know and the need to improve transparency in these  cases but without compromising ongoing investigations. So the City is currently re‐examining when this  video should be released.”       From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:40 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Does anyone have the language he used yesterday?  Silver, do you have?    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:39 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Sure.  How about this?   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, and the need to balance  the public’s right to know, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.”       4 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:30 PM To: Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:26 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   CCSAO is investigating.    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:16 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   So just?    “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐ examining when this video should be released.”   The Trib reported the CCSA was investigating.  Did we have that confirmed?     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:14 PM To: Spielfogel, David; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets        From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 4:13 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets     From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:09 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets  5     We are now on deadline for everyone.   Since there is no update, can I use the same statement?  I really feel we need to respond.   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐ examining when this video should be released.   This case is still under investigation by the Independent  Police Review Authority, but has stark differences from the Laquan McDonald case, including a  recovered gun.”     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:10 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Statement on Johnson Video - All Outlets   Let's hold until this afternoon. Let them know we will get them a statement.   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 12:05 PM  To: Update_List; Klinzman, Grant; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Statement on Johnson Video ‐ All Outlets      Everyone,   We’ve had a few more requests for a statement on the Johnson video – including NBC Nightly News  (national) and CBS local.  This is what I provided yesterday and would like to provide again today.  Any  issues?   “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct,  regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law  does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐ examining when this video should be released.   This case is still under investigation by the Independent  Police Review Authority, but has stark differences from the Laquan McDonald case, including a  recovered gun.”   Bill McCaffrey Department of Law City of Chicago 312.744.1575 ‐ office  ‐ cell     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  6   copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  7 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Wednesday, December 02, 2015 7:30 PM REMOC TRIBUNE: Editorial: Mayor Emanuel, release the video of the Ronald Johnson police shooting Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Editorial: Mayor Emanuel, release the video of the Ronald Johnson police shooting  TRIBUNE // EDITORIAL  Mayor Rahm Emanuel conceded Wednesday that it might have been a "mistake" to fight the release of a video  that shows aChicago police officer firing 16 shots at teenager Laquan McDonald.  City officials refused to comply with the Illinois Freedom of Information Act until a judge ordered them to  hand over the video, 13 months after McDonald was killed.  The public is shocked and sickened by the video — and furious with Emanuel for trying to keep it secret.  Emanuel can't rewind those decisions. But his administration is still withholding the video in a second,  disturbingly similar case. That recording should be released immediately.  On Oct. 12, 2014, Ronald Johnson III was being chased by police on foot when he was shot in the back by  Officer George Hernandez, who had just arrived in an unmarked squad car.  The bullet that killed Johnson traveled through his shoulder, severed his jugular vein and exited through his  eye socket, according to the autopsy.  A police union spokesman at the scene told reporters that Hernandez fired in self‐defense after Johnson  pointed a gun at the officers. Attorneys for Johnson's family say the police dash‐cam video will show  otherwise.  Eight days later, McDonald was shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke, who is now charged with first‐degree murder.  In that case, too, the union spokesman said the officer feared for his life: McDonald had lunged at him with a  knife.  Police Department officials did not contradict either account.  Here's something else the Johnson and McDonald cases have in common: There's no audio on the video  recording.  Police and prosecutors can't explain why the audio is missing from the recordings made by five dash cams at  the scene of the McDonald shooting. Faint sounds of sirens can be heard, but no gunshots and no  conversations among police officers.  Johnson's family wants the video released. City attorneys argued in court as recently as Oct. 30 that it could  inflame the public — ya think? — and jeopardize the officer's right to a fair trial if he's charged with a crime.  1 Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, who said for the first time Tuesday that she's conducting a  criminal investigation of the Johnson case, says she doesn't object to releasing the video. She also says she  didn't push the city to withhold the video in the McDonald case.  A lawyer representing Johnson's family in a federal wrongful death case has seen the video, but a federal  judge, at the city's request, has barred the lawyer from sharing it. The family has a separate lawsuit pending in  Cook County Circuit Court, asking a judge to order the video released under the state FOIA.  The official police account of the incident is this: Police who pulled over the car in which Johnson was riding  believed he fit a description from an earlier call about someone firing a weapon. They tried to arrest him and  he resisted. As he was running away, he pointed a gun at them. That's when Hernandez opened fire.  The family's lawyer says the video will show that Johnson was running away from police, with nothing in his  hands, and that he did not turn around before the gunshots knocked him off his feet.  Police say they recovered a gun from Johnson's right hand. The lawyer says the gun was planted.  Luckily, there's video.  This case shows why it's important to equip police cars with dashboard cameras — and why those videos are  public records.  It's time for the city to let everyone see how Ronald Johnson died.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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The Clinton campaign said in a statement, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, “Hillary Clinton is deeply troubled by the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the outstanding questions related to both the shooting and the video. Mayor Emanuel’s call for a task force to review practices of the Chicago Police Department is an important step, but given the gravity of this tragic situation, she supports a full review by the Department of Justice.”     From: Chicago Sun-Times [mailto:reply@suntimesmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:00 PM To: Koronides, Christine Subject: Breaking: Hillary Clinton calls for federal probe of Chicago cops View online Add reply@suntimesmail.com to your address book POLITICS Breaking: Hillary Clinton calls for federal probe of Chicago cops 1 You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our newsletter. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:07 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen Fwd: Trib: Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed       Begin forwarded message:  From: "Klinzman, Grant"   Date: December 2, 2015 at 7:46:07 PM CST  To: PRESS_LIST   Subject: Trib: Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics  Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics By Christi Parsons Hillary Clinton is calling for an independent federal inquiry into the Chicago Police Department's tactics  following the shooting death of African‐American teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer,  her campaign told the Tribune on Wednesday. Clinton's  stance  puts  her  at  odds  with  Chicago  Mayor Rahm  Emanuel,  who  on  Wednesday  said  he  is  against a full‐blown federal probe. Clinton,  the  front‐runner  for  the  Democratic  presidential  nomination,  is  "deeply  troubled"  by  the  shooting  last  year  of  McDonald  and  the  "outstanding  questions"  it  raises,  her  spokesman  Brian  Fallon  said. Emanuel has called for a task force to review the Police Department's practices, which is "an important  step,"  Fallon  said.  "But  given  the  gravity  of  this  tragic  situation,  she  supports  a  full  review  by  the  Department of Justice," he said of Clinton. Emanuel, a powerful fellow Democrat, has come under harsh criticism for his administration's handling  of  the  shooting  and  its  aftermath  but  said  Wednesday  that  he  opposes  a  broader  federal  civil  rights  probe into the Police Department. The mayor contends a local task force is a more appropriate forum  for a review. His administration spent months trying to keep private a police video that shows McDonald being shot  16 times. The airing of the video last month set off a furor among protesters and community leaders,  demanding answers about the shooting and the mystery surrounding it. Emanuel has acknowledged that he made "mistakes" during the probe but has said that an additional  layer of investigation would be "misguided." But Clinton is siding with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, another influential Democrat, who has  called  for  the Justice  Department to  look  into  the  police  use  of  deadly  force.  Madigan  wrote  a  letter  Tuesday asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch a review because, as she put it, the "trust  in the Chicago Police Department is broken." 1 Clinton met last month in Chicago with mothers of several black men killed by police across the country,  including  the  mothers  of  Michael  Brown,  whose  shooting  death  by  a  white  police  officer  in  Ferguson,  Mo., in 2014 touched off a national debate over policing, and Tamir Rice, a 12‐year‐old who was playing  with a toy gun when he was killed by Cleveland police a year ago. cparsons@tribpub.com Twitter @cparsons Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:47 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley Fw: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     From: Mayor's Press Office  Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:53 AM  To: Mayor's Press Office  Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 1, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org  MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY  Five‐Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight   and Training of Chicago’s Police Force     Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight  and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will  1 recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with  repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of  police‐involved incidents.     “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that  we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and  build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.”     The task force will be co‐chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor   Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor   Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago  Police Department   Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal  prosecutor   Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile  Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender     Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick  also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton.      The task force is charged with:      Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the  investigation of police‐involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council  created a new, independent, civilian‐led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent  Police Review Authority.  The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made  to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police‐involved shootings and  excessive force.      Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated  appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who  have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct.  The task force will  review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial  bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.     Recommending best practices for release of videos of police‐involved incidents. The City (including both CPD  and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police  misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations  are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change  this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public.     The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to  ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the  Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016.     ###          2 This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Wednesday, December 02, 2015 8:47 PM Quinn, Kelley;Huffman, Lauren Gutierrez, Carl;Klinzman, Grant;Spector, Stephen Re: Re: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thank you!    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:45 PM  To: Huffman, Lauren  Cc: Gutierrez, Carl; Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re:      Thanks Lauren!    On Dec 2, 2015, at 8:41 PM, Huffman, Lauren  wrote:  Rough readout below and I'll fwd you the release       Choolijan: you knew about laquan case before why didn't you come out w this sooner  MRE: family contacted Steve Patton in February. Had a thorough conversation w family about  what was in that video. two principles: conduct in video and transparency. These two are in  conflict. How do you make it public without hindering the investigation? But it is clear that  public deserves to know what is in the video. Do we need to make any changes to this practice  and reconcile so that public gets what it wants while maintaining integrity of investigation     Craig: why is report not due until after primary  MRE: focused and go deep, problems are real and systemic.     Ruthhart: long history of police misconduct and excessive force. Why did you wait until now  MRE: we reinvigorated community policing, unprecedented agreement with ACLU.  Acknowledged long history of issue     Bill Cameron: what did Garry do wrong  MRE: confidence in what he's done. Goal to build trust and confidence w the public. He has  become an issue rather than dealing w the issue‐‐a distraction. As a result of his work there's  been strong impact by community policing. Thank for service but need new leadership to  rebuild trust    1 Carol Marin: you haven't even seen video until recently and the cpd put out false info after  shooting  MRE: I don't look at material in criminal investigations. Why would I see it when everyone else  hasn't. I want an update on practice that is conflicting    Flannery: rev Jackson complains that 75 percent of murders aren't being solved. Also wants  police contract provision re done  MRE: rebuild trust and confidence in the department. Will help them do their job    Ed Marshall: what is going to change in dept when everyone knows van dyke was a bad cop  MRE: that's what I've asked task force to do. What do we have in place that's not effective in  terms of cops w early warning signs? Goal is not just cultural changes in dept but having a  leadership in place that is dedicated to these calls    Fran: what are you looking for in new leadership? Does it need to be afam to restore trust?  Does it need to be an outsider  MRE: police board to make recommendation as you know. Not looking for a type just someone  to lead    Ruthhart: do you not have any regrets today?  MRE: as I said in my remarks I share responsibility and I don't shirk that. We have taken steps  but I share responsibility     Maryann: deval is not a Chicagoan why didn't you find someone locally  MRE: he is a national leader in civil rights. Senior advisor    Maryann: are you still going to Paris  MRE: haven't decided. It's a question I haven't answered yet bc I have serious work here    Andy shaw: was this about the election   MRE: work to do everyday in building trust in city as mayor. Family came forward February 27.  Investigations by states atty and Fbi were still ongoing. I've always said that at completion of  investigation that video would be released. Can't hinder or compromise investigation. Two  principles In conflict. Asked the task force to explore this. Other cities are asking these core  questions too    Sarah Schulte: appears bk tapes were tampered w, possible cover up?  MRE: states atty and federal investigations looking into that. Your questions are legitimate and  it is being looked into    Kass: have you seen video  MRE: yes    Konkol: racial makeup on the task force?  MRE: 2 afams, joe ferguson is white, etc    Stephanie gosk: is your leadership a distraction?  MRE: I earn public trust everyday  2   Konkol: studies show that there is connection w school closings  MRE: dealing w cps not the same as earning trust of public in terms of policing and safety  Lauren Huffman  City of Chicago        On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 6:36 PM ‐0800, "Ewing, Clothilde"   wrote:  Do you guys have a transcript of the q and a from yesterday or even roughs from yesterday that  you can send please?  I also need the release on the new task force.      Thanks!    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3   From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Spector, Stephen Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:00 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Klinzman, Grant;Gutierrez, Carl;Huffman, Lauren Fw: MRE Press Conference on Police Accountability MRE Task Force on Police Accountability.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   ere's the transcript and Q and a from yesterday's press conference that the interns pulled together  H   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 4:28 PM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Fwd: MRE Press Conference on Police Accountability ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: "Colin Driehorst" Date: Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:28 PM -0800 Subject: MRE Press Conference on Police Accountability To: "Klinzman, Grant" Cc: "Edmond, Angel" Attached is the transcribed press conference. I indicated with a line break and bold italics the beginning of the Q&A section. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or 1 the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 9:17 PM Ewing, Clothilde Fwd: OAG Letter Lynch 12.1.15.pdf; ATT00001.htm       Begin forwarded message:  From: "Mitchell, Eileen"   Date: December 2, 2015 at 9:16:40 PM CST  To: "Quinn, Kelley"   Subject: OAG Letter  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF ILLINOIS Lisa Madigan December 1, 2015 ATTORNEY GENERAL The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice .950 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I write to. respectfully request that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division initiate a pattern and practice investigation into' whether there are' systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Chicago PoliceDepartment ("CPD"), specifically, the CPD's use of force, including deadly force; the adequacyof CPO's review and investigation of officers' use of force and investigation of allegations ofmisconduct; the CPD's provision of training, equipment, and supervision to officers to allow them to do their job safely. and effectively; as' well as whether' there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing. • < • • • I Over the past week, the City ofChicago ,has o~ce again been confronted with significant j' questions about the use of excessive force and accountability of the Chicago Police Department. On November 24,2015, the City released a videotaken from the dashboard camera ?fa CPI! . vehicle. The video, taken on October 20,2014, shows 17-ye~r-old Laquan McDonald being fatally shot by a CPD officer. The ~cD9nald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawfularid excessive force by Chicago police abuse. byCPD. ' ". officers and the lack.of accountability for such '".'.. I . . , The McDonald shooting is also not the only recent, troubling action by CPD,officers; In the last five years, media reports have described the following incidents, among others: .. • In October 2014, Detective George Hernandez shot arid killed Ronald Johnson. Mr. Johnson's mother is suing Detective Hernandez and the City of Chicago in an effort to have the dash camera video of the shooting released.: Her court filings state that her son was unarmed at the time of the shooting. • In August 2014, former Commander Glenn Evans was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct for allegedly sticking his gun into the mouth of a suspect. Despite being the subject of more excessive force complaints than any other CPD officer between 1988 and 2008, he had been promoted to the position of Commander in 2012. 500 South Second Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706 • (217) 782-1090 • TTY: (877) 844-5461 • Fax: (217) y82-7046 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 • (312) 814-3000 • TTY: (800) 964-3013 • Fax: (312) 814-3806 1001 East Main, Carbondale, Illinois 62901 • (618) 529-6400 • TTY: (877) 675-9339 • Fax: (618) 529-6416 'E!!3>­ The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page z of g • On December 22,2013, Officer Marco Proano shot over 12 rounds into a car filled with unarmed teenagers, injuring three people. Although Officer Proano said he feared for his life and the life of the passengers in the vehicle, the dashboard camera video does not show any threats to Officer Proano or the passengers' lives. Officer Proanoremains on the CPD while the Independent Police Review Authority continues to investigate this case. • In March 2012, Officer Dante Servinshot an unarmed African-American woman, Rekia Boyd, while he was off duty. Officer Servin was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. On November 23,2015, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy announced that he will move to terminate Officer Servin. • In 2011, Officer Jerome Finnegan was convicted in federal court of seeking to have a fellow officer murdered: He was the subject of 68 citizen complaints during nearly two decades with the CPD, but none of the allegations resulted in disciplinary action. Along with other CPD officers, he put antlers on an African-American suspect in custody, held him down on the floor of a Chicago police station, and posed for a photo with the suspect. The photo, which was released publicly earlier this year, was taken sometime between 1999 and 2003. While these incidents necessarily involve fact-specific inquiries, the pattern of conduct raises serious questions about practices that are incompatible with lawful and effective policing and have resulted in severe damage to the community's trust in the CPD. Addressing these problems and repairing the CPD's relationship with the community will require a fundamental redirection of Chicago's approach to law enforcement and accountability for police abuse. The record of investigating police misconduct in Chicago raises additional troubling questions. In its investigation of nearly 400 police shootings since 2007, the Independent Police Review Authority (lPRA), it has found only one to be unjustified. Even if IPRA sustains a complaint, the Police Superintendent and the Police Board make the final decision on whether to discipline an officer. Data collected by the Citizens Police Data Project shows that from 2011 to 2015,97% of more than 28,500 citizen complaints resulted in no officer being punished. The data also shows that over the past five years, white complainants were almost seven times more likely to have their police misconduct complaints sustained than African-Americans, even though African-Americans filed three times more complaints against police officers. I write to you with urgency. Trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken, especially in communities of color in the City of Chicago. An investigation into whether there are patterns and practices of civil rights violations by CPD is vital to bringing about the systemic change that is necessary here. Chicago cannot move ahead without an outside, independent investigation into its police department that moves toward improved policing practices and increasing trust between the police and the community. The Honorable Loretta Lynch December 1, 2015 Page 3 of g The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is uniquely suited to conduct such an investigation, based on its experience in dozens of pattern or practice investigations in jurisdictions across the country, including in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baltimore; Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio. The Division's involvement with the prosecution offdrmer CPD Commander Jon Burge following his use of torture to extract confessions frdm African Americans and other minorities who were in CPD's custody also gives the 9ivision important context. In addition, DOJ's distance from the parties involved would give the review and investigation needed independence. I . I know that the vast majority of officers who serve in the Chicago Police D~partment serve with bravery, honor, and integrity. They risk their lives to serve the public, and they deserve to work alongside fellow o~ficers. w~o ar~ 'held to the same high standards. The :child~en of Chica~o deserve to grow up 10 a CIty 10 which they. are safe, protected and served bya police force that IS fit for this fine City - something that many in our community do not experiehce today. t~ I welcome an opportunity discuss these issues and next steps with you il greater detail. My office is committed to assisting your investigation in whatever way we can. Sincerely, ~ Lisa Madigan cc: ~anita Gupta, Division Chief, Civil Rights Division, U.S. DepartmeJ of Justice Zachary Fardon, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:26 PM Rountree, Janey Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen Re: Notes on statement themes Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I took a crack at it. Take it or leave it.                 > On Dec 2, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Rountree, Janey  wrote:  >   >     1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rapelyea, Sean Wednesday, December 02, 2015 10:31 PM Collins, Adam Fw: WH Update Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Barnes, Desiree N. EOP/WHO Sent: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:31 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rapelyea, Sean Subject: RE: WH Update Excerpts from today’s briefing below: Q Turning to the situation in Chicago, how closely, if at all, has the President been following what’s going on there? And there have been calls now for his former Chief of Staff, the Mayor, to step down. Does the President have any feelings about whether that would be appropriate at this point? MR. EARNEST: Josh, the President is obviously aware of the quite intense national coverage of the events in his hometown over the last week or so, and the President has been following it. I don’t know that he’s had the opportunity to speak to Mayor Emanuel in the last week. Obviously, the President has spent a fair amount of time overseas the last few weeks. But I can tell you that what we did see from Mayor Emanuel in the news conference that he held yesterday was a personal commitment to following through on reforms that he believes are needed within the Chicago Police Department. The Mayor also acknowledged that those reforms are not the kinds of reforms that can be implemented overnight, can’t be implemented with the flip of a switch, but rather will require the sustained commitment to implementing those reforms by the leadership of that city over the long term. And Mayor Emanuel offered up his own personal commitment to follow through on implementing those reforms. Obviously the citizens of the city of Chicago will have to determine who should be running the city, including evaluating his commitment over the long term to implementing reforms. And that’s why we have elections - so that city officials are held accountable, as they should be. CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:09 AM Rapelyea, Sean Re: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Great, thanks     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rapelyea, Sean Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 10:00 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yeah blasted out to the elected official list including city county and fed folks with Melissa copied on Fed staff   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:57 AM  To: Rapelyea, Sean  Subject: Fw: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews ‐ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      You get this?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:22 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spielfogel, David Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:41 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Mitchell, Eileen;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam RE: Trib front page Are you shooting around a draft?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Quinn, Kelley   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:39 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: Trib front page     Agree    > On Dec 3, 2015, at 7:31 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  >  > And, before he goes out to Google. Should try to distribute by 830/9  >  > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  >  Original Message  > From: Quinn, Kelley  > Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:14 AM  > To: Spielfogel, David  > Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  > Subject: Re: Trib front page  >  >  > I was thinking about it, and think a distributed statement is the way to go.  >  >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 6:47 AM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  >>  >> Did we talk to them after their story broke? That's not what he said. The transcript is very clear. Will think about it  before the 8am but might just need to release a statement this morning making the point again and clarifying. This is not  an accurate or helpful narrative.  >>  >> Original Message  >> From: Quinn, Kelley  >> Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:26 AM  >> To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  >> Subject: Trib front page  >>  >>  >> A heads up that the above the fold is "Mayor: No need for Fed probe." Accompanied by a very grumpy looking photo  of him and a story about a pending criminal investigation against van dyke.  >>  1 >>  >>  >>  >> ________________________________  >> This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  >>  >>  >> ________________________________  >> This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  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________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Deal, Joe Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:52 AM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Update_List Rountree, Janey Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance I will check and confirm .     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:43 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance And we turned it over to the IG when we thought there was something going on, right joe?   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:42 AM To: Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance Sending this in 5 minutes. Please send any feedback asap.    Here is proposed Redflex response, although unlikely to come up today.    Can you comment on the news this morning that the former CDOT official indicted in the Redflex scandal  met with Speaker Madigan and former Mayor Daley as part of his efforts to steer contracts to the company.      From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:41 AM  To: Update_List  Cc: Rountree, Janey  Subject: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance    The daily press guidance for today is below for review.  . I will circulate something separately.     1) Public Events  Google new Chicago Office opening – OPEN, no availability   2) Today’s Message CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:55 AM Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley Mitchell, Eileen;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam RE: Trib front page Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed       ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:47 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Trib front page     He is willing to get on with Fran in 15 mins when he arrives, if we want.      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:39 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: Trib front page    Agree    > On Dec 3, 2015, at 7:31 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  >  > And, before he goes out to Google. Should try to distribute by 830/9  >  > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  >  Original Message  > From: Quinn, Kelley  > Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:14 AM  > To: Spielfogel, David  > Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  > Subject: Re: Trib front page  >  >  > I was thinking about it, and think a distributed statement is the way to go.  >  >> On Dec 3, 2015, at 6:47 AM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  >>  1   >> Did we talk to them after their story broke? That's not what he said. The transcript is very clear. Will think about it  before the 8am but might just need to release a statement this morning making the point again and clarifying. This is not  an accurate or helpful narrative.  >>  >> Original Message  >> From: Quinn, Kelley  >> Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:26 AM  >> To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  >> Subject: Trib front page  >>  >>  >> A heads up that the above the fold is "Mayor: No need for Fed probe." Accompanied by a very grumpy looking photo  of him and a story about a pending criminal investigation against van dyke.  >>  >>  >>  >>  >> ________________________________  >> This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  >>  >>  >> ________________________________  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This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:56 AM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen RE: Draft statement     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Mitchell, Eileen   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:52 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Draft statement    MRE needs to sign off before this goes out.  Janey needs to weigh in on language first.  To me, it does but she has final  say here.      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:48 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Draft statement    Janey does this work with what you're getting from doj?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:46 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Draft statement            1     ________________________________  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From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:46 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Draft statement                  1       ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.        ________________________________  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Dream your dream. www.sylviaewing.con 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Magana, Jasmine Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:21 AM Spielfogel, David Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Mitchell, Eileen RE: revised statement -- pls print for him Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Will do    From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:21 AM To: Magana, Jasmine Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: revised statement -- pls print for him                                  --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:29 AM Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Fw: final remarks TaskForceStatement.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed let's get the statement and these two background pieces set up to shoot out, pending his approval.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:22 AM  To: Spielfogel, David  Subject: Fw: final remarks      I can't cut and paste. Can you take the systemic language part from this     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 10:30 AM To: Magana, Jasmine; Faulman, Mike; Castro, Veronica Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey Subject: final remarks          --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:47 AM Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Patton, Stephen Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen DRAFT STATEMENT Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Without Politico transcript. Am also formatting one with it, and you can decide it you want it.    DRAFT STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS:    Background:               1 From: Sent: To: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:55 AM Spielfogel, David JusticeDeptQ&A.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed        --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:56 AM Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Collins, Adam;Patton, Stephen Re: DRAFT STATEMENT WITH POLITICO Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Pls hold ‐ calling outside counsel now  From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:54:32 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: DRAFT STATEMENT WITH POLITICO can't tell but looks like the same draft i sent? if so, i'm fine. has he signed off? we need to get this out.    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:51 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: DRAFT STATEMENT WITH POLITICO         DRAFT STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS: 1    Background:             Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case? A: . Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that? A: 2     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:58 AM Gurney, Brent Re: Draft statement Just tried you but went straight to vm. Thanks  From: Gurney, Brent   Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:51:15 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Subject: Fw: Draft statement Hi Janey ‐‐ this is Brent. Can you call me at 301    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.    From: Gorelick, Jamie Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:41 AM To: Gurney, Brent Cc: Gorelick, Jamie Subject: FW: Draft statement Brent, can you take a look?  Jamie is tied up.   From: Rountree, Janey [mailto:Janey.Rountree@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:37 AM To: Gorelick, Jamie Subject: Fw: Draft statement Jamie ‐ I know you are quite busy this morning. Immediately below is where we are on the statement, which needs to go  out in the next 30 minutes. If you have a moment to review and flag any concerns would be greatly appreciated.   Janey  From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:00:14 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Draft statement               1           ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:48 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Draft statement   Janey does this work with what you're getting from doj?   ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:46 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam Subject: Draft statement               ________________________________ This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.       ________________________________ This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  2 this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:05 AM Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam Re: Draft statement He has some changes ‐‐ but I have to run them by Janey. With her now.    ________________________________________  From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:02 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Draft statement    Do they understand we need signoff in next 15 minutes.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:55 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Draft statement      I'm good with this but sent to our dc firm. Waiting for feedback.  ________________________________________  From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:52:18 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Draft statement    MRE needs to sign off before this goes out.  Janey needs to weigh in on language first.  To me, it does but she has final  say here.      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:48 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Draft statement    Janey does this work with what you're getting from doj?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:46 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Sedevic Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:11 AM Escalante; John J.; Roussell; James M. Amezaga; Laura A.; Stevens; Jill M. FW: Meeting invite Gentlemen, FYI. Please see the below chain concerning a public safety hearing. Thank you. Mark Sgt. Mark Sedevic Office of the Superintendent Chicago Police Department 312-745-6100 (office) 312-339-7565 (cell) mark.sedevic@chica~opolice.or~ -----Original Message----From: OBrien, Rory P. Sent: Thursday, December 03,2015 8:11 AM To: Hagemann, Paul J.; Sedevic, Mark T. Subject: FW: Meeting invite Good Morningreceived the below email last night. I am not sure who is in the best position to answer this question. From what understand, the hearing being referenced is being called by the latino caucus and will focus on the LaQuan McDonald incident. I have also bee informed that in addition to CPD, IPRA, and Corp Counsel will be included in the hearing. Thank you, P.O. Rory O'Brien #7818 From: Ituassu, Erika [Erika.ltuassu@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2015 6:17 PM To: O Brien, Rory P. Subject: Re: Meeting invite Thanks, Rory. Would December 11th or the 15th work for CPD for the joint Public Safety/Human Relations hearing (will the interim Supt. be available then)? Erika Ribeiro Ituassu LCGA, Legislative Counsel Mayor's Office, City of Chicago 1 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 406 Chicago, IL 60602 Office: 312.744.7350 From: O Brien, Rory P. Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 11:29:40 AM To: Ituassu, Erika Subject: RE: Meeting invite ErikaSorry I had to leave meeting early, I had to drive my boss back to the building. I am working on gathering answers to the questions that were sent yesterday, please let me know if there are any other questions. Thanks, P.O. Rory O'Brien #7818 Frorn: Ituassu, Erika [Erika.ltuassu@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 5:02 PM To: O Brien, Rory P. Subject: Meeting invite Rory, I've added Don O'Neil to the prep meeting invite for tomorrow as well. Can you give him the background when you have a chance? Thanks! Erika Ribeiro Ituassu LCGA, Legislative Counsel Mayor's Office, City of Chicago 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 406 Chicago, IL 60602 Office: 312.744.7350 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressees) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:16 AM Deal, Joe;Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Update_List Rountree, Janey Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Deal, Joe Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:46 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance      From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:43 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance And we turned it over to the IG when we thought there was something going on, right joe?   From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:42 AM To: Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance Sending this in 5 minutes. Please send any feedback asap.    Here is proposed Redflex response, although unlikely to come up today.    Can you comment on the news this morning that the former CDOT official indicted in the Redflex scandal  met with Speaker Madigan and former Mayor Daley as part of his efforts to steer contracts to the company.     From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:41 AM  To: Update_List  Cc: Rountree, Janey  Subject: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:18 AM Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam Re: Draft statement Good    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:16 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Re: Draft statement      Getting ready to blast in 2 minutes. Speak now ...    ________________________________________  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:12 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Re: Draft statement    FINAL WITH EDITS AND HIS OK:    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS:    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can  help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City  welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.   First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States  Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions  of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to  anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the  Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a  place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that,  as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:  n       On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately  begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in  place at CPD.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rapelyea, Sean Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:26 AM Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Patton, Stephen;Collins, Adam Re: Draft statement Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Awesome.  Ready when you are .  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Rendina, Michael  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:19 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Cc: Rapelyea, Sean  Subject: Re: Draft statement        Adding Sean.    Please let us know when it goes.  Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:16 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Re: Draft statement      Getting ready to blast in 2 minutes. Speak now ...    ________________________________________  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:12 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Re: Draft statement    FINAL WITH EDITS AND HIS OK:    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS:    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can  help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City  welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD. 1   First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States  Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions  of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to  anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the  Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a  place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that,  as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:  n       On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately  begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in  place at CPD.  n       In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said:  “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the  confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as  we continue to build confidence in our police force.”  n       Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether  CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald  case. See the exchange below:  Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation  whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the  case?        A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kind of  oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil  case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot  of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago,  within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI  as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But  started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney  concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI.  My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They  are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in  my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two  weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a  whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and  practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome  that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s  present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an  outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and  he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential.  Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney  and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so  they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.    2     ________________________________________  From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:09 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Draft statement    They gave us a couple edits which we just incorporated ________________________________________  From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:02:07 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Draft statement    Do they understand we need signoff in next 15 minutes.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Original Message  From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 8:55 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Draft statement      I'm good with this but sent to our dc firm. Waiting for feedback.  ________________________________________  From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:52:18 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Draft statement    MRE needs to sign off before this goes out.  Janey needs to weigh in on language first.  To me, it does but she has final  say here.      ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:48 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Draft statement    Janey does this work with what you're getting from doj?    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:46 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Draft statement      3 "                         ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  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Attachments: Koronides, Christine Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:39 AM Green, Melissa FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Should we send to folks or no?    From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:22 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:  1    On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.   In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”  Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Watkins, Victoria Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:10 AM Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rapelyea, Sean;Fields, Samantha Diette, Clay RE: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sent to Chicago Delegation    From: Rendina, Michael Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:30 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Rapelyea, Sean; Watkins, Victoria; Fields, Samantha Cc: Diette, Clay Subject: Re: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Need to get this out far and wide.   Clay, need to touch FOP.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:26 AM To: Rapelyea, Sean; Watkins, Victoria; Rendina, Michael; Fields, Samantha Subject: Fw: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     From: Mayor's Press Office  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:21 AM  Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews ‐ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    1 "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:   On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is 2 familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Stockdale, Sarah Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:16 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Not sure if it matters or if I should flag, but there is a typo in this press release (highlighted below): Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye -- I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case. Sadie Stockdale Jefferson Deputy Policy Director Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel 312-744-3846 sarah.stockdale@cityofchicago.org From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:22 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     1   ###     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Rapelyea, Sean Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:37 AM Wilson, Audra;Logan, Cherita;Clarisol Duque;WheelerGrange, Robyn Green, Melissa Fw: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Please see the attached release.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:22 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:38 AM Collins, Adam Fwd: Lynn Sweet Fact Check Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed And call Lynn. That's bullshit.      Begin forwarded message:  From: "Gutierrez, Carl"   Date: December 3, 2015 at 10:27:09 AM CST  To: "Quinn, Kelley"   Subject: Lynn Sweet Fact Check  Yo. Sweet has the joint fed and state investigation into the McDonald shooting starting April 13 (in bold  below). Is that accurate? Or is Dec. 2014 grand jury you mentioned yesterday separate?     To be sure, April 13 is when DOJ issued a press release “confirming” that they are conducting an  investigation.  https://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press‐releases/2015/u.s.‐attorneys‐office‐and‐cook‐county‐states‐ attorneys‐office‐conducting‐joint‐investigation‐of‐police‐shooting‐death      Title: Hillary Clinton Calls For Federal Probe Of Chicago Police Department  Publication: Chicago Sun‐Times  Byline: Lynn Sweet  Published: December 2, 2015  http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1148567/sweet‐hillary‐clinton‐calls‐federal‐probe‐chicago‐ police‐department     ARTICLE:  Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton is calling for a Justice Department review of the Chicago  Police Department in the wake of the Laquan McDonald shooting.  The Clinton campaign said Wednesday in a statement, obtained by the Chicago Sun‐Times, “Hillary  Clinton is deeply troubled by the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the outstanding questions related to  both the shooting and the video. Mayor Emanuel’s call for a task force to review practices of the Chicago  Police Department is an important step, but given the gravity of this tragic situation, she supports a full  review by the Department of Justice.”  Clinton’s move put her at odds with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who on Wednesday said he was opposed to a  Justice Department  Civil Rights Division probe, arguing it would just delay the work of a task force he announced on Tuesday.  The Sun‐Times earlier reported that the Department of Justice is reviewing a request from Illinois  Attorney General Lisa Madigan for an inquiry into policing in Chicago by its Civil Rights Divison.  Clinton, the Democratic front‐runner, is siding with Madigan over Emanuel in a state where she is  running with the support of both.  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:17 AM Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam NYT Charles Blow op-ed Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed He’s a go‐to on civil rights and police issues nationally, so I think this is pretty important. Maybe we try to engage him  with Deval if that’s where we head?    The Opinion Pages OP-ED COLUMNIST Chicanery in Chicago Charles Blow DEC. 3, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery-in-chicago.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=opinion This week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago sacrificed police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in order to save himself, as anger raged about the killing of Laquan McDonald in what read to many as a politically motivated effort to cover up video of that killing. As John Kass of the Chicago Tribune put it regarding the firing of McCarthy: “City Hall protects the Queen Bee to keep the honey flowing. It isn’t personal. It’s business.” But that whole hive is ablaze. Emanuel many not be able to save himself. Everything about the killing of McDonald over 400 days ago, including the slithering about of Chicago officials in their efforts to suppress video of his murder, stinks to high heaven. There is the $5 million settlement with the family, the timing of that settlement, the strenuous efforts to keep the tape from public view, the long delay in charging the officer who did the shooting. It all makes one ask: How much is the life of a teenager worth? To what length would officials go to bury visual evidence that he had been shot down in the street like a dog? Are officials so desperately afraid of losing their jobs that they would conceal details about the loss of a boy’s life? Professor Bernard E. Harcourt of Columbia argued this week in a New York Times Op-Ed that many of the city leaders had a motive to cover up the shooting: “Mayor Emanuel was fighting for re-election in a tight race. Superintendent McCarthy wanted to keep his job.” Furthermore, the Cook County prosecutor, Anita Alvarez, “needed the good will of the police union for her coming re-election campaign and probably wished to shield the police officers who bring her cases and testify in court.” 1 But as Harcourt noted: “None of that alters the fact that these actions have impeded the criminal justice system and, in the process, Chicago’s leaders allowed a first-degree murder suspect, now incarcerated pending bail, to remain free for over a year on the city’s payroll.” But more than having people in power lose their jobs, someone has to take a long, hard look at Chicago’s police review process, which I would posit, if it were functioning properly, would have had some bearing on this case and on many before it. It has to be determined whether the system is indeed broken, so that there will be fewer McDonalds in the future. The N.A.A.C.P. issued a statement this week calling for a “Justice Department Review of all Chicago police oversight agencies,” and tried to detail the scope of the problem: “A 2008 study by a University of Chicago law professor found more than 10,000 complaints were filed against officers from 2002 to 2004 alone — more than any city in the country. Only 19 of the 10,000 complaints resulted in significant disciplinary action, and complaints were dismissed without interviewing the officer in 85 percent of cases.” The statement continued: “The Independent Police Review Authority, (IPRA) was created to be an independent agency that investigates police shootings and misconduct cases. Currently, this process isn’t truly independent because cases are sent back to Chicago Police Department to approve. The process needs to provide IPRA with true independent authority with referral rights to an independent prosecutor.” To fully understand the depths of the problem on a human level, take theJuly findings by the Chicago public radio station WBEZ. The station reported at the time: “A Chicago investigator who determined that several civilian shootings by police officers were unjustified was fired after resisting orders to reverse those findings, according to internal records of his agency obtained by WBEZ.” The fired investigator was Lorenzo Davis, himself a former police commander who had served in the Chicago Police Department for 23 years and held a law degree. His firing was announced to staff by Scott M. Ando, who had been promoted by Emanuel to chief administrator of the city’s Independent Police Review Authority. As WBEZ reported: “Davis’s termination came less than two weeks after top IPRA officials, evaluating Davis’s job performance, accused him of ‘a clear bias against the police’ and called him ‘the only supervisor at IPRA who resists making requested changes as directed by management in order to reflect the correct finding with respect to O.I.S.,’ as officer-involved shootings are known in the agency.” According to the station: 2 “Davis says he helped investigate more than a dozen shootings by police at the agency. He says his superiors had no objections when his team recommended exonerating officers. The objections came, he says, after each finding that a shooting was unjustified. He says there were six of those cases.” Davis told the station, “I did not like the direction the Police Department had taken.” He continued, “It appeared that officers were doing whatever they wanted to do. The discipline was no longer there.” Something is amiss in the Windy City. Police officers “doing whatever they wanted to do” with no worry about repercussions or accountability? That is the very nature of corruption and abuse of power. The federal government will have no choice but to step in if it cares at all about public confidence in the local officials in America’s third largest city.     Lauren Huffman Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (312) 744‐6167 office Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 Clinton, born in Chicago and raised in Park Ridge, is not asking Emanuel to step down, her campaign  said. “She knows Mayor Emanuel loves Chicago, and is sure he wants to do all he can to restore trust in  the Chicago Police Department.”  At issue is a “pattern‐or‐practice” investigation, described by the department as a review with a mission  to discover and “reform serious patterns and practices of excessive force, biased policing and other  unconstitutional practices by law enforcement.”  This civil inquiry would be separate from a joint federal and state investigation into the Oct. 20, 2014,  shooting of McDonald launched last April 13.  In a Nov. 24 update on the criminal probe, the Justice Department said since April, “The U.S. Attorney’s  Office and our law enforcement partners have been conducting a thorough investigation into the  circumstances of the shooting. The federal investigation of the shooting remains active and ongoing.”  While Clinton and Emanuel have a long relationship — Emanuel was a key fundraiser for Bill Clinton’s  1992 presidential campaign and worked in the Clinton White House — Hillary Clinton has been making  criminal justice reform a centerpiece of her campaign.  While in Chicago last November, Clinton met privately for more than two hours with about a dozen  mothers, many African‐American, whose children have been shooting victims.  Clinton has called for “strengthening the U.S. Department of Justice’s pattern or practice unit by  increasing resources, working to secure subpoena power, and improving data collection for pattern or  practice investigations.”     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2  On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:38 AM Collins, Adam Q&A_ThursDec3.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed        --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  1 "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:   On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is 2 familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Deal, Joe Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:18 AM Spielfogel, David;Klinzman, Grant;Update_List Rountree, Janey RE: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Correction on this. We did turn this over to the IG in 2012 when we learned of the issues.    From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:43 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: RE: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance And we turned it over to the IG when we thought there was something going on, right joe?    From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:42 AM To: Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance Sending this in 5 minutes. Please send any feedback asap.     Here is proposed Redflex response, although unlikely to come up today.     Can you comment on the news this morning that the former CDOT official indicted in the Redflex scandal  met with Speaker Madigan and former Mayor Daley as part of his efforts to steer contracts to the company.       From: Klinzman, Grant  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:41 AM  To: Update_List  Cc: Rountree, Janey  Subject: 12/3 Daily Press Guidance      The daily press guidance for today is below for review. I also need to add a point about the Trib's red light  camera story. I will circulate something separately.      1) Public Events   Google new Chicago Office opening – OPEN, no availability  1    2) Today’s Message  Google’s move from the to Fulton Market is a nod to the strength of Chicago’s economy, our neighborhoods,  and the investments we are making in public transit.     2) In The News Today   Ronald Johnson   Laquan McDonald   Garry McCarthy   CTU/CPS   State Impasse     3) Sports Brief   Bulls – win: Beat the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday 99‐90.  o The Bulls are 11‐5, and 3rd in the Eastern Conference.  o They play the Charlotte Hornets Saturday in Chicago.  4) Talking Points RONALD JOHNSON Are you going to release the Ronald Johnson tape? Why haven’t you? What are you waiting for?        Do you think the officers involved should be charged?    How many more videos are you going to release?         2 Are you going to resign?         What about Lisa Madigan’s request for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the CPD?       Do you think the video will spark more protests? Are you worried about violence?           LAQUAN MCDONALD Should there be a special prosecutor in the Laquan McDonald case?           It was revealed this morning that Officer Van Dyke also played a role in the alleged cover‐up of another fatal police shooting 10 years ago. Can you comment on that?         Can you comment on the repeated cover‐up accusations?    3   Are you creating this task force and firing McCarthy just to save your reputation? Why did it take you so long to do both?     People are most upset that you hid this tape for a year. Are you doing anything to fix that so that justice is served more quickly?            Why did you delay the release of the videotape until after your re-election?                  If you had it to do over again, would you have changed anything about how the city handled this case?         4        What about continued calls for you to take more responsibility?             Why was there no working audio on any of the CPD dash cam videos? It is supposed to activate anytime  emergency lights are activated.       Why hasn’t the officer been fired? How do you explain to so many who see this as a lack of justice?        GARRY MCCARTHY  McCarthy says he was blindsided when he was fired shortly after being told he had a job. Can you comment on that?              Why now? Why didn’t you do this months ago?     5 In reaction to the McCarthy’s firing, many activists and leaders are saying that it was a step forward but that Anita Alvarez should also step down as well. Do you support those calls?     Aldermen have said that the new superintendent should reflect the majority-minority of the city. Can you tell us what you are looking for a new a new chief?            CTU/CPS  CTU moved forward last night with scheduling a strike vote for Dec. 9. Are you worried about a strike?                   6 From: Sent: To: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:34 AM Gurney, Brent (Brent.Gurney@wilmerhale.com);Gorelick, Jamie (Jamie.Gorelick@wilmerhale.com);Adegbile, Debo (Debo.Adegbile@wilmerhale.com) FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Subject: Final statement    From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:22 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."  1   Background:   On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 2 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:37 AM Spector, Stephen McCaffrey, Bill;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey Re: USA Today Follow-up Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Does he understand that they are the justice department? Adam will you call him?    On Dec 3, 2015, at 10:33 AM, Spector, Stephen  wrote:  Understand if we want to leave alone the exact timing, but let me know if we want to clarify this for  Aamer.      From: Madhani, Aamer [mailto:amadhani@usatoday.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:05 AM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     Stephen,     What is the mayor’s opinion on timing of a potential Justice civil rights investigation? Yesterday, he said  that it would be “misguided” to add an additional layer before federal prosecutors in Illinois complete  their investigation into the shooting of Laquan McDonald.     Does he still believe it would misguided for Justice to launch an investigation prior to Fardon’s office  competing its work on the Laquan McDonald case?     Aamer  My cell is  9        From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:21 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  1 Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:   On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?    A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, 2 just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.      ###       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:02 AM Update_List;PRESS_LIST Trib: Emanuel backpedals on Justice Department probe of police Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Emanuel backpedals on Justice Department probe of police  Chicago Tribune // Bill Ruthhart   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct‐rahm‐emanuel‐justice‐department‐chicago‐police‐20151203‐ story.html    Mayor Rahm Emanuel backpedaled on his opposition to a possible U.S. Justice Department review of the city’s police  tactics on Thursday, issuing a statement saying he is now open to such an investigation.     Emanuel’s reversal comes after Hillary Clinton’s campaign indicated Wednesday night that the front‐runner for the  Democratic presidential nomination would call for a federal investigation of the Chicago Police Department. A Clinton  campaign spokesman said the candidate was “deeply troubled” by the Laquan McDonald shooting that has left a  Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting, which was caught on police video.    Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan first called for a Justice Department civil rights investigation, writing a letter  Tuesday to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to launch a federal review, because “trust in the Chicago Police  Department is broken.”    On Wednesday morning, Emanuel said such an investigation would be “misguided” and said the focus should remain on  the federal investigation into the McDonald shooting.    But on Thursday morning, Emanuel issued a statement, changing his position.    “I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the  Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD,” Emanuel said in the  statement. “First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the  United States attorney should swiftly conclude his yearlong investigation and shed light on what happened that night,  and the actions of everyone involved.”    Emanuel went on to say that he is now “open to” a broader review of Chicago’s police tactics by the Justice Department.   “As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open  to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts,” Emanuel said  in the statement. “I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law.”    Emanuel has faced a firestorm of criticism since a Cook County judge forced his administration to release a police  dashboard camera video of the shooting, a move the mayor and his administration fought for most of a year. Outrage  over the shooting, in which officer Jason Van Dyke is accused of shooting McDonald 16 times, many of them while he  was on the ground, led to widespread protests and national outrage.    1 On Tuesday, Emanuel fired police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, saying the public had lost faith in his ability to lead  the department after the McDonald shooting.    “Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police  department,” Emanuel’s Thursday statement concluded. “Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers.  Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:04 AM Update_List;PRESS_LIST Sun Times: Emanuel reverses course, now supports Justice probe of CPD Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Emanuel reverses course, now supports Justice probe of CPD  Chicago Sun Times // Fran   http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1149912/siege‐emanuel‐reverses‐course‐now‐supports‐justice‐probe‐cpd    One day after branding it “misguided,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he “welcomes” a U.S. Department of Justice  investigation of what he called “systemic issues embedded in” the Chicago Police Department.    Emanuel’s about‐face on Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s decision to ask Justice Department to investigate the  Police Department’s use of force in the ongoing furor over the Laquan McDonald shooting video followed Hillary  Clinton’s decision to side with Madigan.    “Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can  help us achieve that important goal,” Emanuel was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his office.    “I want to clarify my [earlier] comments. And I want to be clear that the city welcomes engagement by the Department  of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.”    In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made public on the day Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was  fired, Madigan asked the department’s Civil Rights Division to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Chicago  Police Department similar to probes done in other cities.    Arguing that “trust in the Chicago Police Department is broken,” Madigan asked the feds to investigate whether there is  a pattern of “discriminatory policing” in Chicago and to do a deep dive into how the department  handles misconduct  allegations and how the department trains, equips and supervises its officers.    Some of those same issues are being covered by Emanuel’s new Task Force on Police Accountability.    The mayor responded initially by bluntly denouncing Madigan’s move without regard to the surprisingly close  relationship he has forged with her powerful father, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (D‐Chicago).    The mayor noted then that the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago already are investigating all aspects of the  Laquan McDonald case — an investigation started within two weeks of the October 2014 shooting. The state’s  attorney’s office, which has now filed first‐degree murder charges against Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, also is  continuing to look at the case.    “Like everybody else, I await their conclusions. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. An  additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided,” Emanuel said in a live, online interview  conducted by Politico before an audience at the Willis Tower.    1 “They are doing a thorough job. Hitting the re‐start button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the  conclusion in an expedited fashion.”    The mayor was reminded that what Madigan has in mind is “more of a sweeping view” of the Chicago Police  Department, similar to Justice Department investigations conducted in other cities. Would he welcome that?    “What I first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation. … Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the  local U.S. Attorney and the FBI to take on additional work, I’d like them to complete the work [they’re already doing]. I  understand these are very hard cases,” he said.    “If something happened, we need to deal with it. But, to set up another investigation while one has yet to conclude, in  my view, is wrong. … Hitting the re‐start button is not going to get us to the comprehensive solution. Given all the work  that’s been done, I wouldn’t want to start over because it’s going to take time. Given that we need answers and we need  to know what happened and we will follow whatever those conclusions are all the way to the end, we need the  conclusion of that investigation.”    Now, Hillary Clinton, Emanuel’s candidate for President, has joined Madigan in calling for a Justice Department  investigation of the Chicago Police Department.    That’s apparently why the mayor has done an about‐face.    “First and foremost, we need answers to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States  Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night and the actions  of everyone involved,” the mayor’s statement quoted him as saying Thursday.    “As it relates to a longer‐term review of our Police Department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open  to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the  Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law.”    He added, “Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we’re permanently addressing entrenched issues in our  police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime  fighting go hand‐in‐hand.”    Emanuel’s reversal on the call for a Justice Department investigation of the Police Department is much like what he did  after a judge ordered the city to release the dashcam video of a white police officer pumping 16 rounds into McDonald’s  body. After spending more than a year trying to keep the video under wraps, he dropped the city’s appeal and released  the tape.    In other words, when a political train is leaving the station and can’t be stopped, it’s time to get on board.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:08 PM Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Bennett, Kenneth;Collins, Adam FW: Community Forum Wednesday December 9th 6-8 pm Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed See below.        From: Hill, Kathleen Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:05 PM To: Rountree, Janey Subject: Fwd: Community Forum Wednesday December 9th 6-8 pm       Sent from my iPhone    Begin forwarded message:  From: Shari Runner   Date: December 2, 2015 at 3:50:08 PM CST  To: "kathleen.hill@cityofchicago.org"   Subject: Community Forum Wednesday December 9th 6‐8 pm  Katie,  I hope all is well with you and that you had a good holiday.  I am reaching out to let you know that we are hosting a community forum to address the current issues  around Laquan McDonald and community and police relations.  We will have a panel so far made up of  Lorenzo Davis (former IPRA member), Paul Strauss (Co‐Director of Litigation for the Chicago  Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and is the Director of the CLC’s Employment  Opportunities Project.), Rufus Williams (Pres and CEO BBF Foundation), confirmed.  We are  waiting for final confirmation from Professor Futterman.   We would love to have someone  representing the mayor’s office if possible.  Is there anyone you could suggest?     Thanks  Shari          Shari Runner, Interim President and CEO       1 4510 South Michigan Avenue   Chicago, Illinois 60653  Main: 773.451.3500   : 773.285.8034  srunner@thechicagourbanleague.org   www.thechicagourbanleague.org  Executive Assistant: Phyllis A. Ross   Direct: 773.451.3506     pross@thechicagourbanleague.org   Facebook I Twitter I YouTube      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:28 PM Update_List;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen Fwd: Sun Times: Durbin asks Lynch for federal probe of CPD Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed       Begin forwarded message:  From: "Huffman, Lauren"   Date: December 3, 2015 at 12:26:35 PM CST  To: Update_List , PRESS_LIST   Subject: Sun Times: Durbin asks Lynch for federal probe of CPD  Sen. Durbin asks Attorney General for probe of CPD WRITTEN BY LYNN SWEET POSTED: 12/03/2015, 12:17PM  WASHINGTON – Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., personally asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday to open a Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation of the Chicago Police Department policies and practices. “The shooting death of Laquan McDonald is just one of a number of troubling incidents that have frayed the relationship between the CPD and the community it serves, and in truth, this most recent incident is only the latest in a series of troubling events over many years. These incidents raise serious concerns about whether the CPD has in place appropriate policies and practices to prevent civil rights violations. An impartial investigation by the Justice Department can help identify those areas where the CPD has fallen short and guide the CPD onto a better course,” Durbin wrote. “The men and women of law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us, and it is incumbent upon them to live up to the standards they have sworn to uphold,” Durbin continued. “The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are conscientious and professional. 1 Nevertheless, there is undeniable evidence that some have abused the authority given them.” Durbin’s request comes on the heels of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan making a similar request and Mayor Rahm Emanuel reversing himself Thursday morning after he initially said he was not in favor of such an investigation. Durbin’s request joins the intensifying drumbeat of calls upon the Justice Department to examine the CPD in the wake of the release of a dashcam video last week showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke repeatedly shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Text of today’s letter is below. December 3, 2015 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I urge the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to assess whether the CPD’s policies and practices comply with the Constitution and federal law. Effective community policing must be built on a foundation of trust, accountability, and mutual respect. The men and women of law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us, and it is incumbent upon them to live up to the standards they have sworn to uphold. The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are conscientious and professional. Nevertheless, there is undeniable evidence that some have abused the authority given them. The shooting death of Laquan McDonald is just one of a number of troubling incidents that have frayed the relationship between the CPD and the community it serves, and in truth, this most recent incident is only the latest in a series of troubling events over many years. These incidents raise serious concerns about whether the CPD has in place appropriate policies and practices to prevent civil rights violations. An impartial investigation by the Justice Department can help identify those areas where the CPD has fallen short and guide the CPD onto a better course. 