Good afternoon. I am available any day in the next week and a half to speak, but Erik will out of the
office a fair amount over the next several weeks. If you want to meet with both of us, next Friday (May
26) may be the soonest. Next Thursday (May 25) may work too as I am available 8:30-10:00or after
2:00 and Erik said he is available that day. If the end of next week is too late, please let me know.

Seth S. Greenfeld
Senior Assistant General Counsel
General Law Division, Office of General Counsel
U.S. General Services Administration
(202) 501-4560

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rote:

SethI just wanted to give you a heads up that we a,e working with DOJ to make production requests for the
information and devices related to the Preside,itial Transition Team that we had asked you preserve
this email. He will be leading the effort on this
back in March. I'm copying SSA-n
investig.i-·
ing forward as Pete has been pro moted and moved on to other ma-tters. It m.iy make
o talk to you a11d/or Mr. Simmons to get a better sense of the scope of the material
sense for
before we mc1kespecific production reql•ests.

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this email if you'd like to coordinate through legal channels.

Thanks,

Assi~tant General Coumcl
National Security Law Branch
Offic.e of the General Counsel
Fedoral Bureau of lnve$tigation

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Thanks for your help.

Lenny I .oewentritt
Deputy General Counsel
General Services Administration.

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Call with Special Counsel Staffer
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 11:27:06 -0400
Seth Greenfeld - LG <seth.greenfeld@gsa .gov>
Lennard Loewe ntr it t · L <1enny.loewentrit t@gsa.gov:>
<CAKUJRMSkrqWQuqNezeSidWOcSfm6vwb7fb7qog5=hnvmDwrJKg@mail .gmail.com>
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rom Special Counsel Muelle r' s
staff. We spoke about the docu ment request from the PTI attorney and how GSAviews the records.
explain ed GSA's support in Transitio n (e.g., prov ide office space, equip ment, and othe r administ rati ve
support), and that GSA doe5 not view the record5 in que 5tion a5 GSA records in both a Fede ral Records
1\ct and FOIA context. Therefore, I see GSA simpl y as in custody of the documents , but that they are PTT
documen ts. I also explained nor ma lly GSAwoul d destr oy t he records and w ipe the machines. but given
the news cycles, GSAdecided it was prudent to inqui re about preservat ion during the machine wiping
process, so w e reached out to the IG, who contacted th e FBI or DOJand got the ball rolling for GSA's
preservation of records. The recor ds were copied and are on a thumb -drive so no access to anything
else needs to be done right now to provide copies .
nd I spoke about ot hers' access to the records and I said l saw th ree bvckets, (l) PIT , (2)
I stated I saw t hese as PTI records and t hey should be given
copies as I see no legal reason at this ti me to withhold the recor ds from the PTI. Then I explained that l
do not th i nk th e general public has a rieht to t hese documents from GSA based on my positi on
regardi ng the federal Records Act and FOIA, as well as some FOIA case law on t he t o pic. Finally, as for
law enfo rcemen t access lo the records, I stated that I thoug ht a subpoena was necessary as they are
not GSA's records (as deta iled before ) and that a subpoena wi ll remove evidence admissibilit y issues if
t here is a prosecution of someone in th e f uture , but I ult imate ly defer to law enfo rcement on t he issue
of a need for a subpoena .

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had a civil matter w hich they thought would be easily won by motio n, but then they received a
document preserva ti on and production request whic h I was told from the Semite Intelligence
Committee which led to the request for the copies. I was also tole! the PTI expected a OOJ/ FBI/ Special
Counsel reque~t . In addition. I mentioned that the PTT did mention access to machines. but I explained
GSAwi ll not allow t hat given the possible impact on evidence .

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ha nked me , sa id our conversation w as extreme ly help ful and informative. and th at he
oth ers t here and get back to me regarding the PTT'sreques t and possibly what the v
may want fr om us.

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Seth

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E-mail for Recore' of DOJCall
Fri, 16Jun 201717:22:44 -0400
Seth Greenfeld - LG <seth.greenfeld@gsa.gov>
From:
Richard Beckler - l <richard.beckler@gsa.gov>, Lennard Loewentritt - L
To:
<tenny .loewentritt@gsa.goV>
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Date :

This e-mail documents a conversation this morning between the three of us and
from the Departme ~
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stamped. We calle ~
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rom Richard's office around 9:30 am and he
was in the Metro system.

