# Profoundd archive — Epstein Files
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# Title:        From: Kathy Ruemmler >
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From: Kathy Ruemmler > Sent: Friday, March 18, To: Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Patterson On the shuttle back to NYC. Abou= to take off. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 20=6, at 11:41 AM, jeffrey E. siee=acation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: Forwarded messa=e From: Michael Wolff Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:39 AM Subject= Patterson To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.c=m» A few thi=gs to think about: If the Patterson book is being p=blished in August


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From: Kathy Ruemmler > 
Sent: Friday, March 18, 
To: Jeffrey E. 
Subject: Re: Patterson 
On the shuttle back to NYC. Abou= to take off. 
Sent from my iPhone 
On Mar 18, 20=6, at 11:41 AM, jeffrey E. siee=acation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: 
 Forwarded messa=e 
From: Michael Wolff 
Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:39 AM 
Subject= Patterson 
To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.c=m» 
A few thi=gs to think about: 
If the Patterson book is being p=blished in August, that presents some time frame issues. You would not be a=le 
to do a competing book or documentary before then. This is not to say th=t they shouldn't be pursued. In a sense, better 
that they know what Patters=n's position is and, a year from now say, be able to counter it. I have som= thoughts on 
book and doc to share at your convenience. 
That being said, you do need an immediate counter narrative to the boo=. I believe Trump offers an ideal 
opportunity. It's a chance to make the st=ry about something other than you, while, at the same time, letting you fra=e 
your own story. Also, becoming an anti-Trump voice gives you a certain po=itical cover which you decidedly don't have 
now. Still, this necessary invo=ves you going public. And so the most basic decision is about your willingn=ss to do that. 
My view is that in a couple of weeks you could master messag= and technical proficiency. I know a bunch of people who 
could be very help=ul here. This would involve something along the lines of you writing an op-=d, doing a high profile 
television interview (Charlie Rose, I'd say), and p=rhaps some social media efforts. 
Speaking of which= again, I think a strategic plan, involving your public identity, philanthr=pic activities and 
interests, and the development of media allies, ought fi=ally to be put in place. A big, comprehensive, expensive effort. 
=br> 
The alternative is to continue to keep head down and hope Pat=erson book is just more he-said she-said and 
Connolly getting lost in the r=eds (which, as an inveterate conspiracist, he always does). My worry is tha= Patterson can 
be counted on to produce a bestseller, and while he isn't re=arded as a serious writer, he'll surely be unloading a lot of 
tabloid copy.=Because this will be tied to the election, the Trump-Clinton angle will amp=up the attention 10-fold, in 
fact, possibly, a hundred fold. Possibly more t=an anything you've encountered before. 
Meanwhile--=/div> 
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In a lawyer's letter, I'd suggest including the fo=lowing points--not necessarily legal, but a warning about how a 
press campa=gn might unfold (publishers are more worried about being caught in negative=media controversy than 
they are of legal threats): 
2) The actual a=thor of the book, John Connolly, is someone other than the stated author, J=mes Patterson. 
Connolly is known to have developed an obsession with Epstei=, such that, his longtime employer, Vanity Fair, has 
refused to allow him t= write about Epstein for the magazine; 
3) Sources h=ve confirmed for us that Patterson has had little more than a minimal consu=ting role in the book, 
and that Connolly has functioned in every material w=y as the book's researcher and writer. We believe Patterson's 
"authorship" o= the book will not stand up to scrutiny. And, indeed, that the entire notio= of an extension of the 
Patterson franchise into nonfiction, as it has been=used in fiction and children's book--effectively other authors writing 
unde= the Patterson name—presents a host of journalism ethical issues.</="iv> 
please note=br> 
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constitute inside information, an= is intended only for 
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