2 As you know, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, gives the Civil Rights Division statutory authority to investigate state and local police departments to determine whether they are engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct that deprives persons of the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution and federal law. A careful investigation of the CPD by the Civil Rights Division will help address any civil rights violations, institute reforms to prevent any future violations, and restore community confidence in the CPD. I urge you to swiftly initiate such an investigation. Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. I look forward to your prompt response. Sincerely, Richard J. Durbin United States Senator -30      Lauren Huffman  Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  (312) 744‐6167 office  Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:35 PM PRESS_LIST;Update_List Read-out from Google Event Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Can you explain your change of heart on DOJ    I own any confusion. I want to be clear. I was answering a question about an investigation by US Attorney and FBI in  Chicago that started a year ago – to wrap up rather than add one. As it relates to building trust  between police and  community – also the notion of accountability, and re‐establishing the principle that civil liberties and public safety go  together – I welcome engagement of the justice department. We have a long road ahead as a city – I welcome the ACLU,  established a commission, and I welcome DOJ engagement.     How do you plan to rebuild trust?    You earn it every day. I am going to work at it every day. First of all my actions, my primary wor words and my follow  through is essential. As it relates to public safety there is trust between community and police department.    Are you saying you didn’t change your mind?    If you look at it – I was addressing question about Laquan McDonald – I own the confusion.    Have you reached a settlement with McCarthy?    Work with my staff on that.    When will you release Ronald Johnson video?    Like I said – next week.    Did you tell black leaders – you threatened that they wouldn’t get jobs?    That is not what I said – I would never do that. I said I want to keep calm, and I want to commend those who protested  peacefully and passionately, and commend law enforcement. I would never do that.    Do you foresee any circumstance you wouldn’t serve out your term?    No.                1         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:01 PM Levine, Jeffrey FW: Sun Times: Durbin asks Lynch for federal probe of CPD; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL .    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:28 PM To: Update_List; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Fwd: Sun Times: Durbin asks Lynch for federal probe of CPD         Begin forwarded message:  From: "Huffman, Lauren"   Date: December 3, 2015 at 12:26:35 PM CST  To: Update_List , PRESS_LIST   Subject: Sun Times: Durbin asks Lynch for federal probe of CPD  Sen. Durbin asks Attorney General for probe of CPD WRITTEN BY LYNN SWEET POSTED: 12/03/2015, 12:17PM  WASHINGTON – Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., personally asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday to open a Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation of the Chicago Police Department policies and practices. “The shooting death of Laquan McDonald is just one of a number of troubling incidents that have frayed the relationship between the CPD and the community it serves, and in truth, this most recent incident is only the latest in a series of troubling events over many years. These incidents raise serious concerns about whether the CPD has in place appropriate policies and practices to prevent civil rights violations. An impartial investigation by the Justice Department can help identify those areas where the CPD has fallen short and guide the CPD onto a better course,” Durbin wrote. 1 “The men and women of law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us, and it is incumbent upon them to live up to the standards they have sworn to uphold,” Durbin continued. “The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are conscientious and professional. Nevertheless, there is undeniable evidence that some have abused the authority given them.” Durbin’s request comes on the heels of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan making a similar request and Mayor Rahm Emanuel reversing himself Thursday morning after he initially said he was not in favor of such an investigation. Durbin’s request joins the intensifying drumbeat of calls upon the Justice Department to examine the CPD in the wake of the release of a dashcam video last week showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke repeatedly shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Text of today’s letter is below. December 3, 2015 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: I urge the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) to assess whether the CPD’s policies and practices comply with the Constitution and federal law. Effective community policing must be built on a foundation of trust, accountability, and mutual respect. The men and women of law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us, and it is incumbent upon them to live up to the standards they have sworn to uphold. The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are conscientious and professional. Nevertheless, there is undeniable evidence that some have abused the authority given them. The shooting death of Laquan McDonald is just one of a number of troubling incidents that have frayed the relationship between the CPD and the community it serves, and in truth, this most recent incident is only the latest in a series of troubling events over many years. These incidents raise serious concerns about whether the CPD has in place 2 appropriate policies and practices to prevent civil rights violations. An impartial investigation by the Justice Department can help identify those areas where the CPD has fallen short and guide the CPD onto a better course. As you know, 42 U.S.C. § 14141, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, gives the Civil Rights Division statutory authority to investigate state and local police departments to determine whether they are engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful conduct that deprives persons of the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution and federal law. A careful investigation of the CPD by the Civil Rights Division will help address any civil rights violations, institute reforms to prevent any future violations, and restore community confidence in the CPD. I urge you to swiftly initiate such an investigation. Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. I look forward to your prompt response. Sincerely, Richard J. Durbin United States Senator -30      Lauren Huffman  Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  (312) 744‐6167 office  Lauren.Huffman@cityofchicago.org     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:27 PM Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael FW: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Court battle to stop destruction of police discipline files resumes Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed       From: NewsClips Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:15 PM Subject: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: Court battle to stop destruction of police discipline files resumes Court battle to stop destruction of police discipline files resumes  SUN TIMES // Andy Grimm // December 3, 2015  Chicago police misconduct files spanning six decades could be destroyed before the public ever sees them,  police accountability activists claim in a long‐running legal battle over the records.  Activists last month posted an online database of 56,000 police complaint files, providing basic information on  just four years’ worth of complaints turned over after a years‐long public records battle. But information on  complaints dating back to 1967 could be lost because of terms of city contracts with police unions, said Craig  Futterman, a University of Chicago law professor who has led the legal fight to win release of the records. The  Sun‐Times and Chicago Tribune also are seeking access to the records under state public records laws.  A decision by an arbitrator earlier this month gave a partial victory to police unions, which want the city to  destroy most disciplinary files after five years have passed; it wants to destroy complaint files alleging  excessive force or criminal conduct after seven years.  The ruling, which affects the files of only sergeants, lieutenants and captains, would require the city to “purge”  records from city computer databases.  Days after video of a Chicago Police officer gunning down 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald stirred protests  across the city, Futterman on Thursday will ask a Cook County judge to protect records he says show patterns  of police abuses that stretch over decades.  “We’re trying to stop a bonfire. If you destroy those records, you destroy all hope of accountability,”  Futterman said. “You can’t bargain away citizens’ right to public records in a union contract.”  A separate grievance by the Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing rank‐and‐file officers, is pending,  Futterman said, noting the language in the FOP contract leaves less room for interpretation than the disputed  section of the command rank officers deal.  “The (FOP) contract says ‘destroy,’ not ‘purge from a computer’” said Futterman.  Judge Patrick Flynn last year put on hold the release of any misconduct records older than four years, while  the city and unions squared off before a private labor arbitrator. A ruling on the FOP grievance is expected by  the end of the year, union attorney Brian Hlavin said.  The unions two years ago filed labor grievances, claiming contracts between the union and the city require  nearly all records of complaints against officers be destroyed after five years. City attorneys have argued they  have for years hung onto complaint files, with the union’s knowledge, as a hedge against lawsuits by citizens.  1 Hlavin declined to share copies of documents filed in the arbitration. Copies of filings made by the city were  not immediately available Wednesday, Law Department spokesman Brian McCaffrey said.  Hlavin declined to say whether the union wants all members’ records destroyed after five years.  “We’ve asked (the arbitrator) essentially to put everybody in the position they would be in had the city had  complied with the contract,” Hlavin said.  The section of the FOP contract dealing with “Destruction of File Material,” covers “all disciplinary  investigation files, disciplinary history card entries, IPRA (Independent Police Review Authority) and IAD  (Internal Affairs Division) disciplinary records, and any other disciplinary record or summary of such records.”  In cases that go before the Police Board or involve criminal investigations or civil lawsuits, records would be  destroyed after the cases are resolved.  The unions’ contracts both stipulate that complaints can’t be used in disciplinary proceedings after the five‐ or  seven‐year period.  Union members want to audit existing files to make sure records are being removed and that those that  remain are accurate, said Thomas Pleines, lawyer for the Police Benevolent and Protective Association, which  represents sergeants, lieutenants and captains.  “I don’t think there’s a need or a public interest to keeping a majority of the files they (the city) do have,”  Pleines said. “I understand there are some cases that are heaters .. but what about the guy that just fails to file  a report?”  The records would be evidence in the many lawsuits the city still faces or could face stemming form police  misconduct, Futterman said, noting the city faces litigation over wrongful convictions that date back to the  1970s, and has paid out millions to victims of torture committed by CPD officers under disgraced Area 2  commander Jon Burge in the 1980s and 1990s.  To date, the city has turned over only basic information on nearly all of the complaints: officer names, incident  numbers and dates, and the category of the misconduct. The database records provide a “card catalog” of  information that would allow the public basic information they would need to request full investigative files,  Futterman said.  While the union dispute has gone on for years before the shooting of 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald roiled the  local interest in police misconduct to a fever pitch, Futterman points out that the destruction of complaint  records could not occur at a worse time for a city struggling to build credibility with its citizens.  “Can you imagine how the city looks if they do this now — with all the issues with lack of trust, we’re going to  destroy these records?” Futterman said. “It’s the destruction of evidence of patterns of abuse.”  Union members should not push to have the records trashed, Futterman said, noting that data compiled using  complaints from 2011 to 2015 showed that 30 percent of complaints targeted just 10 percent of the officers.  “The department has let a small group of officers bring dishonor on the majority of the officers who do good,  and that makes it harder on all of them,” he said.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:48 PM Ewing, Clothilde USA Today piece edits USAToday_SS.docx Let me know what you think. I’ll bring printed copes when we meet with JK                                                                          This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 1 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, December 03, 2015 2:28 PM Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Bennett, Kenneth Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen RE: Press 12/3 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Mary Ann is focused on Anita at 4:30, MRE at 6. Seems like it should be straightforward. She has the first interview with  Escalante tomorrow and seems happy about that    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 2:17 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Press 12/3 Charles says MRE’s part in the overall story is pretty straightforward and shorter – DOJ and the Johnson video. He says  his focus is on Anita, and he thought Rauner was interesting. He said he cried when he saw the video.    Jay thinks the more interesting thing today was that Rauner asked why DOJ didn’t come in sooner, and that nothing  prevented them from doing so. It sounds like he may have spoken to Ron Safer. In his story at 5 he is going to point out  that the Safer report recommended a refresher course every two years on things like use of force and vehicle pursuits.  I’m going to send him the release from that report in the meantime (it outlines some of the action taken). Janey, do you  know about that specific aspect?        From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:22 PM To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Press 12/3 Okay. BR also asked me to talk  today about our overall strategy in searching for a new chief ‐‐ diversity,  insider/outsider, etc. Don't think it's worth talking.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 1:16 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Press 12/3 I still going through calls with beat reporters. Expect the theme to be that he backtracked, and some will certainly say he  is now calling for an investigation.  People are also covering the comment that the Johnson video will be released next week – even  though there is no detail surrounding that other than his comment today. 1   Fran is not saying much, but based on her line of questioning sounds like a “how this affects the Mayor’s politics” story   Ruthhart and company are doing the DOJ story, likely in some depth. He wants an official answer on if we have engaged  DOJ or the WH on a possible federal investigation of CPD. I     USA Today is asking if the timing of DOJ engagement still a concern? Does he want the McDonald investigation done  first? Has he spoken to Hillary or the WH? Any reaction to their reactions?    More to come     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:44 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Bennett, Kenneth Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: This am + ken Very very hard to hear, so we will need a transcript of the video. Charles: DOJ statement, why the change Jay: DOJ comment was clear though Fran: How do you restore trust in you? Flannery: garry severance - talk to team Mary Ann: response to reports MRE threatened community leaders during private meetings last week that we would with hold summer job? (Ken, is there anyone who was there that could refute this with Mary ann?) Fran: any way you leave officebefore 2019? - no -------- Original message -------From: "Quinn, Kelley" Date: 12/03/2015 11:29 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Spielfogel, David" Cc: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: Re: This am Add Fran to the list 2   On Dec 3, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Spielfogel, David wrote: Defer to Eileen. Not sure where they landed.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 11:22 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: This am -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/03/2015 11:12 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Spielfogel, David" , "Quinn, Kelley" Cc: "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: RE: This am There appears to be a rumor out that we will release the Johnson video this afternoon. He's ready to say next week Full house here -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/03/2015 11:04 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: Re: This am Original Message From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 10:59 AM CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 3:28 PM PRESS_LIST;Update_List DNAInfo: Anita Alvarez Slams Reporters, Says There's 'No Way' She's Resigning Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Anita Alvarez Slams Reporters, Says There's 'No Way' She's Resigning Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez defended her office Thursday by forcefully telling reporters there is "no way"  she would "even consider" resigning.     "I know what's been reported out there, the nasty, horrific stories about me," Alvarez said following a protest outside  her office calling for her resignation. "... If Anita Alvarez wanted to whitewash a case, if Anita Alvarez was gonna look the other way, if Anita Alvarez wasn't going to do her job, and look at this case, and do the review for excessive force — let  me think. Hmm. I'm going to conspire to you know whitewash this, to push it under the rug. Hmm. Who are my co‐ conspirators going to be? Let me see. I'm gonna call on the head of the FBI to help me!"    She called accusations of a cover‐up in the Laquan McDonald case "absurd" and appeared extremely flustered by the  criticism.     Watch: http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151203/downtown/anita‐alvarez‐slams‐reporters‐says‐theres‐no‐way‐ shes‐resigning    "I am a professional prosecutor," she said. "I have done this job for 29 years, speaking up on behalf of the victims of  Cook County, the majority of those victims being minority. And to be portrayed in this light by seasoned politicians with  political agendas is disgusting and it's degrading. I am going to continue to be the Cook County State's Attorney and  there is no way that I would ever even consider resigning."    The Rev. Michael Russell, president of Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, called the McDonald case and the  police dashcam video of his shooting by officer Jason Van Dyke, released last week, "the tip of the iceberg of how  [Alvarez] has failed in her role."    "This office no longer has the community trust and has a demonstrated lack of accountability to its citizens," Russell said  outside Alvarez's offices in Cook County's Dunne Building Downtown.    Cook County Commissioners Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D‐Chicago) and John Fritchey (D‐Chicago) followed Thursday by calling  on Alvarez to appear before the county board's Criminal Justice Committee to face grilling on the over yearlong delay in  charging Van Dyke with McDonald's murder. Fritchey said that "smacks of political opportunism."    Garcia has already called on Alvarez to resign, and Fritchey acknowledged he has endorsed Donna More in the race  against Alvarez in the upcoming Democratic Primary in March. Kim Foxx is also running.    1 Fritchey added that, if he had his preference, Alvarez would not be in office during next year's budget hearings for the  state's attorney.    "This is not an inquisition. It's an invitation," Fritchey added. "We're not bullying her. We're inviting her."    He called it "her chance to give us the facts we don't know" and explain the delay in charging Van Dyke.    "We're already known as the murder capital," Fritchey said of Chicago's murder rate. "We don't want to be known as the  cover‐up capital as well."  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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He's ready to say next week Full house here -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/03/2015 11:04 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: Re: This am Original Message From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 10:59 AM To: Collins, Adam Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: This am Headlines all that he "reverses" and "back peddles" > On Dec 3, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Collins, Adam wrote: > > > > > This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Thursday, December 03, 2015 3:57 PM Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael;Deal, Joe Re: ON DEADLINE -- New York Times/McDonald story Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Going in 5    From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:46 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina,  Michael; Deal, Joe  Subject: Re: ON DEADLINE ‐‐ New York Times/McDonald story        Done. Anyone else?  From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:42 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael;  Deal, Joe  Subject: Re: ON DEADLINE ‐‐ New York Times/McDonald story      Seems fine. Maybe add "independent" before prosecutors.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:39 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Deal, Joe Subject: ON DEADLINE -- New York Times/McDonald story     Monica Davey at the NYT is asking -- on deadline -- how does the Mayor respond to suggestions by some that politics - and his re-election bid in particular -- played a role in keeping the dashcam private and reaching a quick settlement in the case before a suit was even filed?    Draft response from me: "Any suggestion that politics played a role in this investigation is patently false. Within days of the incident, the City promptly turned over all evidence to independent prosecutors. The City followed its own policy in not making the video -- which was part of that evidence -- public because it did not want to taint an ongoing 1 investigation. When the family of Laquan McDonald proactively reached out to the City to negotiate a settlement, the City publicly presented the case, in detail, to City Council members. During settlement talks, the family of Mr. McDonald requested that the video not be made public, and the City followed their wishes, along with its own policy." Background: -- The most important thing we can do to learn from this tragedy is bring the needed changes and reforms to prevent it from ever happening again. That is why Mayor Emanuel created a task force to do a top-to-bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. One of the task force’s key objection is to identify ways to improve transparency in these cases without compromising ongoing investigations.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rasmas, Chloe Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:39 PM Rountree, Janey;Update_List Sending in 5mins: RE: DOL Statements for NBC5@5PM Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI    From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:31 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Update_List Subject: RE: DOL Statements for NBC5@5PM   Updated to first statement, with DOL looking into correct language per Janey’s comment:        Barring any objections, Bill need to send this in the next 10 mins or so.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:23 PM To: Rasmas, Chloe; Update_List Subject: RE: DOL Statements for NBC5@5PM       From: Rasmas, Chloe Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:16 PM To: Update_List Cc: Rountree, Janey Subject: DOL Statements for NBC5@5PM Importance: High   Hi guys – see below for two proposed statements from DOL, approved by Steve, that Bill needs to get out the door ASAP  to include in the 5PM broadcasts. Please let me know if you have any edits/concerns:    Chris Coffey wants a statement on the Chatman video:        Alex Merigos – a producer – wants a statement regarding the Lopez‐Cervin case.  The opposing attorney is making claims  that Jason Van Dyke was involved in a cover‐up in that case.  1     ”     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:45 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) RE: Anthony,  Will you send Clo a word version of the final fact sheet you handed out at the CPD press conference when the Laquan  McDonald video was released?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:44 PM To: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Thanks. We should simplify this a bit for him. For example, explanation of who IPRA is. If you send me word  doc, I can do it.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 5:35 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Fact sheet attached here   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:29 PM To: Rountree, Janey Subject: Can you get us a timeline of events: Shooting Turned over  Etc    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 Fact Sheet Regarding the Shooting of Laquan McDonald Brief Facts and Timeline for the Incident and Investigation • On October 20, 2014 at 41st and Pulaski, a Chicago police officer shot and killed a juvenile, Laquan McDonald, who was carrying a knife. • The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), a civilian independent agency, is charged with investigating all officer-involved shootings. IPRA opened its investigation into this incident within hours of the shooting. Between Oct. 20 and Oct. 28, IPRA interviewed witnesses and collected evidence. On Oct. 29, the officer was stripped of his police powers. • For every officer-involved shooting, IPRA sends the evidence to the Cook County State’s Attorney so that state prosecutors can determine whether to pursue a criminal investigation. Several days after the incident, IPRA sent the evidence in this case, including the dash camera video, to the Cook County States Attorney’s Office. The evidence was also later shared with the FBI and the Office of the U.S. Attorney as prosecutors initiated state and federal criminal investigation. Per standard practice, IPRA then suspended its administrative investigation so as not to interfere with the criminal investigation. • On November 24, 2015, the Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez charged officer Van Dyke with first degree murder. • That same day, the Chicago Police Department suspended him without pay. • Once the criminal case has concluded, IPRA will resume and finish its administrative investigation. Q&A Q: Why wouldn’t the city release the video? A: The video is evidence in an active criminal investigation and a grand jury has been convened to determine whether criminal charges should be brought. We did not want to do anything that might interfere with the ongoing investigation. For example, releasing a video during a pending investigation has the potential to compromise eyewitness testimony because witnesses may adjust their testimony to fit what they or others perceive in the video. Not releasing evidence during an ongoing criminal investigation is consistent with the longstanding practice of federal, state and local law enforcement authorities. As we stated months ago, the City planned to release the video once the investigation had concluded. Q: What is the status of IPRA’s investigation into this incident? A: IPRA started its investigation immediately after the shooting. After collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, IPRA sent the evidence to state and federal prosecutors who initiated a criminal investigation. Once the criminal investigation started, per standard practice, IPRA had to suspend its investigation so as not to interfere with the criminal proceedings. Q: Why was the Chicago Police Department able to suspend this officer without pay? A: The Chicago Police Department requires that officers be able to lawfully carry a firearm as a condition of their employment. After the Cook County State’s Attorney charged Officer Van Dyke with first degree murder, the States Attorney revoked his Firearm Owner ID Card, making it clear that he can no longer lawfully carry a firearm. The officer was immediately suspended without pay. Q: When an officer is not currently facing criminal charges, as is true for Officer Dante Servin, what is the process for terminating that officer’s employment? A: The Independent Police Review Authority is responsible for investigating all police-involved shooting incidents. When a criminal investigation emerges from the same incident, IPRA’s investigation is placed on hold until the criminal investigation is complete. Once IPRA resumes its investigation, it may recommend an officer be terminated. At that point the Superintendent has 60 days to review the recommendation, and if he agrees, charges are filed with the Police Board. The Police Board will then hold a hearing and make a final determination. From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:59 PM Escalante; John J. Q&A 1. As interim Superintendent will your primary focus be on eliminating police brutality amongst the rank and file of the CPD? 2. Prior to your designation as Interim Superintendent, where you not the Chief of Detectives? Who was ultimately responsible for the investigation of the Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson case? 3. When will the CPD release the DASH CAM related to the Ronald Johnson Case? 4. What does John Escalante have to offer the members of the community? What are you going to do different than the former Superintendent? 5. What Additional strategies will you implement in attempts to reduce the violence that plagues our neighborhoods? 6. What have you learned from the mistakes made by the former police Superintendent? 7. Will you apply for the position 8. Is it true that the State's Attorney's office is seeking criminal charges against the officers involved in the Shooting of Ronald Johnson? What is the status of those officers? Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications &News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312-545-3251 @AJGuglielmi ~ @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.orq From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi, Anthony Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:03 PM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde RE: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I only have a pdf version of the final - news affairs didn't save the version we edited as a word doc, only a pdf. I can extract the text and recreate it once I get home if u can't use the pdf --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications / News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: @AJGuglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Rountree, Janey" Date: 12/03/2015 5:45 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Guglielmi, Anthony" Subject: RE: Anthony,  Will you send Clo a word version of the final fact sheet you handed out at the CPD press conference when the Laquan  McDonald video was released?    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:44 PM To: Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Thanks. We should simplify this a bit for him. For example, explanation of who IPRA is. If you send me word  doc, I can do it.   1   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 5:35 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Fact sheet attached here   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:29 PM To: Rountree, Janey Subject: Can you get us a timeline of events: Shooting Turned over  Etc    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:51 PM Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey RE: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton I like it.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:42 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton   Any thoughts here?    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:00 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen (Eileen.Mitchell@cityofchicago.org); Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton   See below for story that posted on Politico. Outside of correcting her on why the video was not released, we could say  something like this:          Thoughts?    Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton Republicans want to make the Chicago mayor's woes a political liability for his former bosses. By SARAH WHEATON 12/03/15 06:18 PM EST Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s struggles are reverberating in Washington, where he’s causing headaches for his most powerful of close friends and former bosses, the Obamas and the Clintons. Republicans are eager to make Emanuel, who worked in both the most recent Democratic administrations, a political liability for President Barack Obama and the campaign of Hillary Clinton, both of whom have resisted calling for his resignation over the handling of a video showing a police officer shooting a retreating black teen. And even among the president’s allies, the famously profane Emanuel is a polarizing figure after playing a key role in the tough-on-crime legislation of the mid-1990s that Obama has made his mission to undo. CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:19 PM Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen RE: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Done. Thanks -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/03/2015 6:50 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rendina, Michael" , "Quinn, Kelley" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" Subject: Re: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton Fine. Story doesn't really say anything.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:42 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton Any thoughts here?     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:00 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen (Eileen.Mitchell@cityofchicago.org); Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen Subject: Politico: Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton     See below for story that posted on Politico. Outside of correcting her on why the video was not released, we could say  something like this:             Thoughts?     1 Rahm's troubles ripple toward Obama, Clinton Republicans want to make the Chicago mayor's woes a political liability for his former bosses. By SARAH WHEATON 12/03/15 06:18 PM EST   Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s struggles are reverberating in Washington, where he’s causing headaches for his most powerful of close friends and former bosses, the Obamas and the Clintons. Republicans are eager to make Emanuel, who worked in both the most recent Democratic administrations, a political liability for President Barack Obama and the campaign of Hillary Clinton, both of whom have resisted calling for his resignation over the handling of a video showing a police officer shooting a retreating black teen. And even among the president’s allies, the famously profane Emanuel is a polarizing figure after playing a key role in the tough-on-crime legislation of the mid-1990s that Obama has made his mission to undo. Story Continued Below A top GOP strategist predicted that Emanuel would become a “massive liability” for Hillary Clinton. “At some point, she’s going to have to come out—I think the pressure’s going to build on her—on where she stands on her longtime family adviser,” the strategist said. Emanuel, with a reputation for loyalty to friends as fierce as his vindictiveness for enemies, was already doing some damage control on Thursday to better align himself with Clinton. His administration refused for more than a year to release what turned out to be a damning dashboard camera video of an officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times. A court order forced his hand and prompted accusations of a coverup. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon responded to questions about whether Emanuel should stay or go with a statement: "She knows Mayor Emanuel loves Chicago, and is sure he wants to do all he can to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department." But Fallon also said Clinton was "deeply troubled" by the shooting and outstanding questions related to the video. Through Fallon, Clinton called for a full review of Chicago's policing by the Justice Department. Emanuel had resisted such a review, calling it "misguided" -- until Clinton's views emerged. On Thursday morning, he backtracked, issuing a statement to clarify that he "welcomes" a federal investigation into "systemic issues" in the police department. An Emanuel spokeswoman did not offer comment for this article beyond his statement. But Emanuel’s predicament is perhaps more awkward for Obama. Though their temperaments couldn’t be more different, few are as close to the calm and collected president than the hotheaded Emanuel, Obama’s first chief of staff. He’s a member of the exclusive club of people who have the president’s private email address, and the White House visitor logs show frequent drop-ins to Oval Office in addition to meetings with current chief of staff Denis McDonough and other top aides. When Obama headed home to Chicago for a speech to the International Association of Chiefs of Police in October, the president and the mayor caught up backstage. That was all before Tuesday, when Emanuel fired Chicago’s chief of police and batted back calls for his own resignation and before Friday, when demonstrators shut down the Magnificent Mile to protest delays in charging officer Jason Van Dyke with murdering McDonald more than a year earlier. Emanuel has cited his recent re-election as reason to stay in office, and so far White House spokesman Josh Earnest has echoed that rationale— resulting in a less-than-full-throated endorsement of Emanuel’s tenure. “Obviously the citizens of the city of Chicago will have to determine who should be running the city, including evaluating his commitment over the long term to implementing reforms,” Earnest said on Wednesday. Earnest has had to field a series of questions about why Obama had been quiet about this police shooting (relative to last year's unrest in Ferguson), whether he was protecting a buddy — and whether Obama’s 2 Chicago-based library would be “more difficult to get going” sans a Mayor Emanuel. (Earnest’s response: “Not at all.”) In fact, Obama did weigh in on the McDonald shooting and its aftermath, in a Facebook post that received relatively little notice over the Thanksgiving holiday. Obama said last week that he was “deeply disturbed” by the footage, praised the “overwhelming majority” of cops who “protect our communities with honor” and added that he was “personally grateful to the people of my hometown for keeping protests peaceful.” Obama made no mention of Emanuel, but that can’t last long, the Republican strategist predicted. “It’s one thing to call out some unknown faceless person,” the strategist said. “When the person that’s at the forefront of the controversy is a person that’s been intertwined with your political career, it’s more difficult to evade that.” Few of the people who worked with Emanuel are left in the West Wing. The president is the most important exception, of course, but White House aides say the two Chicagoans haven’t spoken in recent days. Still, Emanuel was known for sticking by Obama’s decisions once they were made, no matter how much he might have fought against them, and there’s little sign that Obama’s loyalty to his former aide will be shaken, either. Nonetheless, that Emanuel finds himself in a predicament around policing practices comes as no surprise to some of Obama’s key allies on the matter. As an adviser to President Bill Clinton, Emanuel played a central role in the passage of the 1994 crime bill (along with then-Sen. Joe Biden), which critics now blame for a system of mass incarceration that disproportionately affects minorities. Obama has made criminal justice reform a top priority of his last year in office, and on Thursday morning, he invited members of Congress to the White House to discuss bipartisan sentencing reform measures on the Hill. “He was very dismissive of the civil rights community and their concerns about the disparities in the criminal justice system, the policing tactics that had caused riots in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict just a few years before,” said Laura W. Murphy, a former director of the ACLU’s legislative office. “He was very clear that the Democrats needed that crime bill to appear tough on crime.” Murphy, who advised Obama on crime policy during his transition, and while she doesn’t blame the president for prioritizing the economy over those issues early in his term, Emanuel didn’t help. “Rahm was antagonistic toward then-Attorney General Eric Holder and antagonistic toward the very people the president needed to create reform,” Murphy said. Other advocates note that Emanuel had appeared to be moving away from his hardliner stance on crime as mayor. At the same time, the police superintendent he fired, Garry McCarthy, is a co-chairman of a highprofile coalition of police and prosecutors who back criminal justice reform, Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime & Incarceration. So for the White House, the more difficult lesson may be how hard it is to enact policing changes, even when its most determined allies are in charge of implementing them. “The federal government can’t impose these best practices on local law enforcement organizations across the country,” Earnest said. Annie Karni contributed to this report.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spielfogel, David Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:00 PM Fields, Samantha;Rendina, Michael;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Negron, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Deal, Joe Re: Next Week - Joint Committee Hearing We should discuss tomorrow.    From: Fields, Samantha Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:58 PM To: Rendina, Michael; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Negron, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Deal, Joe Subject: Next Week - Joint Committee Hearing FYI – The Latino Caucus requested a joint committee hearing with Public Safety and Human Relations to discuss the  issues surrounding the LaQuan McDonald case, CPD policies and the roles of investigatory bodies in police shootings.  The link below is to the press release the caucus published and distributed this past weekend calling for the hearing.     We plan to schedule this meeting for Thursday, December 10th. CCSA Alvarez has indicated that she will attend the  hearing. LCGA has already flagged this for IPRA, CPD and Law and, began to have preliminary discussions about the  scope of their testimony.     I will keep you posted on a finalized time and date, as well as, the meeting agenda.     Thanks,  Sam     http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/291506446/LC‐PressRelease11282015          This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mitchell, Eileen Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:34 PM Rendina, Michael Spielfogel, David FW: Next Week - Joint Committee Hearing Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Mike – We need to discuss.      From: Fields, Samantha Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 7:58 PM To: Rendina, Michael; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Negron, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Deal, Joe Subject: Next Week - Joint Committee Hearing   FYI – The Latino Caucus requested a joint committee hearing with Public Safety and Human Relations to discuss the  issues surrounding the LaQuan McDonald case, CPD policies and the roles of investigatory bodies in police shootings.  The link below is to the press release the caucus published and distributed this past weekend calling for the hearing.    We plan to schedule this meeting for Thursday, December 10th. CCSA Alvarez has indicated that she will attend the  hearing. LCGA has already flagged this for IPRA, CPD and Law and, began to have preliminary discussions about the  scope of their testimony.    I will keep you posted on a finalized time and date, as well as, the meeting agenda.    Thanks,  Sam    http://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/291506446/LC‐PressRelease11282015      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Mitchell, Eileen Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:47 PM MAYORS LIST;MY-Rm501-Conference501A;Laws, Lisa;Rodriguez, Eve;Magana, Jasmine;Fischler, Matt;Rapelyea, Sean;Zovko, Erika;Ituassu, Erika;Harding, Mondine;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Collins, Brooke;Accurso, Mary Kay;O'Connell, Kathryn;Castro, Veronica;Stone, Jill;Duarte, Lisa;Negron, Michael;Gonez, Manuel;Berman, Emily;Mehra, Amrit;Urbina-McCarthy, Mary;Smith, Ziavan;Hernandez, Adolfo;Weigert, Karen;Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth);Chavez, Claudia;Westbrook, Kyle;Higgins, Jessica;Johnson, Robert;Schaffer, Stefan;Koronides, Christine;Watkins, Victoria;Henry, Vance;Stockdale, Sarah;Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Kohnke, Lisa;Akinlemibola, Grace Updates Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent McCarthy Announce Expansion Of B....pdf; Task Force Annoucement.pdf; Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Follow up Completed Team,  Below is a note I sent earlier this week to the cabinet members.  Also, attached is the Mayor’s statement issued today on  police accountability reviews.  We will meet briefly tomorrow to discuss further.  Thank you.  Eileen    From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:32 PM To: 'Ando, Scott'; 'Bannon, Brian'; Berlin, Steve; Berman, Brenna; Boone, Michelle; Brown, Carole; Capifali, Ivan; Caproni, Max; Choi, Soo; Evans, Ginger; Frydland, Judith; Guerra, Maria; Holt, Alexandra; Jackowiak, Patricia; Morita, Julie; Morrison Butler, Lisa; Noriega, Mona; Patton, Stephen; Powers, Thomas; Reifman, David; Reynolds, David; Rhee, Jamie; Santiago, Jose; Scheinfeld, Rebekah; Schenkel, Gary; Tamley, Karen; Widawsky, Dan; Williams, Charles; 'Cheryl Hyman'; Davis, Felicia; 'Dorval R. Carter Jr.'; Forrest Claypool; 'Jones, Eugene'; 'Michael P. Kelly' Cc: Bennett, Kenneth; Deal, Joe; Ewing, Clothilde; Hall, Abby; Harte, Meghan; Koch, Steven; Negron, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: Updates   Dear Colleagues,     As I am sure you are all aware by now, earlier today Mayor Emanuel announced a change in the leadership of  the Chicago Police Department. I want to echo the Mayor’s comments today thanking Superintendent  McCarthy for his service to Chicago.  The Mayor has asked 1st Deputy Superintendent John Escalante to serve  as acting Superintendent while the Police Board conducts a thorough search for the next Superintendent.    But I wanted to make sure that you are also aware of two other significant announcements that Mayor has  made this week to bring more transparency and accountability to the Chicago Police Department.     1 First, the Mayor is creating a new task force on police accountability.  The task force will consist of five  respected leaders from our criminal justice community including Sergio Acosta, Inspector General Joe  Ferguson, Lori Lightfoot, Hiram Grau, and Randolph Stone.     The task force will conduct a comprehensive review of our system of accountability, oversight and training  that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers.  Their goals will be to:     Identify concrete steps that can be taken to improve independent oversight of police misconduct;     Examine the best ways to ensure that officers with repeated complaints of excessive force and other  forms of misconduct are identified and evaluated appropriately; and    Recommend best practices for releasing videos of police‐involved incidents in a way that ensures that  criminal or disciplinary investigations are not compromised while promoting essential transparency to  the public at the same time.        The task force will also engage with Chicago’s youth, victims’ rights advocates, faith and city leaders, and other  stakeholders to ensure that their input guides their final recommendations. Former Massachusetts Governor  Deval Patrick, who led the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division under President Clinton, will serve  as a senior advisor to the task force. The Mayor has requested that they report back their final  recommendations to him and to the City Council by March 31st.      Second, the Mayor also announced this week that the city will expand the use of body cameras by the Chicago  Police Department. This expansion will bring body cameras into six additional police precincts by the middle of  next year. It will be funded by a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, matched by $1.1  million in City funds.    I have attached more information on both of these announcements. While there is a lot more work that needs  to be done to build stronger bonds between our police officers and the communities they serve, the Mayor  believes that these are two commonsense and concrete steps that can be taken today to get us closer to that  goal.     If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.    Sincerely,  Eileen     Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312)744‐6246  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL AND POLICE SUPERINTENDENT MCCARTHY ANNOUNCE EXPANSION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA PROGRAM Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today announced that the city will expand its successful body-worn camera program into an additional six police districts by mid-2016. Body-worn cameras are small video cameras typically attached to an officer’s clothing and are used to record audio and video of certain police activities. The program will be paid for with a $1.1 million grant from the United States Department of Justice, matched by $1.1 million in City funds. The Chicago Police Department has also applied for additional state grants to assist with camera purchases, storage, maintenance, licensing, upload stations, and program related costs. “Improving public safety and making Chicago a safer city has been one of my highest priorities,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “Expanding this successful program into one-third of the city will help enhance transparency and credibility as well as strengthen the fabric of trust that is vital between police and the community.” The new test sites will be announced in the coming days, and beginning in February the CPD will be purchasing next-generation cameras which can record up to 72-hours on a single charge in highdefinition. The new cameras can also double as an in-vehicle recording device. Video has been essential in documenting interactions between officers and citizens, and the City is committed to increasing that capacity. The expanded body-worn camera program will include automatic equipment upgrades every 30 months to ensure officers have the best technology available. The pilot program in its current state has been in effect since January and is currently testing 30 cameras in the Shakespeare District, which encompasses Logan Square, Bucktown and Wicker Park, as well as parts of Avondale and Humboldt Park. Since the initial roll-out, more than 4,600 videos have been captured totaling more than 745 hours. Officers are currently evaluating the cameras for routine calls for service, investigatory stops, traffic stops, emergency vehicle response and evidence collection. So far, preliminary usage and operability results are promising as the devices are helping officers in their daily work and being used to aid in criminal investigations. "Equipping every officer with a wearable camera device allows us to harness the power of technology to better serve the people of Chicago,” said Superintendent Garry McCarthy. In addition to protecting police officers and citizens, cameras have been shown to reduce citizen complaints against police and are great tools for evidence gathering and training as they allow us to learn from actual encounters with the public.” For more information, please contact Chicago Police News Affairs at 312-745-6110 or could news.affairs@chicagopolice.org ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD. First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year-long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved. As it relates to a longer-term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand." Background:  On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six-member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top-to-bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.  In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”  Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below: Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case? A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks -- the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion. Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that? A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye -- I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case. ### FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice:      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ### From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Mitchell, Eileen Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:53 PM Ando Scott;Bannon, B;Berlin, Steve;Berman, Brenna;Boone, Michelle;Brown, Carole;Capifali, Ivan;Caproni, Max;Choi, Soo;Evans, Ginger;Frydland, Judith;Guerra, Maria;Holt, Alexandra;Jackowiak, Patricia;Morita, Julie;Morrison Butler, Lisa;Noriega, Mona;Patton, Stephen;Powers, Thomas;Reifman, David;Reynolds, David;Rhee, Jamie;Santiago, Jose;Scheinfeld, Rebekah;Schenkel, Gary;Tamley, Karen;Widawsky, Dan;Williams, Charles;C Hyman;Davis, Felicia;d2580carter;Forrest Claypool;Eugene Jones;Michael Kelly Bennett, Kenneth;Deal, Joe;Ewing, Clothilde;Hall, Abby;Harte, Meghan;Koch, Steven;Negron, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David Additional Updates Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Cc: Dear Colleagues,   Attached please find the Mayor’s statement on police accountability reviews that was issued today.  Please  note that the statement includes important background information and a transcript from an event where the  Mayor spoke yesterday.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you.  Eileen        From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:32 PM To: 'Ando, Scott'; 'Bannon, Brian'; Berlin, Steve; Berman, Brenna; Boone, Michelle; Brown, Carole; Capifali, Ivan; Caproni, Max; Choi, Soo; Evans, Ginger; Frydland, Judith; Guerra, Maria; Holt, Alexandra; Jackowiak, Patricia; Morita, Julie; Morrison Butler, Lisa; Noriega, Mona; Patton, Stephen; Powers, Thomas; Reifman, David; Reynolds, David; Rhee, Jamie; Santiago, Jose; Scheinfeld, Rebekah; Schenkel, Gary; Tamley, Karen; Widawsky, Dan; Williams, Charles; 'Cheryl Hyman'; Davis, Felicia; 'Dorval R. Carter Jr.'; Forrest Claypool; 'Jones, Eugene'; 'Michael P. Kelly' Cc: Bennett, Kenneth; Deal, Joe; Ewing, Clothilde; Hall, Abby; Harte, Meghan; Koch, Steven; Negron, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David Subject: Updates   Dear Colleagues,     As I am sure you are all aware by now, earlier today Mayor Emanuel announced a change in the leadership of  the Chicago Police Department. I want to echo the Mayor’s comments today thanking Superintendent  McCarthy for his service to Chicago.  The Mayor has asked 1st Deputy Superintendent John Escalante to serve  as acting Superintendent while the Police Board conducts a thorough search for the next Superintendent.    But I wanted to make sure that you are also aware of two other significant announcements that Mayor has  made this week to bring more transparency and accountability to the Chicago Police Department.     1 First, the Mayor is creating a new task force on police accountability.  The task force will consist of five  respected leaders from our criminal justice community including Sergio Acosta, Inspector General Joe  Ferguson, Lori Lightfoot, Hiram Grau, and Randolph Stone.     The task force will conduct a comprehensive review of our system of accountability, oversight and training  that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers.  Their goals will be to:     Identify concrete steps that can be taken to improve independent oversight of police misconduct;     Examine the best ways to ensure that officers with repeated complaints of excessive force and other  forms of misconduct are identified and evaluated appropriately; and    Recommend best practices for releasing videos of police‐involved incidents in a way that ensures that  criminal or disciplinary investigations are not compromised while promoting essential transparency to  the public at the same time.        The task force will also engage with Chicago’s youth, victims’ rights advocates, faith and city leaders, and other  stakeholders to ensure that their input guides their final recommendations. Former Massachusetts Governor  Deval Patrick, who led the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division under President Clinton, will serve  as a senior advisor to the task force. The Mayor has requested that they report back their final  recommendations to him and to the City Council by March 31st.      Second, the Mayor also announced this week that the city will expand the use of body cameras by the Chicago  Police Department. This expansion will bring body cameras into six additional police precincts by the middle of  next year. It will be funded by a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, matched by $1.1  million in City funds.    I have attached more information on both of these announcements. While there is a lot more work that needs  to be done to build stronger bonds between our police officers and the communities they serve, the Mayor  believes that these are two commonsense and concrete steps that can be taken today to get us closer to that  goal.     If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me directly.    Sincerely,  Eileen     Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312)744‐6246  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD. First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year-long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved. As it relates to a longer-term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand." Background:  On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six-member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top-to-bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.  In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”  Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below: Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case? A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks -- the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion. Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that? A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye -- I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case. ### From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 6:25 AM Collins, Adam;Guglielmi, Anthony Re: Q&A JE Q&A_JOR edits.docx My edits and thoughts here    From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 5:06 AM  To: Guglielmi, Anthony; Rountree, Janey  Subject: Q&A      Take a look. I built out what Anthony had a bit. We still need to add in the dash cam piece. What else  is missing?    Can we please try to wrap this up by 9?         This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 7:18 AM Mitchell, Eileen Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. With the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held by one agency while another is investigating, the City is working to find the right balance between the public’s right to know and not compromising ongoing investigations. In light of this, the City is currently re-examining when this video should be released.” On Dec 4, 2015, at 6:47 AM, Mitchell, Eileen wrote: Kelley, In the reference here: The city said in a statement earlier this week that it was reconsidering its stance on the Johnson video in light of being forced to release the police dashcam video of the McDonald case. Please send me the statement referenced. Thanks. Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Where did we end up on this?  Any recurring questions or adjustments we need  to make?     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:15 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald  Johnson      OK, we'll have Grant take care of it.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1   From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Friday, December 04, 2015 7:58 AM Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Silver, Steven;Collins, Adam Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Fine. Adam, if you are in document, can you make this change along with yours. Please be mindful we cannot  add without taking away somewhere.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 6:28 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL              From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:32 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven;  Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      This is where I think we are:        CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Friday, December 04, 2015 8:03 AM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Reuters and USA today have updated their stories to reflect that the video is part of an open investigation. The  recurring questions so far have just been "when" we will release it.         From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:54 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson      Thank you! Plus grant     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:27 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson   Not that I'm aware. Grant has been assigned to follow every Johnson story and will follow‐up accordingly.    On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Where did we end up on this?  Any recurring questions or adjustments we need to make?     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:15 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson      OK, we'll have Grant take care of it.    1   From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 2:53 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: Re: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson            From: NewsClips Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 2:37 PM Subject: (NEWS) USA TODAY: Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson   Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson  USA TODAY // Aamer Madhani // December 3, 2015  Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to release another police video that shows a young man  being fatally shot by a Chicago Police Department officer.  The Emanuel administration had previously resisted releasing the video that shows an officer  shooting Ronald Johnson, 25, on Oct. 12, 2014, but has decided to change its position after a  Cook County judge ordered the city last month to make public police dashcam video of a  separate incident that showed an officer shooting 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald 16 times.  The city intends to release the new video of Johnson's killing next week, said Adam Collins, a  spokesman for the mayor. Emanuel also said in brief comments to reporters that he planned to  release the dashcam video next week.  Detective George Hernandez shot and killed Johnson, a father of five, on the city's South Side.  Police said after the incident that Johnson pointed a gun at them. But Michael Oppenheimer,  an attorney for the Johnson family, told USA TODAY earlier this week that a police video of the  incident shows that Johnson did not have a weapon and was running away from police when he  was shot.  Oppenheimer has seen the video in his role as the family's attorney in a wrongful death lawsuit  against Hernandez and the city.  Oppenheimer also had filed suit against the city to release the video to the public under  the Freedom of Information Act.  The city said in a statement earlier this week that it was reconsidering its stance on the Johnson  video in light of being forced to release the police dashcam video of the McDonald case.  In the McDonald case, police and police union officials had said that the teen, who was holding  a knife and had PCP in his system, had lunged at officer Jason Van Dyke before he opened fire.  The police dashcam video, however, appears to show that McDonald was moving away from  Van Dyke when he opened fired.  Van Dyke was charged with first‐degree murder last week and is free after posting $150,000 on  a $1.5 million bond.  In the aftermath of the release of the McDonald video, protesters have taken to the streets of  Chicago, and have called for Emanuel and Cook County State's AttorneyAnita Alvarez to resign.  Emanuel on Tuesday fired his police superintendent, Garry McCarthy, saying police leadership  had "shaken and eroded" in the city, making it untenable for McCarthy to continue to serve as  the city's top cop.    2   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3   From: Sent: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Cityops Friday, December 04, 2015 826 AM Richard Guidice General Message Crowd Management Plan Friday, 4 December General Message Crowd Management_and Control Plan 12_04_2015_0820hrs.docx Good Morning, Please see the attachment regarding protests for today, Friday, 4 December. 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Date Prepared 4 December,2015 nCldent Name Daily Events Time Prepared 0820hrs Operational Period Friday,4 December 0000- 2359hrs Message: OEMC General Message Subject: Crowd Management and Control Plan for Friday, 4 December 2015 e City should anticipate spontaneous protests being organized citywide. This message will be updated s necessary. Overview. The Operations Center continues to monitor potential protests throughout the City in response to a release of a dash cam video on Tuesday, 24 November. Weather Per National Weather Service: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Protests for Friday,4 December • 1100hrs City Hall, 121 North LaSalle 5`h Floor, group will assemble at City Hall to file complaints with the DOJ regarding CPD brutality survivors. 1200hrs City Hall, 121 North LaSalle,"March for Justice" group will march around City Hall 16 times in remembrance of Laquan McDonald. Special Attention Friday,4 December • 1000 —1200hrs,4060 S. Pulaski, Press Conference /prayer vigil, special attention will be given to this location. Potential Protest for Saturday,5 December • 1230hrs Cook County Criminal Court, 2600 S. California Ave, group will assemble at the Criminal Courts Building to "Shut Down the County" and demand the resignation of Anita Alvarez. Note: Date may change for the event based on comments OEMC: The OEMC Operations Center continues to monitor citywide protests throughout Chicago. Normal protocol procedures will apply unless the situation needs to be escalated. The Operations Center phone number is 312-743-0004. OEMC Staffing Plan: Operations Center will be a central point of contact to assist with coordinating citywide activities regarding above referenced protests. Agencies invited include: CPD, CFD, ISP. The Operations Center will also coordinate with CTA, CCDHSEM,the private sec#or and additional departments as needed. F4U0 -Not for public dissemination «~ithout the sender's kno~rledge. This document contains sensitive communications and can not be shared without written authorization of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications(OEMC OEMC ICS 213 —General Message From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Gutierrez, Carl Friday, December 04, 2015 8:51 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Collins, Adam;Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael RE: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs Arrived/on it.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:23 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Gutierrez, Carl; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs Carl, do your usual highlights/bullets/summary. On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:22 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Need a short summary on each please.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:18 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs What I've seen is below. On my way over. Will double-check for more at the office. Title: Chicanery In Chicago Byline: Charles Blow Published: Dec. 3 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery-in-chicago.html?smprod=nytcoreiphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Title: The Chicago Police Scandal Byline: Editorial Board Published: Dec. 1 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/opinion/the-chicago-police-scandal.html?smprod=nytcoreiphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Title: Cover-Up In Chicago Byline: Bernard E. Harcourt Published: Nov. 30 CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Deal, Joe Friday, December 04, 2015 8:52 AM Laws, Lisa Fw: General Message Crowd Management Plan Friday, 4 December General Message Crowd Management and Control Plan 12_04_2015_0820hrs.docx Looks like a new one for today.     From: Cityops Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:25 AM Cc: Guidice, Richard Subject: General Message Crowd Management Plan Friday, 4 December Good Morning,      Please see the attachment regarding protests for today, Friday, 4 December.      Thank you.     City of Chicago Operations Center  Email: Cityops@cityofchicago.org  Phone: 312‐743‐0004     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Gutierrez, Carl Friday, December 04, 2015 9:19 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Collins, Adam;Klinzman, Grant;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael RE: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Material below. FYI, there’s an additional article by Charles Blow entitled “LM and the ‘System.’”    Title: Chicanery In Chicago  Publication: New York Times  Byline: Charles M. Blow  Published: December 3, 2015  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery‐in‐chicago.html?src=me&_r=0  NOTE: This piece draws quotes from John Kass’s “Mayor Emanuel Severs Top Cop’s Head To Save His Own,” Bernard  Harcourt’s “Cover‐Up In Chicago,” the NAACP’s statement calling for a DOJ review, and WBEZ’s piece in July about  Lorenzo Davis.  KEY MATERIAL:  ‐This week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago sacrificed police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in order to save himself.  ‐Emanuel may not be able to save himself. Everything about the killing of McDonald over 400 days ago, including the  slithering about of Chicago officials in their efforts to suppress video of his murder, stinks to high heaven.  ‐It all makes one ask: How much is the life of a teenager worth? To what length would officials go to bury visual evidence  that he had been shot down in the street like a dog? Are officials so desperately afraid of losing their jobs that they  would conceal details about the loss of a boy’s life?  ‐Someone has to take a long, hard look at Chicago’s police review process, which I would posit, if it were functioning  properly, would have had some bearing on this case and on many before it. It has to be determined whether the system  is indeed broken, so that there will be fewer McDonalds in the future.  ‐The federal government will have no choice but to step in if it cares at all about public confidence in the local officials in  America’s third largest city.  Title: The Chicago Police Scandal  Publication: New York Times  Byline: Editorial Board  Published: December 3, 2015  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery‐in‐chicago.html?src=me&_r=0    NOTE: Most is seemingly “key material.”    1 KEY MATERIAL:  ‐The cover‐up that began 13 months ago when a Chicago police officer executed 17‐year‐old LM on a busy street might  well have included highly ranked officials who ordered subordinates to conceal information. But the conspiracy of  concealment exposed last week when the city, under court order, finally released a video of the shooting could also be  seen as a kind of autonomic response from a historically corrupt law enforcement agency that is well versed in the art of  hiding misconduct, brutality ‐‐ and even torture.    ‐Mayor Rahm Emanuel demonstrated a willful ignorance when he talked about the murder charges against the police  officer who shot LM, seeking to depict the cop as a rogue officer. He showed a complete lack of comprehension on  Tuesday when he explained that he had decided to fire his increasingly unpopular police superintendent, Garry  McCarthy, not because he failed in his leadership role, but because he had become ''a distraction.''    ‐Mr. Emanuel's announcement that he had appointed a task force that will review the Police Department's  accountability procedures is too little, too late. The fact is, his administration, the Police Department and the  prosecutor's office have lost credibility on this case. Officials must have known what was on that video more than a year  ago, and yet they saw no reason to seek a sweeping review of the police procedures until this week.    ‐The Justice Department, which is already looking at the McDonald killing, needs to investigate every aspect of this case,  determine how the cover‐up happened and charge anyone found complicit.  ‐The dash cam video might have been buried forever had lawyers and journalists not been tipped off to its existence.  Mr. Emanuel, who was running for re‐election at the time of the shooting, fought to keep it from becoming public,  arguing that releasing it might taint a federal investigation. Justice Department officials, however, said on Tuesday that  the department did not ask the city to withhold the video from the public because of its investigation. That makes this  whole episode look like an attempt by the city, the police and prosecutors to keep the video under wraps, knowing the  political problems it would most likely create. Title: Cover‐Up In Chicago  Publication: New York Times  Byline: Bernard E. Harcourt  Published: November 30, 2015  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery‐in‐chicago.html?src=me&_r=0    NOTE: Calls for a blanket resignation of the City’s top officials on the grounds that they’ve lost the public’s confidence.    KEY MATERIAL:  ‐There’s been a cover‐up in Chicago…For more than a year, Chicago officials delayed the criminal process, and might well  have postponed prosecution indefinitely, had it not been for a state court forcing their hand.    ‐They prevented the public from viewing crucial incriminating evidence — first one police car’s dashboard camera video;  now, we learn, five such videos in total. And these senior officials turned a blind eye to the fact that 86 minutes of other  video surveillance footage of the crime scene was unaccountably missing.    ‐Ms. Alvarez, and other city leaders, surely knew they would have to indict Mr. Van Dyke for murder as soon as the  public saw that footage…But the timing, in late 2014, was not good…The video of a police shooting like this in Chicago  could have buried Mr. Emanuel’s chances for re‐election. And it would likely have ended the career of the police  superintendent, Garry F. McCarthy. And so the wheels of justice virtually ground to a halt.  ‐The city spent thousands of dollars in legal expenses to keep the video under wraps. And it would probably have  continued to do so, had Judge Franklin Valderrama of the Cook County Circuit Court not ordered its release.  2 ‐City leaders did everything in their power to keep the homicide from the public as long as possible. Indeed, Mr. Van  Dyke was indicted only after the forced release of the videos. We can surmise that each had particular reasons.  ‐These actions have impeded the criminal justice system and, in the process, Chicago’s leaders allowed a first‐degree  murder suspect, now incarcerated pending bail, to remain free for over a year on the city’s payroll.  ‐There is good reason to appoint an independent commission to investigate the conduct of these public servants. But  frankly, at this point, who would trust Chicago’s political institutions or criminal justice system?  ‐These officials no longer have the public’s confidence. They should resign.    Title: LM and The ‘System’  Publication: New York Times  Byline: Charles M. Blow  Published: November 30, 2015  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/opinion/laquan‐mcdonald‐and‐the‐system.html    NOTE: This isn’t so much about the LM case as it is about police racism and brutality throughout the American society.    KEY MATERIAL:  Truly, there are many troubling aspects to this case. But having covered so many of these cases in the last couple years,  it strikes me that we may need to push back and widen the lens so that we can fully appreciate and understand the  systemic sociological and historical significance of this moment in our country’s development.    The only reason that these killings keep happening is because most of American society tacitly approves or willfully  tolerates it. There is no other explanation. If America wanted this to end, it would end.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:23 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Gutierrez, Carl; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs Carl, do your usual highlights/bullets/summary. On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:22 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Need a short summary on each please.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:18 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayoral affairs What I've seen is below. On my way over. Will double-check for more at the office. Title: Chicanery In Chicago Byline: Charles Blow 3 Published: Dec. 3 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/opinion/chicanery-in-chicago.html?smprod=nytcoreiphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Title: The Chicago Police Scandal Byline: Editorial Board Published: Dec. 1 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/02/opinion/the-chicago-police-scandal.html?smprod=nytcoreiphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Title: Cover-Up In Chicago Byline: Bernard E. Harcourt Published: Nov. 30 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/opinion/cover-up-in-chicago.html?referer= Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2015, at 8:03 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Carl, please pull asap this morning all of the opeds NYT has run on this case in  last two weeks. Columns should include NYT staff as well as guest editorials.  Kelley, we need to demand  space on Sunday for an oped. This isn't even close to  balanced. Grant, once pulled, let's flag the inaccuracies and the total  conjectures.     Kelley, soonest I think we can have oped is 2pm.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network .  From: NewsClips Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 5:13 AM Subject: (NEWS) Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video; David Orr on mayo affairs Fox Chicago News at 9PM: NYT editorial reports on Laquan McDonald video;  David Orr comments on mayoral affairs   *B‐Roll of MRE and Adam Collins greeting Chicagoan's ANCHOR: Other news that we're following here; there are new calls tonight for  Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down. One of the loudest came in the form of an  editorial page column in the New York Times. A former law professor at the  University Of Chicago slammed Emanuel and the State's Attorney Anita Alvarez  for, in his words, trying to cover up evidence of Laquan McDonald’s killing until  after an election. Political editor Mike Flannery takes a look at what would  happen if the mayor surprised everyone and heeded those calls.   FLANNERY: Not even those calling for his resignation expect Rahm Emanuel to  step down as mayor. There's no provision for impeaching a mayor. There's no  4 recall election. But what would happen if there were a vacancy? We talked to  the guy who took over the last time there was one here, 28 years ago. It may  have been the stormiest meeting ever in the long history of Chicago's City  Council. Presiding was then alderman and Vice Mayor David Orr. The sudden  death of Harold Washington had made Orr the city's chief executive for seven  days, until the council met and filled the vacancy. Now the elected Clerk of Cook  County, Orr opposed Rahm Emanuel’s re‐election this year. He would be happy  to see the mayor go, but isn't holding his breath. But you don't think he will  resign?   ORR: I don't think that he will resign unless there is something in his heart I don't  know. If he is really frustrated ‐‐   FLANNERY: Not his style to quit?   ORR: No. He is a fighter.   FLANNERY: But if Emanuel did quit, the current Vice Mayor, Brandon Riley,  would take over until the City Council picked a replacement. Riley did not  respond to repeated requests for comment. It would take at least 26 of the  council's 50 members to name an interim mayor, or thinks that it would be a  battle royal, perhaps as stormy as the one that he presided over in 1987.  ORR: And the political battle would be, frankly, do the powerful aldermen want  Brandon Riley to stay in that spot, or do they want to choose one of themselves?   FLANNERY: If the departing mayor had more than 28 months left in his term,  voters would get to pick a new mayor in a special election. Here at City Hall  tonight, close aides to the mayor insist that he is ignoring calls for his resignation  and is focused instead they say on solving the problems that prompted those  calls, specifically re‐building trust between the citizens of the city and their police  department. At City Hall, Mike Flannery, FOX 32 News.   ANCHOR: Mayor Emanuel’s second term runs through April of 2019.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Friday, December 04, 2015 10:52 AM Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Quinn, Kelley;Bennett, Kenneth RE: Press 12/4 JE Q&A.