Richard explained that GSAis i n receipt of various record hold and production request s for Presid entia l
Transition Team !PTI) records that are in the physical custody of GSA based on GSA'sadm inistrat ive
support to the PTI . r he requ ests are fr om DOJ/fBI, Senate Select Committee on intelligence (SSCI),
and the PTT. The Agency does not co nsider them to be GSA reco rds, an d GSA does not claim ownershi p
or know what information is de ta iled in th e reco rd s or subject to a claim of privilege as GSAha~ never
looked at the content of t he materia l, and GSA thinks the DOJ/FBI, SSCI,White House, and PTI need to
discuss how records in GSA's possession will be addressed as GSAis just like a warehouse. Those
entities need to discuss review and production. Richard explained GSAwants to be cooperative but
feels GSAdoes not have a claim to the records ot her ~
torying the material, which the Agency
as also told that t he t hr ee of us spoke
will cor1tinue Lo do until fur ther d irection i~ received. ---is an attorney representing the PTT. It was relayc,d to
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esterday and that .
hat aid the PTI has its own document hold and product ion requests from the House
and Senate Intelligence Committees and they expect one from DOJ.The requests weregenerally
described to us but the written request s were not actually shared with us.

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to determine what the re cords were and ot h er parameters aro und what GSA potent ia lly ha~
in its custody, and GSA has been very helpful in answering those Questions, but. that as of toda y. GSAis
not being asked to send any PTTdocuments to DOJ. DOJwill decide how to proceed and if records are
requested from GSA, a subpoena will be issued or a search warrant will be executed. Brief mention of
classified communications between GSAand OOJwas made, and Richard explained that he still does
not have his Top Secret clearance and Lenny is the point person for GSA OGC on th at.

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sked if GSA could share copies of the letters GSA received from SSCIand Lenny informed him
that the June 12, 2017. letterwas sent to--aid he will get a copy from her.
also asked if he could see the documents that the PTI sent GSAthe day before regarding the
creation and management of the 501(c)(4 ) which was basically the PH. ~
aid he would review
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pressed that DOJwill discuss internall y a wav forward and get back to GSA. A.sRichard was
o me a bit
sharing his direct contact i nformation, the call was term inated. A message from later conveyed that he lost his cell signal while on Metro. We did not call back.

If you belie ve I neg lected to capture anything relevant to the call, please let me know.

Seth S. Greenfeld
Senior Assistant General Counsel
General La','IDivision, Office of General Counsel
U.S. General Services Adminis.tration
(202) 501-4560

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Fwd: FW: Preservatio n Lette r
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From :
To:
Cc:

Lennard Loewen tritt · L <lenny.loewentritt@gsa .gov >
Duane Smit h <duane .sm it h @gsa.gov>
Eugenia Ellison <eugenia.ellison@gsa.gov>, Seth Greenfeld <seth.greenfeld@gsa.gov),

Subject:

Claudia Nadig· LG<claudia.nadig@gsa.gov>
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mail belo w. The FBI is seekins fu rt her info r mat ion . Please respond and if

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Subject: FW: Preservation letter
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Good mowing -

I hope you had a great day off . I forw.i rcted th is nie ssage t o 0GC- th ank you for h;ivi ng Du.i nc send it.
OGCwas 111o
re ~pecific with n1eand wonder if yo u could perhapswcite a lett er or ernacl which provides
clet~il s of the contract (e.g., a numbe r) in r1cldi1ion10 the PO C already provided by Eric Sim mons. Also . H
they could give us <1uth ori zation fo r re que~
t the th ird pa rt y contractor ~lso beco mphan t w it h
the FBI reques t . t hat may be imp o rta nt t~
hat 's just speculation on our p~rt but we w.1nl t his
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nnard Loewe nt ri tt - L
<leony.loe w entritt@g S3.&Ql/.>
; Richard Beckler - L <:ri chard .bec:kler@~.>
; Claudi a Nadig · LG
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Subject: Fwd: Preservat ion Letter

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Thisconfirms receipt of your email below and that GSAhas preservedany/all possibly responsive
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Kiod Regard s,

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Duane l. Smith
Assist,mt General Counsel
General Law Division, Office of General Counsel

U.S.Ge~eral SetVicesAdmi~istration

1202)694-2934

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Mr. Loewentritt-

As a follow up to our request, we thought it best to send GSA an official preservation letter. Your staff
has been eKtremely responsive and we appreciate their patience with our (myl questions. If you have
any questions or comments regarding the attached letter, please do not hesitate to call.

