ST0 1700 Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 STRAWN +1202 282 5000 North America Europe Asia +1202 282 5100 LLP ABBE DAVID LOWELL Partner (202) 282-5875 ADLowell@winston.com March 21, 2019 SENT BY EMAIL The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Chair Committee on Oversight and Reform US. House of Representatives 2157 Rayburn House Of?ce Building Washington, DC. 20515 Dear Chairman Cummings: Various media have sent me a copy of the March 21, 2019 letter you sent to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. While your letter is correct about our meetings and correspondence, it is not completely accurate about what was said. There are a number of things to address, but I wanted to respond to the ones about which there is already misreporting. When you or staff asked about Mr. Kushner?s use of any communications app, I speci?cally said I did not know that was a topic to be discussed at our meeting, and that the best place to ask your questions was to the White House. I never said his communications through any app was with foreign ?leaders? or ?of?cials.? I said he has used those communications with ?some people? and I did not specify who they were. For example, he has numerous friends and contacts abroad. I also speci?cally stated that the conversation we were having was based on what was reported ?from the press? and I did know any details because that subject ?was beyond the scope of what I came down here to discuss. . I speci?cally said that ?if there was a question about Jared?s use of WhatsApp, that is a question for White House Counsel, not me.? I did convey that Mr. Kushner follows the protocols (including the handling of classi?ed information) as he has been instructed to do. In addition, I did not say that Ms. Trump ?continues to receive emails relating to of?cial business on her personal account and that she does not forward emails received through her personal account unless she responds to the email . . We were talking about email use in the period before September 2017. Then, I was asked: ?So you said before that she just gets people sending her emails about of?cial business and then she replies. What does she do now when this happens?? I replied: ?Now she always forwards of?cial business to her White House account.? WINSTON LLP The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings March 21, 2019 Page 2 As there is much interest in your letter (and it appears to have been sent through the media), I wanted to respond as quickly as possible from the very detailed notes taken at the meeting. incerely, AblbeD id Lo ell CC: The Honorable Jim Jordan, Ranking Member