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Here’s the Q&A for John. They are still working out dash cam language.        From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 10:27 AM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Re: Press 12/4 when you have a chance can you come into janey's office so we can work on escalante press?    From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 10:18 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn,  Kelley; Bennett, Kenneth  Subject: Press 12/4      Starting a chain on press themes     1) We’re getting a couple requests for the BK video. Law will get that out to those asking  2) We have CBS2 and Fox32 cams here already in the lobby. Probably for the community meetings (Fox seems aware  that they are happening). We’ll get a statement ready if needed    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 11:00 AM Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Patton, Stephen;Quinn, Kelley Ritter, Amber Updates on FOIA requests for BK video and CPD case report Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed          For when we need it, below is a statement we could use for the BK video or the CPD case report on Laquan McDonald. In  both cases, people may assume there was a CPD cover‐up or tampering with the video, and in both cases, those are  subjects of the federal investigation.            On background – in response to any questions about whether the City is investigating whether the case report contains  false statements:             This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Friday, December 04, 2015 11:41 AM Rountree, Janey;Bennett, Kenneth;PRESS_LIST;Update_List Re: 11am presser readout Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed No john kass--I was mistaken for his doppelgänger Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 9:39 AM -0800, "Huffman, Lauren" wrote: John kass, Fran, John Byrne, cbs/Susana song, Univision, Leah hope/abc, ted cox, progress Illinois, Wbez, Bill Cameron, nbc, fox, WGN George blakemore is here standing up with the group holding the presser. Mixed messaging here today. The Chicago alliance against racial and political repression is here calling for a civilian police accountability commission -- cpac to independently review cases and ensure justice. A member of Ctu leadership is out here standing in solidarity with the alliance Michael Brunson from ctu says he's "standing for justice" with Chicago alliance against racial and political repression. John Byrne asked if ctu is calling for mayor's resignation. Brunson skirted around question but did not say yes. He also made clear that he is standing in solidarity with police union--but they want justice for LM and others. Fran is asking the alliance about the release of the video. They contend that mayor as leader of the city should have already released this video instead of hiding it Bill Cameron is asking about the cpac and whether or not it's members should be elected? Head of alliance says no Fran Asks alliance if MRE should resign? Leader says yes Bc he withheld tape disclosing this murder for 13 mos. also says mayor should be prosecuted for withholding evidence Bill Cameron asks if they are going to DOJ? The alliance is going to file an official complaint to DOJ next week about city withholding video. (Not entirely clear on specifics of their complaint other than they think MRE and others were involved in a coverup scheme) Fran points out that MRE said city handled evidence same way it always does. Alliance says that under these circumstances it should have been disclosed publicly Question: Do you believe MRE hadn't seen the video? Alliance says MRE is lying and he probably saw it and that explains why city was covering this up Marcus wiggins mother is here said he was tortured by police years ago. Another woman with a sign saying free Jaime hauad--a victim of cpd torture. Father of a man shot and killed by police officers here speaking as well. His name is glen(?) farmer Fran is asking farmer if the officer (Sierra?) had also been investigated for killing another Chicago man while on duty. Father thinks yes. Is also claiming city is withholding video of his son. Question: are you calling for Anita Alvarez resignation? Alliance says yes. It's the fault of her and other electeds that we are here today. Another speaker--mark Clemons--is here to call for Ed burkes resignation as he oversees finance committee that approved settlement. He said Burke also to blame in coverup of LM video. Leah hope asks if there had been video in the 70s and 80s if there would be as many torture/police misconduct cases? Clemons says no. He's also now calling the burge torture reparations package a major insult to injury. That's it for this one. Lauren Huffman City of Chicago This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 12:02 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Silver, Steven RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL I made a factual edit to the line about preserving the integrity of ongoing investigations.I think it’s important given our  actual rationale for not releasing the tape, but if Steve can live without it , I defer to him. My suggested line is below. It is  the same word count as the original.        Within hours City’s investigation began and within days the City turned the video  over to prosecutors to investigate and bring appropriate charges.  Protecting the  integrity of those investigations was critical. That is why the tape was not released  to the public.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 11:55 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Janey, Steve you OK?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 11:53 AM To: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Updated with edits:               CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Laws, Lisa Friday, December 04, 2015 12:17 PM Quinn, Kelley Henry, Vance;Deal, Joe;Escareno, Rosa;Rapelyea, Sean;Hall, Abby;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Harte, Meghan;Negron, Michael;Faulman, Mike;Bennett, Kenneth;Rountree, Janey;Watkins, Victoria;Collins, Adam Re: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Group is beginning march, heading SB on LaSalle.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:07 PM To: Quinn, Kelley Cc: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 Currently approx 50 standing at LaSalle entrance, speeches going on right now.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 9:30 AM To: Laws, Lisa Cc: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 Adding Adam    On Dec 4, 2015, at 9:25 AM, Laws, Lisa  wrote:  Good Morning All,      Two new events added, one today and one tomorrow     Planned Protests for 12/4 (Friday)   12/4 (Friday)   o 10:30am: Press Conference/Prayer Vigil ‐ Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE)    Group will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski    They are gathering at 10:00am and plan to be done by noon.     o 11:00am: DOJ Protest   1  Location: City Hall, 5th Floor    Group will assemble at City Hall to file complaints with the DOJ  regarding CPD brutality survivors.     Noon: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”    Location: City Hall   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based  Leaders, Youth Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    group will march around City Hall 16 times in remembrance of Laquan  McDonald     Upcoming Events   12/5 (Saturday)  o 12:30pm: “Shut Down The County”   Location: Cook County Criminal Court , 2600 S. California Ave   group will assemble at the Criminal Courts Building to “Shut Down the  County” and demand the resignation of Anita Alvarez.   o Note: Date may change for the event based on comments   12/6 (Sunday)   o 1:30pm: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”  ‐ PUSH Coalition    Group plans to assemble on Van Buren and State, Walk NB on State and WB on  Randolph to the Thompson Center.   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based  Leaders, Youth Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    Estimated # of Participants: 1000     As always, Will update when details are available.           o From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:53 PM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     Planned Protests for 12/4 (Friday)   12/4 (Friday)  o 10:30am: Press Conference ‐ Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE)   Group will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski   They are gathering at 10:00am and plan to be done by noon.     o Noon: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”    Location: City Hall   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based  Leaders, Youth Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens   Vance, do you have any other info?     Upcoming Events   12/6 (Sunday)   o 1:30pm: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”  ‐ PUSH Coalition   2   Group plans to assemble on Van Buren and State, Walk NB on State and WB on  Randolph to the Thompson Center.  Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based  Leaders, Youth Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    Estimated # of Participants: 1000     As always, Will update when details are available.        From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:34 AM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     Good Morning All,     Permitted Protests    There are no planned permitted protests today      Potential Protests    Between 0930‐1130 hrs, Cook County Building 69 W Washington, a group of ministers, union  members, and people from the community plan to stage a 16 hour sit‐in calling for Anita Alvarez  to resign.     Potential Protests for Tomorrow: 12/4      “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”   o Location: City Hall  o Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders,  Youth Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens     Will update when details are avaialable.     From: Henry, Vance Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:49 PM To: Laws, Lisa; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 11/30     Hey Team,    Quick update, I'm just leaving protest at CPD HQ.    Following protest, I met with organizers and faith leaders and they informed me, participating churches,  advocacy organizations and activist will be planning to host the next protest at City Hall in a week.    Good night, Team.  3 From: Laws, Lisa  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:12:09 PM  To: Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell,  Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett,  Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria; Henry, Vance  Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 11/30     Currently monitoring ongoing protest at 3510 S Michigan.     Combination of two groups: one originating at 35th and King (approx 100 people), the other  from a church in the 9th District (approx 100 people) for a total of 200.     Group 2 seems to be heading back to the church while Group 1 remains in place.     Will send updates when available, as well as any planned activity for tomorrow.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Laws, Lisa  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 9:58 AM  To: Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria; Henry, Vance  Subject: Update Chain: Monday 11/30   Good Morning,     As Joe mentioned Saturday, we are monitoring the following two events for today.     Permitted Protest   1200 – 1400hrs City Hall 121 N LaSalle St City Hall. NAACP March for Police Reform.   o Assembly: 1130hrs with a step off at 1200hrs  o Line of March: North on LaSalle to Randolph, east on Randolph to Clark, south on Clark  to Washington, west on Washington to LaSalle, north on LaSalle back to 121 N. LaSalle  and then disband.  o Approximately 100 people expected     Potential Protest   1800 – 1900hrs 3510 S Michigan Ave Chicago Police HQ     I will update the group should any other events arise.     Lisa M. Laws Deputy Chief Operating Officer Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  City Hall 121 N. LaSalle St. Room 406 Chicago, IL 60602  312-744-1771 (office) 4 (cell) Lisa.Laws@cityofchicago.org         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the 4 intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 12:17 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Rodriguez, Eve;Collins, Adam;Bennett, Kenneth;Spielfogel, David;Patton, Stephen Re: WVON Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed That's correct. I do wonder where he got the Monday part.    “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into police misconduct, regardless of  which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held  by one agency while another is investigating, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be released.   This  case is still under investigation by IPRA, but has stark differences from the Laquan McDonald case, including a recovered  gun.”    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:09 PM  To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: WVON      Thanks!  Kelley, can you recirculate our latest statement to this chain?  My understanding is that we have not committed to a  date, but rather reexamining things in light of judge’s ruling.        From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:08 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David Subject: WVON      Al Sharpton just announced on his show on WVON that the Ronald Johnson video will be released on Monday and that  the Gov. needs to assign a special prosecutor. Anita needs to resign.      He’s now taking calls.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 12:40 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Yep    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:38 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Kelley, can you make this edit to David’s last redline version?    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:02 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL I made a factual edit to the line about preserving the integrity of ongoing investigations.I think it’s important given our  actual rationale for not releasing the tape, but if Steve can live without it , I defer to him. My suggested line is below. It is  the same word count as the original.       Within hours City’s investigation began and within days the City turned the video  over to prosecutors to investigate and bring appropriate charges.  Protecting the  integrity of those investigations was critical. That is why the tape was not released  to the public.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 11:55 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Janey, Steve you OK?    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 11:53 AM To: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Huffman, Lauren Friday, December 04, 2015 11:08 AM Quinn, Kelley;Poppe, Molly Collins, Adam;Klinzman, Grant Re: Chicago Story Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Got it. This sounds like a silly story anyways. But FYI that ctu seems to have officially jumped on the bandwagon w this issue Lauren Huffman City of Chicago On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 9:06 AM -0800, "Quinn, Kelley" wrote: We are not responding to debtwire.    From: Huffman, Lauren  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 11:05 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Poppe, Molly  Cc: Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant  Subject: RE: Chicago Story      Removing reporter and adding Kelley as an FYI.  I think it's worth one of us calling her. Kelley do you want to  handle or would you like for one of us to do so?  Lauren Huffman  City of Chicago    _____________________________  From: Poppe, Molly   Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 10:58 AM  Subject: RE: Chicago Story  To: Gunjan Banerji   Cc: Collins, Adam , Klinzman, Grant ,  Huffman, Lauren         Hey Gunjan,  1    I’m looping in a few of my colleagues who can help here.     Molly     From: Gunjan Banerji [mailto:Gunjan.Banerji@debtwire.com] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 10:39 AM To: Poppe, Molly Subject: Chicago Story     Hi Molly,     I’m working on a story about the Chicago Teachers Union threatening to strike. Several sources in my story have  mentioned that the union may be mobilized by the current political uproar in Chicago given Barbara Byrd‐Bennett’s case  and the Laquan McDonald shooting. My sources say that these incidents have weakened Mayor Rahm Emanuel and  strengthened the Chicago Teachers Union. Emanuel oversees both the city and the Chicago Board of Education. Do you  have a comment or statement regarding the protests and other unrest in Chicago and how it might impact the mayor  and his plans?   I will be getting my story out by end of day today.      If you’re not the right person to reach out to about this question, please let me know who is.      Thanks,  Gunjan      Gunjan Banerji   Debtwire Municipals  Phone: 646.378.3182  Twitter: @gunjanjs  gunjan.banerji@debtwire.com           This email was sent by a company owned by Mergermarket Ltd, registered office at 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE. 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Translation: Sneed hears Mayor Emanuel is considering a variety of options to improve the effectiveness of the city’s Independent Police Review Authority. Among the options being considered are policies, practices, personnel, and even the structure itself. Backshot: Rahm Emanuel is not a man who sits idly by. In less than two weeks since the release of video showinf police officer Jason Van Dyke killing Laquan McDonald the mayor has expanded the police body camera program, dismissed the Superintendent, formed a task force to review the entire system of police discipline and announced that he would welcome the engagement of DOJ on a broad review of the police department. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 12:42 PM Ewing, Clothilde Fw: Summary of USA TODAY editorial     From: Torry, Saundra   Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:35 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Summary of USA TODAY editorial      Kelley – Please confirm that you’ve received this.  I had promised to send you a short summary of Our View. Hope this will be helpful.  Let me know if you need any more time and would like to send this to me later tonight.    Also the final editing on your piece and exact size will not be known until Sunday. (As I mentioned when we lay it out on the page we might need to trim a bit.) So I would need a contact number and email for you that day.    Thanks again for your cooperation. Here’s the summary:     Our View: Despite all the attention paid in the past year to unjustified police shootings of young black men, this egregious problem seems intractable.     Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a Chicago policeman in October, 2014. But it took more than 13 months for the horrifying police video to be released, for the police superintendent to be fired and for the shooter to be indicted -- just a few hours ahead of the video’s release.  The mayor’s explanation is that it is longstanding city policy not to release evidence during an investigation because release might taint an investigation and prevent justice.    That’s true up to a point. But it shouldn’t take 13 months to investigate a shooting that took seconds to occur and where a video exists. The local prosecutor needs to answer for that. And too often in too many places, police officers are never called to account for unjustified shootings.    There’s a lot wrong with the system, but the buck stops with Mayor Emanuel, who should have wanted to view the video, wanted to know if his police department had tried to cover up a crime and wanted to speed justice.    1 At a time when many people, particularly African Americans, have lost faith in the system’s ability to hold officers to account, it’s the duty of city leaders to lead. Publicly releasing the video would have been a good start.  Business as usual will no longer do when a black teenager is shot by police.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spielfogel, David Friday, December 04, 2015 12:50 PM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde;Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael RE: Sneed Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed To discuss at 1.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:43 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: Sneed         From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:37 PM To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: Sneed Importance: High     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:26 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Sneed 1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Friday, December 04, 2015 2:32 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Silver, Steven;Spielfogel, David;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL I think we ned to use IPRA’s correct name                                  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:31 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 1 Patton and Janey need to review. If we have until 5, we might as well also take this in with us for week ahead as well. I  have a few edits back on other oped and will send to this chain as well once I get a few more back.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:30 PM To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Good job! Is everyone OK with this?    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:29 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      339   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:27:02 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      How many words? They only give us 340.    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:21 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Made some tweaks to get it below the word limit and add messaging JK suggested now that we know their piece.  Redline changes attached. Let me know further edits.                      CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 2 C H From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Friday, December 04, 2015 2:51 PM Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael RE: please review... Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Patton, Janey?      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:42 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: please review... Really good. Misspelling with "regard" where it is written as "refard."    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:40 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael  Subject: please review...      There may be more changes to come, but this is where we are at right now with the ST/Tribune Op‐Ed:     Police Misconduct in Chicago:  I Own It; I’ll Fix It By Rahm Emanuel                           1                                                                                                                   2                        This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Friday, December 04, 2015 3:12 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL USAToday_SS_edits2.docx Updated attached with this. Clean version below. Still under the word limit (current count is 333). Thanks, Janey.                                                                  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:59 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 1 Silver, can you please fix.  Also, Janey, can you make sure your other edits are realized. This could be a problem with  version control.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:55 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL               From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:31 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Patton and Janey need to review. If we have until 5, we might as well also take this in with us for week ahead as well. I  have a few edits back on other oped and will send to this chain as well once I get a few more back.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:30 PM To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Good job! Is everyone OK with this?    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:29 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      339   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:27:02 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  2 Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      How many words? They only give us 340.    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:21 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Made some tweaks to get it below the word limit and add messaging JK suggested now that we know their piece.  Redline changes attached. Let me know further edits.                                                                             3 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:51 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Please hold. We know what they are going to say and may make adjustments.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:47 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL This is 60 words too long. David, is there anything you want to cut or tighten?                              4                        From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:03 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael;  Silver, Steven  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL    Proposed edits in red.                           5               From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:57 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      If you flip a for b, I think you actually save a word.     A‐old)       B‐new)       From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 7:55 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     We can say that, but we will need to find a few words to lose. We are capped at 340 and already over. It's a  good and important edit though. Can you make it please?      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:22 AM To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL    I think this is pretty good.      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Rountree, Janey"    Date: 12/04/2015 6:28 AM (GMT‐06:00)   6 To: "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Patton, Stephen" , "Spielfogel,  David" , "Rendina, Michael" ,  "Quinn, Kelley" , "Silver, Steven" ,  "Collins, Adam"    Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     Could be this:           From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:32 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      This is where I think we are:                                7        From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:30 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Woot. Woot.   Awesome, thanks     From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:21 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      I could live with that.   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:04:50 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL             Could try this:         Old:           8 From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:36 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Clo – please circulate the latest version intact.  Thanks.     From: Patton, Stephen   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:35 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     Good revision.     From: Rountree, Janey   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:34 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     I              From: Patton, Stephen   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:24 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     I agree.        From: Rountree, Janey   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:13 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: oped  9    .      From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:50 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: oped     + Patton who I mistakingly left off earlier   We have a total of 340 words. If you want something added, we have to lose something.          Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:54 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam Subject: RE: oped    Laquan’s name is spelled wrong in the last sentence.              would  suggest:          I would suggest:       From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:42 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam  Subject: oped     USA Today is doing an oped looking at the Laquan McDonald case and the Mayor’s leadership in the handling  of the case. It is expected to be somewhat critical, but is in a better place since press and Patton talked to  10 members of the ed board. That said, they are offering us space to accompany their piece. Both will run on  Monday. Please see below. H/T JK and Silver:     ‐‐                                                                                 This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  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Can you send to me cleaned up please in a new email with that sentence highlighted.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:06 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: please review... Suggestion below.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:58 PM To: Silver, Steven Subject: RE: please review...       From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:42 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: please review... 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SLI Te I Ch 2339-3. 5-3201 . 22335-523 . . . Litigation Solutions 3 I'm-'23 i??I wwjensenli?ga?oncom Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 1 ·1 ·2· · · · CITY OF CHICAGO POLICE BOARD MEETING ·3 ·4· · · · · · ·Report of Proceedings had at the City of ·5· ·Chicago Police Board Meeting held at 3510 South ·6· ·Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois on the 19th day ·7· ·of November, A.D., 2015, commencing at the hour of ·8· ·7:30 p.m. ·9 10 11· ·APPEARANCES: 12· · · 13· · · 14· · · 15· · · 16· · · 17· · · 18· · · 19· · · 20· · · 21 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · GARRY F. McCARTHY, · · ·Superintendent of Police; RALPH M. PRICE, · · ·General Counsel to the Superintendent; STEVEN MITCHELL, · · ·1st Deputy Chief Administrator · · ·Independent Police Review Authority; LORI E. LIGHTFOOT, · · ·President; GHIAN FOREMAN, · · ·Vice President; MELISSA M. BALLATE, WILLIAM F. CONLON, MICHAEL EADDY, RITA A. FRY, JOHN H. SIMPSON, RHODA D. SWEENEY, CLAUDIA B. VALENZUELA, 22 23 24 YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 2 ·1· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Good evening everyone.· My name ·2· ·is Lori Lightfoot and I'm the President of the ·3· ·Chicago Police Board, and I'm calling the meeting to ·4· ·order.· The first item of business is approval of ·5· ·the minutes of the Board's public meeting of ·6· ·October 15, 2015.· Is there a motion to approve ·7· ·those minutes? ·8· · · · MR. FOREMAN:· So moved. ·9· · · · ·MS. BALLATE:· Second. 10· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor say aye.· (Chorus 11· ·of ayes.) Any opposed?· Motion passes. 12· · · · · · ·As a reminder, our next regular public 13· ·meeting will be on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 here 14· ·at 7:30 p.m. at the Chicago Public Safety 15· ·Headquarters.· This is a change, if you remember, 16· ·from the previous date of December 10, 2015.· So it 17· ·will be December 9th.· Please note that the December 18· ·meeting, as I said, will take place earlier.· The 19· ·deadline for signing in to speak at the December 9th 20· ·meeting is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8th. 21· · · · · · ·At this time, I ask for a motion to close 22· ·a series of executive sessions for the purposes of 23· ·considering personnel matters and litigation as 24· ·authorized by Section 2(c), 1, 3, 4, and 11 of the YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 3 ·1· ·Illinois Open Meetings Act.· Is there such a motion? ·2· · · · MR. FOREMAN:· So moved. ·3· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. ·4· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor say aye. ·5· ·(Chorus of ayes.) Any opposed?· The motion passes. ·6· ·A report of disciplinary actions taken by the Board ·7· ·during the previous month has been made available at ·8· ·this evening's meeting.· This report and the Board's ·9· ·written Findings and Decisions are posted on the 10· ·website.· The Police Board, as authorized by the 11· ·Open Meetings Act, has considered in a closed 12· ·meeting several disciplinary cases.· The Board will 13· ·now take final action on these cases. 14· · · · · · ·Regarding case number 15 PB 2882, is 15· ·there a motion to find Police Officer Jose Velez 16· ·guilty of false arrest and perjury and to discharge 17· ·him from the Chicago Police Department? 18· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. 19· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. 20· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor show of hands? 21· ·Any opposed?· Voting in favor are Board members 22· ·Foreman, Ballate, Conlon, Eaddy, Fry, Simpson, 23· ·Sweeney, Valenzuela, and myself.· Motion passes.· Is 24· ·there a motion to adopt the written findings and YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 4 ·1· ·decision that has been reviewed by all Board members ·2· ·who participated in the case? ·3· · · · MS. BALLATE:· So moved. ·4· · · · MS. FRY:· Second. ·5· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor say aye. ·6· ·(Chorus of ayes.) Any opposed?· The motion passes by ·7· ·unanimous vote. ·8· · · · · · ·Regarding case number 15 PB 2883, is ·9· ·there a motion to find Police Officer Kevin Smith 10· ·guilty of assisting in attempting shoplifting while 11· ·off duty and of making false statements and to 12· ·discharge him from the Chicago Police Department? 13· · · · MS. BALLATE:· So moved. 14· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. 15· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor by a show of 16· ·hands?· Any opposed?· Voting in favor are Board 17· ·members Foreman, Ballate, Conlon, Eaddy, Fry, 18· ·Simpson, Sweeney, Valenzuela, and myself and the 19· ·motion passes.· Is there a motion to adopt the 20· ·written findings and decision that has been reviewed 21· ·by all Board members who participated in the case? 22· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. 23· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second.· All in favor say aye? 24· ·(Chorus of ayes.) Any opposed?· The motion passes by YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 5 ·1· ·unanimous vote. ·2· · · · · · ·Regarding case number 14 PB 2862, the ·3· ·Superintendent filed charges to discharge Police ·4· ·Officer Robert Gallegos from the Chicago Police ·5· ·Department for being decertified as a law ·6· ·enforcement officer as a result of felony ·7· ·conviction.· The Superintendent subsequently moved ·8· ·to withdraw the charges without prejudice because ·9· ·the Respondent resigned from the CPD.· Is there a 10· ·motion to grant the Superintendent's motion to 11· ·withdraw the charges? 12· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. 13· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. 14· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor say aye. 15· ·(Chorus of ayes.) Any opposed?· Voting in favor are 16· ·Board members Foreman, Ballate, Conlon, Eaddy, Fry, 17· ·Simpson, Sweeney, Valenzuela, myself and the motion 18· ·passes. 19· · · · · · ·Regarding case number 15 PB 2890, the 20· ·Superintendent filed charges to discharge Detective 21· ·James Halper from the Chicago Police Department for 22· ·working a second job while on duty and making false 23· ·statements.· The Superintendent subsequently moved 24· ·to withdraw the charges without prejudice because YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 6 ·1· ·the Respondent resigned from the Chicago Police ·2· ·Department. ·3· · · · · · ·Is there a motion granting the ·4· ·Superintendent's motion to withdraw charges? ·5· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. ·6· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. ·7· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All in favor show of hands. ·8· ·Any opposed?· Voting in favor are Board members ·9· ·Foreman, Ballate, Conlon, Eaddy, Fry, Simpson, 10· ·Sweeney, Valenzuela, and myself.· The motion passes. 11· · · · · · ·The Board's decisions in all cases on 12· ·which we took final action this evening will be 13· ·entered as of today's date and will be issued to the 14· ·parties.· A copy of the written decisions will be 15· ·posted on the Board's website within ten business 16· ·days pursuant to the Municipal Code of the City of 17· ·Chicago. 18· · · · · · ·The general orders and other directives 19· ·issues by the Superintendent during the previous 20· ·month are listed in the Blue Book and are available 21· ·on the Department's website. 22· · · · · · ·The next item is the Superintendent's 23· ·report to the Board.· Is there a motion to waive the 24· ·oral presentation and receive the monthly report in YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 7 ·1· ·writing? ·2· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. ·3· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. ·4· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· All those in favor say aye. ·5· ·(Chorus of ayes.) Any opposed?· The motion passes. ·6· · · · · · ·At this point I will now call upon ·7· ·members of the public who signed up in advance to ·8· ·speak.· When your name is called, please step up to ·9· ·the microphone and we ask you to limit your comments 10· ·to two minutes.· First up, Michelle Lewis.· Good 11· ·evening Ms. Lewis. 12· · · · MS. LEWIS:· Good evening.· As you know, my 13· ·name is Michelle Lewis.· I'm with the Fight For 14· ·Fifteen and I'm making $10 an hour, and I don't feel 15· ·it's fair that I'm paying for Mr. Servin's $87,000 16· ·salary and he's murdering.· I don't agree that what 17· ·he did was okay.· It wasn't okay.· I mean, if that 18· ·was any of your kids and your grand kids, would that 19· ·be okay for you to lose your grand babies, somebody 20· ·that looks like you, that got your smile, somebody 21· ·that laugh like you?· I wouldn't want it to happen. 22· ·I don't want to keep paying him, and I don't -- I 23· ·don't want him in the work force at all.· I want him 24· ·fired and I'm sure everybody else in here does. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 8 ·1· · · · · · ·They -- the family of Rekia Boyd has ·2· ·waited five years for this man to get fired or for ·3· ·anything to happen to him and nothing has happened ·4· ·yet.· So Fight For Fifteen is here and we're for to ·5· ·fire Servin so fire Servin.· Fire Servin. ·6· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Dorothy Holmes is our next ·7· ·speaker.· Good evening. ·8· · · · MS. HOLMES:· Good evening.· I'm the mother of ·9· ·Ronald Johnson who was murdered by Detective George 10· ·Hernandez October 12, 2014, and the attorney had put 11· ·in for the dash cam footage to be released, and they 12· ·denied it the first time so he has put in for it 13· ·again.· So all of you all that's sitting up there, 14· ·McCarthy, you need to do your job and get rid of 15· ·these officers that's killing our kids.· Because if 16· ·it was your child, you wouldn't feel -- you would 17· ·feel like we feel.· The pain, it hurts.· It hurts 18· ·worse than when I gave birth to him, that's how bad 19· ·it hurts.· And shouldn't none of us that lost a 20· ·child due to the people that's supposed to serve and 21· ·protect us -- it's gotta stop or maybe we should act 22· ·like Ferguson. 23· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker, Janel Bailey. 24· ·Good evening. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 9 ·1· · · · MS. BAILEY:· Hello.· My name is Janel, and I'm ·2· ·here to demand that you fire Dante Servin in ·3· ·murdering Rekia Boyd.· I came here because my friend ·4· ·asked me to come to this meeting, and when I asked ·5· ·him why, he said that Dante Servin still had not ·6· ·been fired.· I was amazed to think three years later ·7· ·you had taken care of this.· Every day that you ·8· ·don't fire Dante Servin you're beyond reckless. ·9· ·You're intentionally sending the message that it's 10· ·okay for cops to murder unarmed people.· You 11· ·intentionally set an example to teach police across 12· ·the country how to get away with murder.· You need 13· ·to revoke his pension. 14· · · · · · ·It almost pains me to say that because 15· ·I'm a union woman.· I'm the chairperson for the 16· ·Union Of Legal Service Workers with the UAW, and 17· ·I've been a labor organizer for six years.· So I 18· ·fight for people at work, that's people who do 19· ·dangerous work, they need unions the most but Dante 20· ·Servin is not a deserving working.· He's a murderer 21· ·and he's a pig and he doesn't deserve a pension. 22· ·It's beyond reckless to let him hide behind you and 23· ·keep his job and his pension, so do the right thing 24· ·and fire him. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 10 ·1· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next is speaker Rachel ·2· ·Williams.· Good evening Ms. Williams. ·3· · · · MS. WILLIAMS:· I've been here since May doing ·4· ·the same thing since May.· About two months I have ·5· ·stopped and not done it.· Two months.· Two months ·6· ·too long for families to go through the pain.· IPRA ·7· ·gave the recommendation on the 16th of September. ·8· ·What's taking so long? ·9· · · · · · ·I'm not only here for Rekia.· I'm also 10· ·here for the nameless and faceless black men and 11· ·girls who includes Black trans women and girls who 12· ·die by State harm, who are harmed by State violence. 13· ·That also includes our schools within CPS where 14· ·Chicago -- the City Council repositioned money from 15· ·CPS to CPD. 16· · · · · · ·So we need to take account for that as 17· ·well.· But I'm also talking about the black girls 18· ·who consistently go up missing and have been told by 19· ·law enforcement that it takes 24 hours before their 20· ·child -- before you call in for a missing Black 21· ·girl.· So what do Black girls have to do, dress up 22· ·like White girls and wear Uggs to be found within 24 23· ·hours or be notified within 24 hours? 24· · · · · · ·Because when we talk about State violence YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 11 ·1· ·about -- from CPD from anybody, from any law ·2· ·enforcement, that does not include a cold body. ·3· ·That includes bodies who have been consistently ·4· ·harmed who are still standing and trying to have a ·5· ·voice, and I'm here to do that.· So until you fire ·6· ·Dante Servin and after, I will be standing here for ·7· ·every Black girl, trans and otherwise, who have felt ·8· ·like they're voiceless.· You might as well get used ·9· ·to my face because it's going to be here unless it's 10· ·a bullet in my head. 11· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is Sylvia 12· ·Tamashiro.· Good evening. 13· · · · MS. TAMASHIRO:· Good evening.· My name is 14· ·Sylvia Tamashiro.· Until recently 56,000 records of 15· ·police misconduct in Chicago have been kept secret. 16· ·But now the Citizens Police Data Project's massive 17· ·database of complaints against Chicago Police is 18· ·finally published online.· According to the data, 19· ·these records get whittled down and whittled down, 20· ·leaving 10,000 complaints.· And then of those 21· ·10,000, only 700 are sustained, meaning CPD 22· ·validates the complaint.· And then of that 700, only 23· ·80 result in punishment for the officers.· From 24· ·27,000 complaints to 80 punishments. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 12 ·1· · · · · · ·In addition, when discipline is handed ·2· ·down, the data shows that officers who violate ·3· ·internal departmental protocols get heavier ·4· ·punishment than officers who violate the ·5· ·constitutional rights of citizens.· For example, ·6· ·when officers take a second job without notifying ·7· ·the Department, they get an average suspension of ·8· ·16.5 days.· When they illegally arrest someone, 2.3 ·9· ·days.· The data also shows that a majority of 10· ·complaints are filed by Black people.· Only 20 11· ·percent are filed by White people.· But of the cases 12· ·that are sustained, the cases where CPD decides yes, 13· ·there is misconduct here, 60 percent of those cases 14· ·have White victims.· What could be the explanation 15· ·for this? 16· · · · · · ·The idea that 60 percent of all victims 17· ·of police abuse are White is not only implausible 18· ·but deeply insulting, deeply unethical and immoral. 19· ·Court filings show that CPD is not using the data to 20· ·identify problematic patterns.· Meanwhile, officers 21· ·who get 50, 60, 70 complaints slide with little or 22· ·no discipline.· How is this justice?· Why are you 23· ·ignoring this hard data available to you to identify 24· ·gross misconduct in your officers?· Your oath of YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 13 ·1· ·honor requires you to -·2· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Ms. Tamashiro. ·3· · · · MS. TAMASHIRO:· To always have the courage to ·4· ·hold yourself and others accountable for your ·5· ·actions. ·6· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Ma'am, your time is up. ·7· · · · MS. TAMASHIRO:· Not defend your code of ·8· ·silence. ·9· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Thank you.· Next speaker is 10· ·Diane Stein.· Oh, Dan Stein. 11· · · · MR. STEIN:· I'm speaking on behalf of the 12· ·Socialist Workers Party tonight.· I think that Dante 13· ·Servin, Rekia Boyd, LaQuan McDonald, all represent 14· ·the real face, the real truth and real role of 15· ·Chicago police.· You're afraid to release the tapes 16· ·of LaQuan McDonald, shot 16 times.· This is the real 17· ·role of the police.· This is the true face of the 18· ·police in Chicago.· It's bad enough that Dante 19· ·Servin is out of prison right now, that you're 20· ·rubbing it in our face keeping him on the payroll. 21· ·This is intolerable. 22· · · · · · ·A few months ago this Board recommended 23· ·firing Dante Servin.· It's in your court, 24· ·Superintendent Garry McCarthy.· You've had 60 days YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 14 ·1· ·to think about this.· What's the problem?· What's ·2· ·the problem?· The police are a repressive force in a ·3· ·capitalist society against the working class, ·4· ·upholding the capitalist exploitation.· You hope, ·5· ·you pray that if you drag this thing out long ·6· ·enough, if you wait your 90 days, and then the next ·7· ·step after that, that we will forget.· You hope that ·8· ·we will go away.· You hope that the protests will ·9· ·not continue and that you can sweep this under the 10· ·rug just like you do many others in the past.· It 11· ·won't work.· We remember Rekia Boyd. 12· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is John Hawkins. 13· ·Good evening. 14· · · · MR. HAWKINS:· Good evening.· My name is John 15· ·Hawkins.· I'm also speaking on behalf of my party, 16· ·the Socialist Workers Party.· And as the previous 17· ·speaker said, we are here to demand and solidify 18· ·with the demands of all the people here, that Dante 19· ·Servin be fired immediately.· He should have been 20· ·fired three years ago.· He should definitely be 21· ·fired now.· He should have been convicted of murder. 22· · · · · · ·On November 30th, the trial of the first 23· ·cop of six cops who killed Freddy Gray is going to 24· ·begin in Baltimore.· I think this Board knows, as YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 15 ·1· ·well as the City Council and mayor of Baltimore that ·2· ·what is developing in this country is a powerful ·3· ·movement to end this kind of blatant racist ·4· ·treatment by police against Black people.· As one ·5· ·speaker previously mentioned though, the vast ·6· ·majority of people killed by police across this ·7· ·country are Caucasian.· It's disproportionate, ·8· ·however, the numbers who are killed who are Black, ·9· ·it's totally disproportionate to our part of the 10· ·population. 11· · · · · · ·When people who are African American 12· ·stand up, it encourages every working person to 13· ·stand up against this type of police violence and 14· ·that's the importance of this movement.· The fight 15· ·against the killings of Rekia Boyd and to fire Dante 16· ·Servin is part of a broader movement that is 17· ·developing in this country.· We see it reflected in 18· ·what happened in response to the massacre in 19· ·Charleston committed by Dillon when masses of 20· ·people, Black and White and others turned out to 21· ·protest that.· We see it in Missouri where Black 22· ·students stood up against racist comments and 23· ·threats that were made on the University campus and 24· ·won the firing of the chancellor and president of YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 16 ·1· ·the university. ·2· · · · · · ·This is a new movement that we are part ·3· ·of, and it's not going to go away.· It will be here ·4· ·until Servin is fired.· What's opened up in this ·5· ·country in the past 50 years and see changing is the ·6· ·thinking of working class people and it will not go ·7· ·away.· Working people of all colors as Martinez ·8· ·pointed out, Martinez Sutton· -·9· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Your time is up. 10· · · · MR. HAWKINS:· Pointed out in September looking 11· ·at the crowd here, pointed out that this is not just 12· ·a Black issue, it's an issue for all working people. 13· ·And you can be sure that working people in 14· ·Chicago -15· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Can you please wrap up? 16· · · · MR. HAWKINS:· In increasing numbers. 17· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Your time is up. 18· · · · MR. HAWKINS:· Will be here to demand that 19· ·Servin been be fired.· Fire Servin now. 20· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker, LaCreshia Birts. 21· · · · MS. BIRTS:· So McCarthy, where are you in the 22· ·process of firing Dante Servin? 23· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Ma'am, if you have a statement 24· ·to make. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 17 ·1· · · · MS. BIRTS:· So I can't ask questions? ·2· · · · THE CROWD:· Answer the question. ·3· · · · MS. BIRTS:· Superintendent McCarthy, where are ·4· ·you in the process of firing Dante Servin? ·5· · · · SUPERINTENDENT McCARTHY:· It's still -- it's ·6· ·still being worked on. ·7· · · · ·MS. BIRTS:· Okay.· You have taken a ·8· ·substantial amount of time processing, you know, his ·9· ·firing.· Not only that, but the police take up over 10· ·a third of our city budget.· And our protestors, 11· ·it's taking up -- this case and all of the 12· ·corruption around the police, it's taking up a lot 13· ·of our time, time that I could be using to spend 14· ·with my nieces, time that parents could use with 15· ·their children.· We are out here protesting, trying 16· ·to make sure that we're safe because you're not 17· ·doing your job. 18· · · · · · ·It's not fair, it's not right, and I'll 19· ·say the same thing I said last time.· Superintendent 20· ·McCarthy, either stand up or step down. 21· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is Christa Noel. 22· · · · · · · · · (No response.) 23· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is Martinez 24· ·Sutton.· Good evening Mr. Sutton. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 18 ·1· · · · MR. SUTTON:· Peace.· Ya'll already know why ·2· ·I'm here.· Three and a half years ago my sister was ·3· ·killed.· We didn't find him guilty.· Well I wouldn't ·4· ·say we, but ya'll didn't find him guilty.· The least ·5· ·you could do is fire the man.· The psychological ·6· ·torture that me and my family go through, excuse my ·7· ·language, but it's fucked up. ·8· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Sir -·9· · · · MR. SUTTON:· I'm saying what it is. 10· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· I understand. 11· · · · MR. SUTTON:· My pain.· My sister is gone.· You 12· ·cannot cover up this pain of mine.· I'm tired of 13· ·fucking coming here every fucking month. 14· · · · ·MR. LIGHTFOOT:· Mr. Sutton. 15· · · · MR. SUTTON:· Every month I'm here.· Have your 16· ·sister been killed? 17· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· I would ask you to -18· · · · MR. SUTTON:· Have any of your family been 19· ·killed by the police?· My sisters in here that lost 20· ·their children -- stand down.· They are tired of 21· ·coming here.· Why?· What's so wrong?· I got a 22· ·feeling he's going to resign when you make your 23· ·decision.· That's my feeling.· He's going to resign 24· ·and the mother fucker is going to get off scott YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 19 ·1· ·free. ·2· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Mr. Sutton, please. ·3· · · · MR. SUTTON:· It was my sister's birthday this ·4· ·month.· She would have been 26 years old.· 26.· You ·5· ·feel my pain?· I'm just asking that you fire him. I ·6· ·just ask that everybody stand up with the remaining ·7· ·of my time and salute my sister. ·8· · · · THE CROWD:· I am Rekia Boyd. ·9· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is Andy Thayer. 10· ·Please proceed. 11· · · · MR. THAYER:· I'm Andy Thayer, and I'm here 12· ·tonight not only in solidarity with the people 13· ·supporting Rekia Boyd, but I'm also here to speak 14· ·about the situation with the police harassing the 15· ·homeless in Uptown over and over again.· Now there 16· ·has been a lot of talk today about release of a 17· ·certain video showing police misconduct that took 18· ·over a year to get, okay.· Fortunately we didn't 19· ·have to depend on the police department to get our 20· ·video showing the police violating the law in 21· ·Uptown.· It's posted on You Tube.· I've got it right 22· ·here where the police are violating the law, falsely 23· ·citing the law to harass the people in our 24· ·neighborhood who have it the worst, the homeless. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 20 ·1· ·And we got police officers trying to take their ·2· ·tents, trying to take their tarps, trying to shoo ·3· ·them out into the park where they can be arrested ·4· ·for park's department violations. ·5· · · · · · ·And our alderman, James Cappleman, what ·6· ·he said when we said what do you think should happen ·7· ·to the police when they violate the law?· He said ·8· ·oh, you should file an IPRA report.· We couldn't get ·9· ·him to even say whether he thought these police 10· ·officers should be disciplined. 11· · · · · · ·Now, I think everyone here in this 12· ·audience we've seen what a joke IPRA is with regard 13· ·to Dante Servin. 14· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Mr. Thayer, your time is up. 15· ·Please wrap it up. 16· · · · MR. THAYER:· Please -- we can't get a police 17· ·officer fired for killing someone, how do we expect 18· ·them to be fired or disciplined for lesser 19· ·violations?· I have no faith in anyone on this 20· ·Board, least of all Garry McCarthy and Mayor 21· ·Emmanuel. 22· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Please wrap up. 23· · · · MR. THAYER:· We will get justice through 24· ·ourselves. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 21 ·1· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Next speaker is Wallace ·2· ·Bradley. ·3· · · · MR. BRADLEY:· Good evening.· We saw the ·4· ·bombing in Paris because the poor people felt they ·5· ·were not getting justice there so it made it easy ·6· ·for people like ISIS to create a bombing, and the ·7· ·whole world realized it's a war because people ·8· ·aren't paying attention to what people are saying. ·9· ·Here in Chicago, it's all across the world, it's 10· ·going to become the next Ferguson.· I'm 53 years old 11· ·and when Martin Luther King got killed -- Reverend 12· ·Eaddy, from the same -- McCarthy, you have to take 13· ·it upon yourself to do everything that you can 14· ·within your power to help make sure that this don't 15· ·happen in this city. 16· · · · · · ·I hear you because we need the police. 17· ·My business in case you don't know what I do, former 18· ·gang member, former gang enforcer, now I don't have 19· ·no problem with law enforcement to help kill the 20· ·individuals that's constantly killing babies and 21· ·getting illegal weapons off the streets.· But I read 22· ·it was an illegal weapon that killed Rekia Boyd. 23· · · · · · ·All that I'm saying, we can't let 24· ·individuals that don't mean our city no good that YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 22 ·1· ·wants to burn it down to use this to be the impetus ·2· ·to make that happen, man.· The man had an illegal ·3· ·weapon when he killed Rekia Boyd.· The judge said he ·4· ·should have been charged with murder.· So all of you ·5· ·in here that's screaming all this, some of you don't ·6· ·even vote, and if you used your power to vote, you ·7· ·would get rid of a prosecutor who will not prosecute ·8· ·bad police officers. ·9· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Mr. Bradley, your time is up. 10· · · · MR. BRADLEY:· My time is up.· I just want to 11· ·get that on the record that everybody have a 12· ·responsibility to help make a change.· It's not just 13· ·on you.· It ain't just on you. 14· · · · MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Thank you.· Next speaker is 15· ·Eveangel Yahwehnewbn.· Please proceed. 16· · · · MS. YAHWEHNEWBN:· My name is Eveangel MamaDi 17· ·Yahwehnewbn.· Superintendent McCarthy, when this 18· ·Boyd murderer was acquitted, the newspapers reported 19· ·you as saying he never should have been arrested in 20· ·the first place.· And if you said those words, it 21· ·was time for you to go when that statement was made. 22· ·And I was wondering when you paid out the five 23· ·million dollars and you paid out four million 24· ·dollars, and the City complains about not having any YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 23 ·1· ·money, we would have some money if it wasn't for ·2· ·police cover up of crimes that they committed.· You ·3· ·want the community to speak up but you cover up. ·4· ·That's not a good example. ·5· · · · · · ·Now, the New York time reported that ·6· ·Chicago leads the nation -- this was reported in the ·7· ·New York Times on October 25, 2015 -- that Chicago ·8· ·is leading the nation in stop and search of mostly ·9· ·Black people.· It appears that as we approach the 10· ·150th anniversary of the signing or ratifying of the 11· ·13th Amendment that abolished 246 years of chattel 12· ·slavery, properly themed crimes against humanity of 13· ·Black people, that the Dredd Scott decision that 14· ·ruled Blacks had no rights that Whites are bound to 15· ·respect, that is alive and well when it comes to 16· ·Black people and the police, who are suffering from 17· ·negrophobia, a mental illness of fear and hatred of 18· ·Black people, and they have to go. 19· · · · · · ·Now, my question is, the United Nations 20· ·has condemned America for their racism and their 21· ·police killing of Black men and boys as a human 22· ·rights violation.· Where is your stance on that end, 23· ·racism profiling act?· And I want an answer to my 24· ·question, not this thing that you always do, YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 24 ·1· ·somebody -·2· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Your time is up. ·3· · · · MS. YAHWEHNEWBN:· Somebody ask you a question ·4· ·and you act like the little monkey that see no here, ·5· ·hear no evil, and speak no evil. ·6· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Your time is up. ·7· · · · MS. YAHWEHNEWBN:· Thank you.· I would like an ·8· ·answer to my question.· Where do you stand on the ·9· ·end of racial profiling? 10· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Your time is up, ma'am.· Last 11· ·speaker that signed up, Robert More. 12· · · · MR. MORE:· Robert More on behalf of 13· ·St. Michael The Archangel.· It's the 19th of 14· ·November of 2015.· The first issue I would like to 15· ·raise for all the members of the audience, I really 16· ·-- it's very important to prevent false flag terror 17· ·acts and other government crimes in the city of 18· ·Chicago, for people to maintain vigilance and 19· ·continue to watch the government and hold the 20· ·government to the contract that the United States 21· ·Constitution constitutes. 22· · · · · · ·There are videos on the Oath keepers 23· ·website, M A L E N L A B A Y, Midnight Ride, and 24· ·both of those are really useful.· Malen Labay YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Page 25 ·1· ·provides long term what the authors of the ·2· ·Constitution intended in terms of domestic law ·3· ·enforcement and also national defense to free us ·4· ·from this type of problem which is so endemic, the ·5· ·kleptocracy that controls this country.· In 1937 ·6· ·cyclical, Pope Pius XI referred to when once a ·7· ·country is under attack, all things other than its ·8· ·defense must be given second place. ·9· · · · · · ·Superintendent McCarthy, you have 10· ·referenced gun owners, gun possessors as potential 11· ·murderers.· How can I possibly help the law 12· ·enforcement and the military that are committed to 13· ·upholding the oath to the common and general reliant 14· ·interest, to be held to the contract that the 15· ·Constitution constitutes, how can I play my role to 16· ·bear my Fourth Commandment burden to keep government 17· ·activity within accessible limits if I can't possess 18· ·a firearm? 19· · · · · · ·And I complain because there is Anti 20· ·Defamation League documents that are being used by 21· ·this city of Chicago, as I understand it, in 22· ·training.· It's going into proposed orders.· I have 23· ·been smeared as an anti Semite.· There is no 24· ·definition of what constitutes an anti Semite. YVer1f Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 ·1· ·There is nothing anti Semitic about anything I'm ·2· ·doing.· If it was anything, it would be ·3· ·anti Khazarian because the problems are not with ·4· ·Semites.· The problems are Khazarian -- from ·5· ·Khazaria, these individuals who have imposed this ·6· ·agenda on us by gaining control of the money supply ·7· ·of all European countries. ·8· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· Mr. More, you need to wrap it ·9· ·up. 10· · · · MR. MORE:· That's okay, over and out. 11· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· At this time all the persons 12· ·who signed up in advance to speak have been 13· ·recognized.· Is there a motion to adjourn? 14· · · · MS. FRY:· So moved. 15· · · · MR. EADDY:· Second. 16· · · · · · ·(Chorus of ayes.) 17· · · · ·MS. LIGHTFOOT:· The motion passes.· The 18· ·meeting is adjourned. 19 20· · · · (WHEREUPON, were all the proceedings had.) 21 22 23 24 Page 26 Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 ·1· ·STATE OF ILLINOIS· ·) · · · · · · · · · · · · ·) SS: ·2· ·COUNTY OF COOK· · · ) ·3 ·4· · · · · · ·Rachel Smith, being first duly sworn on ·5· ·oath says that she is a Certified Shorthand Reporter ·6· ·doing business in the City of Chicago, County of ·7· ·Cook, and the State of Illinois; ·8· · · · · · ·That she reported in shorthand the ·9· ·proceedings had at the foregoing Police Board 10· ·meeting; 11· · · · · · ·And that the foregoing is a true and 12· ·correct transcript of her shorthand notes so taken 13· ·as aforesaid and contains all the proceedings had at 14· ·the said Police Board meeting. 15 16· · · · · · · · · ____________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Rachel Smith, CSR 17 18· ·CSR No. 84-4161. 19· ·SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO · · ·before me this 4th day of 20· 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10:10 pains 9:14 parents 17:14 nieces 17:14 order 2:4 N Michael 24:13 newspapers 16:16 mother 8:8 18:24 4:1,17,21 5:16 6:8 7:7 24:15 Lori 2:2 misconduct mayor 15:1 20:20 meeting 2:3,5,13, limits 25:17 ·Index: laugh..point P Pius 25:6 place 2:18 22:20 p.m. 2:14,20 25:8 paid 22:22,23 play 25:15 pain 8:17 10:6 point 7:6 18:11,12 19:5 Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 pointed 16:8,10, 11 police 2:3 3:10,15, 17 4:9,12 5:3,4,21 6:1 9:11 11:15,16, 17 12:17 13:15,17, 18 14:2 15:4,6,13 17:9,12 18:19 19:14,17,19,20,22 20:1,7,9,16 21:16 22:8 23:2,16,21 poor 21:4 Pope 25:6 population 15:10 possess 25:17 possessors 25:10 process 16:22 17:4 processing 17:8 profiling 23:23 24:9 Project's 11:16 properly 23:12 proposed 25:22 prosecute 22:7 prosecutor 22:7 protect 8:21 protest 15:21 protesting 17:15 protestors 17:10 ·Index: pointed..smile raise 24:15 resign 18:22,23 Semitic 26:1 ratifying 23:10 resigned 5:9 6:1 sending 9:9 read 21:21 respect 23:15 September 10:7 real 13:14,16 Respondent 5:9 realized 21:7 receive 6:24 recently 11:14 reckless 9:8,22 recommended 13:22 record 22:11 protocols 12:3 referenced 25:10 psychological referred 25:6 power 21:14 22:6 powerful 15:2 pray 14:5 prejudice 5:8,24 presentation 6:24 president 2:2 15:24 prevent 24:16 reflected 15:17 public 2:5,12,14 7:7 published 11:18 punishment 11:23 12:4 punishments 11:24 purposes 2:22 pursuant 6:16 put 8:10,12 Q previously 15:5 prison 13:19 problem 14:1,2 21:19 25:4 problematic 12:20 problems 26:3,4 proceed 19:10 22:15 proceedings 26:20 regard 20:12 regular 2:12 Rekia 8:1 9:3 10:9 13:13 14:11 15:15 19:8,13 21:22 22:3 release 13:15 19:16 previous 2:16 3:7 6:19 14:16 records 11:14,19 question 17:2 23:19,24 24:3,8 questions 17:1 released 8:11 reviewed 4:1,20 revoke 9:13 rid 8:14 22:7 Ride 24:23 rights 12:5 23:14, 22 Robert 5:4 24:11, Servin 8:5 9:2,5,8, 20 11:6 13:13,19, 23 14:19 15:16 16:4,19,22 17:4 20:13 Servin's 7:15 sessions 2:22 set 9:11 shoo 20:2 shoplifting 4:10 shot 13:16 show 3:20 4:15 12 role 13:14,17 6:7 12:19 showing 19:17,20 25:15 Ronald 8:9 shows 12:2,9 rubbing 13:20 signed 7:7 24:11 rug 14:10 ruled 23:14 S 26:12 signing 2:19 23:10 silence 13:8 Simpson 3:22 4:18 5:17 6:9 remaining 19:6 safe 17:16 remember 2:15 Safety 2:14 Sir 18:8 salary 7:16 sister 18:2,11,16 14:11 reminder 2:12 salute 19:7 report 3:6,8 6:23, schools 10:13 24 20:8 23:5,6 repositioned Rachel 10:1 22:12 reliant 25:13 reported 22:18 R serve 8:20 Service 9:16 responsibility Reverend 21:11 posted 3:9 6:15 potential 25:10 17:22 recommendation protests 14:8 18:5 response 15:18 result 5:6 11:23 possibly 25:11 19:21 series 2:22 6:1 recognized 26:13 10:7 16:10 10:14 scott 18:24 23:13 screaming 22:5 search 23:8 secret 11:15 racial 24:9 represent 13:13 Section 2:24 racism 23:20,23 repressive 14:2 Semite 25:23,24 racist 15:3,22 requires 13:1 Semites 26:4 19:7 sister's 19:3 sisters 18:19 sitting 8:13 situation 19:14 slavery 23:12 slide 12:21 smeared 25:23 smile 7:20 Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Smith 4:9 Socialist 13:12 14:16 society 14:3 solidarity 19:12 Superintendent 5:3,7,20,23 6:19 13:24 17:3,5,19 22:17 25:9 Superintendent's 5:10 6:4,22 solidify 14:17 supply 26:6 speak 2:19 7:8 supporting 19:13 19:13 23:3 24:5 26:12 speaker 8:7,23 10:1 11:11 13:9 14:12,17 15:5 16:20 17:21,23 19:9 21:1 22:14 24:11 speaking 13:11 14:15 spend 17:13 St 24:13 supposed 8:20 suspension 12:7 sustained 11:21 Sutton 16:8 17:24 State 10:12,24 statement 16:23 22:21 statements 4:11 5:23 States 24:20 streets 21:21 students 15:22 subsequently 5:7,23 substantial 17:8 suffering 23:16 wear 10:22 thought 20:9 threats 15:23 time 2:21 8:12 13:6 16:9,17 17:8, 13,14,19 19:7 20:14 22:9,10,21 23:5 24:2,6,10 26:11 24:20 website 3:10 6:15, university 15:23 16:1 Wednesday 2:13 upholding 14:4 25:13 White 10:22 12:11, 14,17 15:20 Uptown 19:15,21 V times 13:16 23:7 today 19:16 21 24:23 Whites 23:14 whittled 11:19 Williams 10:2,3 Valenzuela 3:23 4:18 5:17 6:10 withdraw 5:8,11, 24 6:4 women 10:11 won 15:24 victims 12:14,16 wondering 22:22 torture 18:6 video 19:17,20 words 22:20 totally 15:9 videos 24:22 work 7:23 9:18,19 training 25:22 vigilance 24:18 trans 10:11 11:7 violate 12:2,4 20:7 worked 17:6 treatment 15:4 violating 19:20,22 Workers 9:16 trial 14:22 violation 23:22 true 13:17 violations 20:4,19 talking 10:17 truth 13:14 violence 10:12,24 Tamashiro 11:12, Tube 19:21 4:18 5:17 6:10 sweep 14:9 Sylvia 11:11,14 T takes 10:19 taking 10:8 17:11, 12 talk 10:24 19:16 13,14 13:2,3,7 tapes 13:15 teach 9:11 stopped 10:5 United 23:19 Velez 3:15 Sweeney 3:23 step 7:8 14:7 stop 8:21 23:8 thinking 16:6 vast 15:5 tarps 20:2 stood 15:22 weapons 21:21 woman 9:15 Stein 13:10,11 17:20 unions 9:19 validates 11:22 18:1,9,11,14,15,18 19:2,3 stand 15:12,13 standing 11:4,6 things 25:7 tired 18:12,20 12:12 stance 23:22 17:20 18:20 19:6 24:8 ·Index: Smith..ya'll today's 6:13 told 10:18 tonight 13:12 19:12 Tuesday 2:20 turned 15:20 type 15:13 25:4 term 25:1 terms 25:2 terror 24:16 Thayer 19:9,11 20:14,16,23 themed 23:12 thing 9:23 10:4 14:5 17:19 23:24 worse 8:18 worst 19:24 vote 4:7 5:1 22:6 wrap 16:15 20:15, Voting 3:21 4:16 W wait 14:6 unanimous 4:7 waited 8:2 25:21 22 26:8 writing 7:1 Uggs 10:22 understand 18:10 14:3 15:12 16:6,7, 12,13 voiceless 11:8 UAW 9:16 unarmed 9:10 working 5:22 9:20 voice 11:5 5:15 6:8 5:1 13:12 14:16 world 21:7,9 U ten 6:15 tents 20:2 15:13 14:11 written 3:9,24 4:20 6:14 wrong 18:21 X waive 6:23 Wallace 21:1 war 21:7 unethical 12:18 watch 24:19 union 9:15,16 weapon 21:22 22:3 XI 25:6 Y ya'll 18:1,4 Ciity of Chicago Police Board Meeting Public Meeting· ·- 11/19/2015 Yahwehnewbn 22:15,16,17 24:3,7 year 19:18 years 8:2 9:6,17 14:20 16:5 18:2 19:4 21:10 23:11 York 23:5,7 ·Index: Yahwehnewbn..York From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 3:46 PM Ewing, Clothilde Re: please review... I literally had to chase him b/c he was going to the community meeting and was going to wait.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:45 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven  Subject: RE: please review...      Great, thanks   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: please review... He is in my office reading it.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: please review...    NO, he was reading it now apparently. Kelley, can you call him. He is taking too long.      From: Silver, Steven Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:40 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: please review...     He signed off on USA Today, yes. Don’t know about the local one.      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:39 PM To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: please review...     And Patton signed off, right?     CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Friday, December 04, 2015 3:53 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley RE: please review... Local_Papers_oped_final.docx Here is a clean version with Patton’s edits. He is good with this this.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:46 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: please review... Great, thanks    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: please review... He is in my office reading it.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 3:43 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: please review...      NO, he was reading it now apparently. Kelley, can you call him. He is taking too long.    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:40 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: please review... He signed off on USA Today, yes. Don’t know about the local one.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:39 PM To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: please review... And Patton signed off, right?  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 4:00 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Silver, Steven;Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Oped_JOR edits.doc I don’t which oped is attached (ST or Tribune) but my redline edits are attached here.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:36 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL OK, USA Today is ready to go.  Kelley, please send. My understanding is that Patton is reviewing ST and Tribune. Janey,  hope you read that as well, we need to send ASAP    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:07 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Thanks, no problem. I’m good with the rest.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:59 PM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Silver, can you please fix.  Also, Janey, can you make sure your other edits are realized. This could be a problem with  version control.     From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:55 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL             1         From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:31 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Patton and Janey need to review. If we have until 5, we might as well also take this in with us for week ahead as well. I  have a few edits back on other oped and will send to this chain as well once I get a few more back.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:30 PM To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Good job! Is everyone OK with this?    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:29 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      339   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:27:02 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      How many words? They only give us 340.    From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:21 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen;  Rendina, Michael  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Made some tweaks to get it below the word limit and add messaging JK suggested now that we know their piece.  Redline changes attached. Let me know further edits.      2                                                                        From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:51 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL Please hold. We know what they are going to say and may make adjustments.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:47 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael; Silver, Steven Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL This is 60 words too long. David, is there anything you want to cut or tighten?        3                                                                               From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 12:03 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael;  Silver, Steven  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL  4   Proposed edits in red.       .                                                                     From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:57 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  5 Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      If you flip a for b, I think you actually save a word.     A‐old)       B‐new)       From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 7:55 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     We can say that, but we will need to find a few words to lose. We are capped at 340 and already over. It's a  good and important edit though. Can you make it please?      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:22 AM To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael;  Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL    I think this is pretty good.  e      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Rountree, Janey"    Date: 12/04/2015 6:28 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Patton, Stephen" , "Spielfogel,  David" , "Rendina, Michael" ,  "Quinn, Kelley" , "Silver, Steven" ,  "Collins, Adam"    Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL              From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:32 PM  6 To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      This is where I think we are:                                                            .     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:30 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      7 Woot. Woot.   Awesome, thanks     From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:21 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      I could live with that.   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:04:50 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL              Could try this:         Old:           From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 7:36 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL      Clo – please circulate the latest version intact.  Thanks.     From: Patton, Stephen   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:35 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     Good revision.     8 From: Rountree, Janey   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:34 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL                  From: Patton, Stephen   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:24 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley;  Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: oped; ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     I agree.   .     From: Rountree, Janey   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:13 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam; Patton, Stephen  Subject: RE: oped           From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:50 PM  To: Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: oped     + Patton who I mistakingly left off earlier   We have a total of 340 words. If you want something added, we have to lose something. As for your last flag,           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  9 From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:54 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam Subject: RE: oped    Laquan’s name is spelled wrong in the last sentence.              I would  suggest:          I would suggest:       From: Ewing, Clothilde   Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:42 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Silver, Steven; Collins,  Adam  Subject: oped     USA Today is doing an oped looking at the Laquan McDonald case and the Mayor’s leadership in the handling  of the case. It is expected to be somewhat critical, but is in a better place since press and Patton talked to  members of the ed board. That said, they are offering us space to accompany their piece. Both will run on  Monday. Please see below. H/T JK and Silver:     ‐‐                        10                                                       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Subject: Week Ahead Report - 12/5-12 Attached and below is the Media Affairs Week Ahead Report from 12/5/15‐12/12/15.    OEMC Week Ahead:  December 05 – December 12, 2015  OEMC is prepared to host any extreme weather emergency press conference or any emergency  press event related to the City of Chicago.     Facebook:  December 2015 Facebook postings include holiday preparedness, “See Something, Say  Something”, cold weather messages and Notify Chicago messages.    *Denotes time‐sensitive.    Event: Broadcast – Radio/Digital Advertisements on CBS Radio/B96    Details: Spot radio ads continue the week of November 30, highlighting reporting suspicious  activity with the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign.  Messages include reporting  suspicious activity to the 855‐RPRT‐2S4 (855‐777‐8274) number.    Overview: As part of an emergency preparedness integrated marketing campaign, OEMC is  partnering the “Get Ready Chicago!” and “See Something, Say Something” messaging with CBS  Radio through December to promote monthly emergency preparedness and public safety  messages through broadcast radio spots, online targeting, live search directors and promotional  fans for giveaways at events.    Event: Broadcast – Radio/Digital Advertisements on iHeart Radio    1 Details: Spot radio and digital messages run in December with “See Something, Say Something”  messaging    Overview: As part of an emergency preparedness integrated marketing campaign, OEMC is  partnering the DHS “If You See Something, Say Something” messaging with iHeart Radio  through December to promote reporting suspicious activity/objects to the hotline ‐855‐RPRT‐ 2S4.    Event: Paper – Advertisement Chicago Bears Game Program    Details: “When Disaster Strikes, You Will Be the First to Recover…Be Prepared!”  Gear Up, Get  Ready, Notify Chicago, Alert Chicago promotion full‐page color ad runs in the Chicago Bears  game day program through the football season, available for all home games.  Ad runs through  January 3, 2016.  Overview: OEMC is promoting emergency preparedness and disaster readiness.     Media FOIAs and Contracts:    DATE DUE:                            12/3/2015    FOIA FILE NUMBER:            15‐ 1507  REQUESTOR:                        Carly Luque ‐ WBBM TV  DATE RECVD:                       11/25/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:      Dash‐cam video and 911 calls relating to the shooting of Ronald  Johnson – shot by police on October 12, 2014, around 12:35 am, in the 5300blk of S. Martin  Luther King Drive.       DATE DUE:                             12/08/2015  FOIA FILE NUMBER:             15‐ 1522  REQUESTOR:                          Lisa Capitanini – NBC Universal  DATE RECVD:                         12/01/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:        Dispatch information concerning the October 12, 2014 incident  involving 25 Year‐old Ronald Johnson III, who was shot in the 5300 block of South King Drive,  including records of all personnel dispatched to the scene     DATE DUE:                             12/09/2015       FOIA FILE NUMBER:             15‐ 1530  REQUESTOR:                          Polly Mosendz  DATE RECVD:                         12/02/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:        CPD dispatcher communication on October 20, 2015, from 9:47 to  9:57 p.m. ‐ seeking either a transcript or a recording of the communication which the  dispatcher radioed to 8th District Beat 815R.  The dispatcher radioed about a man identified as  Laquan MacDonald breaking into trucks near 41st and Kildare Avenue and asked if any units  had a Taser. One of the officers who heard the dispatch was Jason Van Dyke, who later shot  McDonald. Van Dyke's unit at the time, also on the radio, was 845R.     DATE DUE:                             12/10/2015        FOIA FILE NUMBER:             15‐ 1538  REQUESTOR:                          Pat Curry – WGN TV    DATE RECVD:                         12/03/2015  2 REQUESTED RECORDS:        We are specifically looking for any transmissions he made via police  radio from 8‐10:30 p.m. on the designated evening of October 20, 2014.  WGN‐TV News  requests through the Freedom of Information Act any 911 calls made from the area near 41st  and Pulaski, including the Burger King—on October 20, 2014 between 8:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.      DATE DUE:                             12/10/2015       FOIA FILE NUMBER:              15‐ 1539  REQUESTOR:                           Carly Luque – CBS 2  DATE RECVD:                          0//2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:         911 calls, all surveillance video (specifically from the nearby food  mart and South Shore High School), dash cam video, any radio transmissions and police reports  in regards to the shooting of Cedrick Chatman ‐ Chatman was shot on January 7, 2013 near 75th  Street and Jeffery around 1:46 p.m.    DATE DUE:                              12/01/2015       FOIA FILE NUMBER:              15‐ 1500  REQUESTOR:                           Damara Anderson ‐ WBBM TV  DATE RECVD:                          11/23/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:         911 calls for a fire on the 50th floor of the John Hancock building at  Michigan & Delaware on November 21st at 2:30 p.m.     