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RE:Preservation and Production Request
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Sorry for the dela-· n acknowled ement of the above. The email to my action officer -.,as
misaddressed as
nd was not delivered to him. I did not notice the addre!>Serror at
that time. I have orwar e to ay o -and-Mts
in my office and we wmreview as
~oon as we are <1bleand let you know of any questions, concerns, cave:atsetc. Tllanks, Bill
William E. Brazis
General Counsel
Defense Information Systems Agencv
Ft. Meade, Maryland
301-22.5-6100

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Lennard Loev..entritt - L <lenny.loewentritt@gsa.gov>; Brett Armstrong
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Subject; INon-DoD SourceI RE:Preservation and Production Request
Good morningWe wanted to follow up with your agency to see if you had any questions regarding our preservation
letter and request. We also want to know if you have an anticipated response date so we can plan
accordingly.
Thank you,

Mary

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Subject: Preservat ion and Production Request
Good afternoon Sir-

Attached pleasefind the Federal Bureauof lnve5tigation's formal request for the preservation and
production of specificinformation related to your agency'sassistance provided to the transition team
last fall. Than~you for tacmtatingdiscussions last week for us to include specific information in the
reque st. Once you review the requ est, p lease do oot !,esitate contacti ng m e with a ny qu est ions or
co ncer-ns.

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Seth Greenfeld <seth.greenfeld@gsa.gov'.>, duane.smith@ssa.gov,

Claudia Nadig

<claudia.nadig@gsa.gov>. Eugenia Ellison <eugenia.ellison@i:sa.gov>
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Set h Greenfe ld <set h .greenf eld@ gsa.gov>, dvane.smith@gsa.gov , Claudia Nadig
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Date: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 9:05 AM
Subject: RE:GSA
To: LennardLoewentritt- L <lenoy.loewentritt@g$a.gov>,
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Fwd: FBIRequestfor Dccvments and Responsive Materials
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:03:22-0400
Lennard Loewentritt • L <lenny.loewentr itt@g sa.gov>
Eugenia Ellison <eugen ia.ellison@gsa .gov >. ja net Harney <janet.harn ey@g sa.gov >
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Date : August 23, 2017 at 11:59:18 AM EDT

To: "brett.armstrong@gs a.gov" <brett.armst rong@gsa .gov>

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Subject: FBI Request for Documen ts and Responsive Materials

Mr. Armstrong:
Atr ached, please fin d a request tar th e GSA ro provide certain documents and responsive mare rials
w ithin its po sses sion to the FBI. I have discus s ed this matter extensive ly w ith t he GSA attorney s cc'ecl
on t his e- ma il and t h ey can prov i~
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the FBI.

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Good evening, everyone.

Today, ~nd
I have a conversation with ....
OISA OGC (and who is cc'ed ), concerning
the computer equ ipment held by GSAthat D~erv
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concurs with following same procedures for obtaining that equipment ilS we have established for FBI
requests to GSA; namely . it will be provided to the FBI via consent, the FBI will ma intain custodial
possession only ; and then the FBI will ,;eek legal process prio r to gaining access to any device s he ld
within custodial posses sion.

