In advance of the meeting, Simes sent Kushner a "Russia Policy Memo" laying out "what Mr. Trump may want to say about Russia."654 In a cover email transmitting that memo and a phone call to set up the meeting, Simes mentioned "a well-documented story of highly questionable connections between Bill Clinton" and the Russian government, "parts of {which}" {according to Simes} had even been "discussed with the CIA and the FBI in the late 1990s and shared with the {Independent Counsel} at the end of the Clinton presidency."655 Kushner forwarded the email to senior Trump Campaign officials Stephen Miller, Paul Manafort, and Rick Gates, with the note "suggestion only."656 Manafort subsequently forwarded the email to his assistant and scheduled a meeting with Simes.657
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