DATE DUE:                             12/04/2015   FOIA FILE NUMBER:             15‐ 1508  REQUESTOR:                          Damara Anderson – WBBM TV  DATE RECVD:                         11/27/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:        911 Calls made from 11:15 am to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 27,  2015 – from stores on Michigan Avenue        DATE DUE:                              12/07/2015       FOIA FILE NUMBER:              15‐ 1512  REQUESTOR:                           Ali Watson – Center for Investigative Reporting – Emeryville, CA  DATE RECVD:                          11/30/2015  REQUESTED RECORDS:         All records and correspondence (electronic and physical) pertaining  to the planning, implementation, contracting, deployment, or use of social media monitoring  technology in use at the Chicago Crime Prevention and Information Center, and/or by the  Chicago Police Department    Wednesday, December 9    Event:       Speaking Engagement    Details: Wednesday, December 9, 2015, Flannery Senior Meeting, 1507 N. Clybourn, 10:00 a.m.  ‐ 11:30 a.m.   Overview: OEMC citizen preparedness rep, along with public safety reps, will attend the senior  meeting as part of the Senior Ambassador Program to provide public safety and emergency  preparedness tips.     Thursday, December 10  3   Event:   Speaking Engagement    Details: Thursday, December 10, 2015, Condo Magazine State of the Industry Program Meeting,  The Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  Overview: OEMC Citizen Preparedness rep from OEMC's OEM team, will attend resource table  distributing “Gear Up, Get Ready Private Sector Emergency Preparedness Resource Guide.    ####      This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Escalante exclusive interview     From: NewsClips Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: (NEWS) ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview  BURTON: Tonight a one‐on‐one interview with the interim police chief John Escalante. We discuss everything  from understanding the pressures of the new position to the public's mistrust of the police department to  building bridges to attract more applicants that appropriately reflect the makeup of the city he wants to serve.  John Escalante says he has put his time in, working his way up the ranks and despite the turmoil and calls for a  major overhaul on the Chicago police department, he would like to make his temporary job as top cop  permanent.  ESCALANTE: Coming up through the ranks, yeah, that is something I always thought about and now that I’m  doing it on an interim basis it is something I will be considering as we move forward.   BURTON: Escalante is a 29‐year veteran of the department. He does not see his insider status as negative. The  last two chiefs had been outsiders. So how is his leadership different from Garry McCarthy?  ESCALANTE: The only thing I can think of is get out as much as I can, more out into the field, with the men and  women of the police department.   BURTON: He tells me he did see the video of officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times two  days after it happened and says he has not talked to officer Van Dyke about what happened. He is planning to  meet with the fraternal order of police very soon.  ESCALANTE: That’s another thing I want to get done next week is sit down with the FOP president and talk  about what we can do to move forward.   BURTON: Today we learned more personal information, how he is proud of his Mexican heritage, and how his  grandparents working for the railroad and living out of a boxcar instilled a strong work ethic and dedication.  ESCALANTE: My dad was born in a boxcar in Texas because my grandfather worked on the train. It’s not  uncommon when you look at the history, Mexican families who worked on the train lived in boxcars. The  railroad companies gave them boxcars to live. This I’m very proud of where we have come.   BURTON: Escalante says he wants to meet with his rank and file as well as residents about building trust.  Escalante also welcomes calls for a federal probe of the department. He says currently the department of  justice is here through the violence reduction network and he welcomes any reviews so the public can be  reassured that this is a professional department committed to accountability.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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Escalante exclusive interview Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Note timing of the viewing.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: NewsClips Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 5:20 PM Subject: (NEWS) ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview  BURTON: Tonight a one‐on‐one interview with the interim police chief John Escalante. We discuss everything  from understanding the pressures of the new position to the public's mistrust of the police department to  building bridges to attract more applicants that appropriately reflect the makeup of the city he wants to serve.  John Escalante says he has put his time in, working his way up the ranks and despite the turmoil and calls for a  major overhaul on the Chicago police department, he would like to make his temporary job as top cop  permanent.  ESCALANTE: Coming up through the ranks, yeah, that is something I always thought about and now that I’m  doing it on an interim basis it is something I will be considering as we move forward.   BURTON: Escalante is a 29‐year veteran of the department. He does not see his insider status as negative. The  last two chiefs had been outsiders. So how is his leadership different from Garry McCarthy?  ESCALANTE: The only thing I can think of is get out as much as I can, more out into the field, with the men and  women of the police department.   BURTON: He tells me he did see the video of officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times two  days after it happened and says he has not talked to officer Van Dyke about what happened. He is planning to  meet with the fraternal order of police very soon.  ESCALANTE: That’s another thing I want to get done next week is sit down with the FOP president and talk  about what we can do to move forward.   BURTON: Today we learned more personal information, how he is proud of his Mexican heritage, and how his  grandparents working for the railroad and living out of a boxcar instilled a strong work ethic and dedication.  ESCALANTE: My dad was born in a boxcar in Texas because my grandfather worked on the train. It’s not  uncommon when you look at the history, Mexican families who worked on the train lived in boxcars. The  railroad companies gave them boxcars to live. This I’m very proud of where we have come.   BURTON: Escalante says he wants to meet with his rank and file as well as residents about building trust.  Escalante also welcomes calls for a federal probe of the department. He says currently the department of  justice is here through the violence reduction network and he welcomes any reviews so the public can be  reassured that this is a professional department committed to accountability.   1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Collins, Adam Friday, December 04, 2015 6:39 PM Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video WRITTEN BY FRAN SPIELMAN POSTED: 12/04/2015, 04:58PM Troubled by the lack of audio in the Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson shooting videos, Acting Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante on Friday put the rank-and-file on notice. It’s every officer’s responsibility to check the audio and video equipment to make certain it’s working before every tour-of-duty. If they don’t and breakdowns are not promptly reported, disciplinary action will follow. “We have a good policy in place. We’ve got to reinforce it. That’s why I sent out a reminder. When you get into that car, test the in-car camera and the audio. Make sure it’s working. That’s your responsibility,” Escalante said. “If the system isn’t working and officers didn’t report it, we are going to take disciplinary action.” Dashcam videos had no audio on the night white Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke pumped 16 rounds into the body of black teenager Laquan McDonald. The sound of sirens outside the squad cars could be heard. But there was no audio from inside the vehicles. Videos from the shooting of Ronald Johnson eight days earlier also include no audio, according to an attorney representing Johnson’s mother. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has promised to release that video next week after keeping it under wraps for months. Escalante, a 29-year department veteran, said he’s troubled by the lack of audio and there’s no excuse for it. 1 “I don’t know if `fishy’ is the right term. But it’s definitely a concern. We want to make sure it’s not a problem citywide,” he said, noting that the Chicago Police Department has inspectors conducting random checks. McDonald may not have been shot to death if any of the officers following him on that October, 2014 night has been equipped with Tasers. Instead, they put in a radio call for a Taser, but Van Dyke unloaded his weapon during the wait. On Friday, Escalante acknowledged that every one of the city’s 22 police districts has a Taser, but there aren’t enough of them. And not enough officers have been trained to use them. The citywide total is roughly 1,000. “We just did an inventory. The officers have to be trained. For officers coming on the job, it’s automatic. It’s part of their recruit training. For the older officers, it’s an option. We’ll look at, should it be mandatory for everyone,” Escalante said. “What we’ll have to do regardless is get more Tasers. Getting non-lethal options will always be a benefit. But it has to come with the right training and proper supervision.” Earlier this week, Escalante suddenly found himself in the eye of a nationwide firestorm. It happened after Emanuel abruptly fired his larger-than-life Police Supt. Garry McCarthy in the furor over the McDonald video and the city’s decision to wait until a week after the mayoral election to authorize a $5 million settlement to the McDonald family but keep the incendiary video under wraps until last week, when a judge ordered the city to do so. The mayor argued then that McCarthy had become a “distraction” by losing the community’s trust and maintained that his “loyalty” to his only police superintendent does not trump his “bigger loyalty” to the city. Escalante, whose appointment as first deputy superintendent had infuriated the City Council’s Black Caucus, was thrust into the role of acting superintendent while the Police Board conducts a nationwide search for McCarthy’s replacement. In his first in-depth interview as acting superintendent, Escalante acknowledged that the unrelenting furor over the McDonald shooting video has made his job incredibly more difficult. “We have serious issues to address with trust and credibility in some communities. In some cases, we have to repair those bridges that have been damaged over the last few weeks. In other cases, we have to build bridges that have never existed,” Escalante said. 2 Pressed to describe how he plans to rebuild that trust in the African-American community, Escalante talked about revitalizing community policing from the ground up. “It’s not just a community policing office in each district, but the men and women who work the beat cars. We want them to get out of the cars — not just on traffic and investigative stop but get out and show their faces at schools, churches and community events,” he said. “In the past, that was expected of our CAPS officers. But it can’t just be them. It’s literally got to be the beat officers on their beats.” Escalante said he’s justifiably concerned that the damage done to police-community relations in the black community could discourage young African-Americans from taking the upcoming police exam. “We are in the middle of a recruitment drive. Applications are due at the end of January. We were really hoping we’d get a diverse pool of applicants. We’re still hoping that will happen, but it’s a concern,” he said. “We don’t want the video and the protests to discourage people from having interest. We’re going out to communities. We want this department to accurately reflect the city we serve. For some of our younger, more vocal critics, I understand we have them. But take the challenge of applying. It’s one thing to point the finger. It’s another to help make changes from within.” Unless he blows his audition, Escalante is almost certain to be one of three finalists for the permanent job. But the interim superintendent insisted Friday that the last three days have been such a whirlwind, he hasn’t even decided whether or not to submit his resume. He acknowledged that his low-key personality and collaborative style will be a dramatic change from McCarthy, whose outspoken style made him a police chief out of central casting long before there was a locally-filmed television series called “Ch cago P.D.” “We do have very different personalities and different management styles. I would definitely say I’m a lot more low-key. I know I have a lot more patience. I want to get as much information as I can. I’m not saying I delay in making decisions. But I’m not an expert. I like to get information from everyone,” he said. As for the surge in shootings now plaguing Chicago, Escalante said the key to reducing it lies in a “thorough review of where we’re deploying our people” and in the world of social media. 3 “I don’t think we need more people. We had the same amount of people in 2014 when we saw a dramatic reduction,” he said. “It’s not a matter of more people. It’s a matter of getting a handle on what is driving the violence. A lot of it is driven now by social media — the taunts and threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It’s the new form of graffiti and tagging. It’s something the other gang sees immediately. It’s on smart phones and tablets. We’ve got to get a better handle on it.” Escalante said he has “no intention of getting rid of” the Compstat accountability program that McCarthy brought with him from his days at the New York City Police Department. But “we may tweak it a little bit . . . We just want to make sure that, when we call people down, we get the best information so we can turn around and use it.” And he promised to follow through on McCarthy’s bold promise to “obliterate” the gangs responsible for the execution of nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee. “We’re literally going to eliminate those two gang factions from operating as street organizations. We’re in the process of doing that absolutely. It’s not going to happen overnight. But we went into that mode last week,” he said.     4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Peters, Lynda Friday, December 04, 2015 7:17 PM McCaffrey, Bill;Patton, Stephen;Ritter, Amber;Franklin, Liza;Notz, Jane RE: Tribune McDonald Lawsuit Lynda A. Peters City Prosecutor Legal Information, Investigations & Prosecutions Division City of Chicago Law Department 30 N. LaSalle, Suite 1720 Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-2816 Confidential and privileged communication. From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 7:03 PM To: Patton, Stephen; Peters, Lynda; Ritter, Amber; Franklin, Liza; Notz, Jane Subject: Tribune McDonald Lawsuit   FYI – Trib just posted this.    Tribune seeks to intervene in police video case     The Chicago Tribune has filed a motion in Cook County Circuit Court seeking to intervene in the Laquan McDonald video case, arguing that the Chicago Police Department has not yet fully responded to its records requests to turn over all of the recordings from the October 2014 shooting scene. Lawyers for the news organization noted in the motion filed Thursday that recordings from only five police vehicles at the scene have been released, but an examination of those videos shows that a total of eight police vehicles appeared to be at the scene. One of the vehicles from which no video has been provided "is directly facing officer (Jason) Van Dyke during the entirety of the shooting incident," lawyers wrote in the motion. 1 In addition to missing video, the Tribune lawyers noted that "all of the released videos included some sound, but most of it is just the faint noise of the vehicles' sirens; inexplicably, the videos did not include any audio of officers talking, either in the vehicles or over police radios." Van Dyke was charged with murder after Judge Franklin Valderrama's order to release a police car dashboard camera recording that captured the teen's death when the officer shot him 16 times. Attempts by media organizations, including the Tribune, to gain access to the recordings were blocked for months by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. Independent journalist Brandon Smith filed a lawsuit in August against the Police Department over the denial of his own Freedom of Information Act request for the recordings, resulting in Valderrama's Nov. 19 ruling. Thursday's filing noted that Smith has also filed new requests in the case seeking records to address "missing video and audio." Release of the video has led to a torrent of protest and criticism over the way Emanuel and his police department handled the investigation into the shooting. This week Emanuel dismissed police Superintendent Garry McCarthy amid mounting national pressure, which included his longtime political ally Hillary Clinton calling for a federal probe of policing practices in Chicago. Four new Laquan McDonald shooting videos raise more questions  A Dec. 17 hearing date was set to consider the Tribune's motion.       2 Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office   cell    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Flores, Rosa Friday, December 04, 2015 7:20 PM Collins, Adam;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Burger King Video Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Hi, Bill!    Thanks for helping out. Please let me know when we can pick up the video.    Many, many thanks!  Rosa  Rosa Flores CNN Correspondent 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 715 Chicago, IL 60611 O: (312) 645-8555 C: (917) 565-5748 Twitter: @rosaflores FB & Insta: @rosaflorescnn   From: Adam Collins   Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:51 AM  To: Flores Rosa , "McCaffrey, Bill"   Subject: RE: Burger King Video    +Bill   From: Flores, Rosa [mailto:Rosa.Flores@turner.com] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 10:47 AM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Burger King Video Importance: High 1 Will we need to pick up a copy in person?  I can have someone ready to head that way if that’s the case…   Again, many thanks:) Rosa Flores CNN Correspondent 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 715 Chicago, IL 60611 O: (312) 645-8555 C: (917) 565-5748 Twitter: @rosaflores FB & Insta: @rosaflorescnn   From: Flores Rosa   Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:26 AM  To: Adam Collins   Cc: Flores Rosa   Subject: Burger King Video   Hi, Adam.   Hey, could you help me obtain the Burger King video that was released in the Laquan McDonald case?  If you can get it to us  soonest I would really appreciate it.  Many, many thanks for all your help.   Best, Rosa           Rosa Flores CNN Correspondent 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 715 Chicago, IL 60611 O: (312) 645-8555 C: (917) 565-5748 Twitter: @rosaflores FB & Insta: @rosaflorescnn   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally  privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for  delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please  respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout  thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi, Anthony Friday, December 04, 2015 8:48 PM Collins, Adam Fwd: Laquan McDonald supplemental report. Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications / News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: @AJGuglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Gorner, Jeremy" Date: 12/04/2015 8:37 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" Subject: Laquan McDonald supplemental report. Hey Anthony,    So, we just got copies of a bunch of reports the city and the Chicago Police Department had on the Laquan McDonald  shooting. The following officers are named in the supplemental detectives’ report:    JASON VAN DYKE, Star #9465  JOSEPH MCELLIGOTT, Star #18715  THOMAS J. GAFFNEY, Star #19958  JOSEPH WALSH, Star #12865 (Van Dyke’s partner)  ARTURO BACERRA, Star #15790  DORA FONTAINE, Star #4484  JANET MONDRAGON, Star #4364  DAPHNE SEBASTIAN, Star #2763  LETICIA VELEZ, Star #10385  RICARDO VIRAMONTES, Star #10590  1   1) Have any of them (other than Van Dyke) been stripped for their roles in the shooting of Laquan McDonald?  Clearly, some of these officers make statements that do not at all match what the video shows.  2) According to the supplemental report, the case was “closed/non‐criminal” in March. Was this case closed on the  CPD‐end, even after reviewing the video of Laquan McDonald getting shot? At what point did investigators  and/or anyone at CPD first see the video?    This is deadline‐pressing. We need some kind of response tonight.    Jeremy.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Friday, December 04, 2015 8:52 PM 'John.Escalante@chicagopolice.org' FW: (NEWS) ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview As painful as this must have been, this turned out well. Let me know when you can talk for a few minutes this weekend. I  need to give you an update on DOJ.  I’ll be working all weekend so at your convenience.     From: NewsClips Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: (NEWS) ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview ABC7 News at 5PM: Interim CPD Supt. Escalante exclusive interview  BURTON: Tonight a one‐on‐one interview with the interim police chief John Escalante. We discuss everything  from understanding the pressures of the new position to the public's mistrust of the police department to  building bridges to attract more applicants that appropriately reflect the makeup of the city he wants to serve.  John Escalante says he has put his time in, working his way up the ranks and despite the turmoil and calls for a  major overhaul on the Chicago police department, he would like to make his temporary job as top cop  permanent.  ESCALANTE: Coming up through the ranks, yeah, that is something I always thought about and now that I’m  doing it on an interim basis it is something I will be considering as we move forward.   BURTON: Escalante is a 29‐year veteran of the department. He does not see his insider status as negative. The  last two chiefs had been outsiders. So how is his leadership different from Garry McCarthy?  ESCALANTE: The only thing I can think of is get out as much as I can, more out into the field, with the men and  women of the police department.   BURTON: He tells me he did see the video of officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times two  days after it happened and says he has not talked to officer Van Dyke about what happened. He is planning to  meet with the fraternal order of police very soon.  ESCALANTE: That’s another thing I want to get done next week is sit down with the FOP president and talk  about what we can do to move forward.   BURTON: Today we learned more personal information, how he is proud of his Mexican heritage, and how his  grandparents working for the railroad and living out of a boxcar instilled a strong work ethic and dedication.  ESCALANTE: My dad was born in a boxcar in Texas because my grandfather worked on the train. It’s not  uncommon when you look at the history, Mexican families who worked on the train lived in boxcars. The  railroad companies gave them boxcars to live. This I’m very proud of where we have come.   BURTON: Escalante says he wants to meet with his rank and file as well as residents about building trust.  Escalante also welcomes calls for a federal probe of the department. He says currently the department of  justice is here through the violence reduction network and he welcomes any reviews so the public can be  reassured that this is a professional department committed to accountability.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 1 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: George Cardenas Friday, December 04, 2015 9:02 PM Chavez, Claudia Fields, Samantha;Rapelyea, Sean;Akinlemibola, Grace;Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth);Ituassu, Erika;Johnson, Robert Re: Sun-Times Article and Tribune Op-Ed What about hearings??  Date ?  George Cardenas        Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Chavez, Claudia  wrote:  Hi Alderman – We wanted to share the following and attached article and Op‐Ed with you.       Sun‐Times:  Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video  http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/7/71/1154852/mayor‐emanuel‐police‐misconduct‐ill‐fix      Tribune:   Rahm Emanuel op‐ed: I own the problem of police brutality, and I'll fix it  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct‐rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐mcdonald‐ police‐perspec‐20151204‐story.html         Please let us know if you have any questions.          Claudia     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 10:38 PM Collins, Adam Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael Re: Fran Analysis: Can Rahm Emanuel survive? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I thought it'd be worse, quite honestly.    On Dec 4, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Collins, Adam  wrote:  Analysis: Can Rahm Emanuel survive?   WRITTEN BY FRAN SPIELMAN POSTED: 12/04/2015, 09:00PM  Bottom of Form  Two months ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel let it be known he had every intention of seeking a third term and scheduled a giant fundraiser to replenish his depleted campaign war chest and prove he wasn’t a lame duck.  The unrelenting furor over the Laquan McDonald shooting video has interrupted that well-orchestrated City Hall narrative.  Now, the question is, can Emanuel survive his second term and, even if he does, how does he regain the credibility — particularly with AfricanAmerican voters who elected and re-elected him — that he needs to function as Chicago’s chief executive.   “You earn it every day. Of course it’s a long road. I’m going to work at it every day,” said Emanuel, who managed to win back black voters, even after closing a record-number 50 public schools.  “My actions will be a piece of that. My words and the follow-through on my words to make sure those actions are essential. And I have a lot of work to do. The primary work is to make sure that, when it relates to public safety, there is trust between the community and our police department.”  1 Ald. Pat O’Connor (40th), the mayor’s City Council floor leader, said it’s “always darkest before the dawn.” The light will come if and when Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who emptied 16 rounds into black teenager’s body, is convicted of first-degree murder, O’Connor said.   “People will hear the evidence. They’ll understand the timing better and understand the city doesn’t indict people. We just pay the parents settlements because we felt here was a problem. Once they realize the city did what it was supposed to do, it won’t be as bad,” O’Connor said.  O’Connor said he is somewhat puzzled by the outrage directed at the mayor.  “They’re mad at him, but I’m not exactly sure I know why they’re mad at him. They were mad at [now-former Police Superintendent Garry] McCarthy. He fired McCarthy. Now, they’re mad he fired McCarthy,” O’Connor said.   “This is something that takes time. There’s no quick-fix for something like this.”  So far, demonstrations triggered by public outrage over the Laquan McDonald video have been relatively peaceful. Demands for Emanuel’s resignation have come, only from the far-left fringes of Chicago politics.  But if a smoking gun emerges that shows Emanuel participated in a cover-up of any kind or deliberately conspired to keep the McDonald shooting video under wraps until after he had survived Chicago’s firstever mayoral runoff, all bets are off.  “There was no conspiracy. Allegations along those lines are not supported by the evidence,” said Ald. Edward Burke (14th), chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee.   Burke noted that state law includes no recall statute for Chicago mayors and there is “no mechanism” to remove a mayor in whom the voters have lost confidence. He refused to speculate on whether Emanuel would be in danger of a recall if such a law was in place.  “The last time I checked, he was elected to be the mayor of Chicago until 2019. Isn’t that correct?” Burke said.   “I’m sure there’s a political agenda [to demands for his resignation]. What it is, I don’t know. But, he will continue to be the mayor of the city of Chicago.”  2 O’Connor warned those hoping for an Emanuel resignation not to hold their breath. It’s simply not in the DNA of the fiercely competitive former White House chief-of-staff who doesn’t like to lose, even at tiddly-winks.   As the middle child in a family of over-achievers with two notoriously demanding parents, failure, quitting, losing and even admitting mistakes were simply not tolerated.  “Expecting leaders to resign in a crisis is unlikely. I don’t think it’s going to happen. It shouldn’t happen. Why should it? If he withheld evidence until after the election, that could be something people say. But, if he takes the information we have and the tape we have and gives it to law enforcement at the time the shooting takes place, what has he covered up?” O’Connor said.  “The mayor just won an election. It was a tough election. Not everybody in this city supported him. But just like he won that election, not everybody is asking him to resign or saying, `I don’t like what you’re doing.’ We’re working on a very different Chicago landscape. Everybody needs to step back, calm down and see where we land. You can’t continue to run government in a crisis. You have to try and get the crisis to subside. People will gravitate to responsible leadership. That’s how you regain trust.”   The political waters are certain to get even choppier for the embattled mayor.  More damaging videos of police shootings will be released, starting with the Ronald Johnson shooting video that Emanuel now promises to make public next week. That could trigger demands for more multimillion-dollar settlements Chicago taxpayers can ill afford and more costly economic boycotts like the Black Friday protest that virtually shut down Michigan Avenue.  The U.S. Justice Department is almost certain to open a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department that Emanuel branded “misguided” before reversing field and saying he “welcomes” it. That could ultimately lead to judicial oversight and the appointment of a federal monitor similar to the one that rode heard over city hiring for nearly a decade after top aides to former Mayor Richard M. Daley were convicted of rigging city hiring.   Chicago Public School teachers will take a strike vote this week. Smelling blood in the water, they’re almost certain to blow past the 75 percent strike threshold and top the 90 percent vote that preceded the 2012 strike that was Chicago’s first in 25 years.  3 If CPS doesn’t get $480 million in pension help from Springfield already built into its budget, an estimated 5,000 teachers will have to be laid off on Feb. 8. That would almost certainly trigger even more demonstrations.  Chicago aldermen emboldened by a once-powerful but now wounded mayor are likely to question virtually everything Emanuel does for the next 3 1/2 years, in part, to save their own political necks.   Like Emanuel, they were harshly criticized for signing off on a $5 million settlement to the family of Laquan McDonald one week after the April 7 runoff — even before a lawsuit had been filed — without asking tough enough questions and seeing the incendiary video.   That means the embattled mayor who managed to persuade 35 aldermen to support a $588 million property tax increase for police and fire pensions and school construction will have a tough time getting 26 votes for the tax increases that lie ahead if, as expected, the Illinois Supreme Court overturns Emanuel’s plan to save two other city employee pension funds.  Even before any Round 2 tax hikes, Chicago taxpayers are likely to raise the roof when property tax bills hit their mailboxes next spring and summer reflecting the double whammy of Emanuel’s record tax hike and increases triggered by property reassessments.   The selection of a new Chicago Police superintendent to replace McCarthy is a built-in loser for Emanuel.  If he chooses an African-American, as he must to build bridges burned by the McDonald video, Hispanic voters who back interim Supt. John Escalante will be angry.  If he chooses Escalante, another Hispanic or another white superintendent, blacks will be furious. If he selects another outsider on the heels of Jody Weis and McCarthy, the Fraternal Order of Police will have its nose out of joint.   Emanuel’s Task Force on Police Accountability is also under the gun to deliver meaningful reforms to the protracted process of disciplining wayward officers and creating an early-warning system for officers whose actions trigger multiple citizen complaints. But the FOP is promising a fight that will make real results African-Americans demand difficult to deliver.  “We have put language in our contract to speed up the disciplinary process. Time frames in there that have never been in there before. But I 4 will not apologize or back off any protections we have for our membership. I will not go backward with the language of our agreement to satisfy the loudest voices right now,” FOP President Dean Angelo said.  The chorus of political enemies Emanuel made across the nation will only get louder. They’ve been waiting for their chance to get even for the bare-knuckles, take-no-prisoners style Emanuel used during his days as an adviser to one U.S. President, chief of staff to another and as a U.S. Congressman in between who helped to engineer the 2006 Democratic takeover of the U.S. House.   O’Connor acknowledged the obvious. The days of lopsided City Council votes are probably over.  “What people will do is take a tragic incident and try to turn it into a political agenda or a game. We can’t control political agendas or what community leaders do. That’s when you find out who your friends are. That’s all I can tell you,” he said.   Already, Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) is demanding that aldermen see police shooting videos before authorizing multimillion-dollar settlements that, sadly, have become routine.   Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th), chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, is also demanding that Emanuel “release all currently held videos of controversial police shootings” to the families of police shooting victims, so the relatives can decide whether or not to release those videos to the public.  “That should be their decision — not the city’s,” he said.   The Black Caucus also plans to join forces with City Treasurer Kurt Summers, who is widely viewed as a potential candidate for mayor in 2019, in holding town hall meetings throughout the black community “to begin a conversation about what we expect from our police force.”  “We urge Mayor Emanuel to hire a new police superintendent who will balance the needs of keeping our streets safe while treating our communities with respect. We need a superintendent who is open to new ideas about policing—not the old policies that have created distrust for generations,” Sawyer said.  Even before the mayor spent $24 million to survive the runoff, there was speculation that, if Hillary Clinton got elected president, Emanuel might leave Chicago in midterm to accept a cabinet post.  5 Now that the mayor’s seat is more like a griddle, those rumors are popping up again. That’s even though, in his current politically radioactive state, Emanuel would have difficulty winning U.S. Senate confirmation.   Former Mayor Richard M. Daley managed to survive the Hired Truck and city hiring scandals by throwing everybody around him under the bus. Even during his darkest days, after being questioned by federal investigators in the mayor’s office, nobody demanded Daley’s resignation.  Fiercely loyal, Emanuel served up only one head—McCarthy’s—and it only raised the volume on demands for his own political scalp.   At the end of a week that was arguably his most difficult as Chicago mayor, Emanuel was asked whether he foresees any circumstance under which he would not serve out his term.   “No,” the mayor said, before walking away from a hallway interview that was more like a feeding frenzy.         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 6 From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi, Anthony Friday, December 04, 2015 11:46 PM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;McCaffrey, Bill;Quinn, Kelley;Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde RE: Tribune -Urgent AP, Trib, WSJ, CBS2, ABC7 --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: @ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/04/2015 11:40 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Hey Anthony, can you please give a read out of who has asked for comment from us and who has your statement?  Thanks man    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 11:00 PM To: 'Guglielmi, Anthony'; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent   Can you please call Jeremy? The Trib story posted and has none of our response in it    1 Laquan McDonald police reports differ dramatically from video Hundreds of pages of newly released Chicago police reports from the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald are striking for one, simple thing: They are dramatically at odds with the dash-cam videotape that has sparked protests across Chicago, cost the city's top cop his job and embroiled Mayor Rahm Emanuel in scandal. The reports, released by the city late Friday, show that at least five officers, as well as Officer Jason Van Dyke, said that the 17-year-old McDonald moved toward officers, even though the videotape of the October 2014 shooting showed McDonald walking away. At least one said he was advancing on the officers in a menacing way and swung his knife at them in an "aggressive, exaggerated manner" before he was shot and killed. Officers claimed, too, that even after McDonald had been shot repeatedly by Van Dyke, he tried to lift himself off the ground with the knife pointed toward the officers, suggesting that, though he had been mortally wounded, he presented a threat. The reports are written in police shorthand, and refer to Van Dyke as VD – and call him a victim. McDonald is O, for the offender. "VD believed O was attacking w/knife," said a report of Van Dyke's account. "Trying to kill VD. In defense of his life, VD backpedaled + fired. O fell to ground, continued to move/grasp knife. VD continued firing. O appeared to be attempting to get up. Still holding knife. Pointing at VD." The statements, many of them handwritten, prompted police supervisors to rule McDonald's death a justifiable homicide just hours after he had been shot 16 times on South Pulaski Road and 41st Street, and then to close the case entirely on Dec. 20, two months later. 2 The reports also suggest a possible defense: a December 2012 bulletin from the department about a knife that shoots bullets. The threat was attributed to an unnamed "Midwest intelligence organization" and warned officers to "remain cognizant of its threat to personal safety." In a second statement to officials, Van Dyke even mentioned the bulletin. With the videotape of the shooting as a backdrop, the reports – the first detailed accounts from the officers at the scene -- offer a way to examine what Van Dyke and his colleagues reported. Because they diverge so dramatically from the video, they suggest a possible avenue for prosecution. Van Dyke has been charged with murder by Cook County prosecutors, while federal officials also are investigating the shooting. A federal grand jury investigation has involved more than 80 witnesses and branched into possible obstruction of justice by the officers at the scene, sources told the Tribune. Bringing charges against the officers for their statement could be difficult, however. Under federal case law, statements the officers were compelled to make as part of the police department's internal investigation cannot be used against them in any criminal prosecution. The shooting unfolded as Van Dyke and his partner were responding to a radio call of a man with a knife who had popped a tire. As the partner drove their police SUV west on 40th Street, they saw McDonald running through a Burger King parking lot, "knife in hand." "VD exited veh.," the report of Van Dyke's account states. "Drew handgun." Van Dyke, according to the report, then stood in the street, facing north, as McDonald came toward him with a knife in his hand. McDonald, the report states, was swinging the knife wildly. "Knife in r hand, underhand grip. Blade forward. Swinging knife in aggressive, exaggerated manner," the report states. 3 According to Van Dyke's account, he repeatedly ordered McDonald to drop the knife, which he failed to do. McDonald advanced. "When O within 10-15 ft. looked at VD raised knife across chest, over shoulder. Pointed a knife at VD." Van Dyke then shot McDonald. While some officers on the scene said in the reports that they did not see Van Dyke shoot McDonald, at least five corroborated Van Dyke's account. Van Dyke's partner, Joseph Walsh, said McDonald was advancing toward him and Van Dyke, swinging the knife aggressively. Walsh said in his account that he also drew his handgun, then came around the rear of the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV to join Van Dyke. Walsh said he repeatedly ordered McDonald to drop the knife. "As O approached S/B, Walsh = 'Drop the knife!' multiple times." The report says that Walsh was backing up as McDonald drew closer, swinging his knife at police officers – action that did not occur, according to the videotape the Emanuel administration made available after a judge ruled that it could no longer be kept from the public. "Walsh backed up, attempting to maintain safe distance. O ignored directions. Continued to advance. At 12 -15 feet O swung knife at POs in aggressive manner." Van Dyke then opened fire and continued to shoot: "VD continued firing as O continued moving. Attempting get up. Still armed w/knife." The account says that when McDonald stopped moving, Walsh kicked the knife away, called an ambulance and told McDonald to "Hang in there." The police department noted in a statement that it's the responsibility of the Independent Police Review Authority to investigate police-involved shootings and said the U.S. Justice Department's criminal investigation includes a review of the videos as well as the statements made by officers in addition to Van Dyke. 4 Dean Angelo, president of Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police, said in a text message to the Tribune that he did not want to comment about an ongoing investigation. The Cook County state's attorney's office was unavailable for comment. smmills@tribpub.com Tribune reporters Steve Mills, Jeremy Gorner, Todd Lighty, Annie Sweeney, Stacy St. Clair and Jason Meisner contributed to this report. Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune       From: Guglielmi, Anthony [mailto:Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:10 PM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent   Here's a clean version. Move at 915pm unless I hear otherwise “By City law, the Independent Police Authority conducts all investigations of the conduct  Chicago police officers when they are involved in an officer‐involved shooting. That is  not handled internally at CPD. IPRA’s administrative investigations to determine  whether officers should be disciplined are always suspended pending criminal  investigations so as not to interfere with those proceedings.  CPD’s case report and all  videos were turned over to IPRA and state and federal prosecutors days after the  shooting.  The Justice Department is currently investigating any actions and statements  of CPD officers in connection with this shooting. If the criminal investigation concludes  that any officer participated in any wrongdoing, we will take swift action.”      On background: The Justice Department is currently reviewing the videos, including the  Burger King video, and the statements made by CPD officers as part of their criminal  investigation. Once they complete their investigation,  IPRA will resume its  administrative investigation to consider whether discipline, including termination,  would be appropriate for any officers who responded to the incident or participated in  preparing the case report. In the meantime, IPRA cannot interview the officers involved  in this incident while the federal and state criminal matters are pending.  --5 Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312@ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/04/2015 9:00 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Apparently we have until 9:15 to get this to the Trib. I made some edits below. Nothing major though. Thoughts?              On background:                1) Have any officers at the McDonald shooting been disciplined? Placed on desk duty? If so, how many and who?  On background:      2) According to the police reports the city supplied this evening, officers on the scene gave accounts that conflict with  the dash cam video. What is the city’s response to whether police officers lied about the circumstances surrounding  the fatal shooting of McDonald?  On background:         3) Within hours of the shooting, Deputy Chief David McNaughton preliminarily found Van Dyke’s actions justified. In  March of this year, the police department closed its investigation and determined that McDonald’s death was a  6 justifiable homicide, according to police  reports. What is the city’s response to that, especially given the dash cam  video and the the city the following month paid $5 million to McDonald’s mother to settle the case?  On background:                 From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:44 PM To: Collins, Adam; McCaffrey, Bill; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent   Agree this should be a CPD response and not DOL. This is what I circulated earlier in anticipation of getting these  questions but someone in comms needs to clean up:            On background           On background   1)   On background     2)      On background     3)   7     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:28 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Tribune -Urgent   Adding Janey    From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:26 PM To: Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Tribune -Urgent These questions are not for Law to answer.     I also am not sure of any comment that would need to be made.     From: Lighty, Todd [mailto:tlighty@chicagotribune.com] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:21 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Lighty, Todd Subject: Questions     Bill,     As I mentioned, we are posting online tonight and writing for Saturday’s paper so we need responses tonight. Thanks so  much.     1) Have any officers at the McDonald shooting been disciplined? Placed on desk duty? If so, how many and who?  2) According to the police reports the city supplied this evening, officers on the scene gave accounts that conflict  with the dash cam video. What is the city’s response to whether police officers lied about the circumstances  surrounding the fatal shooting of McDonald?  3) Within hours of the shooting, Deputy Chief David McNaughton preliminarily found Van Dyke’s actions justified.  In March of this year, the police department closed its investigation and determined that McDonald’s death was  a justifiable homicide, according to police  reports. What is the city’s response to that, especially given the dash  cam video and the the city the following month paid $5 million to McDonald’s mother to settle the case?     I am on a very tight deadline.     Thanks,     Todd Lighty  312‐222‐3528         8 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 9 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:05 AM Collins, Adam;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley Re: Escalante Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Agreed. Good work, Adam.  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 6:36:22 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton,  Stephen  Subject: RE: Escalante This turned out about as well as we could have hoped     Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video   WRITTEN BY FRAN SPIELMAN POSTED: 12/04/2015, 04:58PM  Troubled by the lack of audio in the Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson shooting videos, Acting Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante on Friday put the rank-and-file on notice.  It’s every officer’s responsibility to check the audio and video equipment to make certain it’s working before every tour-of-duty. If they don’t and breakdowns are not promptly reported, disciplinary action will follow.  “We have a good policy in place. We’ve got to reinforce it. That’s why I sent out a reminder. When you get into that car, test the in-car camera and the audio. Make sure it’s working. That’s your responsibility,” Escalante said.   “If the system isn’t working and officers didn’t report it, we are going to take disciplinary action.”   Dashcam videos had no audio on the night white Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke pumped 16 rounds into the body of black teenager Laquan McDonald. The sound of sirens outside the squad cars could be heard. But there was no audio from inside the vehicles.  Videos from the shooting of Ronald Johnson eight days earlier also include no audio, according to an attorney representing Johnson’s mother. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has promised to release that video next week after keeping it under wraps for months.  1 Escalante, a 29-year department veteran, said he’s troubled by the lack of audio and there’s no excuse for it.  “I don’t know if `fishy’ is the right term. But it’s definitely a concern. We want to make sure it’s not a problem citywide,” he said, noting that the Chicago Police Department has inspectors conducting random checks.  McDonald may not have been shot to death if any of the officers following him on that October, 2014 night has been equipped with Tasers. Instead, they put in a radio call for a Taser, but Van Dyke unloaded his weapon during the wait.   On Friday, Escalante acknowledged that every one of the city’s 22 police districts has a Taser, but there aren’t enough of them. And not enough officers have been trained to use them. The citywide total is roughly 1,000.   “We just did an inventory. The officers have to be trained. For officers coming on the job, it’s automatic. It’s part of their recruit training. For the older officers, it’s an option. We’ll look at, should it be mandatory for everyone,” Escalante said.   “What we’ll have to do regardless is get more Tasers. Getting non-lethal options will always be a benefit. But it has to come with the right training and proper supervision.”  Earlier this week, Escalante suddenly found himself in the eye of a nationwide firestorm.  It happened after Emanuel abruptly fired his larger-than-life Police Supt. Garry McCarthy in the furor over the McDonald video and the city’s decision to wait until a week after the mayoral election to authorize a $5 million settlement to the McDonald family but keep the incendiary video under wraps until last week, when a judge ordered the city to do so.   The mayor argued then that McCarthy had become a “distraction” by losing the community’s trust and maintained that his “loyalty” to his only police superintendent does not trump his “bigger loyalty” to the city.  Escalante, whose appointment as first deputy superintendent had infuriated the City Council’s Black Caucus, was thrust into the role of acting superintendent while the Police Board conducts a nationwide search for McCarthy’s replacement.  In his first in-depth interview as acting superintendent, Escalante acknowledged that the unrelenting furor over the McDonald shooting video has made his job incredibly more difficult.  “We have serious issues to address with trust and credibility in some communities. In some cases, we have to repair those bridges that have been damaged over the last few weeks. In other cases, we have to build bridges that have never existed,” Escalante said.  Pressed to describe how he plans to rebuild that trust in the African-American community, Escalante talked about revitalizing community policing from the ground up.  “It’s not just a community policing office in each district, but the men and women who work the beat cars. We want them to get out of the cars — not just on traffic and investigative stop but get out and show their faces at schools, churches and community events,” he said.  2 “In the past, that was expected of our CAPS officers. But it can’t just be them. It’s literally got to be the beat officers on their beats.”  Escalante said he’s justifiably concerned that the damage done to police-community relations in the black community could discourage young African-Americans from taking the upcoming police exam.   “We are in the middle of a recruitment drive. Applications are due at the end of January. We were really hoping we’d get a diverse pool of applicants. We’re still hoping that will happen, but it’s a concern,” he said.   “We don’t want the video and the protests to discourage people from having interest. We’re going out to communities. We want this department to accurately reflect the city we serve. For some of our younger, more vocal critics, I understand we have them. But take the challenge of applying. It’s one thing to point the finger. It’s another to help make changes from within.”  Unless he blows his audition, Escalante is almost certain to be one of three finalists for the permanent job. But the interim superintendent insisted Friday that the last three days have been such a whirlwind, he hasn’t even decided whether or not to submit his resume.   He acknowledged that his low-key personality and collaborative style will be a dramatic change from McCarthy, whose outspoken style made him a police chief out of central casting long before there was a locally-filmed television series called “Chicago P.D.”  “We do have very different personalities and different management styles. I would definitely say I’m a lot more low-key. I know I have a lot more patience. I want to get as much information as I can. I’m not saying I delay in making decisions. But I’m not an expert. I like to get information from everyone,” he said.   As for the surge in shootings now plaguing Chicago, Escalante said the key to reducing it lies in a “thorough review of where we’re deploying our people” and in the world of social media.  “I don’t think we need more people. We had the same amount of people in 2014 when we saw a dramatic reduction,” he said.   “It’s not a matter of more people. It’s a matter of getting a handle on what is driving the violence. A lot of it is driven now by social media — the taunts and threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It’s the new form of graffiti and tagging. It’s something the other gang sees immediately. It’s on smart phones and tablets. We’ve got to get a better handle on it.”  Escalante said he has “no intention of getting rid of” the Compstat accountability program that McCarthy brought with him from his days at the New York City Police Department. But “we may tweak it a little bit . . . We just want to make sure that, when we call people down, we get the best information so we can turn around and use it.”  And he promised to follow through on McCarthy’s bold promise to “obliterate” the gangs responsible for the execution of nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee.  “We’re literally going to eliminate those two gang factions from operating as street organizations. We’re in the process of doing that absolutely. It’s not going to happen overnight. But we went into that mode last week,” he said.  3          From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:06 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Escalante     Apparently he told mary ann there was no need for a DOJ investigation, but with everyone else he said that he’s  welcome to anything that will help restore faith and trust in CPD.     Anthony is trying to soften this with mary ann and make sure she knows that if she runs with it she may look silly bc  she’ll be the only one to do so.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:48 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Escalante     This is what I have. I’m told he is doing very well     NBC  What will change   People will see this is a professional police department.  We have issues of trust and that's where we will start.      Concern of doj investigation among rank file  Rank and file are going to do their jobs     When u were chief during mcdonald did u sign off on what happened and did u see video     I saw video and it was difficult to watch.  Explained IPRA AND states attorney and ensured all the evidence was turned      Why didn't anyone say this was wrong  There are contractual limitations in what we could do.  Most we could do was strip officer during investigations.      Will that change  Video raises questions ‐   Viewer question on police involved shoot,^  Touting training     Burger King video  Stuck to scrupt     Ron Johnson video  Will be releas ed next week.       Are u interested in job  Script        ABC  4 Chief of Ds did you sign off   Saw video ‐ hard to watch but our role is limited.  IPRA, SAO     What about his prior acts ‐ hit him 2x  Most we were allowed to do is take him off the street. All I could do and did do was to ensure we communicated with  IPRA. to investigate the incident.      Did you have one on one W Van duke  No     Audio problems dash cams  We do internal investigations and hold people accountable.  Touted investigators and that we will investigate incident.      How are you preparing police department you led this cover up according to your critics. How do u respond?  We are prepared for protests, scrupt.      You are broght up in the Kochman case and implicated by critics as being responsible for the cover up.   Touted credibility and accountability of this department.  We pushed back hard on Kochman and corrected her but she  insisted his name came up.     Criticism by officers     IPRA officer being fired for speaking up against shootings  AG shut this down      Will you change FOP contracts  Haven't spoken to fop        SUN TIMES  What's different between u and mccarthy  Mgmt style is to rely on and support staff.  I am very prudent, take time to make decisions.      Compstat ‐ will you get rid of it.   Serves a valid purpose  Tweak it to get more out of it. We will not get rid of it       How do u restore black community trust  We have real issues with trust and credibility to address.   Revitalizing caps program ‐ get whole model Jumpstarted. Cops out of cars     Do u want job  Script     Tyshawn Lee  Assassination of a child ‐ unspeakable act.  Will follow up on Mccarthys pledge to enilihiate that gang.          From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:39 PM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Escalante  5    Read out please.     From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:33 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Escalante    Early word is that the questions have been tough, but that John is doing very well. Working on getting more details.     ABC asked several questions intimating he was the center of a police cover up, since he was chief of detectives. But he  was ready for that one.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:12 AM Patton, Stephen McCaffrey, Bill;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Rendina, Michael;Breymaier, Shannon Re: Mark Brown Column Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed We can call her Monday. I've walked her through it twice.    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Patton, Stephen  wrote:          From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 6:52:32 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Collins, Adam;  Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: Mark Brown Column Mark Brown is writing a column for Sunday on the Laquan McDonald issue.     Steve spoke to Mark earlier on background and walked him through the issues and timing, which turned  out to be very helpful as Mark told me that he does not buy any of the conspiracy or cover up story  lines.     However, his angle for the column is going to be that this issue is so big that it has knocked the Mayor  off of his game, and he has been a little delayed in his response to everything. Mark also says the same  thing about himself, that this issue also has him feeling like he is trying to play catch up.              Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office  312  ‐ cell     1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:05 AM Collins, Adam;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley Re: Escalante Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Agreed. Good work, Adam.  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 6:36:22 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton,  Stephen  Subject: RE: Escalante This turned out about as well as we could have hoped     Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video   WRITTEN BY FRAN SPIELMAN POSTED: 12/04/2015, 04:58PM  Troubled by the lack of audio in the Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson shooting videos, Acting Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante on Friday put the rank-and-file on notice.  It’s every officer’s responsibility to check the audio and video equipment to make certain it’s working before every tour-of-duty. If they don’t and breakdowns are not promptly reported, disciplinary action will follow.  “We have a good policy in place. We’ve got to reinforce it. That’s why I sent out a reminder. When you get into that car, test the in-car camera and the audio. Make sure it’s working. That’s your responsibility,” Escalante said.   “If the system isn’t working and officers didn’t report it, we are going to take disciplinary action.”   Dashcam videos had no audio on the night white Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke pumped 16 rounds into the body of black teenager Laquan McDonald. The sound of sirens outside the squad cars could be heard. But there was no audio from inside the vehicles.  Videos from the shooting of Ronald Johnson eight days earlier also include no audio, according to an attorney representing Johnson’s mother. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has promised to release that video next week after keeping it under wraps for months.  1 Escalante, a 29-year department veteran, said he’s troubled by the lack of audio and there’s no excuse for it.  “I don’t know if `fishy’ is the right term. But it’s definitely a concern. We want to make sure it’s not a problem citywide,” he said, noting that the Chicago Police Department has inspectors conducting random checks.  McDonald may not have been shot to death if any of the officers following him on that October, 2014 night has been equipped with Tasers. Instead, they put in a radio call for a Taser, but Van Dyke unloaded his weapon during the wait.   On Friday, Escalante acknowledged that every one of the city’s 22 police districts has a Taser, but there aren’t enough of them. And not enough officers have been trained to use them. The citywide total is roughly 1,000.   “We just did an inventory. The officers have to be trained. For officers coming on the job, it’s automatic. It’s part of their recruit training. For the older officers, it’s an option. We’ll look at, should it be mandatory for everyone,” Escalante said.   “What we’ll have to do regardless is get more Tasers. Getting non-lethal options will always be a benefit. But it has to come with the right training and proper supervision.”  Earlier this week, Escalante suddenly found himself in the eye of a nationwide firestorm.  It happened after Emanuel abruptly fired his larger-than-life Police Supt. Garry McCarthy in the furor over the McDonald video and the city’s decision to wait until a week after the mayoral election to authorize a $5 million settlement to the McDonald family but keep the incendiary video under wraps until last week, when a judge ordered the city to do so.   The mayor argued then that McCarthy had become a “distraction” by losing the community’s trust and maintained that his “loyalty” to his only police superintendent does not trump his “bigger loyalty” to the city.  Escalante, whose appointment as first deputy superintendent had infuriated the City Council’s Black Caucus, was thrust into the role of acting superintendent while the Police Board conducts a nationwide search for McCarthy’s replacement.  In his first in-depth interview as acting superintendent, Escalante acknowledged that the unrelenting furor over the McDonald shooting video has made his job incredibly more difficult.  “We have serious issues to address with trust and credibility in some communities. In some cases, we have to repair those bridges that have been damaged over the last few weeks. In other cases, we have to build bridges that have never existed,” Escalante said.  Pressed to describe how he plans to rebuild that trust in the African-American community, Escalante talked about revitalizing community policing from the ground up.  “It’s not just a community policing office in each district, but the men and women who work the beat cars. We want them to get out of the cars — not just on traffic and investigative stop but get out and show their faces at schools, churches and community events,” he said.  2 “In the past, that was expected of our CAPS officers. But it can’t just be them. It’s literally got to be the beat officers on their beats.”  Escalante said he’s justifiably concerned that the damage done to police-community relations in the black community could discourage young African-Americans from taking the upcoming police exam.   “We are in the middle of a recruitment drive. Applications are due at the end of January. We were really hoping we’d get a diverse pool of applicants. We’re still hoping that will happen, but it’s a concern,” he said.   “We don’t want the video and the protests to discourage people from having interest. We’re going out to communities. We want this department to accurately reflect the city we serve. For some of our younger, more vocal critics, I understand we have them. But take the challenge of applying. It’s one thing to point the finger. It’s another to help make changes from within.”  Unless he blows his audition, Escalante is almost certain to be one of three finalists for the permanent job. But the interim superintendent insisted Friday that the last three days have been such a whirlwind, he hasn’t even decided whether or not to submit his resume.   He acknowledged that his low-key personality and collaborative style will be a dramatic change from McCarthy, whose outspoken style made him a police chief out of central casting long before there was a locally-filmed television series called “Chicago P.D.”  “We do have very different personalities and different management styles. I would definitely say I’m a lot more low-key. I know I have a lot more patience. I want to get as much information as I can. I’m not saying I delay in making decisions. But I’m not an expert. I like to get information from everyone,” he said.   As for the surge in shootings now plaguing Chicago, Escalante said the key to reducing it lies in a “thorough review of where we’re deploying our people” and in the world of social media.  “I don’t think we need more people. We had the same amount of people in 2014 when we saw a dramatic reduction,” he said.   “It’s not a matter of more people. It’s a matter of getting a handle on what is driving the violence. A lot of it is driven now by social media — the taunts and threats on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. It’s the new form of graffiti and tagging. It’s something the other gang sees immediately. It’s on smart phones and tablets. We’ve got to get a better handle on it.”  Escalante said he has “no intention of getting rid of” the Compstat accountability program that McCarthy brought with him from his days at the New York City Police Department. But “we may tweak it a little bit . . . We just want to make sure that, when we call people down, we get the best information so we can turn around and use it.”  And he promised to follow through on McCarthy’s bold promise to “obliterate” the gangs responsible for the execution of nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee.  “We’re literally going to eliminate those two gang factions from operating as street organizations. We’re in the process of doing that absolutely. It’s not going to happen overnight. But we went into that mode last week,” he said.  3          From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:06 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Escalante     Apparently he told mary ann there was no need for a DOJ investigation, but with everyone else he said that he’s  welcome to anything that will help restore faith and trust in CPD.     Anthony is trying to soften this with mary ann and make sure she knows that if she runs with it she may look silly bc  she’ll be the only one to do so.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 3:48 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: RE: Escalante     This is what I have. I’m told he is doing very well     NBC  What will change   People will see this is a professional police department.  We have issues of trust and that's where we will start.      Concern of doj investigation among rank file  Rank and file are going to do their jobs     When u were chief during mcdonald did u sign off on what happened and did u see video     I saw video and it was difficult to watch.  Explained IPRA AND states attorney and ensured all the evidence was turned      Why didn't anyone say this was wrong  There are contractual limitations in what we could do.  Most we could do was strip officer during investigations.      Will that change  Video raises questions ‐   Viewer question on police involved shoot,^  Touting training     Burger King video  Stuck to scrupt     Ron Johnson video  Will be releas ed next week.       Are u interested in job  Script        ABC  4 Chief of Ds did you sign off   Saw video ‐ hard to watch but our role is limited.  IPRA, SAO     What about his prior acts ‐ hit him 2x  Most we were allowed to do is take him off the street. All I could do and did do was to ensure we communicated with  IPRA. to investigate the incident.      Did you have one on one W Van duke  No     Audio problems dash cams  We do internal investigations and hold people accountable.  Touted investigators and that we will investigate incident.      How are you preparing police department you led this cover up according to your critics. How do u respond?  We are prepared for protests, scrupt.      You are broght up in the Kochman case and implicated by critics as being responsible for the cover up.   Touted credibility and accountability of this department.  We pushed back hard on Kochman and corrected her but she  insisted his name came up.     Criticism by officers     IPRA officer being fired for speaking up against shootings  AG shut this down      Will you change FOP contracts  Haven't spoken to fop        SUN TIMES  What's different between u and mccarthy  Mgmt style is to rely on and support staff.  I am very prudent, take time to make decisions.      Compstat ‐ will you get rid of it.   Serves a valid purpose  Tweak it to get more out of it. We will not get rid of it       How do u restore black community trust  We have real issues with trust and credibility to address.   Revitalizing caps program ‐ get whole model Jumpstarted. Cops out of cars     Do u want job  Script     Tyshawn Lee  Assassination of a child ‐ unspeakable act.  Will follow up on Mccarthys pledge to enilihiate that gang.          From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:39 PM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Escalante  5    Read out please.     From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 2:33 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Escalante    Early word is that the questions have been tough, but that John is doing very well. Working on getting more details.     ABC asked several questions intimating he was the center of a police cover up, since he was chief of detectives. But he  was ready for that one.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:12 AM Patton, Stephen McCaffrey, Bill;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Collins, Adam;Rendina, Michael;Breymaier, Shannon Re: Mark Brown Column Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed We can call her Monday. I've walked her through it twice.    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Patton, Stephen  wrote:          From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 6:52:32 PM  To: Patton, Stephen; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Collins, Adam;  Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: Mark Brown Column Mark Brown is writing a column for Sunday on the Laquan McDonald issue.     Steve spoke to Mark earlier on background and walked him through the issues and timing, which turned  out to be very helpful as Mark told me that he does not buy any of the conspiracy or cover up story  lines.     However, his angle for the column is going to be that this issue is so big that it has knocked the Mayor  off of his game, and he has been a little delayed in his response to everything. Mark also says the same  thing about himself, that this issue also has him feeling like he is trying to play catch up.              Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office  312  ‐ cell     1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:45 AM Rasmas, Chloe;McCaffrey, Bill;Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen Fwd: Tribune -Urgent       Begin forwarded message:  From: "Guglielmi, Anthony"   Date: December 4, 2015 at 11:45:31 PM CST  To: "Collins, Adam" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn,  Kelley" , Stephen Patton ,  "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde"   Subject: RE: Tribune ‐Urgent  AP, Trib, WSJ, CBS2, ABC7 --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312-545-3251 @ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/04/2015 11:40 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Saturday, December 05, 2015 8:22 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Collins, Adam;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review I'm reviewing now  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02:15 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please? On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review Cool. Thanks. Will do -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, 1 Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  2 ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If we're thinking about remarks we can engage Steve Silver -------- Original message -------From: "Mitchell, Eileen" Date: 12/05/2015 8:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Spielfogel, David" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review Guys, Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 5, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Mitchell, Eileen wrote: Adam, Please prepare the proactive message out a for today. What should the Mayor say in the various events he attends. Thought we were preparing remarks for the weekend for the two types of events - community and police. Unless I missed it, please prepare and circulate. Thanks. Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) 1 On Dec 5, 2015, at 6:13 AM, Collins, Adam wrote: Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30.  Please take a look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also,  below is a read out of the Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police  discipline system and another story about the newly released case reports from  the McDonald case. There is also a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last  night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and  was forced to backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the  police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the  decision about a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three  CPD squad cars on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and  a state to pay attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline  "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event  yesterday   2 ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular  issue with Dean Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went  through a DOJ investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but  feels like the process was a benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the  McCormick Place event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner  and not been force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing  indicate a cover up, and says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing  evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be  releasing more documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. <2015.12.05 - Daily Press Guidance.docx> 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:07 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review Agree completely     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:59 AM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review     From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review              From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  1 From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."  2   SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  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2015 9:27 PM To: Gurney, Brent; Gorelick, Jamie; Adegbile, Debo Cc: Budihas, Alyssa; Kian, Sina; Silva, Dylan M.; Hartley, Danielle Subject: 12/4 CPD Daily Digest - PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 12/4 CPD Daily Digest – PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     Chicago's flawed system for investigating police shootings (Chicago Tribune)   “Chicago police officers enforce a code of silence to protect one another when they shoot a citizen, giving some  a sense they can do so with impunity.”   “Their union protects them from rigorous scrutiny, enforcing a contract that can be an impediment to tough  and timely investigations.”   “The Independent Police Review Authority, the civilian agency meant to pierce that protection and investigate  shootings of citizens by officers, is slow, overworked and, according to its many critics, biased in favor of the  police.”    “[Lorenzo] Davis, a retired Chicago police commander who joined IPRA and became a supervisor, sued the  agency in September after he said its chief ordered him to change his conclusions in six cases in which he found  officers wrongly shot civilians.”   “[FOP] President Dean Angelo Sr. viewed the IPRA figures as evidence that police shoot only when they are  forced to defend themselves or the public.”   “The root of the trouble, many observers of the system say, is a code of silence among many of the rank‐and‐ file that contributes to a sense that the police can shoot with impunity… Other issues contribute to the problem,  including patterns of complaints against officers are not considered during investigations.”  o “City officials often blame the city’s contract with police for that, as well as for being a broader obstacle  to reform.”  o “The contract forbids officials from publically identifying officers involved in a shooting unless they are  convicted, though any officer who is charged would be named in court records.”  o “But the city negotiates with the FOP… and agrees to the terms.”  1   “The Tribune came to a similar conclusion in 2007…reporters spent eight month examining the departments  police‐shooting investigation practices, looking at more than 200 cases from the previous decade.  The Tribune  found that officials often rushed to clear officers, in many instances before critical evidence – including forensic  evidence – could be analyzed, and even when evidence emerged later that contradicted an officer’s account.”  o “Daley created IPRA the same year…hoping it would improve investigations and convince increasingly  skeptical residents that officers did not enjoy a separate standard of justice when they shoot citizens.”  o “Since then, IPRA has come to be widely viewed as part of the problem”   “Caseloads are too large” and “investigators are overmatched in cases that can be complex”   “Although its investigations have subpoena power, officers are still reluctant to cooperate when  they or their colleagues are being targeted.”  o IPRA ordinance gives six months to complete investigation (same time frame as Department of Justice),  but sometimes it takes longer than six months.  o Superintendent of Police must sign off on IPRA discipline.   “[For] a time IPRA and police officials would meet to discuss all officer shootings … But in IPRA’s 2010‐12 annual  report the agency noted that police took part in only one of the shooting meetings in 2011 and 2012” and  “meetings stopped altogether in 2013.”       Data: IPRA data of Chicago police officer‐involved shootings (Chicago Tribune)   “Since its creation in 2007 the IPRA has “tracked a total of 409 people who were shot, an average of nearly one  police shooting per week.  OF those 409 shootings, only two were found to be unjustified.”     Chicago officials release Burger King video from Laquan McDonald shooting (Chicago Tribune)   “Obtained by the Tribune in response to a series of [FOIA] request, the recordings include 12 camera angles  from inside and outside the Southwest Side Burger Kind on Oct. 20, 2014”   "There is a gap in the footage from about 9:18 p.m. to 10:39 p.m., which covers the time when McDonald was  shot … on a nearby street.”   “Lawyers for the McDonald family have alleged the missing footage signals a cover‐up by Chicago police who  responded to the crime scene.  But police and Cook County prosecutors … have said there is no evidence the  camera system at the restaurant was tampered with.”   “The footage from the restaurant and nearby businesses did not include any audio.”   “When asked Thursday night why the Tribune wasn’t given the surveillance videos from the Burger King and  other businesses with the rest of the footage released last week, law department officials said get were still  working on preparing it to be released to the media.”     CITIES' POLICIES ON POLICE SHOOTING VIDEOS INCONSISTENT (A.P.)   “There’s often little commonality when it comes to cities’ policies on how quickly they release video of police  officer who shot civilians under disputed circumstances.”   “Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced this week he’s establishing a task force that’ll examine the city’s  policy...”   “Seattle‐based open government attorney Michele Earl‐Hubbard … says courts are pushing back, telling police  they must present convincing evidence an investigation can’t continue if a video is unsealed.”     Rev. Jackson, others call for broader federal probe (Chicago Sun Times)   “Not satisfied with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s support for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the Chicago  Police Department, a group of ministers and local politicians called for a far broader federal probe.”  