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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 6:11:33 PM mike@dailycallernewsfoundation.org Abboud, Michael [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=b6f5af791al842fladcc088cbf9ed3ce-Abboud, Mic] Schnare Piece - EPA Response 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 that,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, Liz Bowman U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office: 202-564-3293 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 13 ED 002061 00012644-00001