To that end, please know thatthe

FBI

IIIIIFanyone has any concerns o r que stions, please do not hesitate to raise them int
arrange a time for a telephone c:all.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Subject:

Fwd: Request for more Information

Pate:

wed, 30 Aug 201! 11:06:48 -0400

from:

Erik Simmons · IORC <erik.simmons@gsa.gpv>

To:

Seth Greenfeld . lG cseth.gn.!enfeld@gsa.gov>, Steve Grewal - ID
<steve.grewal@gsa.gov>

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ErikWe h<1vclln aclclitional.ndivicluals
we arc cum::ntly inlcrcsl.:d it. Allachcd i~ a new letter
requesting the inforrnation. If possible. can you 31 least have
tomorrow when r pick up the other information? You indica ted you will be out until next
Tucsdav so we want to ha\·c it available when thcv swear out a warrant before then. lfvou can

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Re: FBI Property Receipt #3
Fri, 1 Sep 2017 09:59:23 -0400
Brett Armstrong - OlR <brett.armstrong@gsa.gov>
Erik Simmons - IDRC <erik.simmom@gsa.gov>
Claudia Nadig- LG <claudia.nadig@esa.gov>, Robert Carter - D <robert.carter@gsa.gov>,
Duane Smith <duane.smith@gsa.gov>. Lennard l.oewentritt - L
<lenny.loewentritt@gsa.gov>,
Seth Greenfeld - LG <seth.greenfeld@gia.gov>, Steve
Grewal - ID <steve.grewal@gsa.gov>
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Thanks E'ric
Brett

On Sep 1, 2017, at 09:57, Erik Simmons - IDRC <erik.simmons@gsa.gov> wrote:

Brett,

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Si ned Acee table Uie Policy and IT Hardware Inventory Documents for individuals listed-

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Attached is the signed property receipt that includes the associated letters from the FBI. I have
highlighted the area in the FBI letters that are associated with this property transfer.
Please Note: For any items that are not highlighted in the FBt request, GSA IT either has already turned
over these items or does not have access to these items.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks.

Erik

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U.S. Department of Justice
FederalBureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Date: 06/22/2017

To:

William Brazis
General Counsel
Defense Information System Administration
Ft. George Meade, Maryland
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Subject: (U//FOUO) Formal Preservation Request and Request for Further Information
(U//FOUO} The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appreciates the Defense Information S stem
Administration's DISA assistance to our investi ative efforts. lt is the FBl' s understandin tha~

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relevant to our investigative efforts that are in the possession, custody, or control of DISA.
(U//FOUO) The term ''Documents and Responsive Materials'' includes, but is not limited to, all issued
electronic devices, to include computers, cellular telephones, wireless devices, and CMS devices, as well as,
both in draft and final form, all emails, voicemails, documents, photos, text messages, instant messages,
electronic, handwritten, arid/or hardcopy records, databases, telephone records, correspondence, transcripts,
audio recordings, analyses, briefings, assessments, banner entries, user agreements, audit records, metadata,
storage devices, notes, memoranda, diary and calendar entries, visitor logs, meeting attendance records, meeting
room reseivations, meeting agendas, badge records, records of entry and exit to any building, room, or secure
facility, safe access records, video surveillance of public and non-public areas, and access logs, including of
classified information.
(U//FOUO) All Documents and Responsive Materials should be preserved even if destruction of
documents or records might, but for this request, be permissible. Additionally, this request to preserve
Documents and Responsive Materials applies to potentially privileged material.

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Date: 06102/2017

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Deputy General Counsel
U.S. General Service,,;;Administration
t 800 F Street, NW. Washingt(.)11,
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Spcciai Agent in Ch~t~c

Federal Burenuof Investigation
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Request for lnfr1mrntion

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Th~ Federal Bureau of hwe::.t.igation ffB() appreciates the Genernl Service.:;
Administrat10n'5 (GSA) assistance to our investigative etforts. Based on ()Ur conversation on 06/0l/2017~ the
FBI is interest<.~in obtaining further 1nfonnat.iont.odetennine what infrmnation you pos~csswhich may be

relatedtu our inv~stigatit)O.
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The FBI rcspt.-ctfhlty n..-qucsl~your itgcncy pmvidc the following:

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(U!/FOUO) 'J11cFBI is al~o interested in ynur assisfrmci, in providin g <.:ontaclin'
Dcfi.:nsc lufonn ation System AclministrnHon DIS.A) to obtain infb rmation related to the

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U.S. Department of Justice
Pedcrat Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C, 20535-UOOI
Dcite.;06/22/2017
To:

Leonnard L<}~wcntdtt
Deputy Gcnernl Coun;;;el

U.S. Ck11ernlServices Administration
! 800 F Street~NW, W:1.sh.ingion.
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Subjc~t: (U!/FOUO) Formal Preservation Requ.:!st
(lY!FOOO) The FederalBor~m of InvestigationffBI) greatly appreciates tho General Services
Administration's {GSA) assistance to our inve~tigative effort~.
(U!/FOtJO) Based on our convc1sat.ion<)fl 06/01/2017 and crn1sistenl wii.h )
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dated 06/0l/20.17. th~ FBI has detennincd

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The FBI therefore forrnarly rcque~bthat GSA immediately
pres,,·vt:s a Documents nnt Rcsp<.msivcMaterials in their current frmnat,s.oa~ to preserve their forensic
integrity, which ~m~ potentially relevant to our investigative dlhr!"s that ani in the posscs>ion, custody, nr control

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(l.l!/FO\JO) The term ··Documents and R.csponsiv~ Materials" includes, bm is n<.ltlimited to, all issi1cd
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devices~ to incfodc c(>nsputcn.,(:cllular telephuncs, mid wireless devices. as well as, both.in drnit aml
final form, all entails, voicem.ails,documents,photos, text messages, instantmessages, elcclmnic, hm1dwriHcn,
and/or hardcopy rec~)rds, databases, telephone rect)rds. corresprmden<.:e,
transcripts, audio recordings. analyses,
briefings, assessments, banner em.ries,user agreements, midi! records, mctudata, storngc devices. notes.
diary a11dcalendar entries, visitor h.\gs,meeting attendance rccor<ls1 meeting room reservaiiom~~
n1cm<>r:mda,
meeting agendas 1 budge rccordst n~Ci)r<.is<>fentry and exit to any bu.ilding, mom, m secure fr1cility,safo a<.:<~css
records, vidt-·ui;urvcillanc:eof public '1ndnon-public are{~s,and access log'!<,induding of clasliified infi.-,rmation.

(U!/FOUO) All Documents nnd Rcsp<msive\faterials shouhJ he pre~erved even ff destruc!ion of
thfa n.x1t1es.t
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d(.)cumentsfH"records might, but fi.)rthh request, be pcm.1issible. A<lditi<..maUy,
Documents and Responsivi~ Materials applie.;;to potentially privileged material.
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June 2, 2017

Mr. John A. Brown

Special Agency in Charge
US Departmentof Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington,

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Dear Mr. Brown:

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I rece ived your letter dated June 2, 2017, requesting materia ls related to GSA 's support of the
Pres identia l Trans ition . GSA is currently assembl ing the responsive .records and anti-·ci
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Please note that Erik Simmons , who wo rks for the GSA Chief !nformation Officer, is the poin t of
contact for information technology (IT) questions and records. If you need to contact him, Mr.
Simmons can be reached at (202} 501#2901 or enk .simmons@gsa.gov . Brett Annstrong, with
GSA's Office orMission Assurance. is the conduit for Defense Informati on System
AdministraUon contacts and he can be reached at (202) 357-9644 or brett .armstrong@gsa .gov .
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. You can contact me at (202) 501~2200 or
tenny.loewentr,tt@gsa.gov.

Sincerely,

Lennard Loewentritt
Deputy Genera l Counse l

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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Date: August 23, 2017
To:

Brett Annstrong
Deputy Associate Administrator
for Resilience & Interagency Programs
Office of Mission Assurance
US General Seivices Administration
1800 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20405
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Request for Production of Documents and Responsive Materials

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) greatly appreciates the General Services
Administration's (GSA) ongoing assistance to our investigative efforts. As discussed in our telephone
conversation on August 23, 2017, the f'Bl is fonnall re uestin GSA t rovide the f'Bl with all Documents
and Responsive Materials attributed to the

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(U/IF,¢o) The tenn "Documents and Responsive Materials" includes, but is not limited to, all issued
electronic devices, to include computers, cellular telephones, and wireless devices, as well as, both in draft and
final form, all e-mails, voicemails, documents, photos, text messages, instant messages, electronic, handwritten,
and/or harclcopy records, databases, telephone records, correspondence, transcripts, audio recordings, analyses,
briefings, assessments, banner entries, user agreements, audit records, metadata, storage devices, notes,
memoranda, diary and calendar entries, visitor logs, meeting attendance records, meeting room reservations,
meeting agendas, badge records, records of entry and exit to any building, room, or secure facility, safe access
records, video surveillance of public and non-public areas, and access logs.