o They are calling for “a sweeping investigation that would include the mayor’s office as well as that of  Cook County State’s attorney Anita Alvarez”  o “The federal government must be involved to conduct a thorough investigation with subpoena power…”     State's Attorney Alvarez defies calls to quit, urges U.S. probe of Chicago cops (Chicago Tribune)  2      “With her bid for a third term threatened by political attacks for taking 13 months to charge a Chicago cop in  the Laquan McDonald shooting, [Alvarez] on Thursday gave a spirited defense of her actions in the case and hit  back at her foes.”  o “The people calling for my resignation aren’t the people of Cook County.  The people who are calling for  my resignation are politicians, season politicians, all with political agendas, and all with some kind of  connection to the person who’s running against me.”  o “There’s no way that I would ever even consider resigning”  “Critics have suggested a cover‐up, and local politicians and activists involved in the Black Lives Matter  movement called for Alvarez to resign.   o “Alvarez said it’s difficult and complex to bring charges against a police officer, even when video captures  the incident, and pushed back against any notion of a cover‐up.”  “Alvarez’s comments came right after Commissioners Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and John Fritchey called for a County  Board hearing on why it took 13 months to bring charges against Van Dyke.”  o “Alvarez said she would not participate in that kind of ‘political grandstanding and circus’”  “Alvarez joined the growing chorus of calls for the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a broad‐based  investigation into the practices of the Chicago Police Department…”  “About an hour before Alvarez spoke to reporters, several dozen protestors held a news conference outside the  Loop building where she has her offices.  They delivered to Alvarez’s staff several boxes they said contained  signed petitions demanding she resign.”     Sanders Calls for Accountability of Chicago Officials (N.Y. Times)   “Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that any official involved with suppressing the release  of a video of the shooting… should be ‘held accountable’ and, if necessary, resign.”   “Hillary Clinton … has called for a federal investigation into the death, but has stopped short of asking Emanuel  to resign.”   “Both candidates have been working hard to woo black voters by focusing on policies to reform the criminal  justice system.”     Emanuel: City will support release of video of another fatal police shooting (Chicago Tribune)   “Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday the city will drop its fight against the release of a police dashboard  camera video depicting a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a man in the back on the city’s South Side.”   “Just as it had in McDonald’s shooting, the city argued in court filings that releasing the video would inflame the  public and jeopardize the officer’s right to fair trial if he was charged later[.]”   “A Cook County judge is set to hear arguments next Thursday [Dec. 10] in a lawsuit the family filed seeking the  video’s release under the state’s open record laws.”   “The video was first turned over as part of a wrongful‐death lawsuit filed by Johnson’s mother a few weeks  after the shooting.  With the case pending, U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang granted a request by the city for a  protective order barring the release of the footage and other sensitive information[.]”     Meghan Grissler   WilmerHale  Paralegal  1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW  Washington, DC 20006 USA  +1 202 663 6382 (t)  +1 202 663 6363 (f)  meghan.grissler@wilmerhale.com    Please consider the environment before printing this email.  This email message and any attachments are being sent by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not  the intended recipient, please notify us immediately—by replying to this message or by sending an email to postmaster@wilmerhale.com—and destroy all  copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.  3 For more information about WilmerHaIe, please visit us at From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:20 AM Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review            1   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    2 TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Faulman, Mike Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:41 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Precious blood today Will print this and his press briefing From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:39:04 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Precious blood today Thanks much    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:38 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Precious blood today                   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:19:44 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks          1 From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review              From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM 2 To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  3 ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   4   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Faulman, Mike Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:41 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Precious blood today Will print this and his press briefing From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:39:04 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Precious blood today Thanks much    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:38 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Precious blood today      I'm good with the message.   Mike ‐ you should make sure  he know he's going to a culinary workforce program for young men ages 18‐24 who are on probation or have prior  convictions. Format will be a circle (kind of like a bam circle) and Father David Kelly will frame as a convo about  improving trust. He should be prepped that many if not all of these guys will have had significant negative interaction  with police. Great group for him to be with but want him to be mentally prepared.   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:19:44 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks    Brown bag lunch and Conversation with Community Youth Group  Goal is to listen and hear their concerns.   I think we all know the history of police/community relations at CPD, particularly with youth.   Today our city is grappling with that exact challenge after a hideous shooting.  1  I want you know that my goal is to take this opportunity to address that history and restore and rebuild trust between residents and our police department – not just as a band aid, but for the long term.   So today I want to hear from you. I want to hear your thoughts, your concerns and your ideas.  o What are your thoughts on the relationship between youth and police?  o How can we improve it? How can I help as Mayor?    Police audiences   I wanted to stop and thank you all for everything you do on behalf of our city – day in and day out.  This is an incredibly challenging time on so many levels.   You face more scrutiny than every before. You face angry protesters speaking out against your own profession. And you still face dangerous conditions every day as you work to keep our communities safe.   I continue to be impressed by your professionalism and your commitment to our city.   Your work may go unheralded today. But it does not go unnoticed, nor does it go unappreciated.   We will get through this difficult time, and my hope is that we will come out better for it – as hard as it may be to see that point today.   So thank you again for all you do for the people of this city.    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      My edits in redline here. Only major point is that since that Trib did not publish our statement on the case  report, he should start any answer by clarifying that by city law CPD cannot investigate the conduct of its  officers, that is the job of IPRA and in this case the Justice Department, and IPRA will resume its discipline  investigation when the justice dept finishes.     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM 2 To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  3 ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   4   From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:45 AM Rasmas, Chloe;McCaffrey, Bill;Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Mitchell, Eileen Fwd: Tribune -Urgent       Begin forwarded message:  From: "Guglielmi, Anthony"   Date: December 4, 2015 at 11:45:31 PM CST  To: "Collins, Adam" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn,  Kelley" , Stephen Patton ,  "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde"   Subject: RE: Tribune ‐Urgent  AP, Trib, WSJ, CBS2, ABC7 --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312-545-3251 @ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/04/2015 11:40 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rountree, Janey Saturday, December 05, 2015 8:22 AM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Collins, Adam;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review I'm reviewing now  From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02:15 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please? On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review Cool. Thanks. Will do -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, 1 Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  2 ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Saturday, December 05, 2015 8:46 AM Mitchell, Eileen Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review Understood. Are you thinking a simple frame of what 2-3 points he needs to make? That's not a problem. If we're thinking about remarks we can engage Steve Silver -------- Original message -------From: "Mitchell, Eileen" Date: 12/05/2015 8:21 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Spielfogel, David" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review Guys, Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 5, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Mitchell, Eileen wrote: Adam, Please prepare the proactive message out a for today. What should the Mayor say in the various events he attends. Thought we were preparing remarks for the weekend for the two types of events - community and police. Unless I missed it, please prepare and circulate. Thanks. Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) 1 On Dec 5, 2015, at 6:13 AM, Collins, Adam wrote: Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30.  Please take a look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also,  below is a read out of the Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police  discipline system and another story about the newly released case reports from  the McDonald case. There is also a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last  night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and  was forced to backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the  police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the  decision about a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three  CPD squad cars on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and  a state to pay attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline  "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event  yesterday   2 ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular  issue with Dean Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went  through a DOJ investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but  feels like the process was a benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the  McCormick Place event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner  and not been force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing  indicate a cover up, and says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing  evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be  releasing more documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. <2015.12.05 - Daily Press Guidance.docx> 3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:07 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review Agree completely     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:59 AM To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review     From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review              From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  1 From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."  2   SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  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2015 9:27 PM To: Gurney, Brent; Gorelick, Jamie; Adegbile, Debo Cc: Budihas, Alyssa; Kian, Sina; Silva, Dylan M.; Hartley, Danielle Subject: 12/4 CPD Daily Digest - PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL 12/4 CPD Daily Digest – PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL     Chicago's flawed system for investigating police shootings (Chicago Tribune)   “Chicago police officers enforce a code of silence to protect one another when they shoot a citizen, giving some  a sense they can do so with impunity.”   “Their union protects them from rigorous scrutiny, enforcing a contract that can be an impediment to tough  and timely investigations.”   “The Independent Police Review Authority, the civilian agency meant to pierce that protection and investigate  shootings of citizens by officers, is slow, overworked and, according to its many critics, biased in favor of the  police.”    “[Lorenzo] Davis, a retired Chicago police commander who joined IPRA and became a supervisor, sued the  agency in September after he said its chief ordered him to change his conclusions in six cases in which he found  officers wrongly shot civilians.”   “[FOP] President Dean Angelo Sr. viewed the IPRA figures as evidence that police shoot only when they are  forced to defend themselves or the public.”   “The root of the trouble, many observers of the system say, is a code of silence among many of the rank‐and‐ file that contributes to a sense that the police can shoot with impunity… Other issues contribute to the problem,  including patterns of complaints against officers are not considered during investigations.”  o “City officials often blame the city’s contract with police for that, as well as for being a broader obstacle  to reform.”  o “The contract forbids officials from publically identifying officers involved in a shooting unless they are  convicted, though any officer who is charged would be named in court records.”  o “But the city negotiates with the FOP… and agrees to the terms.”  1   “The Tribune came to a similar conclusion in 2007…reporters spent eight month examining the departments  police‐shooting investigation practices, looking at more than 200 cases from the previous decade.  The Tribune  found that officials often rushed to clear officers, in many instances before critical evidence – including forensic  evidence – could be analyzed, and even when evidence emerged later that contradicted an officer’s account.”  o “Daley created IPRA the same year…hoping it would improve investigations and convince increasingly  skeptical residents that officers did not enjoy a separate standard of justice when they shoot citizens.”  o “Since then, IPRA has come to be widely viewed as part of the problem”   “Caseloads are too large” and “investigators are overmatched in cases that can be complex”   “Although its investigations have subpoena power, officers are still reluctant to cooperate when  they or their colleagues are being targeted.”  o IPRA ordinance gives six months to complete investigation (same time frame as Department of Justice),  but sometimes it takes longer than six months.  o Superintendent of Police must sign off on IPRA discipline.   “[For] a time IPRA and police officials would meet to discuss all officer shootings … But in IPRA’s 2010‐12 annual  report the agency noted that police took part in only one of the shooting meetings in 2011 and 2012” and  “meetings stopped altogether in 2013.”       Data: IPRA data of Chicago police officer‐involved shootings (Chicago Tribune)   “Since its creation in 2007 the IPRA has “tracked a total of 409 people who were shot, an average of nearly one  police shooting per week.  OF those 409 shootings, only two were found to be unjustified.”     Chicago officials release Burger King video from Laquan McDonald shooting (Chicago Tribune)   “Obtained by the Tribune in response to a series of [FOIA] request, the recordings include 12 camera angles  from inside and outside the Southwest Side Burger Kind on Oct. 20, 2014”   "There is a gap in the footage from about 9:18 p.m. to 10:39 p.m., which covers the time when McDonald was  shot … on a nearby street.”   “Lawyers for the McDonald family have alleged the missing footage signals a cover‐up by Chicago police who  responded to the crime scene.  But police and Cook County prosecutors … have said there is no evidence the  camera system at the restaurant was tampered with.”   “The footage from the restaurant and nearby businesses did not include any audio.”   “When asked Thursday night why the Tribune wasn’t given the surveillance videos from the Burger King and  other businesses with the rest of the footage released last week, law department officials said get were still  working on preparing it to be released to the media.”     CITIES' POLICIES ON POLICE SHOOTING VIDEOS INCONSISTENT (A.P.)   “There’s often little commonality when it comes to cities’ policies on how quickly they release video of police  officer who shot civilians under disputed circumstances.”   “Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced this week he’s establishing a task force that’ll examine the city’s  policy...”   “Seattle‐based open government attorney Michele Earl‐Hubbard … says courts are pushing back, telling police  they must present convincing evidence an investigation can’t continue if a video is unsealed.”     Rev. Jackson, others call for broader federal probe (Chicago Sun Times)   “Not satisfied with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s support for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the Chicago  Police Department, a group of ministers and local politicians called for a far broader federal probe.”  o They are calling for “a sweeping investigation that would include the mayor’s office as well as that of  Cook County State’s attorney Anita Alvarez”  o “The federal government must be involved to conduct a thorough investigation with subpoena power…”     State's Attorney Alvarez defies calls to quit, urges U.S. probe of Chicago cops (Chicago Tribune)  2      “With her bid for a third term threatened by political attacks for taking 13 months to charge a Chicago cop in  the Laquan McDonald shooting, [Alvarez] on Thursday gave a spirited defense of her actions in the case and hit  back at her foes.”  o “The people calling for my resignation aren’t the people of Cook County.  The people who are calling for  my resignation are politicians, season politicians, all with political agendas, and all with some kind of  connection to the person who’s running against me.”  o “There’s no way that I would ever even consider resigning”  “Critics have suggested a cover‐up, and local politicians and activists involved in the Black Lives Matter  movement called for Alvarez to resign.   o “Alvarez said it’s difficult and complex to bring charges against a police officer, even when video captures  the incident, and pushed back against any notion of a cover‐up.”  “Alvarez’s comments came right after Commissioners Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia and John Fritchey called for a County  Board hearing on why it took 13 months to bring charges against Van Dyke.”  o “Alvarez said she would not participate in that kind of ‘political grandstanding and circus’”  “Alvarez joined the growing chorus of calls for the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a broad‐based  investigation into the practices of the Chicago Police Department…”  “About an hour before Alvarez spoke to reporters, several dozen protestors held a news conference outside the  Loop building where she has her offices.  They delivered to Alvarez’s staff several boxes they said contained  signed petitions demanding she resign.”     Sanders Calls for Accountability of Chicago Officials (N.Y. Times)   “Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said that any official involved with suppressing the release  of a video of the shooting… should be ‘held accountable’ and, if necessary, resign.”   “Hillary Clinton … has called for a federal investigation into the death, but has stopped short of asking Emanuel  to resign.”   “Both candidates have been working hard to woo black voters by focusing on policies to reform the criminal  justice system.”     Emanuel: City will support release of video of another fatal police shooting (Chicago Tribune)   “Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday the city will drop its fight against the release of a police dashboard  camera video depicting a Chicago police officer fatally shooting a man in the back on the city’s South Side.”   “Just as it had in McDonald’s shooting, the city argued in court filings that releasing the video would inflame the  public and jeopardize the officer’s right to fair trial if he was charged later[.]”   “A Cook County judge is set to hear arguments next Thursday [Dec. 10] in a lawsuit the family filed seeking the  video’s release under the state’s open record laws.”   “The video was first turned over as part of a wrongful‐death lawsuit filed by Johnson’s mother a few weeks  after the shooting.  With the case pending, U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang granted a request by the city for a  protective order barring the release of the footage and other sensitive information[.]”     Meghan Grissler   WilmerHale  Paralegal  1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW  Washington, DC 20006 USA  +1 202 663 6382 (t)  +1 202 663 6363 (f)  meghan.grissler@wilmerhale.com    Please consider the environment before printing this email.  This email message and any attachments are being sent by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not  the intended recipient, please notify us immediately—by replying to this message or by sending an email to postmaster@wilmerhale.com—and destroy all  copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.  3 For more information about WilmerHaIe, please visit us at From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:20 AM Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review            1   From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    2 TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  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Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Precious blood today                   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:19:44 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks          1 From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review              From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM 2 To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  3 ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   4   From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Faulman, Mike Saturday, December 05, 2015 9:41 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Precious blood today Will print this and his press briefing From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:39:04 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Precious blood today Thanks much    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:38 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Precious blood today      I'm good with the message.   Mike ‐ you should make sure  he know he's going to a culinary workforce program for young men ages 18‐24 who are on probation or have prior  convictions. Format will be a circle (kind of like a bam circle) and Father David Kelly will frame as a convo about  improving trust. He should be prepped that many if not all of these guys will have had significant negative interaction  with police. Great group for him to be with but want him to be mentally prepared.   From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:19:44 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks    Brown bag lunch and Conversation with Community Youth Group  Goal is to listen and hear their concerns.   I think we all know the history of police/community relations at CPD, particularly with youth.   Today our city is grappling with that exact challenge after a hideous shooting.  1  I want you know that my goal is to take this opportunity to address that history and restore and rebuild trust between residents and our police department – not just as a band aid, but for the long term.   So today I want to hear from you. I want to hear your thoughts, your concerns and your ideas.  o What are your thoughts on the relationship between youth and police?  o How can we improve it? How can I help as Mayor?    Police audiences   I wanted to stop and thank you all for everything you do on behalf of our city – day in and day out.  This is an incredibly challenging time on so many levels.   You face more scrutiny than every before. You face angry protesters speaking out against your own profession. And you still face dangerous conditions every day as you work to keep our communities safe.   I continue to be impressed by your professionalism and your commitment to our city.   Your work may go unheralded today. But it does not go unnoticed, nor does it go unappreciated.   We will get through this difficult time, and my hope is that we will come out better for it – as hard as it may be to see that point today.   So thank you again for all you do for the people of this city.    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      My edits in redline here. Only major point is that since that Trib did not publish our statement on the case  report, he should start any answer by clarifying that by city law CPD cannot investigate the conduct of its  officers, that is the job of IPRA and in this case the Justice Department, and IPRA will resume its discipline  investigation when the justice dept finishes.     From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM 2 To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  3 ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   4   From: Sent: To: Subject: Patton, Stephen Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:33 AM Collins, Adam Re: Weekend Q&A - Please review These are good. From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13:53 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn,  Kelley  Subject: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a look and let me  know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system and another  story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also a graphic of the police  reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to backtrack on  Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about a civil rights  probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars on scene of the  McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay attention to 17‐ year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean Angelo's  comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ investigation of  their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been force to backtrack  on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and says he can see a legitimate legal  concern with releasing evidence  1 ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Faulman, Mike Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:06 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen Re: Precious blood today Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:39:04 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Precious blood today Thanks much    From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:38 AM  To: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Faulman, Mike  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Precious blood today               From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:19:44 AM  To: Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      I'm adding this as a message frame for his two audiences today. Please let me know if you have any concerns  or edits. Sending to him in 15. Thanks    1 From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review              From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:02 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde  Cc: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen  Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review      Adam can you make sure Grant gets a copy, please?    On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote:  Looks good     2 Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:36 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Cool. Thanks. Will do    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Spielfogel, David"    Date: 12/05/2015 7:26 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" ,  "Rendina, Michael" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Quinn, Kelley"    Subject: Re: Weekend Q&A ‐ Please review         From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:13 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Weekend Q&A - Please review   Attached is MRE's Q&A for the weekend. I would like to send this to him by 9:30. Please take a  look and let me know if you have any issues or concerns. Also, below is a read out of the  Sunday papers.    Thanks    TRIBUNE  ‐ Banner headline "Police Stories" over the Lighty/St. Clair story on the police discipline system  and another story about the newly released case reports from the McDonald case. There is also  a graphic of the police reports.  ‐ The story about the case files has more detail that when it first posted last night.  ‐ Kass says MRE flexing in a fading light  ‐ Ruthhart has analysis says MRE misread the fallout of the McDonald video and was forced to  backtrack on Garry, a federal probe and the need for reform in the police accountability system.  ‐ Meisner has an explainer story on some top questions such as who makes the decision about  a civil rights probe. Pretty straightforward  ‐ Tribune apparently filed a motion in court seeking video from the other three CPD squad cars  on scene of the McDonald shooting  ‐ MRE op‐ed  3 ‐ Editorial on McDonald's life in foster care: "it took his own death for a city and a state to pay  attention to 17‐year‐old Laquan McDonald."    SUNDAY ST  ‐ Cover is Fran's analysis with a photo from Thursday gaggle and the headline "Now What?"  ‐ Sneed lead is that MRE, GFM, Anita, Toni and RMD were all at the lunch event yesterday   ‐ Mary Mitchell: is racial bias at the heart of police scandal? Takes particular issue with Dean  Angelo's comments this week  ‐ Andy Grimm has an interview with the former mayor of Pittsburgh who went through a DOJ  investigation of their police. He was opposed at the beginning but feels like the process was a  benefit  ‐ Novak story about the cost of moving the Rees House to make way for the McCormick Place  event center  ‐ Mark Brown says MRE has been off his game, should have fired Garry sooner and not been  force to backtrack on the DOJ comments. Says that there is nothing indicate a cover up, and  says he can see a legitimate legal concern with releasing evidence  ‐ Marin asks what happened to Rahm the reformer and that we should be releasing more  documents  ‐ MRE op‐ed with rather odd photo  ‐ John Fountain writes the lyrics to a song about Laquan,     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   4   From: Sent: To: Subject: Roussel) Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:46 AM Lewin; Jonathan H.; Guglielmi; Anthony Re: McDonald In car video ... From: Lewin, Jonathan H. Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:23 AM To: Guglielmi, Anthony Cc: Roussel), James M. Subject: RE: McDonald In car video Looks like AP agrees with us: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Heard-Audio-of-Lac~uan-McDonald-Shooting-You-May-HaveBeen-Fooled-360559161.html Heard audio of Chicago shooting? You may have been fooled MICHAEL TARM and HANNAH CUSHMANAssociated Press Hours after the city of Chicago released audio-free dashcam video of a white officer shooting a black teen 16 times, a 35-second excerpt with sound appeared online. Viewers could see and supposedly hear Officer 1~rson Van Dvke firing nine rapid shots at La uan McDonald, pausing for nearly 10 seconds, then firing seven more as McDonald lay on the ground. This video, which garnered nearly half a million views on social media, added further fuel to already simmering suspicions that police were covering something up, given Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder on Nov. 24 —more than a year after the shooting. But experts, city police and an Associated Press analysis concluded the video is bogus. Ed Primeau, a Michigan-based audio and video forensics expert with 32 years in the field, examined it at his lab and concluded: "It's fake. Hands down." Here are some reasons why he and others are convinced the audio is doctored: GUN SHOTS The gunfire sounds seem to match up with parts of the video, including with dust or dirt puffing into the air as bullets strike McDonald or the ground. But the shots sound more like synthesized drums than the rippling crack of the 9mm gun that, according to the charges against him, Van Dyke used. The shots also don't sound as they should if recorded by dashcam-system microphones, Primeau said, because they don't reverberate or vary in frequency as they should. It's likely, he said, that the same sound was used for all the shots in the video. "The frequency decay of the gunshot, timbre or sound ofthe gunshot, as well as duration ofthe sound are almost identical," he said. VOICES The sound of officers speaking over their radios is also suspect, Primeau argued, citing sections where exactly the same words and sounds are duplicated and dubbed in. If a microphone picked up the sound of shots, he said, you'd expect it to also capture the voices of officers shouting at McDonald or each other. At places in the video, officers also appear to move their mouths but there's no corresponding sound on the suspect video, said Primeau, who also serves on the executive committee of the American Board of Recorded Evidence. PO Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said its in-house experts also determined the audio is not authentic. The "garbled talking in the background apparently does not match this incident," he said in a statement. And, he said, "this type ofrecording would not be possible from the in-car camera system" that Chicago police use. To make clear that police bias didn't influence that finding, Guglielmi has said the department would send the questionable audio-video clip "to an independent third-party to validate the findings of our forensic team." WHO POSTED THE VIDEO? That's not at all clear. The original source used the handle "Daily News Hub" to post it on YouTube — a handle that had posted no prior videos and that linked to a Twitter profile with only one tweet from June 2014. The owner ofthe accounts did not respond to requests for comment. Jonathan H. Lewin Deputy Chief Chicago Police Department Bureau of Support Services General: 312-745-5755 Direct: 312-745-6205 24 Hr Help Desk: 312-744-DATA Twitter: @CPD Tech www.ChicagoPolice.orq From: Escalante, John J. Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 1:40 PM To: Lewin, Jonathan H. Subject: Re: McDonald In car video 10-4. Thanks John J. Escalante Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Tablet ------ Original message-----From: Lewin, Jonathan H. Date: Thu, Nov 26, 2015 1:36 PM To: Escalante, John J.; Cc: CPIC;Guglielmi, Anthony;Andrews, Constanti G.;Betz, David C.;Caluris, Steven M.;#Superintendent;Georgas, Steve E.;Gulliford, Wayne M.;Panepinto, Leo;Riccio, Anthony J.;Roussell, James M.;Sedevic, Mark T.;Tracy, Robert;Welch Iii, Eddie L.;Williams, Eugene E.;~ewin, Jonathan H.; Subject:Re: McDonald In car video We agree. As a commenter on YouTube pointed out, the siren and police radio track sounds like a monaural recording while the gunshots sound like a stereo recording (and possibly recorded at a different quality than the siren and police radio track), which would not be possible from the in-car camera system. Garbled talking in the background apparently does not match this incident. One of our reviewers believes that portions of the audio may have been recorded from the Grand Theft Auto video game, but this is not confirmed. There is no way to establish chain-of-custody for this YouTube posting. We conclude that this is not an authentic audio recording. Jonathan H. Lewin Deputy Chief Chicago Police Department Bureau of Support Services 312-745-5755 (General) 312-745-6205 (Direct) 312-744-DATA (24 Hour Help Desk) On Nov 26, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Escalante, John J. wrote: I have listened to the audio and it does not sound like CPD zone radio communications. I have added Deputy Chief Lewin to the email for further discussion and review tommorow or when necessary. John J. Escalante Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Tablet ------ Original message-----From: CPIC Date: Thu, Nov 26, 2015 1:04 PM To: Guglielmi, Anthony;Andrews, Constanti G.;Betz, David C.;Caluris, Steven M.;Escalante, John J.;#Superintendent;Georgas, Steve E.;Gulliford, Wayne M.;Panepinto, Leo;Riccio, Anthony J.;Roussell, James M.;Sedevic, Mark T.;Tracy, Robert;Welch Iii, Eddie L.;Williams, Eugene E.; Subject:McDonald In car video The below link of the McDonald shooting was posted on youtube with the caveat that it contained audio from the incident. It has been confirmed per PO Henderson of the In-Car Camera Team that the original video NEVER contained audio. The below version posted on youtube contains audio that is not from the original incident. https://twitter.com/a noncopwatch/status/669735197370245121 hops://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9CO3sQcklk&feature=youtu.be Sgt. 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The Chicago Police Department's Crime Prevention and Information Center(CPIC) recognizes that Americans have constitutionally protected rights to assemble, speak, and petition the government. The CPIC safeguards these rights and only reports on First Amendment protected activities for operational planning in the interest of assuring the safety and security of the demonstrators and the public. The CPIC will continue to communicate these events with other law enforcement partners in an effort to facilitate the Department's mission of assuring the safety and security of the demonstrators and the public. From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi, Anthony Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:53 AM Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;McCaffrey, Bill;Quinn, Kelley;Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde RE: Tribune -Urgent Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed So everyone is on the same page, I cleaned everything up in one email so people are getting the reports, statement and background all at once. File sizes are too big so I uploaded to google and they can be retrieved via this link https://drive.google.com/f CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT STATEMENT By City law, the Independent Police Review Authority conducts all investigations of the conduct Chicago police officers when they are involved in an officer-involved shooting. That is not handled internally at CPD. IPRA’s administrative investigations to determine whether officers should be disciplined are always suspended pending criminal investigations so as not to interfere with those proceedings. CPD’s case report and all videos were turned over to IPRA and state and federal prosecutors days after the shooting. The Justice Department is currently investigating any actions and statements of CPD officers in connection with this shooting. If the criminal investigation concludes that any officer participated in any wrongdoing, we will take swift action.” ON BACKGROUND The Justice Department is currently reviewing the videos, including the Burger King video, and the statements made by CPD officers as part of their criminal investigation. Once they complete their investigation, IPRA will resume its administrative investigation to consider whether discipline, including termination, would be appropriate for any officers who responded to the incident or participated in preparing the case report. In the meantime, IPRA cannot interview the officers involved in this incident while the federal and state criminal matters are pending. --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312@ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police 1 www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/05/2015 10:07 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" Subject: Re: Tribune -Urgent USA today also has this story up. Anthony, can you please reach out to Aamer over there if you haven't  connected already? Thanks  From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:00:26 AM  To: Guglielmi, Anthony; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell,  Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: Re: Tribune ‐Urgent Here is the updated Tribune story. Anthony, I think you should push back pretty hard that they need to update  this for the final print edition tomorrow. If you read it, they make no mention of IPRA. As a result, to a casual  reader it would appear that CPD is jut doing an internal investigation of itself, which is not the case. Also, they  barely use our statement. Only in a paraphrase at the end.    Laquan McDonald police reports differ dramatically from video Chicago Tribune staff 2 Right-click here to download pictures. To help protect y our priv acy , Outlook prev ented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Chicago Tribune staff Chicago Tribune The Chicago Breaking News center is a 24-7 operation staffed by seasoned reporters who track down the lastest news for the chicagotribune.com website. Read more...   Contact Reporter   Newly released police reports in Laquan McDonald shooting include accounts different from video Hundreds of pages of newly released Chicago police reports from the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald are most striking for one simple reason: They are dramatically at odds with the dash-cam video that has sparked protests across the city, cost the city's top cop his job, and embroiled Mayor Rahm Emanuel in scandal. The reports, released by the city late Friday, show that Officer Jason Van Dyke and at least five other officers claim that the 17-year-old McDonald moved or turned threateningly toward officers, even though the video of the October 2014 shooting shows McDonald walking away, and the scenario sketched out by Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez in charging Van Dyke with murder contends he was walking away as well. At least one patrol officer said that McDonald was advancing on the officers in a menacing way and swung his knife at them in an "aggressive, exaggerated manner" before he was shot and killed. Officers claimed, too, that even after McDonald had been shot by Van Dyke, the teen tried to lift himself off the ground with the knife pointed toward the officers, and though he had been mortally wounded, still presented a threat. The reports, a collection of handwritten statements from the night of the shooting, and follow-up reports in the days and months after, often refer to Van Dyke as VD and call him the victim. McDonald is O, for offender. Some are in police shorthand. 3 "VD believed O was attacking w/knife," said a report of Van Dyke's account. "Trying to kill VD. In defense of his life, VD backpedaled + fired. O fell to ground, continued to move/grasp knife. VD continued firing. O appeared to be attempting to get up, still holding knife. Pointing at VD." The statements prompted police supervisors to rule McDonald's death a justifiable homicide just hours after he had been shot 16 times on South Pulaski Road and 41st Street. With the video of the shooting as a backdrop, the reports — the first detailed accounts from the officers at the scene — offer a way to examine what Van Dyke and his colleagues say happened. Because they diverge so dramatically from the video, they suggest one possible avenue for additional investigation. That video, which prompted the city to pay McDonald's family $5 million without it filing a wrongful death lawsuit, shows McDonald briskly walking down the middle of the street when Van Dyke fired from the teen's left side. In charging Van Dyke with first-degree murder, prosecutors said the officer opened fire six seconds after exiting his squad car, firing 16 rounds at McDonald in about 14 seconds as the teen was walking away, and was reloading when another officer told him to hold his fire. For 13 of those seconds, McDonald was already lying on the street, prosecutors said. The video did not show McDonald lunging toward officers as some of them claimed, although there appears to be a silver object in McDonald's right hand. The autopsy on McDonald found that he had the drug PCP in his system. The reports hint at how Van Dyke may try to defend his actions and explain a perceived threat. A day after the shooting, Van Dyke recalled a bulletin from the department that warned about knives that also shoot bullets. Included in the reports is a December 2012 bulletin about the knife, attributed to an unnamed "Midwest intelligence organization" that warned officers to "remain cognizant of its threat to personal safety." Van Dyke also told an investigator that he was aware of the dangers of spring-loaded knives and was familiar with the so-called 21-foot-rule that suggests a suspect armed with an edged weapon can injure an officer from that distance. Federal officials also are investigating the shooting. A federal grand jury investigation has involved more than 80 witnesses and branched into possible obstruction of justice by the 4 officers at the scene, sources told the Tribune. In particular, the sources said, federal prosecutors are investigating the officers who made statements as well as the officers who prepared the reports of the statements. Records show that a federal grand jury subpoenaed the Chicago Police Department for these same reports on Aug. 28. Bringing charges against the officers for their statements could be difficult, however. Under federal case law, statements the officers were compelled to make as part of the police department's internal investigation cannot be used against them in any criminal prosecution. The reports state investigators viewed the video and found them consistent with officers' accounts. The reports also note the 911 call after the shooting and radio transmissions from the scene "were consistent with the statements of the police officers." The city has released information — including the video — in dribs and drabs, prolonging the scandal around McDonald's shooting. It was only after the video's release, in fact, that Emanuel fired Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, saying McCarthy had lost the public trust. That shooting unfolded as Van Dyke and his partner responded to a radio call of a man who had popped a tire with a knife. It was 50 degrees outside on a clear night, and the busy commercial street was well-lit, according to the reports. As the partner, Joseph Walsh, drove their Chevrolet Tahoe police SUV west on 40thStreet, they saw McDonald running through a Burger King parking lot, "knife in hand." Van Dyke, according to the report, exited his vehicle and drew his handgun, then stood in the street, facing north, as McDonald came toward him with a knife in his hand. McDonald, the report states, was swinging the knife wildly. "McDonald was holding the knife in his right hand, in an underhand grip, with the blade pointed forward," the report states. "He was swinging the knife in an aggressive, exaggerated manner." According to Van Dyke's account, he repeatedly ordered McDonald to drop the knife, which he failed to do. McDonald advanced, Van Dyke said. 5 "When McDonald got within 10 to 15 feet of Officer Van Dyke, McDonald looked toward Van Dyke," the report states. "McDonald raised the knife across his chest and over shoulder, pointing the knife at Van Dyke." Van Dyke then shot McDonald until his clip was empty. No other officers fired their guns. While some officers on the scene said in the reports that they did not see Van Dyke shoot McDonald, at least five corroborated Van Dyke's account. Walsh, for instance, said that McDonald was advancing toward him and Van Dyke, swinging the knife combatively. Walsh said in his account that he also drew his handgun, then came around the rear of the SUV to join Van Dyke. Walsh said he repeatedly ordered McDonald to "drop the knife" as he approached the officers. The report says that Walsh was backing up as McDonald drew closer, swinging his knife at police officers — action that did not occur, according to the video the Emanuel administration made available after a judge ordered that it could no longer be kept from the public. "Officer Walsh also backed up, attempting to maintain a safe distance between himself and McDonald," the reports state. "McDonald ignored the verbal direction given by both Walsh and Officer Van Dyke, and continued to advance toward the officers. When McDonald got within 12 to 15 feet of the officers, he swung the knife toward the officers in an aggressive manner." Van Dyke opened fire and continued to shoot: "Van Dyke continued firing his weapon at McDonald continued moving on the ground, attempting to get up, while still armed with the knife." Walsh, according to the reports, did not shoot because Van Dyke was in his line of fire. But he was certain McDonald posed a threat to the officers. "Officer Walsh said he believed McDonald was attacking Walsh and Officer Van Dyke with the knife and attempting to kill them when the shots were fired," the reports state. The reports say that when McDonald stopped moving, Walsh kicked the knife away. 6 "Threat eliminated," the report states. Then Walsh said he told McDonald that an ambulance was on its way. He also offered some encouragement. "Hang in there," he said. There was no discernible audio released with the dash-cam videos, however, that would corroborate what officers said at the scene. As is the case with all police shootings, supervisors and union officials came to the scene. Just hours later, the reports suggest the direction the investigation was headed when the department made a preliminary finding that Van Dyke was justified in shooting McDonald. One report states that three officers were "battered" by McDonald. Another lists Van Dyke as having been injured. "Based upon information available at the time of this report it is the preliminary determination of the undersigned that Officer Van Dyke fired his weapon in compliance with Department policy. Officer Van Dyke fired his weapon in fear of his life when the offender while armed with a knife continued to approach and refused all verbal direction," Deputy Chief David McNaughton wrote in a report. McNaughton, the incident commander on the night of the shooting, declined to comment Friday on why he cleared Van Dyke so quickly. In December 2014, the department officially recorded the shooting as a justifiable homicide. "McDonald committed aggravated assault against the three officers, finally forcing Officer Van Dyke, in defense of his life, to shoot and kill McDonald," according to a report of that determination. Again and again in reports, Van Dyke's account is supported by the other officers at the scene, each one describing the teen as a threat to the veteran cop. Four officers claimed that McDonald advanced toward Van Dyke, even though the video shows him walking away. Two others said he turned or raised an arm toward him. 7 "She heard the officers repeatedly ordering McDonald to 'drop the knife!' as McDonald got closer and closer to the officers, continuing to wave knife," according to an account attributed to Officer Janet Mondragon. "McDonald ignored the verbal direction and instead, raised his right arm toward Officer Van Dyke, as if attacking Van Dyke," Officer Dora Fontaine told an investigator. "At this time, Van Dyke fired multiple shots from his handgun, until McDonald fell to ground and stopped moving his right arm and hand, which still grasped the knife." "McDonald ignored the verbal directions and continued to advance on the officers, waving knife," Officer Daphne Sebastian said. Attempts by the Tribune to reach Van Dyke, Walsh and the other officers on the scene of McDonald's shooting were unsuccessful. A Police Department statement late Friday night noted the federal investigation but did not speak directly to the details in the reports. The department confirmed, however, that the other officers on the scene have not been disciplined for their roles or put on desk duty. The Cook County state's attorney's office did not respond to requests for comment. Dean Angelo Sr., the president of the police union, said it is a mistake to rely solely on the dash-cam videotape for what happened. "The video does not show what the officers on the scene were able to see," Angelo said. "You seem to think that everyone there had the exact view of the dash cam, and that isn't the case." How police viewed the shooting, though, was clear. In the report that closed the investigation, filed in March, a detective offered this terse assessment. "Criminal attacked officer," the report says, "that officer killed criminal." This story was reported and written by Tribune reporters Steve Mills, Jeremy Gorner, Todd Lighty, Annie Sweeney, Stacy St. Clair and Jason Meisner.   8 From: Guglielmi, Anthony   Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 11:58 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen;  Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: RE: Tribune ‐Urgent      Add CNN also       ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Guglielmi, Anthony"    Date: 12/04/2015 11:45 PM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley"  , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David"  , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing,  Clothilde"    Subject: RE: Tribune ‐Urgent   AP, Trib, WSJ, CBS2, ABC7        ‐‐‐     Anthony Guglielmi   Director, Communications & News Affairs   Office of the Police Superintendent   Chicago Police Department     Phone: 312‐745‐6110  Cell: 312‐     @ajguglielmi   @Chicago_Police    www.chicagopolice.org      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Collins, Adam"    Date: 12/04/2015 11:40 PM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Rountree, Janey"  , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Quinn, Kelley"  , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David"  , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing,  Clothilde"    Subject: RE: Tribune ‐Urgent   9 Hey Anthony, can you please give a read out of who has asked for comment from us and who has your statement? Thanks man From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 11:00 PM To: 'Guglielmi, Anthony'; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Can you please call Jeremy? The Trib story posted and has none of our response in it Laquan McDonald police reports differ dramatically from video Hundreds of pages of newly released Chicago police reports from the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald are striking for one, simple thing: They are dramatically at odds with the dash-cam videotape that has sparked protests across Chicago, cost the city's top cop his job and embroiled Mayor Rahm Emanuel in scandal. Right-click here to download pictures. To help p ro tect y our priv acy , Outlook prev ented automatic download of this picture from the Internet. Chicago Police Department Articles, Photos, and Videos ... Established in the 1830s, the Chicago Police Department is the third-largest in the country with more than 12,000 employees. Since 2011, Garry McCarthy has served as ... Read more...   10 The reports, released by the city late Friday, show that at least five officers, as well as Officer Jason Van Dyke, said that the 17-year-old McDonald moved toward officers, even though the videotape of the October 2014 shooting showed McDonald walking away. At least one said he was advancing on the officers in a menacing way and swung his knife at them in an "aggressive, exaggerated manner" before he was shot and killed. Officers claimed, too, that even after McDonald had been shot repeatedly by Van Dyke, he tried to lift himself off the ground with the knife pointed toward the officers, suggesting that, though he had been mortally wounded, he presented a threat. The reports are written in police shorthand, and refer to Van Dyke as VD – and call him a victim. McDonald is O, for the offender. "VD believed O was attacking w/knife," said a report of Van Dyke's account. "Trying to kill VD. In defense of his life, VD backpedaled + fired. O fell to ground, continued to move/grasp knife. VD continued firing. O appeared to be attempting to get up. Still holding knife. Pointing at VD." The statements, many of them handwritten, prompted police supervisors to rule McDonald's death a justifiable homicide just hours after he had been shot 16 times on South Pulaski Road and 41st Street, and then to close the case entirely on Dec. 20, two months later. The reports also suggest a possible defense: a December 2012 bulletin from the department about a knife that shoots bullets. The threat was attributed to an unnamed "Midwest intelligence organization" and warned officers to "remain cognizant of its threat to personal safety." In a second statement to officials, Van Dyke even mentioned the bulletin. With the videotape of the shooting as a backdrop, the reports – the first detailed accounts from the officers at the scene -- offer a way to examine what Van Dyke and his colleagues reported. Because they diverge so dramatically from the video, they suggest a possible avenue for prosecution. Van Dyke has been charged with murder by Cook County prosecutors, while federal officials also are investigating the shooting. A federal grand jury investigation has involved 11 more than 80 witnesses and branched into possible obstruction of justice by the officers at the scene, sources told the Tribune. Bringing charges against the officers for their statement could be difficult, however. Under federal case law, statements the officers were compelled to make as part of the police department's internal investigation cannot be used against them in any criminal prosecution. The shooting unfolded as Van Dyke and his partner were responding to a radio call of a man with a knife who had popped a tire. As the partner drove their police SUV west on 40th Street, they saw McDonald running through a Burger King parking lot, "knife in hand." "VD exited veh.," the report of Van Dyke's account states. "Drew handgun." Van Dyke, according to the report, then stood in the street, facing north, as McDonald came toward him with a knife in his hand. McDonald, the report states, was swinging the knife wildly. "Knife in r hand, underhand grip. Blade forward. Swinging knife in aggressive, exaggerated manner," the report states. According to Van Dyke's account, he repeatedly ordered McDonald to drop the knife, which he failed to do. McDonald advanced. "When O within 10-15 ft. looked at VD raised knife across chest, over shoulder. Pointed a knife at VD." Van Dyke then shot McDonald. While some officers on the scene said in the reports that they did not see Van Dyke shoot McDonald, at least five corroborated Van Dyke's account. Van Dyke's partner, Joseph Walsh, said McDonald was advancing toward him and Van Dyke, swinging the knife aggressively. Walsh said in his account that he also drew his handgun, then came around the rear of the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV to join Van Dyke. 12 Walsh said he repeatedly ordered McDonald to drop the knife. "As O approached S/B, Walsh = 'Drop the knife!' multiple times." The report says that Walsh was backing up as McDonald drew closer, swinging his knife at police officers – action that did not occur, according to the videotape the Emanuel administration made available after a judge ruled that it could no longer be kept from the public. "Walsh backed up, attempting to maintain safe distance. O ignored directions. Continued to advance. At 12 -15 feet O swung knife at POs in aggressive manner." Van Dyke then opened fire and continued to shoot: "VD continued firing as O continued moving. Attempting get up. Still armed w/knife." The account says that when McDonald stopped moving, Walsh kicked the knife away, called an ambulance and told McDonald to "Hang in there." The police department noted in a statement that it's the responsibility of the Independent Police Review Authority to investigate police-involved shootings and said the U.S. Justice Department's criminal investigation includes a review of the videos as well as the statements made by officers in addition to Van Dyke. Dean Angelo, president of Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police, said in a text message to the Tribune that he did not want to comment about an ongoing investigation. The Cook County state's attorney's office was unavailable for comment. smmills@tribpub.com Tribune reporters Steve Mills, Jeremy Gorner, Todd Lighty, Annie Sweeney, Stacy St. Clair and Jason Meisner contributed to this report. Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune 13 From: Guglielmi, Anthony [mailto:Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:10 PM To: Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Here's a clean version. Move at 915pm unless I hear otherwise “By City law, the Independent Police Authority conducts all investigations of the conduct Chicago police officers when they are involved in an officer-involved shooting. That is not handled internally at CPD. IPRA’s administrative investigations to determine whether officers should be disciplined are always suspended pending criminal investigations so as not to interfere with those proceedings. CPD’s case report and all videos were turned over to IPRA and state and federal prosecutors days after the shooting. The Justice Department is currently investigating any actions and statements of CPD officers in connection with this shooting. If the criminal investigation concludes that any officer participated in any wrongdoing, we will take swift action.” On background: The Justice Department is currently reviewing the videos, including the Burger King video, and the statements made by CPD officers as part of their criminal investigation. Once they complete their investigation, IPRA will resume its administrative investigation to consider whether discipline, including termination, would be appropriate for any officers who responded to the incident or participated in preparing the case report. In the meantime, IPRA cannot interview the officers involved in this incident while the federal and state criminal matters are pending. --- Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent 14 Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: 312- @ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/04/2015 9:00 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Rountree, Janey" , "McCaffrey, Bill" , "Guglielmi, Anthony" , "Quinn, Kelley" , Stephen Patton , "Spielfogel, David" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Ewing, Clothilde" Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Apparently we have until 9:15 to get this to the Trib. I made some edits below. Nothing major though. Thoughts? On background: 15 1) Have any officers at the McDonald shooting been disciplined? Placed on desk duty? If so, how many and who? On background: 2) According to the police reports the city supplied this evening, officers on the scene gave accounts that conflict with the dash cam video. What is the city’s response to whether police officers lied about the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of McDonald? On background: 3) Within hours of the shooting, Deputy Chief David McNaughton preliminarily found Van Dyke’s actions justified. In March of this year, the police department closed its investigation and determined that McDonald’s death was a justifiable homicide, according to police reports. What is the city’s response to that, especially given the dash cam video and the the city the following month paid $5 million to McDonald’s mother to settle the case? On background: From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:44 PM To: Collins, Adam; McCaffrey, Bill; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Tribune -Urgent Agree this should be a CPD response and not DOL. This is what I circulated earlier in anticipation of getting these questions but someone in comms needs to clean up: 16 1) Have any officers at the McDonald shooting been disciplined? Placed on desk duty? If so, how many and who? Please see statement 2) According to the police reports the city supplied this evening, officers on the scene gave accounts that conflict  with the dash cam video. What is the city’s response to whether police officers lied about the circumstances  surrounding the fatal shooting of McDonald?  The Justice Department is investigating whether these officers made false statements after viewing the  video.  Once they conclude their investigation, the City will resume its administrative investigation.    3) Within hours of the shooting, Deputy Chief David McNaughton preliminarily found Van Dyke’s actions  justified. In March of this year, the police department closed its investigation and determined that McDonald’s  death was a justifiable homicide, according to police  reports. What is the city’s response to that, especially  given the dash cam video and the the city the following month paid $5 million to McDonald’s mother to settle  the case?  17 From: Collins, Adam Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:28 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey Subject: Re: Tribune -Urgent Adding Janey From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:26 PM To: Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org); Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Tribune -Urgent These questions are not for Law to answer. I also am not sure of any comment that would need to be made. From: Lighty, Todd [mailto:tlighty@chicagotribune.com] Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 8:21 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Lighty, Todd Subject: Questions Bill, As I mentioned, we are posting online tonight and writing for Saturday’s paper so we need responses tonight. Thanks so much. 18 1) Have any officers at the McDonald shooting been disciplined? Placed on desk duty? If so, how many and who? 2) According to the police reports the city supplied this evening, officers on the scene gave accounts that conflict  with the dash cam video. What is the city’s response to whether police officers lied about the circumstances  surrounding the fatal shooting of McDonald?  3) Within hours of the shooting, Deputy Chief David McNaughton preliminarily found Van Dyke’s actions  justified. In March of this year, the police department closed its investigation and determined that McDonald’s  death was a justifiable homicide, according to police  reports. What is the city’s response to that, especially  given the dash cam video and the the city the following month paid $5 million to McDonald’s mother to settle  the case?  I am on a very tight deadline. 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Thanks Sent using OWA for iPhone From: Silver, Steven  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 12:21:12 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins,  Adam  Subject: Re: Op‐ed E‐mail How about this?    DRAFT Dear Colleagues, . 1 Sincerely, SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015  Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015.     Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and  justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not  just in one instance, but over decades.  Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.     We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and  actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast  majority who put their lives on the line every day.     What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened.  Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police  department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.  They didn’t, and that has to change.     What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the  public because of the election. Here are the facts:     The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically.  Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have  finished their investigation.  The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories  to fit the evidence.     Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the  prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that.  But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal  investigations.     The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we  balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s  right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency without  sacrificing one for the other?     In this case, the city followed its standard policy.     Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash‐cam video, and  turned it over to prosecutors.  No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the  2 probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would  have become public before the election.     At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it.  Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to  set for ourselves.     I know the history of police‐community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide  reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the  mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is  to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for  police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints.     So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police  Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city.  Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged  period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust.  We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.     Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover‐up. But nothing could be  further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on Feb. 27 and  expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with  the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.     As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at  the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement  to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton,  explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash‐cam  videotape, which he described in detail.     If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re‐examine how we handle cases  of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city  desperately needs.     If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes  transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I  am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one  by which I expect to be measured.      From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:54 AM  3 To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: Op‐ed E‐mail      Rather than the mayor takes full responsibility for what happened, can we tweak to say, MRE takes full  responsibility for ensuring that we strengthen levels of accountability within cpd and restore trust or  something to that effect?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:26 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: Op-ed E-mail   Here is a draft for a note you can send to both the Cabinet and Community lists with the op‐ed. Let me know if  this works or if you need any changes.         DRAFT Dear Colleagues, Sincerely, 4 SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015  Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015.     Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and  justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not  just in one instance, but over decades.  Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.     We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and  actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast  majority who put their lives on the line every day.     What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened.  Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police  department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.  They didn’t, and that has to change.     What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the  public because of the election. Here are the facts:     The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically.  Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have  finished their investigation.  The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories  to fit the evidence.     Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the  prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that.  But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal  investigations.     The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we  balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s  right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency without  sacrificing one for the other?     In this case, the city followed its standard policy.     Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash‐cam video, and  turned it over to prosecutors.  No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the  probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would  have become public before the election.     At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it.  Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to  set for ourselves.     5 I know the history of police‐community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide  reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the  mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is  to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for  police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints.     So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police  Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city.  Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged  period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust.    We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.     Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover‐up. But nothing could be  further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on Feb. 27 and  expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with  the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.     As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at  the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement  to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton,  explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash‐cam  videotape, which he described in detail.     If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re‐examine how we handle cases  of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city  desperately needs.     If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes  transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I  am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one  by which I expect to be measured.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:59 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David Re: Speech Rahm Emanuel Speech v1.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I will not be able to review this until 3 or so.     From: Mitchell, Eileen  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 1:50 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David  Subject: Speech         Please send me the current draft of the speech. Thanks.       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 2:12 PM Silver, Steven;Mitchell, Eileen;Bennett, Kenneth;Spielfogel, David;Rendina, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Re: Op-ed E-mail Subject: Did a new version go around?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:54 AM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Op-ed E-mail       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:26 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: Op-ed E-mail Here is a draft for a note you can send to both the Cabinet and Community lists with the op‐ed. Let me know if  this works or if you need any changes.         DRAFT Dear Colleagues, 1 . Sincerely, SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015  Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015.     Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and  justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not  just in one instance, but over decades.  Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.     We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and  actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast  majority who put their lives on the line every day.     What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened.  Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police  department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.  They didn’t, and that has to change.     What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the  public because of the election. Here are the facts:     The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically.  Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have  finished their investigation.  The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories  to fit the evidence.     Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the  prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that.  But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal  investigations.     The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we  balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s  2 right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency without  sacrificing one for the other?     In this case, the city followed its standard policy.     Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash‐cam video, and  turned it over to prosecutors.  No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the  probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would  have become public before the election.     At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it.  Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to  set for ourselves.     I know the history of police‐community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide  reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the  mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is  to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for  police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints.     So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police  Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city.  Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged  period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust.    We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.     Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover‐up. But nothing could be  further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on Feb. 27 and  expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with  the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.     As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at  the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement  to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton,  explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash‐cam  videotape, which he described in detail.     If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re‐examine how we handle cases  of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city  desperately needs.     If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes  transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I  am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one  by which I expect to be measured.  3   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 2:17 PM Silver, Steven Re: Op-ed E-mail Perfect, thanks     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:15 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Op-ed E-mail Yes. Sent at 1220 From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:11:41 PM  To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam  Subject: Re: Op‐ed E‐mail Did a new version go around?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:54 AM To: Silver, Steven; Mitchell, Eileen; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Op-ed E-mail        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Silver, Steven Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:26 AM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Bennett, Kenneth; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: Op-ed E-mail Here is a draft for a note you can send to both the Cabinet and Community lists with the op‐ed. Let me know if  this works or if you need any changes.         DRAFT 1 Dear Colleagues, Sincerely, SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015  Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015.     Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and  justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not  just in one instance, but over decades.  Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.     We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and  actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast  majority who put their lives on the line every day.     What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened.  Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police  department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.  They didn’t, and that has to change.     What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the  public because of the election. Here are the facts:  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Fields, Samantha Saturday, December 05, 2015 2:19 PM Fw: (NEWS) ESQUIRE: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Is Throwing Anyone Within Arm's Reach Under the Bus     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: NewsClips Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:11 PM Subject: (NEWS) ESQUIRE: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Is Throwing Anyone Within Arm's Reach Under the Bus Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Is Throwing Anyone Within Arm's Reach Under the Bus  ESQUIRE // Charles Pierce // December 3, 2015  Over the past two decades or so, I've decided that there is no more inexcusable a figure in our national politics  than Rahm Emanuel, who is, for the moment, the mayor of Chicago, but also someone who, throughout his  entire career, has made it quite clear that he believes political power derives from being as much of a dick as  possible to the people who ostensibly are on your side. He is angry and profane, but he also remains utterly  graceless and completely without charm. He alienated enough people while he was working for Bill Clinton  that his tenure in the White House was shorter than it would have been otherwise. In 2006, when Howard  Dean's 50‐state strategy delivered the Democratic Party a whopping victory in the midterm elections, he  climbed over the people who did the real work to claim credit for the landslide. (And he succeeded: he is what  passes in the political elite for a "tough guy" because he says "fuck" a lot. Google "Rahm Emanuel 2006"  sometime.)   