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Message From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Bowman, Liz [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=C3D4D94D3E4B4B1F80904056703EBC80-BOWMAN, ELI] 7/27/2017 7:14:05 PM Michael Bastasch [mike@dailycallernewsfoundation.org] Abboud, Michael [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b6f5af791al842fladcc088cbf9ed3ce-Abboud, Mic] RE: Schnare Piece - EPA Response As a follow-up, I saw that Schnare told E&E that Don Benton offered him a top spot - on background (not for attribution): Benton had little responsibility during his time here, none of which included the authority to make job offers. From: Michael Bastasch [mailto:mike@dailycallernewsfoundation.org] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:13 PM To: Bowman, Liz <Bowman.Liz@epa.gov> Cc: Abboud, Michael <abboud.michael@epa.gov> Subject: Re: Schnare Piece - EPA Response Thanks, Liz. On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Bowman, Liz <Bowman.Liz@epa.gov> wrote: Hi Mike - I want to provide you with a statement on the Schnare piece and some additional background information you can work into the article. Thanks - Liz Mr. Schnare's claims are false. From my understanding, he was at EPA for about a month following Pruitt's confirmation. He was never being considered for a top spot. His claims are wildly untrue and his references to things like "professional ethics" and "sensitive issues" and "actions taken outside the law" without any specificity, tends to point to a lack of veracity in his claims. All Schnare saw while he was here was Administrator Pruitt's first two weeks of nearly exclusive meetings with career senior staff at all the program offices, and regular or at least weekly, meetings with career and political staff on a variety of issues. Additional background: Schnare wanted to lead the evaluation of climate science so his criticism of th at,among his other criticisms, is simply that of a disgruntled former employee disappointed that he could not contribute. His claims that the President asked him to do this job demonstrates a dramatic flair which offers some insight into how he operated during his short time at EPA. Thanks, Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00012524-00001 Liz Bowman U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office: 202-564-3293 Michael Bastasch Daily Caller News Foundation Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00012524-00002