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The individual users for this request includes the following:

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regarding this re uest can be dimcted to

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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D.C. 20535-0001

Date: August 30, 2017
To:

Brett Armstrong
Deputy Associate Administrator
for Resilience & Interagency Programs
Office of Mission Assurance

U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20405
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Subject: (U/JF_9dc}) Request for Production of Documents and Responsive Materials

(U//F�O) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) greatly appreciates the General Services
Administration's (GSA) ongoing assistance to our investigative efforts. As discussed in our telephone conversation
onAuoust23 2017 theFBiisformall re uestin GSA to rovide theFBlwith allDocuments andResponsive

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(U/!F jXTO) The term "Documents and Responsive Materials" includes, but is not limited to, all issued
electronic devices, to include computers, cellular telephones, and wireless devices, as well as, both in draft and final
form, all e-mails, voicemails, documents, photos, text messages, instant messages, electronic, handwritten, and/or
hardcopy records, databases, telephone records, correspondence, transcripts, audio recordings, analyses, briefings,

assessments, banner entries, user agreements, audit records, metadata, storage devices, notes, memoranda, diary and
calendar entries, visitor logs, meeting attendance records, meeting room reservations, meeting agendas, badge
records, records of entry and exit to any building, room, or secure facility, safe access records, video surveillance of
public and non-public areas, and access logs.
(U//F9M6) The individual users for this request includes the following:
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your
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Office of 


Requester Center

February 16, 2018

Mr. Jason Leopold

Dear Mr. Leopold:

This letter is in response to your US. General Services Administration (GSA) Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) request (GSA-2018000357), submitted on December 16, 2017. in
which you requested the following:

All segregable Donald Trump Presidential Transition Team emails from
transition team member accounts.

2. Any and all correspondence exchanged between GSA and the Office or
Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This includes

but is not limited to letters, emails and memos."

As stated in our February 2. 2018. interim release. we are in the process of consulting with
agencies with a substantial interest in the responsive records to obtain their views on
disclosure and will release records on a rolling basis once a release or denial decision has
been made.

Please find the enclosed documents as our second interim release to your request. After
consulting with the DOJ, FBI and DISA, we have withheld personal identifying information to
include the names of Special Agents and contact information for FBI employees. We also
withheld the names and email addresses for military personnel and federal employees in
sensitive occupations, along with the name of an attorney representing the Presidential
Transition Team. This is done in accordance with the sixth and/or seventh exemption of FOIA,
5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6) because public disclosure of this information would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

We also withheld information in accordance with the seventh exemption of FOIA. 5 U.S.C. 
552(b)(7)(A) and because public disclosure of this information could reasonably be
expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, and/or would disclose techniques and
procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions. In addition, we withheld in full a
five page document pursuant to the sixth and seventh exemptions of FOIA, 5 USC 552(b)(6)
and and (E), because it is currently under seal.

As we have redacted information referenced in the above paragraphs with the aforementioned
FOIA exemptions, this constitutes a panial denial of your FOIA request. As such. you may

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administratively submit your appeal online via
(https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home) or by writing to the U.S. General
Services Administration at the address shown below. Your appeal must be postmarked or
electronically transmitted within 120 days of the date of the response to your request:
U.S. General Services Administration
FOIA Requester Service Center (H1F)
1800 F Street, NW, Room 7308
Washington, DC 20405
Your appeal should contain a brief statement of the reasons why you believe GSA should
produce the responsive records. Enclose a copy of your initial request and this letter. Both the
appeal letter and the envelope should be marked prominently, “Freedom of Information Act
Appeal.”
This completes our action on this second release. Should you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me at (202) 219-3078 or by email at travis.lewis@gsa.gov. If you need
additional assistance, you may also contact our FOIA Public Liaison, Ms. Audrey Brooks at
(202) 205-5912 or via email at Audrey.brooks@gsa.gov.
Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Services (OGIS) at the National
Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer.
The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services,
National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park,
Maryland 20740-6001, email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769.
Sincerely,

Travis Lewis
FOIA Program Manager

Enclosures