He was insufferable as a member of the House of Representatives, where the standards are designed by the  Constitution to be pretty damned high. His hiring as White House chief‐of‐staff was probably the worst  personnel mistake the Obama Administration made in its early days. As mayor of Chicago, he's managed to be  so horrible to the city's public school teachers that a couple of them went on hunger strike. He got re‐elected  because he strategically has not been a dick to anyone who would contribute a fat check to his campaigns.  Now, though, he has his ass in a crack because the Chicago Police Department is running amok (again), and it  looks like Emanuel put his re‐election prospects ahead of telling the parents of Laquan McDonald how their  son came to get shot 16 times by a Chicago patrolman.  John Kass, who is not exactly a flaming liberal, speculated today that Emanuel tacitly allowed the burial of the  recently‐released video of McDonald's killing because it would have hurt him in what was a close re‐election  fight against Chuy Garcia. Kass points out that, having already tossed police superintendent Garry McCarthy  over the side, Emanuel (and his friends) may be edging Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez closer to  the rail.  Rahm seems to be throwing her under his bus, but he doesn't want his fingerprints on her. So his ally, David  Axelrod, threw her under. Axelrod is a Rahm pal, but for years he was also the mouthpiece for former Mayor  Richard Daley, and was the top political and media strategist for Obama. It's a Chicago thing. "Why did it take a year to indict a CPD officer who shot a kid 16 times?" Axelrod tweeted Tuesday night. "Would it have  happened today if judge hadn't ordered video release?" That puts it on Alvarez. Does she deserve it? I don't  think so. To me, she's not the issue. The video threatened Rahm Emanuel and his pursuit of power. Alvarez  1 told reporters she'd been waiting for the feds to issue a joint announcement with her office. That didn't  happen. Funny how things work out.  A mark, that will surely leave.  In addition, Garcia, a Cook County Commissioner who forced the incumbent into a run‐off only to get money‐ whipped in the last mayoral election, is all over Emanuel. Police violence was one of Garcia's key issues in the  campaign, and he has his teeth into this storyall the way back to his molars.  "The mayor has been involved in an effort to conceal information regarding this incident, this tragedy,  miscarriage of justice," Garcia said in an interview on CNN. "It was obvious that the video would have had  profound impact had it been released when it occurred. and the mayor has taken great steps to ensure that  it's concealed."Garcia went on to say that the city's quick settlement with Laquan McDonald's family is  another indication that Emanuel was trying to hide something. Garcia also says releasing the video would have  had a significant impact on the runoff election between himself and the mayor.  If you ignore the fact that a slaughtered teenager is at the heart of these recent events in Chicago, there's a  delicious irony in that Emanuel is now being pilloried by many of the same forces that he has mocked and  insulted his entire career, despite the fact that they are vital to the electoral success of the party to which  Emanuel allegedly belongs. Right now, there are calls for him to resign, which he has said he will not do. He's  appointed a task force, but he doesn't want the Department of Justice to come in and try to investigate the  serious endemic problems in the CPD. He can talk a little more ragtime about "regaining trust." He can yell  "Fuck!" at Lake Michigan if it makes him feel better, for all the good it will do him. This is a problem he can't  swear his way out of. Going around, as they say, and coming around.       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 6:42 AM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Fw: (NEWS) WGN News at 6AM: Protests surrounding the Laquan McDonald case continue Follow up Completed Helpful positioning from oped.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: NewsClips Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 6:32 AM Subject: (NEWS) WGN News at 6AM: Protests surrounding the Laquan McDonald case continue WGN News at 6AM: Protests surrounding the Laquan McDonald case continue  ANCHOR: More protests expected today stemming from the Laquan McDonald shooting.   PROTESTORS: What do we want? Justice!  ANCHOR: Small groups of protesters blocked entrances to two stores on Michigan Avenue yesterday. There  have been daily demonstrations since the video of his shooting was released two weeks ago. The city is set to  release to video of another police shooting: Ronald Johnson. Jesse Jackson says there is a culture of corruption  and wants federal investigation.  JACKSON: We want police culture cleaned up, the withheld information should be condemned ... they should  come in with subpoena powers.  ANCHOR: He is leading a march today at 2:00 p.m. A similar sentiment in Logan Square where a smaller group  of demonstrators called on mayor Emanuel to resign, they believe he participated in a coverup in the case.  They say it’s not right police superintendent Garry McCarthy was let go but Mayor Emanuel still has his job.  Mayor Emanuel by the way strongly denies accusations that he withheld videotapes because of his reelection.  He says he is taking responsibility and explained that such evidence is never released before investigation is  complete he added that has he seen the video he might have broken a protocol. Emanuel wrote at the end of  the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than  complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 6:43 AM Collins, Adam Re: Thanks! Will be able to look around 730.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 1:03 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Here's a draft. Let me know if this is what you're thinking. I can circulate in the am    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:37 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Subject: Re:      No worries. Hope you are doing something fun!!! I just want to make sure I am not talking off of something  outdated.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:36 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re:   yes. But it'll be late.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 8:34 PM  To: Collins, Adam  Subject:        Can you send over topline talkers both for LM and our policy tonight? I have a call tomorrow to walk a few  people through.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    1 This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 6:44 AM Gutierrez, Carl Spector, Stephen;Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley Re: Surrogate list Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:54 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spector, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Surrogate list Below are some of the names the media has been reaching out to on the LM‐related issues.                                                               1                                                       From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:15 PM To: Gutierrez, Carl Cc: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Surrogate list Thank you. Please send what you find to the following: Spector, shannon, Adam, kelley and me. Would like spector to have no later than 10am.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Gutierrez, Carl Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 10:11 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Surrogate list Hey. FYI. Working on this. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Ewing, Clothilde wrote: 3           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Green, Melissa Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:42 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Cc: Spector, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Gutierrez, Carl Subject: Re: Surrogate list  o  National Surrogates    4       From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 5:40 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Cc: Spector, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David; Rendina,  Michael; Rapelyea, Sean; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen; Gutierrez, Carl  Subject: Re: Surrogate list      Great, thanks. Adding Carl to this list.        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 5:37 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spector, Stephen; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Rapelyea, Sean; Rountree, Janey; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Re: Surrogate list   Yes I actually already emailed Carl during the call to have him start.   On Dec 5, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Ewing, Clothilde  wrote: 5 Let's use this as we build surrogates ‐ both national and local. Spector is holding  the list. If you have relationships or know who should play point, then please ID  that person.  Janey, if you have suggestions of public safety officials or criminal justice experts  who you think may be worth trying or who you know press will go to, then  please send those names around.    Melissa, can you send your list that you sent before to this group.    Please send names by 9pm tonight if you can.    Spector, when the list is compiled, let's hop on the phone and talk through next  steps.  Also, this will be in addition to the list you are manning on folks that we  know press will go to based on who they talked to over the last week? Kelley,  can Carl help with that part?    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network .   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the  addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or  confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or  the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient),  you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the  message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  6     this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 7 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 7:51 AM Klinzman, Grant;Spector, Stephen Re: This am Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged This is the format I was thinking.    "He (Mayor Emanuel) loves Chicago and I'm confident that he's going to do everything he can to get to the  bottom of these issues and take whatever measures are necessary to remedy them." – Former Secretary of  State Hillary Clinton, December 4, 2015  http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015‐12‐05/clinton‐voices‐confidence‐in‐rahm‐emanuel‐as‐ chicago‐mayor     “I can tell you that what we did see from Mayor Emanuel in the news conference that he held yesterday was  a personal commitment to following through on reforms that he believes are needed within the Chicago  Police Department. The Mayor also acknowledged that those reforms are not the kinds of reforms that can  be implemented overnight, can’t be implemented with the flip of a switch, but rather will require the  sustained commitment to implementing those reforms by the leadership of that city over the long  term.  And Mayor Emanuel offered up his own personal commitment to follow through on implementing  those reforms.” – White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, December 2, 2015  https://www.whitehouse.gov/the‐press‐office/2015/12/03/press‐briefing‐press‐secretary‐josh‐earnest‐ 12215      "There are people who have called for Rahm Emanuel's resignation, but a lot of those people supported ... Garcia in the last election. The idea that people who weren't previously supportive of Rahm Emanuel would suddenly be supportive now fails the test of logic." – Alderman Will Burns, December 2, 2015 http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/rahm-emanuel-laquan-mcdonald-resignation/            From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 7:32 AM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen  Subject: This am      Hey guys‐     1 Would either of you have some time this morning to help me compile a list of supportive quotes on police  issues over the past two weeks?  2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 8:27 AM Ewing, Clothilde Re: Talkers.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Couple tweaks in the attached. Nothing major.      We could add the timeline in on McDonald, but I worry we start reaching a point of information overload.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:00 AM  To: Collins, Adam  Subject:      I am sorry, I didn't redline.  This is what I'm thinking.  I added a few things and want to make sure they have  the op‐ed as well.      Perhaps I add more on LM as well.  Thoughts?    And, thanks as always.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Guglielmi, Anthony Sunday, December 06, 2015 8:38 AM Collins, Adam RE: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 7AM: Latest updates in Laquan McDonald case Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged We emailed it to the entire Media list last night...I'll hv them do it again --Anthony Guglielmi Director, Communications & News Affairs Office of the Police Superintendent Chicago Police Department Phone: 312-745-6110 Cell: @ajguglielmi @Chicago_Police www.chicagopolice.org -------- Original message -------From: "Collins, Adam" Date: 12/06/2015 7:52 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Guglielmi, Anthony" Subject: Fw: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 7AM: Latest updates in Laquan McDonald case Can you please get them your statement?    From: NewsClips  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 7:32 AM  Subject: (NEWS) CBS2 News at 7AM: Latest updates in Laquan McDonald case      CBS2 News at 7AM: Latest updates in Laquan McDonald case  ANCHOR: Hundreds of pages, maps, handwritten summaries from Chicago police documenting the shooting of  Laquan McDonald are public and they're raising more questions. In his written account officer Jason Van Dyke  says the teen was swinging the knife in an aggressive manner. He claimed McDonald stepped toward him  attempting to kill him. The video shows the teen walking with a knife in his right hand. The reports show  several officers repeatedly told McDonald to put the weapon down. But we can't hear that on the dash cam  1 because the audio was not working. The case is now the subject of a federal investigation. We e‐mailed CPD,  but we have not heard back from them.  MCCARTHY: The fact is for some reason, the audio wasn't working in a number of the vehicles. Usually that's  either operator error or it's done intentionally.  ANCHOR: Again, we are waiting for CPD to comment on this story, but we have not heard back from them.  Cook county board president Toni Preckwinkle says a federal investigation into the McDonald death is not  enough.   PRECKWINKLE: The investigation alone is not going to address the structural problems we have in the police  department around holding officers accountable for bad acts. 95% of the police officers are good decent  people. We have to hold accountable those 5% who are not, who don't behave well or behave inappropriately  so that they don’t besmirch the reputations of the overwhelming majority of our officers.   ANCHOR: Preckwinkle repeated her call for cook county states attorney Anita Alvarez to step down.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 9:23 AM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: talkers FYI, Chicago did not come up in the Lynch MTP interview. It was all on terrorism and San Bernardino.      From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:47 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael  Subject: Re: talkers      I'm good with this. Steve has some specific examples to help answer the question below.   From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39:56 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers      Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.         Question would be something to the effect of:              This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Klinzman, Grant Saturday, December 05, 2015 3:35 PM Spector, Stephen;Ewing, Clothilde;McCaffrey, Bill RE: Reaching out from Chicago Can you let them know we are running a few min late? On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 1:29 PM -0800, "Spector, Stephen" wrote: Great. Yes, looks like 202‐885‐4943 is Shawna’s number. And for context, here are tomorrow’s guests on MTP. Elisabeth  is the DC bureau chief for the NYT and Ogletree is an African American studies professor at Harvard Law School: --NBC's "Meet the Press": Loretta Lynch; roundtable: Elisabeth Bumiller, Rich Lowry, Charles Ogletree and Amy Walter      From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 3:26 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Stephen - I am in Steve's office now. I think we can handle connection - same number as sent previously? On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM -0800, "Spector, Stephen" wrote: 330 is good. Bill or Grant, happy to swing by to connect everyone.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:22 PM To: Spector, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Ask if she can do 330 to give him time to get off with flannery    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:21 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Fw: Reaching out from Chicago Can we do this before or after Flannery with Patton?  1   From: Thomas, Shawna (NBCUniversal) Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:17 PM To: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal); Spector, Stephen Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Reaching out from Chicago Hi Stephen and Clothilde,    I could chat around 4pmET.  My office number is 202‐885‐4943.     Thanks for reaching out,   Shawna Thomas Senior Producer – Meet the Press NBC News Work: 202-885-4943 / iPhone: 202-812-1756 / bb: 213-200-8804 Twitter: @ShawnaNBCNews Shawna.Thomas@nbcuni.com       From: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal) Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:32 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Thomas, Shawna (NBCUniversal) Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Connecting you with Shawna Ilana Marcus Drimmer NBC News Meet the Press Office : 202 885 4811 Mobile: 202 365 7119 On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Spector, Stephen wrote: Hi Ilana ‐‐ I want to follow‐up to ensure that NBC has the city's perspective in case there is  coverage on tomorrow morning's show. Can you let us know as we are available to jump on a  call today? Also, I want to make sure you saw the op‐ed from the Mayor that is running this  weekend. Thank you.      Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune   The following op-ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune this weekend:   2 Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not just in one instance, but over decades. Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.   We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast majority who put their lives on the line every day.   What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.   They didn’t, and that has to change.   What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the public because of the election. Here are the facts:   The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically. Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have finished their investigation. The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories to fit the evidence.   Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations.   The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency, without sacrificing one for the other?   In this case, the city followed its standard policy.   Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dashcam video, and turned it over to prosecutors. No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would have become public before the election.   At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves.   I know the history of police-community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body camerasfor police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints. 3   So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city. Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust. We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.   Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover-up. But nothing could be further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on February 27 and expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.   As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash-cam videotape, which he described in detail.   If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re-examine how we handle cases of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city desperately needs.   If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one by which I expect to be measured.     From: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal)   Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:07 AM  To: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago    Does the Mayor want to do the program?    Ilana Marcus Drimmer  NBC News Meet the Press Office : 202 885 4811 Mobile: 202 365 7119     On Dec 5, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Spector, Stephen  wrote: Hi Ilana –   4   This is Stephen Spector from Mayor Emanuel’s press office. I hope this email finds you  well.    I wanted to reach out to see if Meet the Press is planning to devote any coverage  tomorrow to the developments in Chicago?    Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing from you.   Thanks again,   Stephen Spector Office of the Mayor 312‐744‐3366     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the  addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or  confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or  the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient),  you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the  message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.  5   From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Saturday, December 05, 2015 3:43 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Quinn, Kelley (Kelley.Quinn@cityofchicago.org);Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey draft remarks for wedn Rahm Emanuel Speech.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     ‐‐  David Spielfogel  Mayor’s Office  City of Chicago  312‐744‐2818 (o)    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 4:00 PM Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Reaching out from Chicago      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 3:29 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Reaching out from Chicago Great. Yes, looks like 202‐885‐4943 is Shawna’s number. And for context, here are tomorrow’s guests on MTP. Elisabeth  is the DC bureau chief for the NYT and Ogletree is an African American studies professor at Harvard Law School: --NBC's "Meet the Press": Loretta Lynch; roundtable: Elisabeth Bumiller, Rich Lowry, Charles Ogletree and Amy Walter      From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 3:26 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Stephen - I am in Steve's office now. I think we can handle connection - same number as sent previously? On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM -0800, "Spector, Stephen" wrote: 330 is good. Bill or Grant, happy to swing by to connect everyone.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:22 PM To: Spector, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Ask if she can do 330 to give him time to get off with flannery    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:21 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Fw: Reaching out from Chicago Can we do this before or after Flannery with Patton?  1   From: Thomas, Shawna (NBCUniversal) Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 2:17 PM To: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal); Spector, Stephen Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: Reaching out from Chicago Hi Stephen and Clothilde,    I could chat around 4pmET.  My office number is 202‐885‐4943.     Thanks for reaching out,   Shawna Thomas Senior Producer – Meet the Press NBC News Work: 202-885-4943 / iPhone: 202-812-1756 / bb: 213-200-8804 Twitter: @ShawnaNBCNews Shawna.Thomas@nbcuni.com       From: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal) Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:32 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Thomas, Shawna (NBCUniversal) Cc: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Connecting you with Shawna Ilana Marcus Drimmer NBC News Meet the Press Office : 202 885 4811 Mobile: 202 365 7119 On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Spector, Stephen wrote: Hi Ilana ‐‐ I want to follow‐up to ensure that NBC has the city's perspective in case there is  coverage on tomorrow morning's show. Can you let us know as we are available to jump on a  call today? Also, I want to make sure you saw the op‐ed from the Mayor that is running this  weekend. Thank you.      Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune   The following op-ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune this weekend:   2 Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not just in one instance, but over decades. Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.   We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast majority who put their lives on the line every day.   What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.   They didn’t, and that has to change.   What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the public because of the election. Here are the facts:   The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically. Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have finished their investigation. The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories to fit the evidence.   Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations.   The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency, without sacrificing one for the other?   In this case, the city followed its standard policy.   Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dashcam video, and turned it over to prosecutors. No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would have become public before the election.   At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves.   I know the history of police-community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body camerasfor police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints. 3   So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city. Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust. We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.   Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover-up. But nothing could be further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on February 27 and expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.   As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash-cam videotape, which he described in detail.   If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re-examine how we handle cases of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city desperately needs.   If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one by which I expect to be measured.     From: Drimmer, Ilana (NBCUniversal)   Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:07 AM  To: Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago    Does the Mayor want to do the program?    Ilana Marcus Drimmer  NBC News Meet the Press Office : 202 885 4811 Mobile: 202 365 7119     On Dec 5, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Spector, Stephen  wrote: Hi Ilana –   4   This is Stephen Spector from Mayor Emanuel’s press office. I hope this email finds you  well.    I wanted to reach out to see if Meet the Press is planning to devote any coverage  tomorrow to the developments in Chicago?    Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing from you.   Thanks again,   Stephen Spector Office of the Mayor 312‐744‐3366     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the  addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or  confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or  the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient),  you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the  message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.  5   From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 4:10 PM Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;McCaffrey, Bill Re: Reaching out from Chicago Isn't hrc on?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 4:01 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Yes, they said they are "good" and don't want to do a call. I sent them MRE's op‐ed.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 3:59 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Did we ever hear back from abc?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 3:29 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Reaching out from Chicago Great. Yes, looks like 202‐885‐4943 is Shawna’s number. And for context, here are tomorrow’s guests on MTP. Elisabeth  is the DC bureau chief for the NYT and Ogletree is an African American studies professor at Harvard Law School: --NBC's "Meet the Press": Loretta Lynch; roundtable: Elisabeth Bumiller, Rich Lowry, Charles Ogletree and Amy Walter      From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 3:26 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Reaching out from Chicago Stephen - I am in Steve's office now. I think we can handle connection - same number as sent previously? On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:53 PM -0800, "Spector, Stephen" wrote: 330 is good. Bill or Grant, happy to swing by to connect everyone.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Mitchell, Eileen Saturday, December 05, 2015 7:11 PM C Hyman;Davis, Felicia;d2580carter;Forrest Claypool;Eugene Jones;Michael Kelly;Ando Scott;Bannon, B;Berlin, Steve;Berman, Brenna;Boone, Michelle;Brown, Carole;Capifali, Ivan;Caproni, Max;Choi, Soo;Evans, Ginger;Frydland, Judith;Guerra, Maria;Holt, Alexandra;Jackowiak, Patricia;Gary McCarthy;Morita, Julie;Morrison Butler, Lisa;Noriega, Mona;Patton, Stephen;Powers, Thomas;Reifman, David;Reynolds, David;Rhee, Jamie;Santiago, Jose;Scheinfeld, Rebekah;Schenkel, Gary;Tamley, Karen;Widawsky, Dan;Williams, Charles Bennett, Kenneth;Deal, Joe;Ewing, Clothilde;Hall, Abby;Harte, Meghan;Koch, Steven;Negron, Michael;Quinn, Kelley;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Spielfogel, David Today's News Sun_Times_Editorial_12.5.15.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Cc: Dear Colleagues,    In case you have not had a chance to read it yet, I wanted to share with you the Mayor’s piece that was  published in the Tribune and the Sun Times this weekend. In his op‐ed, the Mayor directly addresses the tragic  shooting of Laquan McDonald and the specific steps that the City took in the aftermath to help set the record  straight.    Most importantly, the Mayor reiterated that he takes full responsibility for ensuring that officers are held  accountable for any abuses and restoring trust between police and the residents of Chicago to help ensure  that a tragedy like this never happens again.    If you have any thoughts or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.   Best,  Eileen    Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312)744-6246     1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015 Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015. Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not just in one instance, but over decades. Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again. We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast majority who put their lives on the line every day. What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the oversight agencies should have come into play. They didn’t, and that has to change. What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the public because of the election. Here are the facts: The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically. Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have finished their investigation. The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories to fit the evidence. Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations. The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency without sacrificing one for the other? In this case, the city followed its standard policy. Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash-cam video, and turned it over to prosecutors. No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would have become public before the election. At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves. I know the history of police-community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints. So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city. Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust. We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost. Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover-up. But nothing could be further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on Feb. 27 and expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24. As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash-cam videotape, which he described in detail. If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re-examine how we handle cases of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city desperately needs. If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one by which I expect to be measured. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Ewing, Clothilde Saturday, December 05, 2015 10:19 PM Rendina, Michael;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Quinn, Kelley;Breymaier, Shannon;Collins, Adam Fields, Samantha;Lisa Schrader Re: CPD-related resolution CPD investigation resolution 12-9-15.doc Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed        From: Rendina, Michael  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 5:56 PM  To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Quinn, Kelley; Breymaier, Shannon; Collins, Adam  Cc: Fields, Samantha; Lisa Schrader  Subject: FW: CPD‐related resolution      Resolution for Wednesday that we discussed earlier.                  From: Levine, Jeffrey Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 5:51 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Fields, Samantha; Rendina, Michael Subject: CPD-related resolution     For your review/suggestions.     Jeff    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:22 AM Ewing, Clothilde Spielfogel, David RE: talkers Talkers Sunday.docx Attached -------- Original message -------From: "Ewing, Clothilde" Date: 12/06/2015 10:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Spielfogel, David" Subject: Fw: talkers Adam, any chance you can make that tweak? Will be away from computer for next 1.5 hours     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:12 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers looks good.     From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers      Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.         Question would be something to the effect of:          1     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mitchell, Eileen Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:23 AM Spielfogel, David Ewing, Clothilde;Collins, Adam;Patton, Stephen;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael Re: talkers David's point should be added to all related messaging Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312) 744-6246 (office) (312) (mobile) On Dec 6, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Spielfogel, David wrote: looks good.       From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina,  Michael  Subject: talkers      Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who  helped with this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.        Question would be something to the effect of:        1     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2   From: Sent: To: Subject: Spielfogel, David Sunday, December 06, 2015 11:00 AM Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael Fw: (NEWS) CRAIN'S: Can Emanuel change his spots? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed .    From: NewsClips Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:40 AM Subject: (NEWS) CRAIN'S: Can Emanuel change his spots? Can Emanuel change his spots?  CRAIN’S // Greg Hinz // December 5, 2015  If there's anything a good politician has in abundance, it's sharp survival instincts. When the inevitable crisis  comes rolling down the tracks, such a pol not only avoids getting smacked but somehow catapults into the  engineer's seat to drive the train.  So, what happened to Mayor Rahm Emanuel? Supposedly one of the shrewdest pols in all the land, he walked  right in front of the train on the Laquan McDonald matter. And it happened not once but on multiple  occasions, as he fumbled the release of the shooting video, the firing of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy  and the expected onset of a federal probe into the Chicago Police Department. Why?  The answer will say much about whether Emanuel has any more lives left. More important, it will tell whether  a city that desperately needs a strong, competent hand at the wheel at a time of carnage in the streets and  financial chaos in Springfield still has one.  In calling current and former Emanuel insiders and others who know him well, I hear some things that suggest  that, as always, there's another side to the story.  For instance, the mayor feared that if the McDonald video was released the wrong way, some cops would get  their backs up and hit the city with a case of blue flu. And bad relations with some reporters, who “hate him,”  according to one mayoral ally, can make things look worse than they are.  But far more typically, I heard there really is a problem, and his name is Rahm Emanuel.  “He's a one‐man band. That's the way he's been for five years. He micromanages everything,” says an insider  who knows the mayor well. “Sure, he needs a better staff. But he wouldn't listen to it anyhow.”  Others make the same point: Emanuel is so focused on the short‐term goal of winning the 24‐hour news cycle  that he gets in his own way and avoids the long‐term plans needed to reach his ultimate goals. He downplayed  the need for a federal probe of the Police Department, for example, even though such an investigation is  coming anyhow and could provide him with the necessary cover to force unpopular but needed changes.  Emanuel “needs a Teele,” says another source, referring to onetime mayoral aide Terry Teele, who in his own  boisterous and convivial way was one of the few people in the world who could tell Richard M. Daley to his  face when he was full of it.  Emanuel needs to think less about himself and more about the city and what's needed, says a former aide.  “He always saves his political capital for himself.”  1 Pick a top‐rate new police chief, definitely an African‐American, says another source who knows the mayor  well. That and do a mea culpa tour of crime‐plagued neighborhoods to let residents know he really has  received the message this time.  Of course, Emanuel said he was going to spend more time in the neighborhoods after Jesus “Chuy” Garcia  forced him into a runoff election last winter, and it didn't last long.  Still, Emanuel's professional life is filled with journeys from down to up. He lost his gig in the Bill Clinton White  House but won his way back in. He was forced into that runoff against Garcia but then improbably got a wide  majority of aldermen to vote for a needed hike in property taxes, the biggest in city history.  The mayor arguably has the ability to pull another Lazarus act. But he'll have to actually do it.  Some say they saw signs that Emanuel awoke to reality late in the week. That's when he quit saying dumb  things like “I'm not going to resign” and decided to release the tape in another police shooting and “welcome”  a federal probe.  Ultimately, as presidential counsel and Emanuel pal David Axelrod puts it, the mayor “has a historic  opportunity to bring about changes to (police) policies and practices that have been in place for time  immemorial . . . while maintaining effective policing. But that won't happen overnight.”  In other words: Start driving the train, Mr. Mayor. Then, stay with it.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spielfogel, David Sunday, December 06, 2015 11:29 AM Rendina, Michael Mitchell, Eileen Fw: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: What did top city lawyer tell aldermen about $5M settlement for McDonald family? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Important to get around I think.    From: NewsClips Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:22 AM Subject: (NEWS) SUN TIMES: What did top city lawyer tell aldermen about $5M settlement for McDonald family? What did top city lawyer tell aldermen about $5M settlement for McDonald family?  SUN TIMES // Fran Spielman // December 6, 2015  African‐American aldermen who approved a $5 million settlement to the family of Laquan McDonald —  before seeing the video of the shooting and before a lawsuit had even been filed — have been running for  political cover by saying they were “misled.”  They have accused Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton of doing the misleading by claiming that a dashcam  video that Mayor Rahm Emanuel kept under wraps until Nov. 24, when a judge ordered the city to release it,  “showed some gray area.”  When they finally saw the video, aldermen viewed it as rather black and white. It shows Officer Jason Van  Dyke pumping 16 rounds into McDonald’s body while the knife‐wielding teen was walking away from the  officer, who is now charged with first‐degree murder. Many of the shots hit McDonald while he was already  on the ground.  But a transcript of Patton’s testimony before the City Council’s Finance Committee on April 13, the day the  settlement was approved, raises serious questions about the aldermen’s claims that they were misled.  In painstaking detail, Patton described how Officer Jason Van Dyke, whom Patton did not identify by name on  that day, fired 16 shots into McDonald’s body on October 20, 2014, as five other responding officers exercised  restraint.  It all started when a man called 911 to report that a knife‐wielding offender had threatened him and was  attempting to break into vehicles in an Archer Heights trucking yard at 41st and Kildare.  “What preceded the shooting is disputed between the plaintiffs in this case and the shooting officer. The  shooting officer contends, as I understand it, that Mr. McDonald was moving toward him. He was in fear of his  life. Mr. McDonald was only one car width, you know, one lane away on Pulaski. Ten, 15 feet,” Patton said on  that day.  “The plaintiffs contend very vehemently that Mr. McDonald had been walking away from the police and was  continuing to walk away from the police. And they contend that the videotape supports their version of the  events,” he said.  Patton went on to explain to incredulous aldermen why the $5 million settlement was in the “best interests”  of Chicago taxpayers after the family initially demanded $16 million.  1 “First, attorneys for the estate will argue that Mr. McDonald did not pose any immediate threat of death or  great bodily harm to [Van Dyke] and that, instead, McDonald, as I mentioned before, was walking away from  the police when he was shot. And they will argue that the videotape supports their version of events,” the  corporation counsel said.  “The estate or plaintiffs will also argue that their position that deadly force was not justified is demonstrated  by the conduct of the other officers at the scene, none of whom fired their weapon at McDonald,” he said.  Patton described the shooting as a “unique case.” The first two officers to arrive on the scene followed  McDonald for “some number of blocks” and “never saw fit” to discharge their weapons, he said. Neither did  Van Dyke’s partner, who was “right beside him when both officers exited the vehicle with guns drawn.”  “So, the plaintiffs will contend, if this matter were not resolved, that the unreasonableness of [Van Dyke’s]  conduct is shown by the restraint that was shown by the other five officers, none of whom discharged their  weapons,” the corporation counsel said.  “Finally, the plaintiffs will point to the fact that there were no pedestrians, automobiles, other folks who were  near McDonald at the time he was shot and as to which he might have posed an imminent danger. That’s why  we think the settlement makes sense on the issue of liability.”  Rather than “misleading” aldermen, Patton played it right down the middle. The only thing he did not tell  aldermen is that he had seen the tape himself and could confirm the McDonald family’s version.  And the transcript shows that not a single aldermen asked the corporation counsel whether he had seen the  dashboard camera video and, if so, what it showed.  When West Side Ald. Jason Ervin (29th) asked whether any of the officers had been disciplined, Patton  reiterated the McDonald case was “under active current investigation by both federal and state law  enforcement authorities.”  Ervin then asked Patton to give his “professional opinion” on whether Van Dyke had acted “outside the scope  of employment,” thereby excusing the taxpayers from liability for the officer’s actions.  “It’s two very different issues. Scope of employment [is] very broadly interpreted by the courts and  particularly [by] the 7th Circuit [Court of Appeals]. We have had that come up before,” Patton said.  “Matters that are plainly ones that the city does not condone — in some infamous cases that are absolutely  reprehensible because the policeman involved was still acting with force of law and as a policeman — is within  scope of authority.”  Ald.  Marge Laurino (39th) asked whether Chicago Police officers “all carry” Tasers and, if they do, why officers  tailing McDonald had to request a Taser.  Patton replied that “a number of” officers carry them, but the first two officers on the scene that night “did  not have a Taser.”  Laurino then asked what would turn out to be a prescient question about what is now a videotape played  around the world.  “That was a videotape from one of the officers? Is that correct?” she asked.  “Yes, it was a dash camera video,” the corporation counsel said.  When Laurino asked how many officers are “equipped with videotape,” Patton said he would “get back to the  chair on how many of our squad cars or patrols have dashboard video cameras.”  “I suspect that is going to change the outcome of a number of cases for use because we are videotaping,  correct?” Laurino said.  Patton replied, “I don’t think that this is a case that [will set a precedent]. Each one of these … we have to look  at on their own.”  Laurino replied, “But this was one piece of the puzzle that brought us to this conclusion, correct?  Patton countered, “It is. It was an important piece of the evidence here. Not the only evidence that we  considered. And I’m sure the criminal, you know, investigating authorities are considering. But it’s one piece.” Ald. Leslie Hairston (5th) did not attend the Finance Committee meeting when the settlement was approved.  But after reading the transcript, she told MSNBC last week that aldermen had been led astray.  2 “There was language to the effect that Laquan ‘lunged’ at the police officer. When we now see the video, that  was not the case,” she said.  Ald. Howard Brookins (21st), former chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, made a similar statement.  “We were led to believe there was something fuzzy or something questionable that could be interpreted a  different way than it was,” Brookins said then.  “We were misled. We were misled in terms of whether or not this particular tape showed some gray area  where it needed to be investigated for all this period of time. It appears to everybody who has seen this tape  … that it did not and should not have taken a full year to determine what happened when all of the facts were  known and it was a clear video to show it.”       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Mc Carthy, Garry F.[garry.mccarthy@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 11:53 AM To: Roussell; James M.; Tracy; Robert; Guglielmi; Anthony; Adam Collins Subject: Fwd: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File Good time to put this out! Oh, wait. IYs a week too late. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: News Affairs Date: December 6,2015 at 8:58:17 AM CST To: News Affairs Subject: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File By City law, the Independent Police Review Authority(IPRA)conducts all investigations of the conduct of Chicago police officers when they are involved in an officer-involved shooting. That is not handled internally at CPD.IPRA's administrative investigations to determine whether officers should be disciplined are always suspended pending criminal investigations so as not to interfere with those proceedings. CPD's case report and all videos were turned over to IPRA and state and federal prosecutors days after the shooting. The Justice Department is currently investigating any actions and statements of CPD officers in connection with this shooting. If the criminal investigation concludes that any officer participated in any wrongdoing, we will take swift action. On background: The Justice Department is currently reviewing the videos, including the Burger King video, and the statements made by CPD officers as part of their criminal investigation. Once they complete their investigation, IPRA will resume its administrative investigation to consider whether discipline, including termination, would be appropriate for any officers who responded to the incident or participated in preparing the case report. In the meantime, IPRA cannot interview the officers involved in this incident while the federal and state criminal matters are pending. Chicago Police Department Office of News Affairs (312) 745-6110. Fax (312) 745-6999 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:15 PM Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael Re: talkers Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:04 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers Apologies for the delay. Good here. From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39:56 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.         Question would be something to the effect of:            This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:15 PM Patton, Stephen;Spielfogel, David;Mitchell, Eileen;Collins, Adam;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael Re: talkers Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:04 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers Apologies for the delay. Good here. From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39:56 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.         Question would be something to the effect of:            This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:28 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen Re: talkers Here are the addresses...Joel@gpg.com, Joe@gpg.com, Jake.Siewert@gs.com   Jake's address is Goldman  Sachs.  t from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:17 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Green, Melissa Subject: Fw: talkers There is a redline in here, but please clean up and use for when we send to the three along with the surrogate  list? Melissa, do we have everyone's email addresses? I understand we aren't ready to send yet, but once we  are, want to make sure we have what we need.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:22 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: talkers Attached -------- Original message -------From: "Ewing, Clothilde" Date: 12/06/2015 10:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Collins, Adam" Cc: "Spielfogel, David" Subject: Fw: talkers Adam, any chance you can make that tweak? Will be away from computer for next 1.5 hours     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:12 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers looks good. in first bullet, should be       1 From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers      Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.        Question would be something to the effect of:              This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Mc Carthy, Garry F.[garry.mccarthy@chicagopolice.org] Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:11 PM To: Kristin Subject: Fwd: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: News Affairs Date: December 6,2015 at 8:58:17 AM CST To: News Affairs Subject: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File By City law,the Independent Police Review Authority(IPRA)conducts all investigations of the conduct of Chicago police officers when they are involved in an officer-involved shooting. That is not handled internally at CPD.IPRA's administrative investigations to determine whether officers should be disciplined are always suspended pending criminal investigations so as not to interfere with those proceedings. CPD's case report and all videos were turned over to IPRA and state and federal prosecutors days after the shooting. The Justice Department is currently investigating any actions and statements of CPD officers in connection with this shooting. If the criminal investigation concludes that any officer participated in any wrongdoing, we will take swift action. On background: The Justice Department is currently reviewing the videos, including the Burger King video, and the statements made by CPD officers as part of their criminal investigation. Once they complete their investigation, IPRA will resume its administrative investigation to consider whether discipline, including termination, would be appropriate for any officers who responded to the incident or participated in preparing the case report. In the meantime, IPRA cannot interview the officers involved in this incidentwhile the federal and state criminal matters are pending. Chicago Police Department Office of News Affairs (312) 745-6110 Fax (312) 745-6999 From: Sent: To: Patton, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:12 PM Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael RE: DRAFT - statements Subject:           Second,        .    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 1:50 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: DRAFT - statements   Below are four draft statements on Johnson and Coleman – two each from MRE and Escalante. Law is in the process of  completing their review of the relevant materials in these cases and we are working on a more extensive Q&A that we  will have later today when that review is complete. Additionally, we have discussed a logistical plan for the release of  this information and will have that around shortly as well.    Please let me know what you think. Janey has seen each of the below statements.     MRE JOHNSON STATEMENT                ESCALANTE JOHNSON STATEMENT    MRE COLEMAN STATEMENT    1       ESCALANTE COLEMAN STATEMENT          This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spector, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:39 PM Quinn, Kelley Ewing, Clothilde Re: National tv/surrogates Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed For sure, just typed this up. The conversation touched on surrogate involvement, but also highlighted these  topline discussion points. I believe these items now sit with Eileen and David for input on which to move  forward.     Regarding the list of surrogates that we've compiled internally, I think the goal is to send it to Jake/Joe/Joel in  the next few hours to get their feedback and for them to reach out to the talking heads to organize a call.     Topline Notes:                                                          1            him when he announced the LM video at CPD HQ?)           From: Quinn, Kelley  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:29 PM  To: Spector, Stephen  Cc: Ewing, Clothilde  Subject: National tv/surrogates      Hey Stephen, Can you please send me a readout of the call when you have a chance? Thanks! ________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spielfogel, David Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:43 PM Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen;Deal, Joe;Bennett, Kenneth Re: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:40 PM To: Collins, Adam Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Deal, Joe; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Re: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story On Dec 6, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Collins, Adam wrote: Was just emailed. WaPo reached out to CPD on this a minute ago.         From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:35 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam; Deal, Joe; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story In case you haven't seen this. Just posted. Post Nation Justice Department will launch investigation into practices of Chicago police Resize Text Print Article 1 Comments 0 By Sari Horwitz, Ellen Nakashima and Wesley LoweryDecember 6 at 2:50 PM Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago on April 21, 2014. McCarthy was ousted last week after unrest over video footage of a fatal police shooting. (Jim Young/Reuters) The Justice Department plans to launch an investigation into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, a wide-ranging review similar to those that scrutinized the police departments in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, according to several law enforcement officials. The civil probe, which the officials say could be announced early this week, comes as Chicago continues to grapple with protests after the release of a video showing the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, which prompted murder charges for the officer involved and the resignation of the city’s police chief. The Justice Department is already investigating the McDonald shooting, but this new investigation by the department’s civil rights division would focus on the police department’s practices broadly to determine whether any of them contribute to civil rights violations. A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said Sunday morning that he did not know anything about the possibility of a second, broader federal probe into the force. A Justice Department spokesperson did not confirm that a new probe into Chicago PD is imminent. 2 “Civil rights division lawyers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation, which is the department’s standard process, and the attorney general is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon,” a department official said. [Why did authorities say Laquan McDonald lunged at Chicago police officers?] Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), a former top aide to President Obama, called the possibility of a civil rights investigation “misguided” last week. But, a day later, he reversed course and said he would welcome such an investigation. Emanuel has come under fire for his administration’s handling of the McDonald video, specifically for fighting its release for more than a year, which some have suggested was a politically motivated decision meant to insulate the mayor from political backlash while he was locked in a tight reelection effort. One week after the McDonald video was released, Emanuel fired Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy. “I welcome the engagement of the Justice Department,” Emanuel told reporters during a ribboncutting ceremony on Thursday. “We have a long road ahead of us as a city, and I welcome people from many views to help us do what exactly we need to do.” On the same day that McCarthy was fired, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wrote a letter to the DOJ urging them to open an investigation into the police department. “The McDonald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse by CPD,” Madigan (D) wrote. Under Obama, Attorneys General Loretta Lynch and her predecessor, Eric Holder, have used patterns-and-practices investigations to aggressively probe police departments for potential constitutional violations, investigating dozens of departments since 2009. Those probes have found patterns of excessive force by police in Cleveland; Albuquerque; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; Portland; New Orleans; Seattle; Puerto Rico; and Warren, Ohio. 3 [Federal interventions at troubled police departments drag on for years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars] Congress empowered the federal government to conduct such investigations in the aftermath of the 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles officers and the riots that followed. A law passed in 1994 gave the Justice Department the power to investigate and force systemic changes to local police departments — and to sue the departments if they do not comply. “We have called for police reform as it relates to this police department…and we’ve also called for accountability in city government,” said Rose Joshua, president of Chicago South Side NAACP, which had previously called for a Justice Department probe into the city’s police. “It should be something that’s broad. It should be a detailed probe and should look into the specific civil rights complaints filed over the years by activists here on the ground.” Joshua said that she welcomes the federal probe and hopes that it will address the underlying policing issues. She also said she is hopeful that the federal investigation will be a step toward policing reform — even more so than the resignation of McCarthy. “We have systemic problems, and if we can find a solution to systemic issues, it’s going to take the community to do that,” Joshua said. “At this juncture, I’m saddened and afraid and I’m wondering if we can do that.” This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 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If you have received 4 this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:46 PM Spielfogel, David Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey;Rendina, Michael;Patton, Stephen;Deal, Joe;Bennett, Kenneth Re: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Got it. On Dec 6, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Spielfogel, David wrote:     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:39 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Deal, Joe; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: RE: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story Was just emailed. WaPo reached out to CPD on this a minute ago.           From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 2:35 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Collins, Adam; Deal, Joe; Bennett, Kenneth Subject: Urgent -- WaPo DOJ story In case you haven't seen this. Just posted. Post Nation Justice Department will launch investigation into practices of Chicago police Resize Text Print Article 1 Comments 0 By Sari Horwitz, Ellen Nakashima and Wesley LoweryDecember 6 at 2:50 PM Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago on April 21, 2014. McCarthy was ousted last week after unrest over video footage of a fatal police shooting. (Jim Young/Reuters) The Justice Department plans to launch an investigation into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, a wide-ranging review similar to those that scrutinized the police departments in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, according to several law enforcement officials. The civil probe, which the officials say could be announced early this week, comes as Chicago continues to grapple with protests after the release of a video showing the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, which prompted murder charges for the officer involved and the resignation of the city’s police chief. The Justice Department is already investigating the McDonald shooting, but this new investigation by the department’s civil rights division would focus on the police department’s practices broadly to determine whether any of them contribute to civil rights violations. A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said Sunday morning that he did not know anything about the possibility of a second, broader federal probe into the force. A Justice Department spokesperson did not confirm that a new probe into Chicago PD is imminent. 2 “Civil rights division lawyers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation, which is the department’s standard process, and the attorney general is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon,” a department official said. [Why did authorities say Laquan McDonald lunged at Chicago police officers?] Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D), a former top aide to President Obama, called the possibility of a civil rights investigation “misguided” last week. But, a day later, he reversed course and said he would welcome such an investigation. Emanuel has come under fire for his administration’s handling of the McDonald video, specifically for fighting its release for more than a year, which some have suggested was a politically motivated decision meant to insulate the mayor from political backlash while he was locked in a tight reelection effort. One week after the McDonald video was released, Emanuel fired Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy. “I welcome the engagement of the Justice Department,” Emanuel told reporters during a ribboncutting ceremony on Thursday. “We have a long road ahead of us as a city, and I welcome people from many views to help us do what exactly we need to do.” On the same day that McCarthy was fired, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wrote a letter to the DOJ urging them to open an investigation into the police department. “The McDonald shooting is shocking, and it highlights serious questions about the historic, systemic use of unlawful and excessive force by Chicago police officers and the lack of accountability for such abuse by CPD,” Madigan (D) wrote. Under Obama, Attorneys General Loretta Lynch and her predecessor, Eric Holder, have used patterns-and-practices investigations to aggressively probe police departments for potential constitutional violations, investigating dozens of departments since 2009. Those probes have found patterns of excessive force by police in Cleveland; Albuquerque; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; Portland; New Orleans; Seattle; Puerto Rico; and Warren, Ohio. 3 [Federal interventions at troubled police departments drag on for years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars] Congress empowered the federal government to conduct such investigations in the aftermath of the 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles officers and the riots that followed. A law passed in 1994 gave the Justice Department the power to investigate and force systemic changes to local police departments — and to sue the departments if they do not comply. “We have called for police reform as it relates to this police department…and we’ve also called for accountability in city government,” said Rose Joshua, president of Chicago South Side NAACP, which had previously called for a Justice Department probe into the city’s police. “It should be something that’s broad. It should be a detailed probe and should look into the specific civil rights complaints filed over the years by activists here on the ground.” Joshua said that she welcomes the federal probe and hopes that it will address the underlying policing issues. She also said she is hopeful that the federal investigation will be a step toward policing reform — even more so than the resignation of McCarthy. “We have systemic problems, and if we can find a solution to systemic issues, it’s going to take the community to do that,” Joshua said. “At this juncture, I’m saddened and afraid and I’m wondering if we can do that.” This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received 4 this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 3:32 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Ewing, Clothilde;Green, Melissa;Spielfogel, David Re: Tomorrow Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed On it Sent from Outlook _____________________________ From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:26 PM Subject: Re: Tomorrow To: Mitchell, Eileen , Green, Melissa , Spielfogel, David , Spector, Stephen Agree.        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Green, Melissa Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:00 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Best/MG     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:32 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Green, Melissa; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Re: Tomorrow Following up on the call, I'm sharing the list of topline discussion points. Happy to work with Clo and Melissa  on next steps to move these forward starting today, if any of them are of particular interest. I've highlighted  which items involve Jake, Joe, and Joel's participation.     1 T0 line Notes: 2   From: Spielfogel, David  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:48 PM  To: Green, Melissa; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re: Tomorrow       Have to jump for doj call. Melissa will call you in a bit to review task list.     From: Green, Melissa Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:46 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Oepning line now.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 12:35 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   3 I will be on the line from about 1145 in the event we want to talk beforehand. I will plan on sending points  after the call in the event they hace helpful tweaks, which I am sure they will.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Green, Melissa Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:44 AM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   David,       Thank you all. Best/MG       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:02 AM To: Green, Melissa; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow           From: Green, Melissa  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:00 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re: Tomorrow                   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:45 AM To: Green, Melissa; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   who is confirmed for this call?  4   From: Green, Melissa  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:41 PM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re: Tomorrow       1‐866‐ # .       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 10:39 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Agree on this approach. Can u send number again please?     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Green, Melissa Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:34 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow             Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:27 PM To: Green, Melissa; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Melissa do u have a call in number or want to use mine? It's the one we used today.     Best time in my mind is whenever they are available and Clo can be on to walk through tps.     Thanks for coordinating.     From: Green, Melissa Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:52 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen; Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Noon CST it is. Thanks. Will send around outlook with a conf call in a bit. Best/MG     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   5 From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:32 PM To: Green, Melissa; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen; Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Tomorrow   Eileen, can you do 12 central or a pocket between 9 and 10? f you guys don't need me on then I can do the top  of 1, but will need to drop off soon after.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Green, Melissa Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:25 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spector, Stephen; Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Tomorrow   I can do anytime and so can the DC 3 Js...just let me know.       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 7:11 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen; Spielfogel, David Subject: Re: Tomorrow   If that's the only time people can do, i'll make it work, but would prefer a bit earlier.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:10 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: Tomorrow   Can we try for 1:00 p CT?   From: Green, Melissa Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 5:52 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen Subject: Tomorrow       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  6   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   7 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Sunday, December 06, 2015 3:45 PM Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Re: DRAFT - statements Will do     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 2:30 PM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: DRAFT - statements Let's discuss in person at our 5pm. Have some thoughts. Also pls bring paper versions for those who aren't on  this chain,  .    From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 1:49 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; Rendina,  Michael  Subject: DRAFT ‐ statements      Below are four draft statements on Johnson and Coleman – two each from MRE and Escalante. Law is in the process of  completing their review of the relevant materials in these cases and we are working on a more extensive Q&A that we  will have later today when that review is complete. Additionally, we have discussed a logistical plan for the release of  this information and will have that around shortly as well.     Please let me know what you think. Janey has seen each of the below statements.      MRE JOHNSON STATEMENT               ESCALANTE JOHNSON STATEMENT            1    MRE COLEMAN STATEMENT         ESCALANTE COLEMAN STATEMENT              This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:19 PM Spector, Stephen;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley;Klinzman, Grant;Ewing, Clothilde;Green, Melissa;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Patton, Stephen;McCaffrey, Bill RE: Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thanks. We’re working on one. AP and WaPo have reached out too    From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:19 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police FYI ‐ Lynn just called me and asked if we have a comment.     From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 4:16 PM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa;  Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill  Subject: ST: Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police      Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police Chicago Sun Times // Lynn Sweet    Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a Civil Rights Division investigation of the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the Laquan McDonald police shooting the Chicago SunTimes learned on Sunday. A person familiar with the situation told the Sun-Times the inquiry will look into the practices of the Chicago police in what is expected to be a wide-ranging probe. The official announcement is expected in the coming days.   Lynch is acting after having Civil Rights Division lawyers consider what now are many requests for an investigation – which is the department’s standard process. She is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon, the official said.    1 Lynch is taking action on what is called a “pattern or practice” inquiry after calls for Justice Department intervention came from a string of elected officials and activists, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Sen. Dick Durbin. Hundreds of pages of police reports released late Friday by the city of Chicago reveal that official police accounts of the shooting conflict with what the dashcam video on a police cruiser recorded. While the video shows 16 bullets pumped into the 17-year-old in a matter of seconds from one officer as the teen was moving away from police, cops on the scene during the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting indicated that McDonald was threatening them with a knife. Police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is white, is charged with the first-degree murder of McDonald, an African American. That it took 13 months for Van Dyke to be charged and a court order to force the city of Chicago to publicly release the video that led to protests and calls for the resignations of top officials, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Last week, in an effort to tamp down protests, Emanuel fired Police Supt. Garry McCarthy. A pattern or practice review determines whether there are unlawful policing practices in a police department. If there is an agreement that remedies need to take place, the negotiated deal is overseen by a federal judge who appoints an independent monitor. If there is no agreement, the Justice Department can go to federal court and seek and order. According to the Justice Department, “in addition to gathering information directly from community members, all pattern and practice investigations involve interviewing police and local officials, gathering information from other criminal justice stake holders, observing officer activities through ride-alongs and other means, and reviewing documents and specific incidents that are relevant to the investigation. “At the conclusion of an investigation, the division issues a public report detailing the findings. If the investigation finds no systemic violations of constitutional or federal statutory rights by the law enforcement agency, the division will state that and close the investigation. If, on the other hand, there are findings of patterns or practices of misconduct, the division will articulate precisely what those patterns or practices are, and will identify any systemic deficiencies underlying those patterns.” The Justice Department launched a pattern or practice investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department after the shooting of Michael Brown and in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. This civil inquiry would be separate from a pending joint federal and state criminal investigation launched after the shooting of McDonald.   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spector, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:32 PM joel@gpg.com;joe@gpg.com;Jake.Siewert@gs.com Ewing, Clothilde;Green, Melissa Following-up from Chicago Surrogates List.xlsx; Talkers - December 6.docx Joel, Joe, and Jake:    Thank you for taking the time out of your Sunday afternoon to speak with us. We greatly appreciate your  insight.     Following up on the call, I'm sending around a few items for your review.                         Moving forward, let Clo and me know of any feedback that you may have, and feel free to route any folks our  way. Thank you again.    Appreciatively,    Stephen Spector and Clo Ewing       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Sunday, December 06, 2015 5:19 PM Rountree, Janey Collins, Adam Draft release IPRAChiefRelease.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Can you pls check my language and add what you'd like about Scott. Need asap.       --  David Spielfogel  Office of the Mayor  312-744-2818 (o)  1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Sunday, December 06, 2015 5:39 PM Spielfogel, David Collins, Adam IPRAChiefRelease.docx IPRAChiefRelease.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed I put in some language about scott but the transition is clunky.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Sunday, December 06, 2015 6:04 PM Guglielmi, Anthony;Ahern, Mary Ann (NBCUniversal, WMAQ) Re: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged Hey Mary Ann‐    Attributable to me     “We will let the Department of Justice address what action they will or will not choose to take, but as was made clear  last week, we welcome the engagement of the Department of Justice as we work to restore trust in our police  department and improve our system of police accountability.”      ________________________________________  From: Guglielmi, Anthony   Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 6:03 PM  To: Ahern, Mary Ann (NBCUniversal, WMAQ)  Cc: Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: CPD Statement Regarding Release of LaQuan McDonald Case File    M ‐ Mayor's office is handling this one as a city response, copying Adam  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Patton, Stephen Sunday, December 06, 2015 6:12 PM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rountree, Janey Fw: privileged communication 149847735_1.DOCX Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rendina, Michael Sunday, December 06, 2015 10:07 PM Chavez, Claudia;Fields, Samantha Rapelyea, Sean Re: Call for Subject Matter Hearing       Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Chavez, Claudia Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:54 PM To: Rendina, Michael; Fields, Samantha Cc: Rapelyea, Sean Subject: Fwd: Call for Subject Matter Hearing See below and attached. Lopez just shared with Sean and me. Sent from Outlook ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: "Lopez, Raymond" Date: Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 7:52 PM -0800 Subject: Fwd: Call for Subject Matter Hearing To: "Fields, Samantha" , "Rapelyea, Sean" , "Chavez, Claudia" I think MRE should go to this & vow to make all truths known. He needs to get ahead of the curve. "Rebuilding trust by removing the stain" /rl Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Moore, David" Date: December 6, 2015 at 9:20:34 PM CST To: "Cochran, Willie" , "1stwardmoreno@gmail.com" <1stwardmoreno@gmail.com>, "Pawar, Ameya" , "Beale, Anthony" , "Reboyras, Ariel" , "Reilly, Brendan" , "Austin, Carrie" , "Curtis, Derrick" , "Solis, Daniel" , 1 "Silverstein, Debra" , "Mitts, Emma" , "Ervin, Jason" , "Cardenas, George" , "Harris, Michelle" , "Osterman, Harry" , "Hopkins, Brian" , "Brookins, Howard" , "Cappleman, James" , "Arena, John" , "Moore, Joseph" , "Hairston, Leslie" , "Lopez, Raymond" , "Laurino, Margaret" , "Matt.O'Shea@cityofchicgo.org" , "Mell, Deborah" , "Zalewski, Michael" , "Smith, Michele" , "Mitchell, Gregory" , "Napolitano, Anthony" , "OConnor, Mary" , "Dowell, Pat" , "O'Connor, Patrick" , "Quinn, Marty" , "Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos" , "Munoz, Ricardo" , "Maldonado, Roberto" , "Sawyer, Roderick" , "Sadlowski-Garza, Susan" , "Santiago, Milagros" , "Scott, Michael" , "Waguespack, Scott" , "Sposato, Nicholas" , "Taliaferro, Christopher" , "Thompson, Patrick" , "Foulkes, Toni" , "Tunney, Tom" , "Villegas, Gilbert" , "Burnett, Walter" , "Burns, William" Subject: RE: Call for Subject Matter Hearing   Dear Colleagues, I want to send a gentle reminder about tomorrow's press conference that will take place at 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd floor of City Hall. The press conference will call for a subject matter hearing concerning the Laquan McDonald case through the Rules and Ethics Committee. This hearing is an opportunity for us to be proactive about addressing the many questions that our constituents have for us as well as holding our leadership - and ourselvesaccountable to make sure that justice prevails at all levels. It is important that we build trust with Chicago's communities through our demonstrated commitment to transparency. Many of you have already answered the call to stand together tomorrow morning. I hope that we send a strong, uplifting message to the city through our actions. 