U.S. Department of Justice

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Of?ce of the Deputy Attorney General

Washington, DC 20530

March 24, 2017

Mr. David A. O?Neil, Esq.
Debevoise Plimpton LLP

801 Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004

Re: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence request for testimony from
former Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates

Dear Mr. O?Neil:

This responds to your letter of March 23, 2017, to Acting Assistant Attorney General
Sam Ramer regarding the invitation of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
(HPSCI) to former Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates to testify at a public hearing on
March 28,2017.

In particular, your letter pertains to Ms. Yates?s potential disclosure to HPSCI of ?non-
classi?ed facts about the Department?s noti?cation to the White House of concerns about the
conduct of a senior official.? We appreciate your meeting at the Department on March 23, 2017,
to provide additional information about the details of these communications with the White
House that you believe may be responsive to Committee inquiries.

Ms. Yates seeks authorization to testify about communications she and a senior
Department of?cial had with the Of?ce of the Counsel to the President. Such communications
are likely covered by the presidential communications privilege and possibly the deliberative
process privilege. The President owns those privileges. Therefore, to the extent Ms. Yates needs
consent to disclose the details of those communications to HPSCI, she needs to consult with the
White House. She need not obtain separate consent from the Department.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

Sine ely, {z 



Schools
Associate Deputy Attorney General