2 Respectfully, David Moore Alderman, 17th Ward   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 I COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS ITY I A AND TECHNOLOGY DEVOLOPMENT Housme AND REAL ESTATE COUNCIL CHAMBER .. HUMAN RELATIONS QTY 3004390 FLOOR LICENSE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION 121 NORTH LASALLE STREET 7 CHICAGO. 60602 TELEPHONE: 312-744-3435 RULES 8: ETHICS ZONNG, LANDMARKS AND BUILDING STANDARDS DAVID MOORE ALDERMAN, 17TH WARD 1344 W.79TH STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60620 TELEPHONE: (773) 783-3672 Pu: (773) 783?3878 December 1, 2015 Dear Esteemed Colleagues: The revelations over the past week have demonstrated both the need for wide-reaching reforms in our public safety policy, and the need to address systemic issues of public integrity. All of us work hard every day to earn the trust of our constituents and operate with the utmost transparency and integrity. I believe it is our responsibility to seek that same transparency by calling for a full Subject Matter Hearing to allow for City Council members to gain a full understanding of the circumstances surrounding the Laquan McDonald case. This is our opportunity to demonstrate leadership and a willingness to do the right thing by the people that we are called to serve. This subject matter hearing through the Rules 8. Ethics Committee is an opportunity to hear from the members of our administration - including our Mayor - about the details surrounding this case. Please see the attached document that outlines the content of the proposed hearing. We owe it to the families of Laquan McDonald, Rekia Boyd, and so many others who have experienced delays and denials of justice. We also owe it to the residents of the City of Chicago who are relying on us to preserve the integrity of the public institutions that they entrusted into our care. I will be reaching out to you in the coming days and asking for your support for this Subject Matter Hearing. I hope to stand alongside you as we move forward together. In service, . . is l?v?l/Mg/ David Moore Alderman, 17th Ward I COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS CITY 0 I A ECONOMIC, CAPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY DEVDLOPMENT HOUSTNG AND REAL ESTATE COUNCIL CHAMBER HUMAN RELATIONS CITY FLOOR LICENSE Ano CONSUMER PROTECTION 121 NORTH LASALLE STREET CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60602 TELEPHONE: 312?744-3435 RULES ETHICS LANDMARKS AND BUILDING STANDARDS DAVID MOORE ALDERMAN, 17TH WARD 1344 STREET CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60620 TELEPHONE: (773) 783?3672 FAX: (773) 783-3878 0 The Laquan McDonald case is the latest in a pattern of incidents that compromise the integrity of public of?ce?holders whose duties are to serve as good stewards of public resources and the public trust. (See: former Comptroller Amer Ahmad, former CPS CEO Barbara Bennett, Homan Square, etc.) a Our constituents are questioning our integrity because of the city council?s role, - and the Black Caucus in particular-in the 13 month delay and cover-up in this case. 0 The city used taxpayer funds to have city attorneys ?ght to keep the footage hidden, although the footage should have been made public according to open records laws in the State of Illinois. In addition to the $5 million given to the family, how much did it cost taxpayers to ?ght the video?s release? 0 The City Council voted to approve the settlement without having seen the dashcam footage. Many of our colleagues said they were misled by corporation counsel. 0 I am calling for a full subject matter hearing for City Council in order to gain further insight into the processes that were put in play and decisions that were made by the Mayor and his surrogates regarding the Laquan McDonald case. 0 This subject matter hearing is necessary because as Aldermen we were elected to represent our constituents, we are their voice, we?re supposed to be the stewards of their taxpayer dollars and we deserve to know what happened in the Laquan McDonald case. 0 Our constituents rely on us to be a conduit to City Hall. It would be irresponsible of us to not take this opportunity to get answers to the questions that we have about this case. 0 I want to emphasize that this is not about calling for Mayor Emanuel?s resignation. It?s simply doing the responsible thing, which is to ensure that Mayor Emanuel answers the questions that we, the City Council have about this case. This is necessary to restore trust in our leadership. Our reputations have been compromised not just because of this case, but because of a pattern of decisions that implicate ongoing corruption in City Hall. 0 We can either stick our heads in the sand and hope this goes away or we can do our jobs as City Council members ?nd out if there was a deliberate delay and cover up, and do the responsible thing?which is to foster the transparency and honesty the public is demanding and the mayor and police superintendent claim they support. I am choosing to stand on the side of the people and I think we should demonstrate our willingness to stand together. In addition to the subject matter hearing, I am working with a team of lawyers and public policy experts to draft ordinances related to overhauling IPRA, guidelines for the use and storage of bodycam and dashcam footage, and a review of CPD protocols to identify areas where policies can be changed. This is our chance to do the right thing when so many things have gone wrong. I?m asking you to stand with me in calling for a Subject Matter Hearing with City Council. This is our chance to do the right thing by our constituents. The entire city, and the world, is watching. From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Adam Monday, December 07, 2015 5:20 AM Petty, Lauren (NBCUniversal, WMAQ) Re: Is the Mayor talking about police reform at City Council meeting on Wednesday? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged anytime    From: Petty, Lauren (NBCUniversal, WMAQ)   Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 5:19 AM  To: Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Is the Mayor talking about police reform at City Council meeting on Wednesday?      Thanks Adam.   Lauren Petty  Reporter, NBC Chicago Cell: 312.485.0091 lauren.petty@nbcuni.com     From: Collins, Adam [mailto:Adam.Collins@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 5:19 AM To: Petty, Lauren (NBCUniversal, WMAQ); McCraney, Lacey (NBCUniversal) Subject: Re: Is the Mayor talking about police reform at City Council meeting on Wednesday? Yes. Here's the info.     Chicago ‐ like nearly every large city ‐ has a long, challenging history of police‐community relations, and today we stand  at a crossroads. This morning the Mayor is calling a special meeting of the City Council where he will deliver an address  to discuss the city’s past, the present issues we are all grappling with, and the path forward as we work to restore trust  in our police department and build the future we all want to see for Chicago. The Mayor will deliver his address this  Wednesday at 9 am, ahead of the regularly scheduled City Council meeting later in the day.      From: Petty, Lauren (NBCUniversal, WMAQ)   Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 4:35 AM  To: Collins, Adam; McCraney, Lacey (NBCUniversal)  Subject: Is the Mayor talking about police reform at City Council meeting on Wednesday?    1 Hi Adam,     Saw the following in a Trib article and hoping you can confirm?     “Also late Sunday, City Hall said Emanuel plans to deliver a speech on police reform to the City Council on Wednesday  morning.”  Chicago City Hall - Chicago Tribune News, Photos and Information about Chicago City Hall Read more...      Thank you,     Lauren Petty  Reporter, NBC Chicago  Cell: 312.485.0091  lauren.petty@nbcuni.com           This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Monday, December 07, 2015 7:34 AM Meares, Tracey Re: Time to talk today? Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Thanks for the vm ‐ I worked quite a bit on the bill from my vantage point at city hall and asked our intergovt folks to  reach out to the bill sponsor to do press on it in the last week. I don't know if that did not happen because the sponsor  was reluctant or because the ask didn't happen amidst other chaos. Will follow up today.  From: Meares, Tracey   Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 4:48:21 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Time to talk today? I understand. Do check out the police reform legislation Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2015, at 11:37 PM, Rountree, Janey wrote: Tracey ‐ I did not have a single free moment to give you a call today and likely won't tomorrow ‐  but would like to speak with you further later this week. I'll reach out on Tuesday to set up a  time. I appreciate your advice and perspective.  Janey      From: Rountree, Janey  Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:43 AM  To: Meares, Tracey  Subject: Re: Time to talk today?      Great, between 3 ‐4:30 EST would be best for me.       From: Meares, Tracey   Sent: Saturday, December 5, 2015 11:13 AM  To: Rountree, Janey  Subject: Re: Time to talk today?      1 I can call after 3pm my time today    Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 5, 2015, at 11:48 AM, Rountree, Janey  wrote:  Tracey,  You may remember me from VRS meetings or conferences over the past few  years (or possibly from meetings with John Feinblatt and Liz Glazer when I  worked for Mayor Bloomberg), but I wanted to re‐introduce myself. I handle the  public safety portfolio for Mayor Emanuel and have been helping to manage the  City's response to the Laquan McDonald shooting and will be helping to shape  the path forward along with our Acting Superintendent.  Do you have a few  minutes to talk today about a few things coming up next week?  I can make  myself available at any time. My cell is (919) 949‐7376.  Janey    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the  addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or  confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or  the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient),  you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying  of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have  received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the  message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and  printout thereof.   2   From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Rountree, Janey Monday, December 07, 2015 7:56 AM Anthony Guglielmi Fw: Today's Q&A 2015.12.07 - Daily Press Guidance.docx From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 6:12:51 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton,  Stephen; Bennett, Kenneth  Subject: Today's Q&A Attached is today's Q&A. Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions or edits. I will get this  to MRE at 7:30. It may need to be updated during the day depending on whether or not DOJ has any kind of  announcement.  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Monday, December 07, 2015 9:09 AM Magana, Jasmine;Ewing, Clothilde;Silver, Steven Castro, Veronica Re: speech Rahm Emanuel Speech-5.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed updated attached.    From: Magana, Jasmine  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:05 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven  Cc: Castro, Veronica  Subject: RE: speech      Yes, please send over. We have nothing at the moment.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:05 AM To: Magana, Jasmine; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven Cc: Castro, Veronica Subject: Re: speech     Can get it to you in 5 unless David already got it to you.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Magana, Jasmine  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 8:58 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Silver, Steven  Cc: Castro, Veronica  Subject: speech    Do we have an updated copy of his speech? He would like to read.    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Monday, December 07, 2015 9:31 AM Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Rendina, Michael;Rountree, Janey;Quinn, Kelley;Patton, Stephen;Bennett, Kenneth Re: Today's Q&A 2015.12.07 - Daily Press Guidance.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Attached is an updated Q&A for MRE    From: Collins, Adam  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 7:38 AM  To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Ewing, Clothilde; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Quinn, Kelley; Patton,  Stephen; Bennett, Kenneth  Subject: RE: Today's Q&A      To recap, I will,                   Let me know if I missed anything. Updating q and a momentarily      ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Collins, Adam"    Date: 12/07/2015 6:12 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Spielfogel, David"  , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Rendina,  Michael" , "Rountree, Janey" ,  "Quinn, Kelley" , "Patton, Stephen" ,  "Bennett, Kenneth"    Subject: Today's Q&A   Attached is today's Q&A. Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions or edits. I will get this  to MRE at 7:30. It may need to be updated during the day depending on whether or not DOJ has any kind of  announcement.  1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Laws, Lisa Monday, December 07, 2015 9:37 AM Deal, Joe RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 ok    From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:36 AM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3   I’m going to send an update chain based on Rich’s last report.    From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:25 AM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3   Good Morning All,      Two new events added, one today and one tomorrow     Planned Protests for 12/4 (Friday)   12/4 (Friday)   o 10:30am: Press Conference/Prayer Vigil ‐ Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE)    Group will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski    They are gathering at 10:00am and plan to be done by noon.     o 11:00am: DOJ Protest    Location: City Hall, 5th Floor    Group will assemble at City Hall to file complaints with the DOJ regarding CPD brutality  survivors.     o Noon: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”    Location: City Hall   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth  Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    group will march around City Hall 16 times in remembrance of Laquan McDonald     Upcoming Events   12/5 (Saturday)  o 12:30pm: “Shut Down The County”   Location: Cook County Criminal Court , 2600 S. California Ave   group will assemble at the Criminal Courts Building to “Shut Down the County” and  demand the resignation of Anita Alvarez.   1 o  Note: Date may change for the event based on comments  12/6 (Sunday)   o 1:30pm: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”  ‐ PUSH Coalition    Group plans to assemble on Van Buren and State, Walk NB on State and WB on Randolph to the  Thompson Center.   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth  Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    Estimated # of Participants: 1000     As always, Will update when details are available.           From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:53 PM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     Planned Protests for 12/4 (Friday)   12/4 (Friday)  o 10:30am: Press Conference ‐ Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE)   Group will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski   They are gathering at 10:00am and plan to be done by noon.     o Noon: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”    Location: City Hall   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth  Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens   Vance, do you have any other info?     Upcoming Events   12/6 (Sunday)   o 1:30pm: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”  ‐ PUSH Coalition    Group plans to assemble on Van Buren and State, Walk NB on State and WB on Randolph to the  Thompson Center.   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth  Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    Estimated # of Participants: 1000     As always, Will update when details are available.        From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:34 AM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     Good Morning All,     2 Permitted Protests    There are no planned permitted protests today      Potential Protests    Between 0930‐1130 hrs, Cook County Building 69 W Washington, a group of ministers, union members, and  people from the community plan to stage a 16 hour sit‐in calling for Anita Alvarez to resign.     Potential Protests for Tomorrow: 12/4      “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”   o Location: City Hall  o Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth Leaders,  Community Activists and Concerned Citizens     Will update when details are avaialable.     From: Henry, Vance Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:49 PM To: Laws, Lisa; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 11/30     Hey Team,    Quick update, I'm just leaving protest at CPD HQ.    Following protest, I met with organizers and faith leaders and they informed me, participating churches, advocacy  organizations and activist will be planning to host the next protest at City Hall in a week.    Good night, Team.  From: Laws, Lisa  Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:12:09 PM  To: Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel,  David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins,  Victoria; Henry, Vance  Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 11/30     Currently monitoring ongoing protest at 3510 S Michigan.     Combination of two groups: one originating at 35th and King (approx 100 people), the other from a church in  the 9th District (approx 100 people) for a total of 200.     Group 2 seems to be heading back to the church while Group 1 remains in place.     Will send updates when available, as well as any planned activity for tomorrow.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Laws, Lisa  3 Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 9:58 AM  To: Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria; Henry, Vance  Subject: Update Chain: Monday 11/30    Good Morning,     As Joe mentioned Saturday, we are monitoring the following two events for today.     Permitted Protest   1200 – 1400hrs City Hall 121 N LaSalle St City Hall. NAACP March for Police Reform.   o Assembly: 1130hrs with a step off at 1200hrs  o Line of March: North on LaSalle to Randolph, east on Randolph to Clark, south on Clark to Washington,  west on Washington to LaSalle, north on LaSalle back to 121 N. LaSalle and then disband.  o Approximately 100 people expected     Potential Protest   1800 – 1900hrs 3510 S Michigan Ave Chicago Police HQ     I will update the group should any other events arise.     Lisa M. Laws Deputy Chief Operating Officer Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  City Hall 121 N. LaSalle St. Room 406 Chicago, IL 60602  312-744-1771 (office) (cell) Lisa.Laws@cityofchicago.org         This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Guidice, Richard Monday, December 07, 2015 9:50 AM Deal, Joe;Laws, Lisa Fwd: Projection for December 07-12 2015 morning, below is what we have now this could change after release of next video---------- Original Message -------Subject: Projection for December 07-12 2015 From: Cityops To: "Guidice, Richard" CC: Please see the projected protests for this week     Monday, December 7th    1000hrs; Protest  Cook County Courthouse, 2600 S California  Campaign:  Regarding Police Brutality    1200‐1300hrs; Protest March  Prizker Park, 310 S State St  Campaign:  “Flood the System Chicago Day of Action‐Flood, Blockade, Occupy and Shut Down the Systems that  Jeopardize Our Future!” The group will “take part in a creative action that targets the institutions that profit  from putting people in prison, home foreclosure, gentrification and climate change.”    1345hrs; Protest (sit‐in)  City Hall, 121 N LaSalle  Campaign:  Laquan McDonald and reform    Thursday, December 10th    1700hrs; Protest  Federal Plaza, 230 S Dearborn  Campaign:  "Protest Dept of Jusice Complicity in Police Crimes," and will present an open letter and complaint  to US Attorney Loretta Lynch.          Sgt. Rose Moreno   Watch Officer  OEMC Operations Center  1411 West Madison Street  1 Chicago, IL  60607  (312) 743‐0004  cityops@cityofchicago.org     FOUO ‐ Not for public dissemination without the sender’s knowledge. This document contains sensitive  communications and cannot be shared without written authorization of the Office of Emergency Management  and Communications (OEMC).  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Deal, Joe Monday, December 07, 2015 9:56 AM Laws, Lisa Re: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 Please do. Thanks.     From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:53 AM To: Deal, Joe Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3 The newest one has better info, I can send if you’re busy.     From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:36 AM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     I’m going to send an update chain based on Rich’s last report.     From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 9:25 AM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: RE: Update Chain: Thursday 12/3     Good Morning All,      Two new events added, one today and one tomorrow     Planned Protests for 12/4 (Friday)   12/4 (Friday)   o 10:30am: Press Conference/Prayer Vigil ‐ Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE)    Group will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski    They are gathering at 10:00am and plan to be done by noon.     o 11:00am: DOJ Protest    Location: City Hall, 5th Floor    Group will assemble at City Hall to file complaints with the DOJ regarding CPD brutality  survivors.     o Noon: “MARCH FOR JUSTICE”    Location: City Hall   Participants: Commissioner Boykin will be other Elected Officials, Faith‐Based Leaders, Youth  Leaders, Community Activists and Concerned Citizens    group will march around City Hall 16 times in remembrance of Laquan McDonald  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Monday, December 07, 2015 10:40 AM Rodriguez, Eve;Ewing, Clothilde;Patton, Stephen;McCaffrey, Bill;Spector, Stephen Collins, Adam Re: Check ins with networks and cable Thanks, Eve. Please make a round of calls to ethnic radio and see who's doing what today. Thanks!    From: Rodriguez, Eve  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:32 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen  Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable      AA Radio    WVON – 1690 AM  Perry Small Show    Aired the DOJ Presser live  Anita Alvarez must go, and we cannot get her reelected Arrogance of the Mayor to ask the Supt to step down, he was telling Suzanne Le Mignot that morning that the Mayor  had his back.  They are going to continue the protests and  I support the protest 160% and I support them.  Now the reporters are asking the questions. They are lying! The police reports do not match, they are false reports and if  they are found planting evidence on suspects, they need to go to jail too.  It’s about race, they gave McCarthy a standing ovation at the Irish lunch, a standing ovation!  If you don’t vote and you put Anita Alvarez in office again, something is WRONG with you.  According to Sneed, the the Irish luncheon   Emanuel spoke and skedaddled.  The rest were seated within spitting distance of each other at the same rectangular head table.  They did not greet, speak, or acknowledge each other.  McCarthy, who had been invited to the luncheon before he was canned, was given a prolonged and sustained  standing ovation.  Emanuel was not.  Emanuel worked the room before lunch.  McCarthy, who was swamped with well‐wishers before lunch, sat quietly next to several empty seats at the far  end of the head table.  Alvarez and Preckwinkle, who looked like the smoke bomb sisters, kept their distance on the same side of the  elongated table.  Preckwinkle sported a smile. Alvarez was into stern and scowl.  Richie? Well, he looked great.  Emanuel didn’t go near Richie. Richie didn’t go near Emanuel.  Emanuel didn’t go near McCarthy. McCarthy didn’t go near Emanuel.  Alvarez scurried in and out of the event before dessert. Preckwinkle was into meet and greet. 1 I’m going to say that a room full of white people giving a standing ovation to McCarthy. What if the kid that was shot  was white from Mt. Greenwood?  If you have a room full of white people giving the Supt. a standing ovation – that is a problem.   The top paid officials in the police and fire dept. are white and Emanuel is up there but some make more than him.  The Alderman are misled about everything, they come out and say there were misled. They are misled about everything.  The City Atty Patton went to council to talk to them about the settlement, and none of them had any questions? Only  the white Ald. Laurino? All DOJ has to do is talk to the IPRA chief who was fired, there is misconduct here.  Back to Irish luncheon, a standing ovation, 1,500 people, what are you applauding him for? What?  She spoke to ATTY Antonio M. Romanucci who talked about:   McCarthy critic since he came here, the stop and frisk practice that affected 100s of thousands of people. The  practices from the East Coast. They did not work here, you can’t stop people based on race.   I’ve worked on cases for over 30 years, the cover up in CPD has been going on for year, cops cover for cops.  There has been misconduct. Excessive use of force. These are deep rooted issues within the department. IPRA  needs to be independent, not run by the city.   No police officer has lost their job or faced criminal charges for excess force.   Tomorrow starts the Glenn Evans trial.   New era w/ policing, w/ cameras everywhere where we can see for ourselves.   When you look at the McDonald case, why it took so long, the video is so compelling, so chilling, it was political.  I don’t think anyone could have estimated what it’s done, everyone involved knew about it but it was kept  because of the political reasons.   The BK Video, right now we should be furious that the 80 mins is missing, there has been NO explanation why  the video is missing, no good explanation or reason. The BK people say that everything was working until we see  CPD officers there playing w/ the equipment.   This needs to be investigated, it’s evidence that the police make agreement w/ each other to cover for each  other.   If you take away other angles of the shooting, it’s harder for them to make the story work for them, that Laquan  was running towards them.   The cars w/ no audio is another thing, when those lights go on, the microphones go on and the officers have the  option to turn the mic off which should not be an option.    WGCI – 107.5 FM  Taking calls on Chiraq film Music    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:16 AM To: Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable Thank you. Will get back to you asap.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:09 AM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable I can also work in earlier times. 2 From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:04:46 AM  To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen  Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable  Steve is free to talk to everyone after MRE’s 3 pm presser ends.  We may need to set up a conference call to make the  timing work.  Maybe one call with print boards and one call with tv producers?       From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 8:38 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable We're on it and will report back.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 8:26 AM To: Spector, Stephen; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Check ins with networks and cable     Please make sure those are happening and that we have folks listening to radio this morning.    Regardless of what people are asking for, I want backgrounders set up with Patton and producing and editorial  teams and msnbc, nbc and networks. I also would like us to touch base with editorial boards both local and nyt  and wapo this afternoon, but they should know they are coming.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.   This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  3 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Laws, Lisa Monday, December 07, 2015 10:51 AM Deal, Joe RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7 ok    From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:50 AM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 12/7   Make sure someone is watching the noon location. Try to get an estimate of numbers around 11:30.     From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:03 AM To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria Subject: Update Chain: Monday 12/7 Good Morning All,     Planned Protests for 12/7 (Monday)      10:00am: Regarding Police Brutality  o Location: Cook County Courthouse, 2600 S California      Noon – 1:30pm: “Flood the System Chicago Day of Action‐Flood, Blockade, Occupy and Shut Down the  Systems that Jeopardize Our Future!”  o Location: Prizker Park, 310 S State St   The group will “take part in a creative action that targets the institutions that profit from putting  people in prison, home foreclosure, gentrification and climate change.”       1:45pm: Sit‐In ‐ Laquan McDonald and reform  o Location: City Hall     Upcoming Protests      Thursday, 12/10/15   5:00pm: "Protest Dept of Justice Complicity in Police Crimes"  o Location: Federal Plaza, 230 S Dearborn   "Protest Dept of Justice Complicity in Police Crimes," and will present an open letter and  complaint to US Attorney Loretta Lynch.     Will update when details become available.    Lisa M. Laws Deputy Chief Operating Officer Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  1 City Hall 121 N. LaSalle St. Room 406 Chicago, IL 60602  312-744-1771 (office) ) Lisa.Laws@cityofchicago.org            This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Spielfogel, David Monday, December 07, 2015 10:54 AM Patton, Stephen;Rountree, Janey;Notz, Jane Mitchell, Eileen FW: Petition to the Cook County Local Records Commission: records of Chicago police misconduct allegations Petition.records commission.Futterman and Liskow.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Samantha Liskow [mailto:liskows@gmail.com]   Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:50 AM  To: Toni.preckwinkle@cookcountyil.gov; pamela.cummings@cookcountyil.gov; Martha.Martinez@cookcountyil.gov;  tasha.cruzat@cookcountyil.gov; Mayor Emanuel; Spielfogel, David; Bannon, Brian; Bever, Greta;  anita.alvarez@cookcountyil.gov; garvin.ambrose@cookcountyil.gov; Kathleen.mckee@cookcountyil.gov;  Lawrence.Wilson@cookcountyil.gov; Ivana.Dabizljevic@cookcountyil.gov; djoens@ilsos.net; jessewhite@ilsos.net  Cc: Craig Futterman  Subject: Petition to the Cook County Local Records Commission: records of Chicago police misconduct allegations    Dear Local Records Commission Chair, members and designees,    Please find attached our petition regarding the retention schedule for records of allegations against Chicago police  officers, and the resulting investigations.    Sincerely,  Samantha Liskow  Craig Futterman    1 December 6, 2015 Samantha Liskow, esq. 140 S. Dearborn Suite 404 Chicago, IL 60603 773-672-7400 Craig Futterman, esq. Clinical Professor of Law University of Chicago Law School 1111 East 60th Street, Room K102 Chicago, IL 60637 Cook County Local Records Commission Martha Martinez, Chair Dear Chair, Members & Designees of the Cook County Local Records Commission: We petition the Commission to adopt a permanent retention schedule for all records relating to complaints and investigations of misconduct by Chicago police officers. For 50 years, the City of Chicago and its police department have documented civilian allegations of abuse by police, as well as the resulting investigations into those charges. This information is contained in so-called “complaint register” and “log number” files. The police department’s retention schedule for these files is a mere five years. This contrasts with many categories of Chicago police records that are afforded permanent protection. For example, the CPD maintains all freedom of information requests permanently. (Page 11, CPD retention schedule.) Also permanently stored are salary records, “major incident” reports, and over two dozen other document categories.1 Notably, the five-year retention period for police misconduct investigation records appears to hail from July 1973, with no review since. (Page 5, CPD retention schedule.) It is high time for a re-review. Decades of police misconduct records have not yet been deleted per the retention schedule, and are therefore still available. The public need for and interest in these documents is intense, and the records must be accorded the same protection already given so many documents about Chicago police activities. The undersigned attorneys brought the Kalven case in which the Illinois Appellate Court declared last year, in a watershed for open records, that police misconduct allegations are public. Since then, however, the bulk of Chicago’s misconduct documents remain hidden from the public, and imminent destruction of the records is possible. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 In addition to the many records that are permanently retained, numerous record categories have retention periods longer than the five years afforded complaint registers. For example, the CPD maintains personnel information for 60 years. (Page 18, CPD retention schedule.) At least 90 categories of Chicago Police Department records have retention rates longer than five years. The retention schedule is found at: http://directives.chicagopolice.org/forms/CPD_11.717_Alphabetical.pdf. The Chicago police unions have asked arbitrators to require the City to destroy all police misconduct allegation records, except those from the past five years, and an arbitrator recently issued an opinion supporting their position. The public was not permitted a role in the arbitration, but the public may lose decades of public records about its police force. The destruction of the records would contribute to grave miscarriages of justice. Evidence of patterns of abuse by officers who are currently on the force, and continuing to harm civilians, will go up in smoke. Laquan McDonald would be alive if the City of Chicago had examined Officer Van Dyke’s history of brutality complaints and acted on it. The records must be preserved and examined to prevent the killing of another child. Another example: numerous men, detained for decades in Illinois prisons, are fighting for freedom on the grounds that they were tortured into false confessions by notorious police commander Burge, and other officers. Should the City purge its records of misconduct allegations against Burge and others, these petitioners lose potentially crucial evidence. This is but one evidentiary consequence of wholesale destruction of the records. A permanent retention schedule for Chicago complaint register and log number files would, simply, bring records of allegations of misconduct in line with the many Chicago police documents for which this Commission has already granted permanent protection. I will be attending your December Commission meeting and am happy to answer any questions. Thank you very much for your attention to this issue. Sincerely, Samantha Liskow, attorney Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School CC: Members of the Cook County Local Records Commission: Martha Martinez, Chair, Cook County Chief Administrative Officer and designee for President Preckwinkle Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of the City of Chicago David Joens, Director of State Archives, and designee for Secretary White Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Archivist Lawrence L. Wilson, Cook County Comptroller Designees: Brian Bannon, designee for Mayor Emanuel Greta Bever, designee for Brian Bannon Ivana Dabizljevic, designee for Comptroller Wilson Kathleen McKee, designee for State’s Attorney Alvarez From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Patton, Stephen Monday, December 07, 2015 11:09 AM Notz, Jane;Martinico, Joseph;Peters, Lynda FW: Petition to the Cook County Local Records Commission: records of Chicago police misconduct allegations Petition.records commission.Futterman and Liskow.pdf FYI.  Please review and let me know your analysis and recommendations.    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Spielfogel, David   Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:54 AM  To: Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Notz, Jane  Cc: Mitchell, Eileen  Subject: FW: Petition to the Cook County Local Records Commission: records of Chicago police misconduct allegations    We should meet on this tonight when dust settles to decide where we're headed.    ‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐  From: Samantha Liskow [mailto:liskows@gmail.com]  Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:50 AM  To: Toni.preckwinkle@cookcountyil.gov; pamela.cummings@cookcountyil.gov; Martha.Martinez@cookcountyil.gov;  tasha.cruzat@cookcountyil.gov; Mayor Emanuel; Spielfogel, David; Bannon, Brian; Bever, Greta;  anita.alvarez@cookcountyil.gov; garvin.ambrose@cookcountyil.gov; Kathleen.mckee@cookcountyil.gov;  Lawrence.Wilson@cookcountyil.gov; Ivana.Dabizljevic@cookcountyil.gov; djoens@ilsos.net; jessewhite@ilsos.net  Cc: Craig Futterman  Subject: Petition to the Cook County Local Records Commission: records of Chicago police misconduct allegations    Dear Local Records Commission Chair, members and designees,    Please find attached our petition regarding the retention schedule for records of allegations against Chicago police  officers, and the resulting investigations.    Sincerely,  Samantha Liskow  Craig Futterman        ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Monday, December 07, 2015 11:18 AM Update_List;Rountree, Janey;Bennett, Kenneth Fwd: social media Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed     Darlene Hill FOX 32 @darlene_hill 5m5 minutes ago  @LarryYellen has confirmed "NO CHARGES" will be filed against the #Chicago Police officer in the Ronald Johnson Shooting. @fox32news Live!       Mary Ann Ahern @MaryAnnAhernNBC 27s27 seconds ago  Breaking: More heads roll #CPD Chief of Detectives Dean Andrews resigns, also involved Koschman        From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:05 AM To: Ellis, Kiera; PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     Steve Schmadeke @SteveSchmadeke 2m2 minutes ago  Press conference with SA Anita Alvarez to begin soon. Am told she'll use 911 audio and video stills of shooting   1 4    retweets2 likes       2           Reply Retweet 4      Like More From: Ellis, Kiera Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:55 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     Crain's Chicago @CrainsChicago 3m3 minutes ago  Can Emanuel change his spots? To recover from #LaquanMcDonald scandal, he must trib.al/iBtVKeH via @greghinz     http:// If there's anything a good politician has in abundance, it's sharp survival instincts. When the inevitable crisis comes rolling down the tracks, such a pol not only avoids getting smacked but somehow catapults into the engineer's seat to drive the train.  So, what happened to Mayor Rahm Emanuel? Supposedly one of the shrewdest pols in all the land, he walked right in front of the train on the Laquan McDonald matter. And it happened not once but 2 on multiple occasions, as he fumbled the release of the shooting video, the firing of police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and the expected onset of a federal probe into the Chicago Police Department. Why?  The answer will say much about whether Emanuel has any more lives left. More important, it will tell whether a city that desperately needs a strong, competent hand at the wheel at a time of carnage in the streets and financial chaos in Springfield still has one.  In calling current and former Emanuel insiders and others who know him well, I hear some things that suggest that, as always, there's another side to the story.  For instance, the mayor feared that if the McDonald video was released the wrong way, some cops would get their backs up and hit the city with a case of blue flu. And bad relations with some reporters, who “hate him,” according to one mayoral ally, can make things look worse than they are.  But far more typically, I heard there really is a problem, and his name is Rahm Emanuel.  “He's a one-man band. That's the way he's been for five years. He micromanages everything,” says an insider who knows the mayor well. “Sure, he needs a better staff. But he wouldn't listen to it anyhow.”  Others make the same point: Emanuel is so focused on the short-term goal of winning the 24-hour news cycle that he gets in his own way and avoids the long-term plans needed to reach his ultimate goals. He downplayed the need for a federal probe of the Police Department, for example, even though such an investigation is coming anyhow and could provide him with the necessary cover to force unpopular but needed changes.  Emanuel “needs a Teele,” says another source, referring to onetime mayoral aide Terry Teele, who in his own boisterous and convivial way was one of the few people in the world who could tell Richard M. Daley to his face when he was full of it.  Emanuel needs to think less about himself and more about the city and what's needed, says a former aide. “He always saves his political capital for himself.”  Pick a top-rate new police chief, definitely an African-American, says another source who knows the mayor well. That and do a mea culpa tour of crime-plagued neighborhoods to let residents know he really has received the message this time.  Of course, Emanuel said he was going to spend more time in the neighborhoods after Jesus “Chuy” Garcia forced him into a runoff election last winter, and it didn't last long.  Still, Emanuel's professional life is filled with journeys from down to up. He lost his gig in the Bill Clinton White House but won his way back in. He was forced into that runoff against Garcia but then improbably got a wide majority of aldermen to vote for a needed hike in property taxes, the biggest in city history.  The mayor arguably has the ability to pull another Lazarus act. But he'll have to actually do it.  Some say they saw signs that Emanuel awoke to reality late in the week. That's when he quit saying dumb things like “I'm not going to resign” and decided to release the tape in another police shooting and “welcome” a federal probe.  3 Ultimately, as presidential counsel and Emanuel pal David Axelrod puts it, the mayor “has a historic opportunity to bring about changes to (police) policies and practices that have been in place for time immemorial . . . while maintaining effective policing. But that won't happen overnight.”  In other words: Start driving the train, Mr. Mayor. Then, stay with it.      From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:53 AM To: Ellis, Kiera; PRESS_LIST Cc: Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: social media     Mary Ann Ahern @MaryAnnAhernNBC 6m6 minutes ago  New Alderman want @ChiCouncil hearings into #LaquanMcDonald, says Justice invest not enough #Rahm   0    retweets0 likes               Reply Retweet Like More 4 From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:29 AM To: Ellis, Kiera; PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     Peter Frost @peterfrost 29m29 minutes ago  Yes, Chicago is in dire financial straits. But this overly simplistic piece of demagoguery misses many points. nyp.st/1IJCnjo  http://       From: Ellis, Kiera Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:26 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     NY POST OPINION    Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago is looking a lot like 1974 New York    Chicago’s pensions are a mess. Crime is raging out of control. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, formerly of the Obama White House, is raising taxes to fund his budget. He even had to fire his police chief amid racial unrest. And yet, Wall Street thinks the Second City is a pretty swell place for people to invest their money. Do the money men know something their clients, mainly small investors looking for a safe bet, don’t? Actually, no — they’re both a little bit greedy when brokerage commissions are at stake and largely clueless when it comes to predicting fiscal calamity amid liberal profligacy, which is why average investors should avoid Chicago as if it were New York back in the 1970s. That begins by ignoring Wall Street’s recent touting of Chicago debt as if it were triple-A paper. For the record, it isn’t. In fact, at least one rating agency puts the city’s debt in the below-investment-grade, “junk-bond” category. And yet Barclays over the summer said Chicago bonds “present attractive strategic opportunities.” Investors are listening: Prices of city debt that matures in 20 years have rallied over the past two months even as the fiscal picture there continues to look bleaker by the day. 5 “What Chicago is facing is a bit of math problem,” is how one broker spun the news. “They have a very large number that needs to be addressed. It’s pretty clear that they can eventually pay their debts. It’s hard to find a better, broader economy.” Oh really? I can think of plenty of other places with better and broader economies: Texas, with its mix of energy, finance, high-tech and agriculture, to name just one. And, I might add, this is the same warped reasoning dished out by brokers just before New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s — and, for that matter, the fiscal crisis crushing Puerto Rico today. Enabling Emanuel. First a little reality: Wall Street is pushing Chicago debt in large part because city taxpayers are still shelling out more money, in terms of higher interest rates, to entice investors to buy the bonds than they have in the past, despite the recent rally in prices. So in a sense, the bond market has been an enabler of Emanuel’s mishandling of the city’s economy. Having an active market to sell debt provides short-term cover so he can continue to keep government large and raise property taxes to pay for additional largesse, such as a huge unfunded pension liability. Chasing away the middle class. But if history is any guide, this short-term gain will lead to massive long-term pain. The property-tax increase is aimed directly at the people the city needs most: middleclass homeowners. Think of it this way — Emanuel is telling the city’s middle class they should pay more to remain in the city despite the city’s burgeoning crime rate, not to mention its lousy, and scandal-tarred, school system. Again, if history is any guide, Chicago’s middle class will bolt, just as they did in 1970s New York, squeezing the city even further. Recall: New York’s declining tax base was one of the main reasons for the city’s brush with default on some bond payments in 1975, sparking the broader fiscal crisis that took years to recover from. Likewise, Puerto Rico is seeing an exodus of its middle and entrepreneurial class amid high taxes and soaring rates, and it too is on the edge of default. Again, Wall Street didn’t put out the warning signs on New York’s debt until the default nearly occurred; as for Puerto Rico, I know many people whose brokers coaxed them to keep bonds even as the fiscal conditions began to deteriorate years ago. 6 Clueless in Chicago. Sadly, Emanuel appears to have no clue that the steps he’s taking to deal with the city’s myriad woes are part of a long-standing playbook of what to avoid when confronted with such turmoil. On one level, it should surprise no one; his political patron is the economically clueless President Obama, the former community organizer and Chicago pol, who has spent eight years attacking wealth creators as the root of all evil. Even sadder — particularly for the people of Chicago — is that there’s no loyal opposition to his liberalism other than even-more-insane liberalism from left-wing radicals who made Emanuel look moderate. New York City, even in the volatile 1960s and ’70s, had an active Conservative Party, guided by the inimitable National Review editor and public intellectual Bill Buckley. Buckley ran for mayor and lost — but his conservative principles continued to thrive in think tanks and op-ed pages like this one so much that by 1993, New Yorkers elected Rudy Giuliani who succeeded in massively reforming city government. The people of Puerto Rico weren’t blessed with a loyal opposition; nor are the people of Chicago. It’s a good reason to sell your bonds now.     From: Ellis, Kiera Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:24 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     7     From: Ellis, Kiera Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:23 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: RE: social media     CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk     Justice Department investigating if Chicago police engaged in a "pattern or practice" of violating federal law cnn.it/21JrDxa      From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:53 AM To: Klinzman, Grant; PRESS_LIST Cc: Rendina, Michael; SchedulingAndAdvance Subject: RE: social media        Aldertrack  @Aldertrack  9m9 minutes agoChicago, IL  Graphic distributed by Black youth activist groups this morning. No ID or link for "Coalition of  Accountability"   8       From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:49 AM To: PRESS_LIST Subject: social media     9 Potash @LarryPotash 3m3 minutes ago  WGN confirms that there will be no charges in the Ronald Johnson case @WGNNews        This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   10 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Monday, December 07, 2015 11:27 AM Spielfogel, David;Quinn, Kelley Collins, Adam;Ewing, Clothilde RE: remarks for today Fairley Appt.-MRE_updated3.docx Ok. We misunderstood. That makes more sense. Attached here.     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:25 AM To: Silver, Steven; Quinn, Kelley Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: remarks for today   This is the speech. I am asking for TODAYS remarks. Need asap    From: Silver, Steven Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:20 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spielfogel, David Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE: remarks for today   It will take some time to track down what he wants to add. But if you want to see where he is going, here is the redline.  Obviously I will clean up where I was typing fast to get his edits. Working as fast as I can.    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:18 AM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: remarks for today   Silver, how they coming?    On Dec 7, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  Really need these now.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:02 AM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Silver, Steven; Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: remarks for today     They just walked out and have to reconcile some things    On Dec 7, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  Okay but need asap because we have to add stuff and get it vetted.  1    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:54 AM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Re: remarks for today     Silver and Clo are in with him right now going over them. We do not have.    On Dec 7, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Spielfogel, David   wrote:  Can I get current version asap.     ‐‐  David Spielfogel  Mayor’s Office  City of Chicago  312‐744‐2818 (o)       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 11:34 AM Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen Collins, Adam RE: talkers I got it.  yes my email is a mess  get lots of thing very late.  Pain in the ass…    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:34 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: talkers No, I sent this email on Sunday. We are good on emails.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:28 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: talkers I sent jake, joel and joe’s email.  Is that what you mean.  Can send again. I have call into Nutter’s person.  Once I get  them, I am going to offer her time with Janey and you or David.  Then Mayor will need to call Nutter   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:27 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: talkers This was sent yesterday about jake, Joel and Joe.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:18 AM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: talkers Who is everyone?  Sorry for all the questions but just making sure I understand   From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:17 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: talkers 1 Do we have updated talkers that Melissa and others can get to surrogates? I can work on an updated set  unless there's already new language.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 1:17 PM  To: Spector, Stephen; Green, Melissa  Subject: Fw: talkers    There is a redline in here, but please clean up and use for when we send to the three along with the surrogate  list? Melissa, do we have everyone's email addresses? I understand we aren't ready to send yet, but once we  are, want to make sure we have what we need.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Collins, Adam Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:22 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde Cc: Spielfogel, David Subject: RE: talkers   Attached    ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐  From: "Ewing, Clothilde"    Date: 12/06/2015 10:15 AM (GMT‐06:00)   To: "Collins, Adam"    Cc: "Spielfogel, David"    Subject: Fw: talkers  Adam, any chance you can make that tweak? Will be away from computer for next 1.5 hours    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:12 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: talkers   looks good. in first bullet, should be    it    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:39 AM  To: Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Collins, Adam; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey; Rendina, Michael  Subject: talkers    2 Please see the talking points that I would like to get to Paul, Joe and Joel.  H/T Adam who helped with  this.  Please send any edits by 11 if you can.        Question would be something to the effect of:             This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 11:36 AM Green, Melissa;Spector, Stephen Collins, Adam Re: talkers Yes    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:35 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: talkers   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:34 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: talkers Updated will be sent right after anita is done.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:28 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: talkers I sent jake, joel and joe’s email.  Is that what you mean.  Can send again. I have call into Nutter’s person.  Once I get  them, I am going to offer her time with Janey and you or David.  Then Mayor will need to call Nutter   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:27 PM To: Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: talkers This was sent yesterday about jake, Joel and Joe.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:18 AM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Burns, William Monday, December 07, 2015 12:13 PM Fields, Samantha;Rapelyea, Sean Fwd: CUL Forum -- Truth and Justice for All: Advancing Police and Community Accountability image003.jpg Sam/Sean FYI Will Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Hurdlik, Carl" Date: December 7, 2015 at 11:23:51 CST To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: CUL Forum -- Truth and Justice for All: Advancing Police and Community Accountability FYI.......... Good Morning, Please find below a media advisory Chicago Urban League’s External Affairs Office distributed on Friday. Also attached (and below) is a flyer. We encourage you to share with your networks to raise awareness about the event. As well, please tweet/retweet/like/share on CUL’s social media platforms. Link to press release. http://bit.ly/1THwidC 1 The link ed image cannot be display ed. The file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. Sincerely, The link ed image cannot be display ed. The file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. Andrew J. Wells Director Workforce Development Center The link ed image cannot be display ed. The file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. 2 CONTACT: Paula Thornton Greear 773-451-3536 (office), 773-892-5427 (cell) Amanda Battles 773-451-3508 (office), 773-294- 2329 (cell) MEDIA ADVISORY Chicago Urban League to Hold Community Forum Truth and Justice for All: Advancing Police and Community Accountability What: “Truth and Justice for All: Advancing Police and Community Accountability” will examine the need for improved policing practices by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) following the death of Laquan McDonald. The Chicago Urban League (CUL) brings together a panel of the nation’s leading voices on social justice and legal issues for a critical discussion on how to reform the CPD and why reform is necessary. Community members will have the opportunity to verbalize their growing frustrations and recommend ways to improve relations between their neighborhoods and the CPD. Confirmed Panelists: Lorenzo Davis, former Chicago Police Department investigator Craig Futterman, Clinical Professor of Law, The University of Chicago, and Founder, Civil Rights Accountability Project Jamie Kalven, The Invisible Institute Trina Reynolds, Black Youth Project 100 Shari Runner, Interim President & CEO, Chicago Urban League Paul Strauss, Co-Director of Litigation for the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Director of the CLC’s Employment Opportunities Project 3 Rufus Williams, President and CEO of BBF Family Services *Representatives from Mayor Emanuel’s office have also been invited to participate Moderator: Dometi Pongo, News Anchor, WVON 1690AM Where: Chicago Urban League, 4510 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60653 When: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 * 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (CST) “We  can  no  longer  allow  African  American  lives  to  be  taken  without  accountability.  The  long‐standing  lack  of  transparency  and  due  process  has  earned  mistrust  in  law  enforcement,” said Shari Runner, Interim President & CEO, CUL. “This forum will allow us  to  begin  the  conversation  about  what  we  need  to  do  to  heal  the  police  and  community  relationship.” About the Chicago Urban League Established in 1916, the Chicago Urban League works for economic, educational and social progress for African Americans and promotes strong sustainable communities through advocacy, collaboration and innovation. For more information, visit www.thechicagourbanleague.org. Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. ### The link ed image cannot be display ed. The file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. The link ed image cannot be display ed. The file may hav e been mov ed, renamed, or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 4 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 5 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 12:17 PM Ewing, Clothilde FW: Following-up from Chicago Surrogates List.xlsx; Talkers - December 6.docx     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 5:32 PM To: joel@gpg.com; joe@gpg.com; Jake.Siewert@gs.com Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa Subject: Following-up from Chicago Joel, Joe, and Jake:    Thank you for taking the time out of your Sunday afternoon to speak with us. We greatly appreciate your  insight.     Following up on the call, I'm sending around a few items for your review.                         Moving forward, let Clo and me know of any feedback that you may have, and feel free to route any folks our  way. Thank you again.    Appreciatively,    Stephen Spector and Clo Ewing       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. 1 If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: Subject: Attachments: OPEMayor Monday, December 07, 2015 12:18 PM Sun Times Editorial Sun_Times_Editorial_12.5.15.pdf Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed   Dear Colleagues,   In case you have not had a chance to read it yet, I wanted to share with you the Mayor’s piece that was  published in the Tribune and the Sun Times this weekend. In his op‐ed, the Mayor directly addresses the tragic  shooting of Laquan McDonald and the specific steps that the City took in the aftermath to help set the record  straight.    Most importantly, the Mayor reiterated that he takes full responsibility for ensuring that officers are held  accountable for any abuses and restoring trust between police and the residents of Chicago to help ensure  that a tragedy like this never happens again.    If you have any thoughts or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.   Best,  Eileen    Eileen Mitchell Office of the Mayor (312)744-6246     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 SUN TIMES // Mayor Rahm Emanuel // December 4, 2015 Rahm Emanuel was first elected mayor of Chicago in 2011 and reelected on April 7, 2015. Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not just in one instance, but over decades. Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again. We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast majority who put their lives on the line every day. What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the oversight agencies should have come into play. They didn’t, and that has to change. What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the public because of the election. Here are the facts: The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically. Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have finished their investigation. The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories to fit the evidence. Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations. The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency without sacrificing one for the other? In this case, the city followed its standard policy. Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash-cam video, and turned it over to prosecutors. No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would have become public before the election. At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves. I know the history of police-community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints. So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city. Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust. We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost. Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover-up. But nothing could be further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on Feb. 27 and expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24. As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash-cam videotape, which he described in detail. If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re-examine how we handle cases of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city desperately needs. If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one by which I expect to be measured. From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spielfogel, David Monday, December 07, 2015 12:20 PM Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen Ewing, Clothilde;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey;Deal, Joe;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael RE: final johnson statement I am fine with that but it’s new and not my wheelhouse.    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:19 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement   Here’s his edited version.            From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:17 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: final johnson statement   Hold for now ‐ reviewing again    Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)   (mobile)    On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  I am still good with this. defer to you if everyone has signed off.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:08 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format with the links and statements  1    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:04 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No, I wanted you to see the copy     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:03 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format that it’s going out in? who hasn’t approved? Has to go now.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:02 PM To: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No further edits came in        MRE JOHNSON STATEMENT ESCALANTE JOHNSON STATEMENT       From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:00 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement  2    Clo has the latest versions. Not sure if there were updates -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/07/2015 11:56 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Deal, Joe" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Rendina, Michael" Subject: final johnson statement   Pls circulate what we’re about to release. thanks.     ‐‐  David Spielfogel  Mayor’s Office  City of Chicago  312‐744‐2818 (o)       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 12:22 PM Collins, Adam;Green, Melissa;Spector, Stephen Re: Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:20 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: I’m hoping to have this done in the next couple minutes.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:20 PM To: Green, Melissa; Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: Fw: We are adding to this. Adam, spector, how long do you think until we can add a couple of sentences on aa and  also MRE statement.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:06 PM To: Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: Only thing we need to add is a little something from AA’s conference as well as the MRE statement we will put  out on Johnson   OVERALL MESSAGE             Q&A  1 After decades of concerns about policing practices, DOJ announced they have opened an investigation into  CPD. The Mayor flip‐flopped already, so can people be sure he’s really committed to it?         Can Rahm survive this?        Do you think an op‐ed is enough to set the record straight and to confidence people they should trust him?           Many are saying that he sacrificed McCarthy and now the head of IPRA to save his own job.              After two weeks of protests and tension in Chicago, the city is bracing for the release of another video.  There are reports that the police account is again inconsistent with the video – and that police may have  planted a gun at the scene. Even if it’s not true, how can anyone trust them?   I                2 What is going on in the Chicago Police Department? Their statements to the media on officer‐involved  shootings are false, their case reports are not consistent, and after officers went through a Burger King the  surveillance video went missing.               The City paid the family of Laquan McDonald $5 million a week after the Mayor’s re‐election, and then  spent months more trying to keep the video from becoming public. It wasn’t until a judge forced its release  that the video came out.       .    Do you really think Rahm didn’t see the video?                   3                           Police Misconduct in Chicago:  I Own It; I’ll Fix It By Rahm Emanuel   Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and  justice.  To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong – not  just in one instance, but over decades.  Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that  incidents like this don’t happen again.   We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and  actions.  And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast  majority who put their lives on the line every day.    What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have  been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the  oversight agencies should have come into play.   They didn’t, and that has to change.   What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the  public because of the election.  Here are the facts:   The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically.  Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have  finished their investigation.  The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories  to fit the evidence.   Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the  prosecutors had acted.  Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely  because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations.    The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward.  How do we  balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s  right to see such material in a timely way?   How do we promote accountability and transparency, without  sacrificing one for the other?   4   In this case, the city followed its standard policy.     Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash‐cam video, and  turned it over to prosecutors.  No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the  probe.   It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would  have become public before the election.   At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it.  Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to  set for ourselves.   I know the history of police‐community relations in Chicago.  I am the mayor who agreed to provide  reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago.  I am the  mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is  to build trust between officers and the residents they serve.  I am the mayor who instituted body cameras for  police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints.   So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police  Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our  city.  Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged  period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust.  We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.   Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover‐up.  But nothing could be  further from the truth.  It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on February 27th and  expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit.  The city’s lawyers began discussions with  the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24th.   As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at  the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15th.  The first possible opportunity to present the  agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13th.  At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel,  Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest.  Among the main reasons was the  police dash‐cam videotape, which he described in detail.   If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re‐examine how we handle cases  of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago.  And I’m committed to making the changes our city  desperately needs.   If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes  transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly.  That is the marker I  am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed.  And it’s one  by which I expect to be measured.         ALLEGATIONS OF A COVER UP 5   How do you explain the timing of the City’s settlement in the Laquan McDonald shooting, right after your  re‐election?          What do you make then of the fact that after police went through the videos at the Burger King, and now  there is a chunk of video missing that would have captured this shooting?                       COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TASK FORCE People say this task force is just another effort in a long series of efforts to whitewash a fundamental  cultural issue in CPD?         How do you respond to those who are concerned your newly appointed task force is not independent, and  therefore can’t change the culture at CPD?             Why add two people who used to work at CPD – Hiram Grau and Lori Lightfoot?                                  RONALD JOHNSON VIDEO You said last week that you would release the Johnson video this week. Why not just do it now? Why wait?              Have you seen the video?      You were quick to find fault with Jason Van Dyke, even before you saw the video. Has it been described to  you and what are your feelings about the officer’s actions?  7   While it is always very hard to watch someone be shot and killed, regardless of the circumstances,  from what I have been told there are other factors in this case that are being considered by  prosecutors. My hope is that in the coming days they are able conclude their investigation and shed further light on  this case.   Are you suggesting they will bring charges? Have you heard that is the case?                    Is the city prepared for more protests, and the possibility that another video will increase the tension on the  streets?        POLITICS/CALLS TO RESIGN/FUTURE Bernie Sanders yesterday said that anyone who was involved in covering up the Laquan McDonald case  should resign. Though he didn’t mention any names, you have to assume he’s talking about you. How do  you respond?      You said last week you would not resign, yet the calls continue to grow louder. At what point will you have  to reconsider?      Could you have won the election had these videos come out before? 8                   POSSIBLE DOJ INVESTIGATION What is your hope for what DOJ will do here?       Have you spoken to DOJ about a possible investigation into CPD, or has your office? Have you spoken to the White House or the President about a possible DOJ investigation, or has your  office?     Cover Up      Hush Money               9 Reelection Conspiracy From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 12:26 PM Green, Melissa Re:      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:24 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:23 PM To: Green, Melissa Subject: Re:   .    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:21 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject: RE:     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:20 PM To: Green, Melissa; Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: Fw: We are adding to this. Adam, spector, how long do you think until we can add a couple of sentences on aa and  also MRE statement.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:06 PM To: Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Spielfogel, David Monday, December 07, 2015 12:27 PM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde;Collins, Adam;Mitchell, Eileen Quinn, Kelley;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael huddle at 1245 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Want to get on the same page moving forward if people are available.    From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:26 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement           From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: final johnson statement        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:19 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement              From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:17 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: final johnson statement     Hold for now ‐ reviewing again    Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)   (mobile)    On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  I am still good with this. defer to you if everyone has signed off.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:08 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format with the links and statements     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:04 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No, I wanted you to see the copy     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:03 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format that it’s going out in? who hasn’t approved? Has to go now.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:02 PM To: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No further edits came in        MRE JOHNSON STATEMENT 2 ESCALANTE JOHNSON STATEMENT       From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:00 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     Clo has the latest versions. Not sure if there were updates -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/07/2015 11:56 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Deal, Joe" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Rendina, Michael" Subject: final johnson statement   Pls circulate what we’re about to release. thanks.     ‐‐  David Spielfogel  Mayor’s Office  City of Chicago  312‐744‐2818 (o)       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received 3 this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Silver, Steven Monday, December 07, 2015 12:27 PM Spielfogel, David;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley;Rountree, Janey Updated Wednesday speech Rahm Emanuel Speech-6_redline.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Here is the updated with redline edits from prep this morning. About to go back in with him for prep. Will bring clean  copies and redline his additional edits.     Steven C. Silver  Senior Speechwriter  Office of the Mayor    (312) 744‐2232    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Collins, Adam Monday, December 07, 2015 12:29 PM Rountree, Janey;Ewing, Clothilde;Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David Quinn, Kelley;Deal, Joe;Patton, Stephen;Rendina, Michael RE: final johnson statement Video Release Announcement - 120715.doc Mre, Escalante and Roussell are good with attached.    CPD will send in 10. It includes all raw videos and audio, a link to the combined video and audio, and the underlying case  files.        From: Rountree, Janey Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:26 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement           From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: final johnson statement        Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:19 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David Cc: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement              1 From: Mitchell, Eileen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:17 PM To: Spielfogel, David Cc: Collins, Adam; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: Re: final johnson statement     Hold for now ‐ reviewing again    Eileen Mitchell  Office of the Mayor  (312) 744‐6246 (office)  (312)   (mobile)    On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Spielfogel, David  wrote:  I am still good with this. defer to you if everyone has signed off.     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:08 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format with the links and statements     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:04 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No, I wanted you to see the copy     From: Spielfogel, David Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:03 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     This is the format that it’s going out in? who hasn’t approved? Has to go now.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:02 PM To: Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     No further edits came in        MRE JOHNSON STATEMENT 2 “ ” ESCALANTE JOHNSON STATEMENT       From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:00 PM To: Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Mitchell, Eileen; Rountree, Janey; Ewing, Clothilde; Deal, Joe; Patton, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Subject: RE: final johnson statement     Clo has the latest versions. Not sure if there were updates -------- Original message -------From: "Spielfogel, David" Date: 12/07/2015 11:56 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Quinn, Kelley" , "Collins, Adam" , "Mitchell, Eileen" , "Rountree, Janey" , "Ewing, Clothilde" , "Deal, Joe" , "Patton, Stephen" , "Rendina, Michael" Subject: final johnson statement   Pls circulate what we’re about to release. thanks.     ‐‐  David Spielfogel  Mayor’s Office  City of Chicago  312‐744‐2818 (o)       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the 3 intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   4 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rountree, Janey Monday, December 07, 2015 12:40 PM 'John.Escalante@chicagopolice.org';Guglielmi, Anthony (Anthony.Guglielmi@chicagopolice.org) Roussell, James M. (James.Roussell@chicagopolice.org);Adam Collins (adam.collins@cityofchicago.org) Review of LM case file Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Cc: Superintendent,  Per our conversation earlier, below is a draft response to the question about your review of the Laquan McDonald  shooting and case report.  Please feel free to edit this or add detail where my version is not accurate.    On background:   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 12:45 PM Collins, Adam;Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen RE: No I didn’t     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Did you get the MRE statement on Johnson?    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:25 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re:           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re:   Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:20 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE:   I’m hoping to have this done in the next couple minutes.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:20 PM To: Green, Melissa; Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: Fw: We are adding to this. Adam, spector, how long do you think until we can add a couple of sentences on aa and  also MRE statement.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 12:46 PM Green, Melissa;Collins, Adam;Spector, Stephen RE: Sorry, that was to adam    From: Green, Melissa Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:46 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Office 202‐783‐0911 if for me    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:45 PM To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE: Can you call me? Where are you?    From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Did you get the MRE statement on Johnson?    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:25 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re:           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re:   Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Deal, Joe Monday, December 07, 2015 12:59 PM Laws, Lisa RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7 Ok.     From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:52 PM To: Deal, Joe Subject: RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7   I’m just going to head to oemc    From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:51 PM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7   Are you following this one? Are they on the move? Blocking traffic?    From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:32 PM To: Deal, Joe Subject: RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7   Currently approx. 40 on site.    From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:36 AM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 12/7   Thanks.     From: Laws, Lisa Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 11:34 AM To: Deal, Joe Subject: RE: Update Chain: Monday 12/7 OC has limited view, can’t see anyone out there at the moment. No reports of any activity from CPD.     From: Deal, Joe Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:32 AM To: Laws, Lisa Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 12/7     Count?  1    From: Deal, Joe  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:50 AM  To: Laws, Lisa  Subject: Re: Update Chain: Monday 12/7    Make sure someone is watching the noon location. Try to get an estimate of numbers around 11:30.      From: Laws, Lisa  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:03 AM  To: Henry, Vance; Deal, Joe; Escareno, Rosa; Rapelyea, Sean; Hall, Abby; Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Rendina, Michael; Harte, Meghan; Negron, Michael; Faulman, Mike; Bennett, Kenneth; Rountree, Janey; Watkins, Victoria  Subject: Update Chain: Monday 12/7    Good Morning All,     Planned Protests for 12/7 (Monday)      10:00am: Regarding Police Brutality  o Location: Cook County Courthouse, 2600 S California      Noon – 1:30pm: “Flood the System Chicago Day of Action‐Flood, Blockade, Occupy and Shut Down the  Systems that Jeopardize Our Future!”  o Location: Prizker Park, 310 S State St   The group will “take part in a creative action that targets the institutions that profit from putting  people in prison, home foreclosure, gentrification and climate change.”       1:45pm: Sit‐In ‐ Laquan McDonald and reform  o Location: City Hall     Upcoming Protests      Thursday, 12/10/15   5:00pm: "Protest Dept of Justice Complicity in Police Crimes"  o Location: Federal Plaza, 230 S Dearborn   "Protest Dept of Justice Complicity in Police Crimes," and will present an open letter and  complaint to US Attorney Loretta Lynch.     Will update when details become available.    Lisa M. Laws Deputy Chief Operating Officer Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  City Hall 121 N. LaSalle St. Room 406 Chicago, IL 60602  312-744-1771 (office) (cell) Lisa.Laws@cityofchicago.org              This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or 2 the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Silver, Steven Monday, December 07, 2015 1:11 PM Ewing, Clothilde Mitchell, Eileen;Spielfogel, David;Collins, Adam;Quinn, Kelley;Rendina, Michael;Bennett, Kenneth;Collier, Laurie RE: letters 12.7_Public_Safety_Annoucements_Cabinet_and_Aldermanic_Version_dr1.docx; 12.7 _Public_Safety_Annoucements_Community_Version_dr1.docx Follow up Completed Here are two drafts – a version for cabinet and Aldermen and a version for the community list. I will pull together  relevant attachments in a PDF and send separately. Let me know any edits you need to these.     From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 9:52 PM To: Silver, Steven Cc: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley; Rendina, Michael; Bennett, Kenneth; Collier, Laurie Subject: letters We will need letters prepped to send to cabinet, aldermen and OPE list regarding public safety updates. Steve,  please come see me tomorrow morning and I can walk you through it. Emails will go out after Mayor's  press conference in the afternoon, but should be ready to go as close to his conclusion as possible.   Thanks!    This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Monday, December 07, 2015 1:19 PM PRESS_LIST;Update_List;Rountree, Janey;Bennett, Kenneth ST: Black aldermen urge Justice Dept. to investigate police hiring Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Black aldermen urge Justice Dept. to investigate police hiring  Chicago Sun Times // Fran Spielman    The U.S. Justice Department’s sweeping civil rights investigation is a “golden opportunity” to restore public trust in the  Chicago Police Department shattered by the Laquan McDonald shooting video, but black aldermen say the feds must go  beyond deadly force, excessive force and unconstitutional patterns of policing to include police hiring.    Ald. Anthony Beale (9th), former chairman of the City Council’s Police Committee, has called independently  administered background checks and psychological exams the “tools used to weed out and disqualify” minorities.    That’s a claim Police Supt. Garry McCarthy called “absolutely absurd” before being fired for becoming what Mayor Rahm  Emanuel called a “distraction” in the furor over the Laquan McDonald shooting video.    Now that McCarthy is gone and the feds are putting the Chicago Police Department under the microscope, Beale seized  the chance to renew his claims about policing hiring.    “We definitely want [Attorney General Loretta Lynch] to look at the hiring practices that systematically exclude  minorities. That is a huge first step into having the department reflect the community to where you don’t have  situations like this in the future,” Beale said.    “This is a golden opportunity for the Justice Department to come in and clean up what we’ve been talking about for so  many years — the injustices that happen within the police department going all the way from hiring to firing. … If we can  scrub the department from beginning to the end, [we can] put trust back into a city that has lost its trust in the police  department.”    Beale also urged the Justice Department to examine why there was no audio in the Laquan McDonald and Ronald  Johnson dashcam shooting videos.    “There may be some officers who don’t want to be recorded, so they systematically install the batteries backwards,”  Beale said, citing conversations with several officers.    “Once they do that thorough investigation and see why each one of those officers’ squad car batteries were installed  backwards, I don’t think that’s a coincidence. Once she comes in and gets to the bottom of that, you will not have those  audio dashcams not working because of those batteries being installed backwards.”    If the Justice Department uncovers an unconstitutional pattern of discriminatory policing, the result would be judicial  oversight and the appointment of a federal monitor similar to the one that rode heard over city hiring for nearly a  decade after top aides to former Mayor Richard M. Daley were convicted of rigging city hiring.    1 Ald. Will Burns (4th), one of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s staunchest supporters, considers that a good thing, even though it’s  certain to cost millions Chicago can ill afford.    “$500 million in settlements for excessive force lawsuits [over the last decade] is also very expensive. And the loss of  trust in the community … is very costly when you’re trying to find wrongdoers and folks who are shooting up  neighborhoods. So, in the cost‐benefit analysis, the benefits will far outweigh the cost,” Burns said.    “If you look at cities like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Baltimore and Los Angeles, it’s led to significant reforms. Justice  Department recommendations are enforceable through a consent decree, which will mean there is oversight over  Chicago to make sure their recommendations are actually implemented, as opposed to sitting on a shelf somewhere.  And the city cannot get out of it until it has complied completely with the recommendations.”    Burns, Beale and Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) urged Emanuel not to wait for the outcome of the sweeping federal  investigation to fire police officers who tailored their reports to the story being told by Officer Jason Van Dyke, who has  been charged with first‐degree murder in the McDonald case.    They did that by claiming — even though the video shows otherwise — that McDonald was swinging a small knife in his  hand in an “aggressive, exaggerated manner” and “attempting to get up” even after being shot.    “That’s despicable for them to have lied on their report of what took place, and the video shows different,” Austin said.    Burns branded lying on a police report a “major infraction” that requires immediate termination.    “The police reports, and all the information that was released, is what makes people believe there was a cover‐up. If  there hadn’t been a dashcam video, it’s very possible those officers’ interpretations of what happened that night would  have become the record on that case,” Burns said.    “We have to move quickly in this city to demonstrate that kind of stuff is not going to be permitted. That’s the only way  you restore confidence — by holding people accountable who don’t follow the rules.”    Last week, Emanuel fired McCarthy in the unrelenting furor over the Laquan McDonald video and the city’s decision to  wait until a week after the mayoral election to authorize a $5 million settlement to the McDonald family, but keep the  incendiary video under wraps until a judge ordered the city to release it.    Late Sunday, Scott Ando, chief administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority, was also forced out.    Austin strongly disagreed with the mayor’s decision to throw Ando under the bus.    “I thought he was doing a good job. I really do. … He was not allowing shootings to just go unnoticed, and you throw him  out the door for that? I don’t think that was fair,” Austin said.    The Justice Department’s sweeping civil rights investigation was not enough to stop rookie Ald. David Moore (17th) from  demanding that the City Council hold an investigative hearing into the Laquan McDonald case. Moore said it’s not a  matter of playing “gotcha” with Emanuel, but rather about giving the mayor an opportunity to explain why he fought so  hard to keep the video under wraps.    But Beale, Burns and Austin said they see no need for a City Council investigation. They called it “grandstanding” by a  rookie alderman aimed at shedding “more heat than light.”    2 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Thursday, December 03, 2015 3:30 PM Quinn, Kelley;McCaffrey, Bill;Collins, Adam;Klinzman, Grant RE: NYT response Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Sounds good. I think Monica’s deadline is imminent so let me know if there’s anything we can do to ensure it gets to  her.      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 3:25 PM To: Spector, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant Subject: Re: NYT response I will tweak this but looks good!    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:21 PM  To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant  Subject: NYT response      Think we should get back to her on the second question – How does the Mayor respond to suggestions by some that  politics ‐ and his re‐election bid in particular ‐‐ played a role in keeping the dashcam private and reaching a quick  settlement in the case before a suit was even filed?   Here’s a proposed response based on the Q&As but welcome your edits.   Any suggestion that politics played a role in this investigation is false. Within days of the incident, the City promptly turned over the dashcam video to prosecutors. The City decided not to make the video public in order to protect an ongoing investigation, a decision that was in line with the family’s request not to release the video. And when the family of Laquan McDonald proactively reached out to the City to negotiate a settlement, the City publicly presented the case to Chicago’s City Council members and recommended a settlement figure significantly lower than the family’s initial request. The most important thing we can do to learn from this tragedy is bring the needed changes and reforms to prevent it from ever happening again. That is why Mayor Emanuel created a task force to do a top-to-bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. One of the task force’s key objection is to identify ways to improve transparency in these cases without compromising ongoing investigations.     From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:54 AM 1 To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Follow‐up from Davey:   Yes, I have talked on background to Patton and have that quote. However, I still have those questions for the Mayor or his office. These are not questions Law Dept can answer, I am told by them. Let me simplify them into the bare necessities -- two questions -- at this point: 1) When did the Mayor first become conscious of the Laquan McDonald shooting and the city's dashcam of it? The law department told me the mayor would certainly have been aware of it during the settlement conversations that started on Feb. 27. But when was his first briefing on/awareness of the case and of the dash cam? Was it before Feb. 27? After? And how was he made aware of it? Briefing with Mr. Patton? Briefing with Garry McCarthy? Some other way? 2) How does the Mayor respond to suggestions by some that politics - and his re-election bid in particular -played a role in keeping the dashcam private and reaching a quick settlement in the case before a suit was even filed? I am of course delighted if you all want to talk any of this through with me more. My story is overdue. Do you think someone could respond soon? Please let me know. Best, Monica     From: McCaffrey, Bill Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:28 AM To: Quinn, Kelley; Spector, Stephen; Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We spoke to her about this and she has the timing.   She also has the quote from Steve that the plaintiff’s attorneys were driving the timing.   I can walk Stephen through it.   From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 10:22 AM To: Spector, Stephen; Collins, Adam; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: Re: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adding others for help On Dec 3, 2015, at 10:20 AM, Spector, Stephen wrote: Do you want me to pull together a response to “community concerns about the timing of all of this given  that it was an election year?”   > On Dec 1, 2015, at 4:39 PM, Davey, Monica wrote: > > How does the mayor/you respond to concerns and suspicions in the community about the timing of all of this given that 2 it was an election year? > (i.e. That the mayor was re-elected on April 7 and the settlement was struck on April 15 and that the city fought to keep the video private until last week.) > Any response to those concerns about timing? Davey, Monica 10:54 AM (23 hours ago) to Kelley Kelley: I am trying to develop a timeline of what the city knew and when on the dashcam video. I know the family approached the city on Feb. 27. When was the mayor first made aware of the dashcam video? Or the family's approach? When did the mayor first get briefed by the corporation counsel on what the situation was? Can you talk? Or can we discuss via email? I'm at 312 543 4883 Thanks 9:57 AM (5 minutes ago)     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:57 AM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I don't remember what her other questions are. Can you find out. I'm going to try to run to the  doctor.    From: Spector, Stephen  Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 9:54 AM  To: Quinn, Kelley  Subject: FW: FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews ‐ FOR IMMEDIATE  RELEASE          From: Davey, Monica [mailto:davey@nytimes.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:53 AM To: Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: FW: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     Got it, thanks  I do have other questions that I sent yesterday and the day before but never heard back from  Kelley on.   Should I be reaching out to you with those instead? I really need to talk to someone from there  today on a story I am writing.   Please let me know if you're the person I should talk to?  3   Monica     On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 9:52 AM, Spector, Stephen   wrote:  Hi Monica –     I want to make sure you saw this. Let me know if you have any questions.      Thanks,     Stephen Spector  Office of the Mayor   Deputy Press Secretary         From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 9:21 AM Subject: Mayor Emanuel Statement on Police Accountability Reviews - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2015    CONTACT:  Mayor’s Press Office  312.744.3334  press@cityofchicago.org    MAYOR EMANUEL STATEMENT ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEWS    "Many things must happen to restore trust in the Chicago Police Department and I welcome efforts and ideas that can help us achieve that important goal. I want to clarify my comments from yesterday and I want to be clear that the City welcomes engagement by the Department of Justice when it comes to looking at the systemic issues embedded in CPD.     First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our 4 residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:    On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.     In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”    Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?    A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is 5   familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.    ###        This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named  herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the  intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the  intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or  copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently  delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.        This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   6 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Collins, Adam Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:08 PM Quinn, Kelley;McCaffrey, Bill Klinzman, Grant;Breymaier, Shannon RE: Statement on Ronald Johnson Case Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed The Trib had someone there. He said it in a gaggle    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 1:03 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Breymaier, Shannon Subject: Re: Statement on Ronald Johnson Case   He heard it from MRE. What more do they want?    On Dec 3, 2015, at 12:51 PM, McCaffrey, Bill  wrote:  FYI.  Told him I would check, but not sure there is much for me to add if you are responding.     From: Meisner, Jason R [mailto:jmeisner@chicagotribune.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 12:50 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill Subject: RE: Statement on Ronald Johnson Case     Hi Bill – apparently the boss has told WTTW that city will drop efforts to block Ronald Johnson video’s  release. Can you please confirm? I’m having our City Hall people check with mayor’s office.   Jason     From: McCaffrey, Bill [mailto:Bill.McCaffrey@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 6:12 PM To: Meisner, Jason R Subject: Re: Statement on Ronald Johnson Case     Still on this. What is your cell number?    Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 1, 2015, at 3:47 PM, Meisner, Jason R  wrote:  Thanks – can I use the background and refer to it as the city’s version of the events  leading up to the shooting?         From: McCaffrey, Bill [mailto:Bill.McCaffrey@cityofchicago.org] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 3:30 PM 1 To: Meisner, Jason R Subject: Statement on Ronald Johnson Case     Jason,     Here the statement and some background.     Bill     “The top priority is preserving and maintaining the integrity of any investigation into  police misconduct, regardless of which agency is conducting the inquiry. In light of the  recent court ruling that FOIA law does not protect evidence held by one agency while  another is investigating, the City is currently re‐examining when this video should be  released.   This case is still under investigation by IPRA, but has stark differences from  the Laquan McDonald case, including a recovered gun.”    Background  The decedent in this instance is Ronald Johnson, a 25 year old member of the Black P.  Stone gang with prior arrests and convictions, including a guilty plea of aggravated  battery of a police officer in 2008, being charged of threatening to shoot his girlfriend  and pleading guilty to domestic battery and gang activity in 2011.  Prior to the incident, Johnson was at a gang party and shortly after leaving, he was  involved in a shooting. Multiple 911 calls reported shots fired from the area he was in  along with a description of the suspected shooter. Mr Johnson fit the description.  Officers were immediately sent to the scene and spotted Johnson in an alley behind the  location of the gang party, and Johnson fled and ran around the corner directly into  other officers who attempt to take Mr. Johnson into custody.  Johnson struggled and broke free knocking one of the officers to the ground and  brandished a gun. Officers saw the gun and multiple times yelled for Johnson to drop  the gun.  Johnson was running with the gun directly towards other responding officers and posed  an active threat to the police and the public.  Fearing for his safety and the safety of his fellow officers, Officer George Hernandez  fired striking Mr. Johnson once in the back of the leg and once in the shoulder.  Mr. Johnson was disarmed and the gun was recovered. An ambulance transported  Johnson to the hospital where he he died.  Officer Hernandez has no prior complaints of excessive force.           Bill McCaffrey  Department of Law  City of Chicago  312.744.1575 ‐ office   ‐ cell       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Henry, Vance Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:00 PM Deal, Joe;Laws, Lisa Bennett, Kenneth;Quinn, Kelley Fw: Fwd: Prayer Virgil and press conference for Laquan McDonald Friday , December 4th HenryVance_BlockStRqst2015_12_3v2.docx Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI From: Aldophus Kindle   Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 3:52:10 PM  To: Henry, Vance  Subject: Fwd: Prayer Virgil and press conference for Laquan McDonald Friday , December 4th ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Aldophus Kindle Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Subject: Prayer Virgil and press conference for Laquan McDonald Friday , December 4th To: Samantha.stivers@cityofchicago.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Aldophus Kindle Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Subject: Prayer Virgil and press conference for Laquan McDonald Friday , December 4th To: Vance.henry@cityofchicago.org Per our previous conversations, please find the attached letter. The same details are included in the previous text I sent to your phone. Thank you so much on behalf of the ministers working on this matter. Al kindle This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or 1 the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE) 15406 S. Lexington, Harvey IL 60426 December 3, 2015 Mr. Vance Henry Special Assistant to Mayor Rahm Emanuel 121 N. Lasalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60601 Dear Mr. Henry, Thank you for agreeing to work with us on the important matter of securing the site of a peaceful prayer vigil and press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski. Per your previous conversations with Mr. Kindle, on Friday, December 4 at 11:00 AM, the Clergy United for Reform and Equality (CURE) will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski to articulate our concerns about the Laquan McDonald situation. We request that the 40th Street service road just north of the Burger King restaurant be blocked from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM (noon). We will begin gathering at 10:00 AM, commence the press conference at 10:30 AM, and be finished by 12:00 PM. Our contact person for the event is Mr. Aldophus “Al” Kindle (aldophus@gmail.com, 313-434-3851). Thank you, Apostle Carl White, Jr. and Reverend Leslie Sanders From: Sent: To: Subject: Collins, Brooke Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:01 PM PRESS_LIST Esquire-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Is Throwing Anyone Within Arm's Reach Under the Bus Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed http://www.esquire.com/news‐politics/politics/news/a40161/rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐mcdonald/    Brooke E Collins  Photographer, Office of the Mayor  City Hall, Room 502  121 N. LaSalle Street  Chicago, Illinois  60602  312 744 7583  bcollins@cityofchicago.org  This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Henry, Vance Thursday, December 03, 2015 4:06 PM Deal, Joe;Laws, Lisa;Bennett, Kenneth;Quinn, Kelley Prayer Virgil and press conference for Laquan McDonald Friday , December 4th Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed FYI    December 3, 2015    Mr. Vance Henry  Special Assistant to Mayor Rahm Emanuel  121 N. Lasalle Street  Chicago, Illinois 60601      Dear Mr. Henry,    Thank you for agreeing to work with us on the important matter of securing the site of a peaceful prayer vigil and press  conference at 4060 S. Pulaski.    Per your previous conversations with Mr. Kindle, on Friday, December 4 at 11:00 AM, the Clergy United for Reform and  Equality (CURE) will hold a press conference at 4060 S. Pulaski to articulate our concerns about the Laquan McDonald  situation.    We request that the 40th Street service road just north of the Burger King restaurant be blocked from 10:00 AM until  12:00 PM (noon). We will begin gathering at 10:00 AM, commence the press conference at 10:30 AM, and be finished by  12:00 PM.    Our contact person for the event is Mr. Aldophus “Al” Kindle (aldophus@gmail.com, 313‐434‐3851).    Thank you,    Apostle Carl White, Jr. and Reverend Leslie Sanders      ________________________________  This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Koronides, Christine Thursday, December 03, 2015 5:55 PM Green, Melissa;Gonez, Manuel FW: Alert: Sen. Dick Durbin: Durbin Requests DOJ Investigation of Police Department Policies & Practices Chicago This was reported on earlier – but just came through in announcements:    12.03.15 Durbin Requests DOJ Investigation of Chicago Police Department Policies & Practices [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Following a meeting at the White House on criminal justice reform, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke with Attorney General Loretta Lynch to request a Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation of the Chicago Police Department (CPD)’s policies and practices. Durbin asked for the investigation in a letter that can be found HERE. “The shooting death of Laquan McDonald is just one of a number of troubling incidents that have frayed the relationship between the CPD and the community it serves, and in truth, this most recent incident is only the latest in a series of troubling events over many years. These incidents raise serious concerns about whether the CPD has in place appropriate policies and practices to prevent civil rights violations. An impartial investigation by the Justice Department can help identify those areas where the CPD has fallen short and guide the CPD onto a better course,” Durbin wrote. “The men and women of law enforcement risk their lives every day to protect us, and it is incumbent upon them to live up to the standards they have sworn to uphold,” Durbin continued. “The overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers are conscientious and professional. Nevertheless, there is undeniable evidence that some have abused the authority given them.”     From: Bloomberg Government [mailto:alerts@bgov.com] Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 6:48 PM To: Koronides, Christine Subject: Alert: Sen. Dick Durbin: Durbin Requests DOJ Investigation of Chicago Police Department Policies & Practices Sen. Dick Durbin: Durbin Requests DOJ Investigation of Chicago Police Department Policies & Practices December 3, 2015 06:48PM ET Sen. Dick Durbin News Alert IL Delegation Press Releases Relevance: HIGH Which sources do you want?: U.S. Senator Richard Durbin, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush, U.S. Representative Daniel Lipinski, U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, U.S. Representative Peter J. Roskam, U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth, U.S. 1 Representative Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative Bill Foster, U.S. Representative William Enyart, U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren Published At: Edit this alert © 2015 Bloomberg Finance L.P. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy Manage and Delete Alerts This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States Attorney should swiftly conclude his year‐long investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.    As it relates to a longer‐term review of our police department and efforts to improve police accountability, I am open to anything that will help give us answers and restore the trust that is critical to our public safety efforts. I trust the Department of Justice to make the right decision based on the facts and the law. Like every Chicagoan, I want to get to a place where we're permanently addressing the entrenched issues in our police department. Our residents deserve that, as do our police officers. Adherence to civil rights and effective crime fighting go hand in hand."    Background:   On Tuesday, Mayor Emanuel announced that a six‐member Police Accountability Task Force would immediately begin a top‐to‐bottom review of the system of oversight and accountability training and transparency that is currently in place at CPD.    In his speech, Mayor Emanuel said: “Every day, we must ensure the checks and balances are in place to keep the confidence of Chicagoans … There are systemic challenges that will require sustained reform. It is a work in progress as we continue to build confidence in our police force.”   Additionally, on Wednesday during a discussion with Politico, Mayor Emanuel was asked a question of whether CPD violated the constitution and federal laws. He responded to that question in the context of the Laquan McDonald case. See the exchange below:    Q: Yesterday, the Illinois Attorney General requested the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division investigation whether practices by the Chicago Police Department violate the constitution and federal laws. Do you worry that’s the case?      A: No. I want everybody to remember this. First, the city had a civil – there’s kind of three legal tracks and three kinds of oversights. On February 27, the family came and approached the city. We reached a settlement in and around the civil case and then took it to the City Council. If you go and look back at what Steve Patton said in front of City Council, a lot of that was there and in public domain. Immediately after the incident, back in February 2014 – so 14 months ago, within weeks, I think two weeks ‐‐ the U.S. attorney and the State’s Attorney both opened up investigations with the FBI as an investigatory body. They had all materials, all the tapes, all the background. We settled – as I said – in April. But started in the discussions end of February when the family approached. As you now know, the State’s attorney concluded her investigation. There’s an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in Chicago with the FBI. My view is that given the period of time they’ve had the information, like everybody else, I await their conclusion. They are looking into this situation and all the aspects around it. I think an additional layer prior to the completion of this, in my view, would be misguided. And if you notice, they are doing a thorough job, given that they had the information two weeks after, just immediately after the incident. They are doing a thorough job, and hitting the restart button on a whole new investigation does not get you to the conclusion in an expedited fashion.    Q: But those are two different things. What she’s looking at is a civil rights investigation. It would look at pattern and practice at the police department. It would be a more sweeping view. Other cities have done it – would you welcome that?    A: Well, what I would first welcome is the conclusion of the existing investigation by the U.S. Attorneys right now that’s present. I think that one of the reasons I asked the former head of the Civil Rights Division, Deval Patrick, to be an outside adviser and senior adviser to this working commission is because it’s exactly the question he is familiar with and he has a different set of eye ‐‐ I think is essential. Before the U.S. Justice Department would ask the local U.S. Attorney and FBI to take on additional work, I would them to complete the work – I understand these are very hard cases. And so they are taking on and look at all the perspectives around this case.    2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Friday, December 04, 2015 7:49 PM Collins, Adam Re: From Mark Peters, The Wall Street Journal Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Laquan had to go out under foia On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:41 PM, Collins, Adam wrote: Do you know which ones?      From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 7:40 PM To: Collins, Adam Subject: Fwd: From Mark Peters, The Wall Street Journal Begin forwarded message: From: "Peters, Mark" Date: December 4, 2015 at 7:25:08 PM CST To: "Quinn, Kelley" Subject: From Mark Peters, The Wall Street Journal Good evening. Are you comment tonight on the police reports released by the law department a few hours ago? I can be reached at 312-750-4141. Best, Mark -Mark Peters Reporter, Chicago bureau The Wall Street Journal @mrmmpeters (312) 750-4141 1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: George Cardenas Friday, December 04, 2015 9:02 PM Chavez, Claudia Fields, Samantha;Rapelyea, Sean;Akinlemibola, Grace;Beatty, Elizabeth(Beth);Ituassu, Erika;Johnson, Robert Re: Sun-Times Article and Tribune Op-Ed What about hearings??  Date ?  George Cardenas        Sent from my iPhone    On Dec 4, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Chavez, Claudia  wrote:  Hi Alderman – We wanted to share the following and attached article and Op‐Ed with you.       Sun‐Times:  Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video  http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/7/71/1154852/mayor‐emanuel‐police‐misconduct‐ill‐fix      Tribune:   Rahm Emanuel op‐ed: I own the problem of police brutality, and I'll fix it  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct‐rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐mcdonald‐ police‐perspec‐20151204‐story.html         Please let us know if you have any questions.          Claudia     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 1 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Rapelyea, Sean Friday, December 04, 2015 9:14 PM Logan, Cherita;Clarisol Duque;Audra Wilson;WheelerGrange, Robyn;Paucar, Theresa Green, Melissa Fw: Sun-Times Article and Tribune Op-Ed Sun-Times_Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio.pdf; Tribune_Rahm Emanuel op.pdf     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.    Sun‐Times:  Interim top cop puts officers on notice about squad car audio, video  http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/7/71/1154852/mayor‐emanuel‐police‐misconduct‐ill‐fix      Tribune:   Rahm Emanuel op‐ed: I own the problem of police brutality, and I'll fix it  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct‐rahm‐emanuel‐laquan‐mcdonald‐police‐perspec‐ 20151204‐story.html         Please let us know if you have any questions.          Claudia       1 This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain  legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail (or the person  responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination,  distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received  this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any  copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.     This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:27 PM Joel Johnson;jake.siewert@gs.com;joe@gpg.com Fw: ST: Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 5:16 PM To: Mitchell, Eileen; Spielfogel, David; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Klinzman, Grant; Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Rendina, Michael; Rountree, Janey; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Subject: ST: Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police Attorney General will launch probe of Chicago Police Chicago Sun Times // Lynn Sweet    Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a Civil Rights Division investigation of the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the Laquan McDonald police shooting the Chicago SunTimes learned on Sunday. A person familiar with the situation told the Sun-Times the inquiry will look into the practices of the Chicago police in what is expected to be a wide-ranging probe. The official announcement is expected in the coming days.   Lynch is acting after having Civil Rights Division lawyers consider what now are many requests for an investigation – which is the department’s standard process. She is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon, the official said.    Lynch is taking action on what is called a “pattern or practice” inquiry after calls for Justice Department intervention came from a string of elected officials and activists, including Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Sen. Dick Durbin. Hundreds of pages of police reports released late Friday by the city of Chicago reveal that official police accounts of the shooting conflict with what the dashcam video on a police cruiser recorded. While the video shows 16 bullets pumped into the 17-year-old in a matter of seconds from one officer as the teen was moving away from police, cops on the scene during the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting indicated that McDonald was threatening them with a knife. 1 Police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is white, is charged with the first-degree murder of McDonald, an African American. That it took 13 months for Van Dyke to be charged and a court order to force the city of Chicago to publicly release the video that led to protests and calls for the resignations of top officials, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Last week, in an effort to tamp down protests, Emanuel fired Police Supt. Garry McCarthy. A pattern or practice review determines whether there are unlawful policing practices in a police department. If there is an agreement that remedies need to take place, the negotiated deal is overseen by a federal judge who appoints an independent monitor. If there is no agreement, the Justice Department can go to federal court and seek and order. According to the Justice Department, “in addition to gathering information directly from community members, all pattern and practice investigations involve interviewing police and local officials, gathering information from other criminal justice stake holders, observing officer activities through ride-alongs and other means, and reviewing documents and specific incidents that are relevant to the investigation. “At the conclusion of an investigation, the division issues a public report detailing the findings. If the investigation finds no systemic violations of constitutional or federal statutory rights by the law enforcement agency, the division will state that and close the investigation. If, on the other hand, there are findings of patterns or practices of misconduct, the division will articulate precisely what those patterns or practices are, and will identify any systemic deficiencies underlying those patterns.” The Justice Department launched a pattern or practice investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department after the shooting of Michael Brown and in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. This civil inquiry would be separate from a pending joint federal and state criminal investigation launched after the shooting of McDonald.   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Gonez, Manuel Monday, December 07, 2015 10:46 AM Green, Melissa;Koronides, Christine FW: Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2015 12 05 Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chic....pdf     From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:14 PM Subject: Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Op‐Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun‐Times and Chicago Tribune     The following op‐ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears in the Chicago Sun‐Times and Chicago Tribune this weekend:     Chicago is facing a defining moment on the issues of crime and policing and the even larger issues of truth and justice. To meet this moment, we need to conduct a painful but honest reckoning of what went wrong — not just in one instance, but over decades. Then we need to determine what to do differently to ensure that incidents like this don’t happen again.     We cannot afford to have any resident of our city living in fear of the police and distrusting their words and actions. And we cannot allow the crimes of a small number of officers to taint the good work of the vast majority who put their lives on the line every day.     What happened last October 2014 on South Pulaski Road should never have happened. Systems should have been in place to prevent it. Supervision and leadership at every level of the police department and the oversight agencies should have come into play.     They didn’t, and that has to change.     What I strongly reject is the suggestion that the videotape of the McDonald shooting was withheld from the public because of the election. Here are the facts:     The videotape was handled in precisely the same way such tapes and evidence have been historically. Longstanding practice has been to release such material only after prosecutors and city investigators have finished their investigation. The reason for that was to prevent potential witnesses from tailoring their stories to fit the evidence.     Some say I should have ordered a departure from standard procedure and released the tape before the prosecutors had acted. Had I seen the video, I might have done that. But I don’t review evidence precisely because my own emotions should not interfere with criminal investigations.     1 The release of this type of evidence is one of many issues we need to rethink moving forward. How do we balance concerns against prematurely releasing evidence and jeopardizing prosecutions with the community’s right to see such material in a timely way? How do we promote accountability and transparency, without sacrificing one for the other?     In this case, the city followed its standard policy.     Within nine days of that shooting the city collected all evidence in the case, including the dash‐cam video, and turned it over to prosecutors. No one could have predicted that it would take more than a year to finish the probe. It was just as likely that charges would be filed during the campaign, in which case the video would have become public before the election.     At the end of the day, I am the mayor and I own it. I take responsibility for what happened and I will fix it. Nothing less than complete and total reform of the system and the culture will meet the standards we have to set for ourselves.     I know the history of police‐community relations in Chicago. I am the mayor who agreed to provide reparations and bring important closure to the victims of Jon Burge and police torture in Chicago. I am the mayor who has committed to restoring community policing, because the only way to fight crime effectively is to build trust between officers and the residents they serve. I am the mayor who instituted body camerasfor police, to reduce incidents of police misconduct as well as unfounded complaints.     So I should have known that in the light of the checkered history of misconduct in the Chicago Police Department, that the long delay in releasing the videotape could raise concerns and suspicions across our city. Our goal was to protect the integrity of the investigation. But instead of establishing trust, the prolonged period between when the shooting occurred and when charges were filed created mistrust.  We need to fix that and restore the trust that was lost.     Some have alleged that our settlement with Laquan’s family was part of a cover‐up. But nothing could be further from the truth. It was the lawyers for Laquan’s family who approached the city on February 27 and expressed a desire to settle the case quickly and without a lawsuit. The city’s lawyers began discussions with the plaintiff’s attorney shortly thereafter and came to an agreement in principle on March 24.     As part of that agreement lawyers for the family and the city sought to present the settlement for approval at the next City Council meeting, which was on April 15. The first possible opportunity to present the agreement to the Council’s Finance Committee was on April 13. At that meeting, our Corporation Counsel, Steve Patton, explained why a settlement was in the city’s best interest. Among the main reasons was the police dash‐cam videotape, which he described in detail.     If there is any good to come out of this horrific incident, it has caused us to re‐examine how we handle cases of police misconduct and excessive force in Chicago. And I’m committed to making the changes our city desperately needs.     If any good comes from this tragedy, it should be a historic set of reforms that prevents abuses, promotes transparency and rebuilds the confidence of all Chicagoans that they will be treated fairly. That is the marker I am setting for myself, the next police superintendent and the reform commission I’ve appointed. And it’s one by which I expect to be measured.     2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 10:47 AM wstachelberg@americanprogress.org Chicago Mayor Emanuel Announces Sharon Fairley to be New Chief Administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority.pdf; Statement from Mayor Emanuel on the U S Department of Justice's Announcement.pdf; 2015 12 05 Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chic .pdf Hey there, want to make sure you have latest on Chicago and what Mayor and City is doing and has done.  If you guys  are going to be talker on this, we would love to brief you.  Lots going on and lots to the issue.  Please let me know your  thoughts.  Best/MG    ‐‐   Melissa Green    Director, Federal Affairs Office  Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  melissa.green@cityofchicago.org    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 12:45 PM Collins, Adam;Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen RE: No I didn’t     From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:45 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re: Did you get the MRE statement on Johnson?    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:25 PM  To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen  Subject: Re:           Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:21 PM To: Collins, Adam; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: Re:   Thank you!     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Collins, Adam Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 12:20 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Green, Melissa; Spector, Stephen Subject: RE:   I’m hoping to have this done in the next couple minutes.   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 12:20 PM To: Green, Melissa; Collins, Adam; Spector, Stephen Subject: Fw: We are adding to this. Adam, spector, how long do you think until we can add a couple of sentences on aa and  also MRE statement.  CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED 1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Gonez, Manuel Monday, December 07, 2015 12:53 PM Green, Melissa FW: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY 2015 12 01 MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.pdf Hi Melissa, here you go.  From: Mayor's Press Office Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 9:53 AM To: Mayor's Press Office Subject: MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2015 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 press@cityofchicago.org MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY Five-Member Panel Will Work to Improve the Accountability, Oversight and Training of Chicago’s Police Force Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the creation of a task force to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers. The Task Force on Police Accountability will recommend reforms to the current system to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately, and establish best practice for release of videos of police-involved incidents. “The shooting of Laquan McDonald requires more than just words,” Mayor Emanuel said. “It requires that we act; that we take more concrete steps to prevent such abuses in the future, secure the safety and the rights of all Chicagoans, and build stronger bonds of trust between our police and the communities they’re sworn to serve.” The task force will be co-chaired by five respected leaders in criminal justice: 1      Sergio Acosta is a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson and a former federal prosecutor Joe Ferguson is Inspector General of the City of Chicago and a former federal prosecutor Hiram Grau is the former Director of the Illinois State Police and former Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Lori Lightfoot is president of the Chicago Police Board, a partner at Mayer Brown and a former federal prosecutor Randolph Stone is a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, director of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Project Clinic, and a former Cook County Public Defender Former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick will serve as a senior advisor to the task force. Patrick also served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division under President Bill Clinton. The task force is charged with:  Improving independent oversight of police misconduct. In response to prior complaints concerning the investigation of police-involved shootings and other claims of serious police misconduct, the City Council created a new, independent, civilian-led agency in 2006 to conduct such investigations – the Independent Police Review Authority. The task force will examine if there are additional changes that should now be made to improve the quality, independence or timeliness of IPRA's investigations of police-involved shootings and excessive force.  Examining the best ways to ensure officers with repeated complaints are identified and evaluated appropriately. The CPD has previously adopted programs to identify and intervene with respect to officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints of excessive force or other misconduct. The task force will review what the CPD or IPRA can and should do to identify officers with problematic conduct, including racial bias, and what can be done to effectively intervene to change that conduct.  Recommending best practices for release of videos of police-involved incidents. The City (including both CPD and IPRA) has a longstanding policy not to publicly release videos and other evidence relating to alleged police misconduct that is the subject of pending criminal and/or disciplinary investigations until such investigations are concluded so as not to jeopardize those investigations. The task force will consider if the City should change this policy, and if so, when and under what circumstances should such evidence be released to the public. The task force will actively engage community, victims’ rights, law enforcement, youth, religious and elected leaders to ensure the recommendations are based on input from all parts of the city. Its recommendations will be presented to the Mayor and City Council by March 31, 2016. ###   This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 12:57 PM Middleton, Megan Chicago Mayor Emanuel Announces Sharon Fairley to be New Chief Administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority.pdf; Statement from Mayor Emanuel on the U S Department of Justice's Announcement.pdf; 2015 12 05 Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chic .pdf; 2015 12 01 MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.pdf Hey there, thanks for chatting. The op‐ed is worth the read and here are three releases on concrete steps the City/  Mayor has taken that we want to make sure you have.  Can you also send me the number for your Mayor? And if you  can get some of this to your Mayor like you suggested in near future so he is aware before our two Mayor’s talk it would  be great. Best/MG    ‐‐   Melissa Green    Director, Federal Affairs Office  Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  melissa.green@cityofchicago.org    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Rasmas, Chloe Monday, December 07, 2015 1:19 PM Breymaier, Shannon;McCaffrey, Bill;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam RE: MSNBC-Confidentiality clause Kelley, you good? I’ll circulate to update if you are oaky with it    From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:16 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Re: MSNBC-Confidentiality clause +Chloe Small suggested edits to the background Background:      Shannon Breymaier  O: 312-744-9045 C:   Shannon.Breymaier@cityofchicago.org  From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:10 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: FW: MSNBC‐Confidentiality clause  Steve has not seen this yet, but I want to start routing now (he knows what I am writing).     I need to get back to MSNBC before they start reporting on this.  I already explained to the producer that her whole  premise was wrong – she said there was a confidentiality agreement in place and no one was allowed to discuss the LM  settlement.     I’d like to send her the attached as well.                   1      Background:               From: Ali, Safia (NBCUniversal) [mailto:Safia.Ali@nbcuni.com] Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:02 AM To: McCaffrey, Bill Subject: MSNBC-Confidentiality clause      Hi Mr. McCaffrey,      Just following up on our conversation about the use of confidentiality clauses in police settlements agreements. We are  looking for a statement regarding clauses asking parties not to disclose information surrounding the details of the  settlement negotiation or any evidence. This is not only in the LaQuan McDonald case but similar settlements when  individuals allege police misconduct.      I appreciate your help.      Thank you,   Safia      Safia Samee Ali   News Associate   NBC News   MSNBC  Legal Unit   P: 212‐413‐5889       This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 1:24 PM ;Spector, Stephen Re: Also, we are going to send these out individually so, forget the hi all. Spector is going to format after your edits  Lisa.     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:15 PM To: Subject:              Here is what the Mayor said regarding the DOJ investigation: "I welcome today's announcement by the Department of Justice and pledge the City’s complete cooperation. Our mutual goal is to create a stronger, better Police Department that keeps the community safe while respecting the civil rights of every Chicagoan. Nothing is more important to me than the safety and well‐being of our residents and ensuring that the men and women of our Police Department have the tools, resources and training they need to be effective crime fighters, stay safe, and build community trust." Here is what the Mayor said following State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announcement that she would not file charges in the Chicago police shooting of Ronald Johnson. Johnson, was the victim of a shooting that occurred in October 2014 and there is dash camera video that does show the incident. Up until the today, the City had not shown the video because it was part of an ongoing investigation. “A life was lost here, and that is a tragedy no matter the circumstances. The sight of someone being shot and killed stirs a visceral reaction in us all. That’s why independent investigations are so crucial in these cases,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Now, as our independent police review authority resumes its investigation 1 to determine whether the shooting was consistent with CPD’s policy, we must also ask ourselves if the existing policies on the use of deadly force are the right one and if the training we provide to officers to make split‐second decisions in life or death situations is sufficient.” OVERALL MESSAGE After decades of concerns about policing practices, DOJ announced they have opened an investigation into CPD. The Mayor flip‐flopped already, so can people be sure he’s really committed to it? Can Rahm survive this? Do you think an op‐ed is enough to set the record straight and to confidence people they should trust him? Many are saying that he sacrificed McCarthy and now the head of IPRA to save his own job. 2 From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Green, Melissa Monday, December 07, 2015 1:25 PM Desiree Peterkin-Bell Chicago Mayor Emanuel Announces Sharon Fairley to be New Chief Administrator of the Independent Police Review Authority.pdf; Statement from Mayor Emanuel on the U S Department of Justice's Announcement.pdf; 2015 12 05 Op-Ed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago Sun-Times and Chic .pdf; 2015 12 01 MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.pdf Hey there, thanks for chatting and making time. The op‐ed is worth the read and here are three releases on concrete  steps the City/ Mayor has taken that we want to make sure you have.  And if you can get some of this to your Mayor like  you suggested in near future so he is aware before our two Mayors talk it would be great.  Your idea is really smart. We  will make this happen.  Please feel free to send me others. Very grateful.  Best/MG   ‐‐   Melissa Green    Director, Federal Affairs Office  Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel  melissa.green@cityofchicago.org    1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 2:01 PM Klinzman, Grant;Quinn, Kelley Re: Talkers Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed K, can also review what Lisa sent to see if it matches and we can do that    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 2:00 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Talkers Received and formatting   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:00 PM To: Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Fw: Talkers     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:36 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Collins, Adam; Spielfogel, David; Mitchell, Eileen; Rendina, Michael; Patton, Stephen; Rountree, Janey Subject: Talkers This needs to be formatted correctly, but this what I think we need to send out to folks today. Please review as quickly as possible CHAIN CONTINUES AS PREVIOUSLY 1 PRODUCED From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Quinn, Kelley Monday, December 07, 2015 2:11 PM Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant Fw: Chicago talkers 12.07.15.docx; MRE Opinion Editorial 12.04.15.docx The Chicago talkers doc matches what you had sent us except the lead‐in is longer, but more well‐written. We  will cut and paste that.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 2:00 PM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Fw:        Review to make sure it matches and if so, can just cut and paste if it looks OK.   Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Lisa Schrader Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:59 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde Subject:       This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   1 From: Sent: To: Subject: Spector, Stephen Monday, December 07, 2015 2:19 PM Quinn, Kelley;PRESS_LIST;Ewing, Clothilde RE: (NEWS) WALL STREET JOURNAL: Justice Department Opens Probe of Chicago Police Department Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed On it    From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:19 PM To: PRESS_LIST; Ewing, Clothilde Subject: Fw: (NEWS) WALL STREET JOURNAL: Justice Department Opens Probe of Chicago Police Department Can someone please send him the mayor's statement asap?    From: NewsClips  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:56 PM  Subject: (NEWS) WALL STREET JOURNAL: Justice Department Opens Probe of Chicago Police Department      Justice Department Opens Probe of Chicago Police Department  Justice Department Opens Probe of Chicago Police Department The Justice Department said it has opened a broad investigation into the Chicago Police Department and its use of force, prompted by a growing calling in the city for changes in the department following the release of video of a police shooting last month. Read more...   WALL STREET JOURNAL // Mark Peters and Aruna Viswantha // December 7, 2015  The Justice Department said Monday it has opened a broad investigation into the Chicago Police Department  and its use of force, prompted by growing calls for an overhaul of department practices following the recent  release of a video of a police shooting.  Attorney General Loretta Lynch, speaking to reporters in Washington, said the Justice Department “intends to  do everything” within its power to build “trust between law enforcement officers and the communities they  serve.”  The federal investigation comes less than two weeks after the city released a dashboard camera video  showing Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17‐year‐old and killing Laquan McDonald in 2014. The video has  sparked daily protests and calls for changes in policing in the nation’s third‐largest city, while putting growing  pressure on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.  1 Justice Department officials said investigators would examine the Chicago police department’s use of deadly  force, how the department handles allegations of inappropriate force and disciplines its officers, and whether  there are racial differences in how it handles such complaints.  “We are looking to see, how does the Chicago police department track and treat those types of actions,” Ms.  Lynch said.  The Justice Department has increasingly turned to such civil probes to examine the practices of police  departments, including inBaltimore, Cleveland and Ferguson, Mo., in the face of growing local outcry over  policing in those cities. A law enacted following the police beating of Rodney King in 1991 gives the Justice  Department the power to investigate local police departments and require changes if systematic problems are  found.  Monday’s announcement won praise in Chicago, where officials have said it is becoming increasingly clear the  city needs an outside probe of the department and a reform plan. “While this process will take time, it’s the  best hope we have for a full and fair investigation and the reforms necessary to rebuild trust,” said Illinois  Attorney General Lisa Madigan.  The announcement by Ms. Lynch is the latest development as the graphic video showing the shooting of Mr.  McDonald fuels mounting upheaval in Chicago.  Also on Monday Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, who charged Mr. Van Dyke with murder hours  before the release of the McDonald video, released footage from a separate, high‐profile police shooting in  response to public pressure, saying she wouldn't press charges in the death of 25‐year‐old Ronald Johnson.  In recent days, Mr. Emanuel has announced a task force, ousted Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and  replaced the head of the city’s Independent Police Review Authority. The mayor was originally cool to a Justice  Department review, saying there was already a federal investigation into the shooting and the conduct of the  police, but he now backs the broad probe and he pledged the city’s full cooperation on Monday.  Ms. Lynch said the investigation was requested by a number of state and local officials and community leaders  and was opened after a preliminary review. She declined to offer specifics on what that review found and said  she was unsure how far into the past the investigation would extend.  On Friday, a police report detailing the department’s initial investigation into the shooting showed officers  giving accounts that appeared to conflict with the video footage and a subsequent state’s attorney probe. The  officers in the police report said the teenager advanced on Mr. Van Dyke and tried to get up after being shot.  In Washington, the Obama administration has stepped up efforts to investigate allegations of misconduct by  local police departments, opening probes into whether such departments engage in a “pattern or practice” of  unconstitutional policing.  The Justice Department has opened 23 such investigations since President Barack Obama took office, a faster  rate than previous administrations, and is enforcing consent decrees in cities ranging from New Orleans to  Detroit. Chicago would be one of the largest departments examined to date.  Ms. Lynch said the increased scrutiny in this area was prompting some police departments to reform  themselves.  “In my discussions with police officers around the country…many of them do look at our consent decrees…and  try to implement changes to try to avoid getting into that situation,” she said.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  2 prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   3 From: Sent: To: Subject: Ewing, Clothilde Monday, December 07, 2015 2:23 PM Spector, Stephen;Klinzman, Grant;Quinn, Kelley Re: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed Yes please     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 2:21 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley Subject: RE: Okay, below is the email. Please confirm this is what you would like.   Hi xx– Here is what the Mayor said regarding the DOJ investigation: "I welcome today's announcement by the Department of Justice and pledge the City’s complete cooperation. Our mutual goal is to create a stronger, better Police Department that keeps the community safe while respecting the civil rights of every Chicagoan. Nothing is more important to me than the safety and well‐being of our residents and ensuring that the men and women of our Police Department have the tools, resources and training they need to be effective crime fighters, stay safe, and build community trust." 1 Here is what the Mayor said following State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announcement that she would not file charges in the Chicago police shooting of Ronald Johnson in October 2014. There is a dash camera video that shows the incident, and up until the today, the City had not shown the video because it was part of an ongoing investigation. However, the City confirmed last week that it would release the video. “A life was lost here, and that is a tragedy no matter the circumstances. The sight of someone being shot and killed stirs a visceral reaction in us all. That’s why independent investigations are so crucial in these cases,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Now, as our independent police review authority resumes its investigation to determine whether the shooting was consistent with CPD’s policy, we must also ask ourselves if the existing policies on the use of deadly force are the right one and if the training we provide to officers to make split‐second decisions in life or death situations is sufficient.” OVERALL MESSAGE  Chicago ‐ like nearly every large city ‐ has a long, challenging history of police‐community relations, and there’s no question the City is facing a tough time right now after a horrific shooting that left a young man dead. It’s spurred anger, driven protests and forced difficult discussions. That’s all understandable.  I’m not sure if you saw the Mayor’s op‐ed in the Tribune and Sun Times, but if you haven’t you should. Rahm doesn’t own the whole history of the Chicago police, but he’s taking ownership of the situation today. And he’s taking ownership of the solution for tomorrow – to strengthen police accountability and to restore trust in the Department.  That’s the kind of leadership Chicago needs right now. Rahm doesn’t shirk from responsibility or challenges. That’s why the people of Chicago elected him and that is what will help them become a stronger City when they are through this. *********************** After decades of concerns about policing practices, DOJ announced they have opened an investigation into CPD. The Mayor flip‐flopped already, so can people be sure he’s really committed to it?  What can we take away from today’s events ‐‐ the video release and the announcement by Anita Alvarez not to bring charges in the officer in the Johnson shooting? 2 Can Rahm survive this? Do you think an op‐ed is enough to set the record straight and to confidence people they should trust him? Many are saying that he sacrificed McCarthy and now the head of IPRA to save his own job. What about accusations of a coverup in the Chicago Police Department about the Laquan McDonald shooting or a coverup by the Mayor of this video during his reelection while he settled for $5 million with the family?         ###   3   From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:12 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re:     Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 2:07 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Klinzman, Grant; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Back at my desk.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:56 PM  To: Klinzman, Grant; Spector, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: Re:    Look at below and how it is formatted. Seems like bullets are off. Just make sure it presents well and send to  me please? May need you to swap out with spector at some point so spector can send.    Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. From: Klinzman, Grant Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:47 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re:   What needs to be formatted? Happy to handle.    On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:45 AM ‐0800, "Spector, Stephen"  wrote: I am with Patton talking to CNN right now, away from computer.    From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:42 PM To: Spector, Stephen; Quinn, Kelley; Klinzman, Grant Subject:   Spector, are you in a position to format or should Kelley have someone else in press do?   4 This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.  5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Rodriguez, Eve Monday, December 07, 2015 2:37 PM Quinn, Kelley;Ewing, Clothilde;Spector, Stephen;Rendina, Michael Collins, Adam RE: Check ins with networks and cable Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Completed WVON 1690AM  @WVON1690  2m2 minutes ago  At 3:00 on the Cliff Kelley Show: We continue the breaking news of the released dash cam footage of the Ronald...  http://fb.me/HIQlgIaS       From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:32 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable They are now talking about Escalante, we need to talk about him and his involvement in all of this because he is  involved. He’s orchestrating everything from an office now.   Talked about the resignation of the Chief of Detectives. All are resigning so they can have 5th amendment right to not  testify.   Mr. Mayor, it’s not looking good. You better hold McCarthy, cause when he starts talking, it’s over, pressure is on.   ‐This is Maze Jackson, filling in for the great Al Sharpton. Break.     From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:23 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable They are going to want to know all about the Ronald Johnson case, that’s all they have been talking about since Anita’s  presser.   Callers are outraged.     From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 2:21 PM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rendina, Michael Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable What about Burns? Even Beale welcomed it and didn't bash us.    From: Ewing, Clothilde  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 1:45 PM  1 To: Rodriguez, Eve; Quinn, Kelley; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rendina, Michael  Cc: Collins, Adam  Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable        I think we need to try and get someone on cliff Kelley    + Rendina Rendina, anyone that you met with earlier in aldermanic meeting who might work as a surrogate?  From: Rodriguez, Eve Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 1:42 PM To: Quinn, Kelley; Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable   The Perri Small Show 9 – Noon  Covered DOJ Presser  Had Atty Antonio M. Romanucci who has sued the City on police misconduct Covered Anita Alvarez Presser at 11 a.m. Talked about the video of Ronald Johnson   Calls from public following the presser.    The Al Sharpton Show Noon‐ 3 p.m. – fill in by Mayes Jackson  Ronald Johnson video  Special prosecutor needed Conspiracy at the highest level of government Live Press conference of Ronald Johnson Family    The Cliff Kelley Show 3pm – 6pm Talk about DOJ Announcement  Ronald Johnson video/family presser        From: Quinn, Kelley Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 10:40 AM To: Rodriguez, Eve; Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen Cc: Collins, Adam Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable Thanks, Eve. Please make a round of calls to ethnic radio and see who's doing what today. Thanks!    From: Rodriguez, Eve  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 10:32 AM  To: Ewing, Clothilde; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen  Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable    AA Radio      2 WVON – 1690 AM   Perry Small Show      Aired the DOJ Presser live   Anita Alvarez must go, and we cannot get her reelected  Arrogance of the Mayor to ask the Supt to step down, he was telling Suzanne Le Mignot that morning that the Mayor  had his back.   They are going to continue the protests and  I support the protest 160% and I support them.   Now the reporters are asking the questions. They are lying! The police reports do not match, they are false reports and if  they are found planting evidence on suspects, they need to go to jail too.   It’s about race, they gave McCarthy a standing ovation at the Irish lunch, a standing ovation!   If you don’t vote and you put Anita Alvarez in office again, something is WRONG with you.   According to Sneed, the the Irish luncheon           Emanuel spoke and skedaddled.   The rest were seated within spitting distance of each other at the same rectangular head table.  They did not greet, speak, or acknowledge each other.  McCarthy, who had been invited to the luncheon before he was canned, was given a prolonged and sustained  standing ovation.  Emanuel was not.  Emanuel worked the room before lunch.  McCarthy, who was swamped with well‐wishers before lunch, sat quietly next to several empty seats at the far  end of the head table.  Alvarez and Preckwinkle, who looked like the smoke bomb sisters, kept their distance on the same side of the  elongated table.  Preckwinkle sported a smile. Alvarez was into stern and scowl.  Richie? Well, he looked great.  Emanuel didn’t go near Richie. Richie didn’t go near Emanuel.  Emanuel didn’t go near McCarthy. McCarthy didn’t go near Emanuel.  Alvarez scurried in and out of the event before dessert. Preckwinkle was into meet and greet. I’m going to say that a room full of white people giving a standing ovation to McCarthy. What if the kid that was shot  was white from Mt. Greenwood?   If you have a room full of white people giving the Supt. a standing ovation – that is a problem.    The top paid officials in the police and fire dept. are white and Emanuel is up there but some make more than him.   The Alderman are misled about everything, they come out and say there were misled. They are misled about everything.  The City Atty Patton went to council to talk to them about the settlement, and none of them had any questions? Only  the white Ald. Laurino?  All DOJ has to do is talk to the IPRA chief who was fired, there is misconduct here.   Back to Irish luncheon, a standing ovation, 1,500 people, what are you applauding him for? What?   She spoke to ATTY Antonio M. Romanucci who talked about:           McCarthy critic since he came here, the stop and frisk practice that affected 100s of thousands of people. The  practices from the East Coast. They did not work here, you can’t stop people based on race.           I’ve worked on cases for over 30 years, the cover up in CPD has been going on for year, cops cover for cops.  There has been misconduct. Excessive use of force. These are deep rooted issues within the department. IPRA  needs to be independent, not run by the city.           No police officer has lost their job or faced criminal charges for excess force.           Tomorrow starts the Glenn Evans trial.           New era w/ policing, w/ cameras everywhere where we can see for ourselves.           When you look at the McDonald case, why it took so long, the video is so compelling, so chilling, it was political. I  don’t think anyone could have estimated what it’s done, everyone involved knew about it but it was kept  because of the political reasons.   3         The BK Video, right now we should be furious that the 80 mins is missing, there has been NO explanation why  the video is missing, no good explanation or reason. The BK people say that everything was working until we see  CPD officers there playing w/ the equipment.           This needs to be investigated, it’s evidence that the police make agreement w/ each other to cover for each  other.           If you take away other angles of the shooting, it’s harder for them to make the story work for them, that Laquan  was running towards them.           The cars w/ no audio is another thing, when those lights go on, the microphones go on and the officers have the  option to turn the mic off which should not be an option.      WGCI – 107.5 FM   Taking calls on Chiraq film  Music      From: Ewing, Clothilde Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 9:16 AM To: Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable     Thank you. Will get back to you asap.      Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.  From: Patton, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:09 AM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable    I can also work in earlier times.   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 9:04:46 AM  To: Spector, Stephen; Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen  Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley  Subject: RE: Check ins with networks and cable      Steve is free to talk to everyone after MRE’s 3 pm presser ends.  We may need to set up a conference call to make the  timing work.  Maybe one call with print boards and one call with tv producers?           From: Spector, Stephen Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 8:38 AM To: Ewing, Clothilde; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Re: Check ins with networks and cable      We're on it and will report back.      From: Ewing, Clothilde 4 Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 8:26 AM To: Spector, Stephen; Rodriguez, Eve; Patton, Stephen; McCaffrey, Bill Cc: Collins, Adam; Quinn, Kelley Subject: Check ins with networks and cable       Please make sure those are happening and that we have folks listening to radio this morning.      Regardless of what people are asking for, I want backgrounders set up with Patton and producing and editorial  teams and msnbc, nbc and networks. I also would like us to touch base with editorial boards both local and nyt  and wapo this afternoon, but they should know they are coming.         Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.     This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.      This e‐mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may  contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e‐mail  (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified  that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e‐mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly  prohibited. If you have received this e‐mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and  permanently delete the original and any copy of any e‐mail and printout thereof.   5 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Quinn, Kelley Monday, December 07, 2015 3:18 PM Breymaier, Shannon McCaffrey, Bill;Collins, Adam;Rasmas, Chloe Re: FOIAs due today I don't know. Need to ask Patton.    On Dec 7, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Breymaier, Shannon  wrote:  Has settlement gone out before? From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 3:15:38 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: FW: FOIAs due today            From: Peters, Lynda Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:13 AM To: McCaffrey, Bill Cc: LAWFOIA Subject: FOIAs due today         Matt Topic  self  pdfs of all legal, PR, media, political and any other kind of consulting or professional services contracts and invoices related to the Smith v. CPD suit for the Laquan McDonald videos or to FOIA or media requests by anyone for those videos or to the actual or possible or contemplated timing or circumstances of release of the videos.  Tim Novak  Sun Times  a copy of the settlement agreement between the family of LaQuan McDonald and the city of Chicago      Lynda A. Peters  City Prosecutor  Legal Information, Investigations & Prosecutions Division  City of Chicago Law Department  30 N. LaSalle, Suite 1720  Chicago, IL 60602  312-744-2816    Confidential and privileged communication.       1 This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.   2 From: Sent: To: Subject: McCaffrey, Bill Monday, December 07, 2015 3:24 PM Breymaier, Shannon;Quinn, Kelley;Collins, Adam;Rasmas, Chloe RE: FOIAs due today Yes, it has been released in the past.            From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 3:23 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Re: FOIAs due today   Wait, so we have or have not released this in the past?   Am confused. Will call you after presser From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 3:19:45 PM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Subject: RE: FOIAs due today It’s attached.                From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 3:18 PM To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Re: FOIAs due today     So no news there, right?   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 3:17:09 PM  To: Breymaier, Shannon; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe  Subject: RE: FOIAs due today     Yes.       From: Breymaier, Shannon Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 3:17 PM 1 To: McCaffrey, Bill; Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe Subject: Re: FOIAs due today     Has settlement gone out before?   From: McCaffrey, Bill  Sent: Monday, December 7, 2015 3:15:38 PM  To: Quinn, Kelley; Collins, Adam; Rasmas, Chloe; Breymaier, Shannon  Subject: FW: FOIAs due today                From: Peters, Lynda Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 11:13 AM To: McCaffrey, Bill Cc: LAWFOIA Subject: FOIAs due today         Matt Topic  self  pdfs of all legal, PR, media, political and any other kind of consulting or professional services contracts and invoices related to the Smith v. 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