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From: Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Sent: 11/9/2016 1:46:11 PM
To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Subject: Shocked in Beijing
Importance: High
You are a prophet..
was just with senior leaders in Beijing..
I'll be discussing China-U.S. relations under "President Trump" with the former Chinese Ambassador to the
U.S on CCTV News ("Closer To china"), broadcast in china and internationally (NY - "CCTV News" channel) -
Saturday at 8:30 pm and Sunday at 8:30 am New York time. Not an interview - we will each question each
other
we're playing in new territory here. There may be some contributions we can make. To be discussed
privately. I return to Los Angeles on Nov. 17, but dont get to NY until Dec. 24, after my next trip to
Beijing.
Robert
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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/10/2016 8:32:13 PM
To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Subject: INTERACTIVE: Where does Donald Trump's money come from?
Importance: High
http://therealdeal.com/2016/10/11/where ... come-from/
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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From: Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent: 11/10/2016 10:55:01 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]]
Subject: Fwd: Responding to yesterday's election
Importance: High
Look what has happened to your borough..
----------Forwarded message----------
From: Dr. Bruce L. Dennis <
Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 10:14 AM
Subject: Responding to yesterday's election
To:
>
Dear Packer Families,
Like many of you, I am writing this message on very little sleep. Last night was like no other in our
political memory, defying the predictions of the most erudite pundits and political
prognosticators.
Today, we are spending a great deal of time unpacking the election results with our students
across the three divisions — during morning meeting and throughout the day in Lower School
classrooms, in Middle School advisories, during Upper School Community time, as well as in
many individual classroom conversations. I write to assure you that we will do our best to handle
these discussions with balance, sensitivity, and fairness.
Given that last week's mock election among Packer's Upper School students showed that over
8o% favored Secretary Clinton, I don't think it's a huge leap to assume that there was more
disappointment than joy in Packer households as results unfolded last night. At the same time,
there are certainly Packer families who support Mr. Trump and are pleased with this outcome. As
a school community, we have an obligation to recognize that there will be a broad array of feelings
generated by the election results, and it is our responsibility as a school to make space for these
feelings to be expressed thoughtfully and compassionately, as well as to model the tolerance and
acceptance of difference that are among our core values. No doubt, we have our work cut out for
us, but I am confident in the good that we can do as a community.
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There are abundant lessons to be learned from this election: that experts can be wrong; that our
country is even more deeply divided than many of us had thought; and that abundant numbers of
our fellow Americans feel a deep sense of despair and disaffection with the status quo of
government. For us here at school, we will use this as an opportunity to talk with your children in
age-appropriate ways about demographics, the economy, social policy, our democratic system,
and the rule of law. We will also talk about the world's response to yesterday's election results, our
individual responsibilities as citizens to continue to give voice to our beliefs, and appropriate
channels of political activism. On a more basic level, we will stress the importance of not being a
gloating winner or a sore loser, and about the strength of our nation, its history of responding to
dramatic political change, and the hopefulness of the future.
As for you, our families, I offer two resources. Last week at a NYSAIS heads-of-school conference
that I attended, the University of Pennsylvania educator Ali Michael spoke about advancing our
national dialogue about race. This morning Dr. Michael wrote a Huffington Post piece, "What Do
We Tell the Children?", a moving yet direct reminder of how we, as adults, can model our
responses for the young people around us. Next Wednesday, November 16, from 6:3o to 8
p.m., Semeka Smith-Williams and the PA Diversity Committee are holding a "Post-
Election Healing" evening here at Packer.
Please reach out if you have questions, suggestions, or simply would like to share your thoughts,
and take good care.
Best regards.
Bruce L. Dennis
Head of School
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Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/11/2016 5:57:27 PM
To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Subject: Trump's possible cabinet picks
Importance: High
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/from-z ... he-policy-
wilderness-before-election-2016-11-11/print
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/14/2016 3:04:29 PM
To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Subject: aapl
Importance: High
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/apple-iphones-could-be-hit-if-trump-imposes-a-45-percent-tariff-on-china-
exports-beijing-warns.html
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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China fires its first warning shot, warning iPhone sales will suffer if Trump starts a trade war
by Arjun Kharpal @ArjunKharpal
CNBC
Published Mon, Nov 14 20164:38 AM ESTUpdated Mon, Nov 14 201611:40 PM EST
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/14/apple-i ... warns.html

iPhones and other U.S. goods could suffer sales hits in China if President-elect Donald Trump goes through with his “naive” plan of slapping a large import tariff on Chinese products, a state-backed newspaper warned on Sunday.

During his election campaign this year, Trump spoke of a 45 percent import tariff on all Chinese goods while failing to outline how it would work. Should any such policy come into effect, China will take a “tit-for-tat approach”, according to an opinion piece in the Global Times, a newspaper backed by the Communist party.

“A batch of Boeing orders will be replaced by Airbus. U.S. auto and iPhone sales in China will suffer a setback, and U.S. soybean and maize imports will be halted. China can also limit the number of Chinese students studying in the U.S.,” the Global Times article read.

Apple has not responded to CNBC’s request for comment.

But the Chinese newspaper was not convinced Trump would go through with his suggestion, calling it “merely campaign rhetoric” and questioning its legal validity. U.S. law dictates that presidents can only impose tariffs of no more than 15 percent for a maximum of 150 days on all imports.

As an example of earlier tariff-tit-for-tats, the Global Times pointed toward the 35 percent tariffs imposed in 2009 on Chinese tires. China retaliated with its own tariffs on U.S. car parts and chicken.

“Both China and the U.S. suffered losses as a result. From then on, the Obama administration waged no trade war against China. If Trump imposes a 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports, China-U.S. trade will be paralyzed,” theGlobal Times said.

The opinion piece said Trump was a “shrewd businessman” and would not be naive, but, if he was serious with the policy, it would affect a number of U.S. industries.

“The new president will be condemned for his recklessness, ignorance and incompetence and bear all the consequences. We are very suspicious the trade war scenario is a trap set up by some American media to trip up the new president,” the Global Times wrote.

America’s relationship with China is in focus after Trump slammed the world’s second-largest economy during his campaign. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump spoke over the phone on Sunday.

“During the call, the leaders established a clear sense of mutual respect for one another, and President-elect Trump stated that he believes the two leaders will have one of the strongest relationships for both countries moving forward,” a statement from Trump’s presidential transition team said.

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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/15/2016 9:31:51 AM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]]
Subject: Donald Trump Is Picking His Cabinet. Here's a Shortlist. - The New York Times
Importance: High
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016 ... .html?_r=0
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/16/2016 10:33:03 AM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]]
Subject: Saudi Arabia warns Trump on blocking oil imports
Importance: High
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/16/saudi-ar ... ports.html
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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Saudi Arabia warns Trump on blocking oil imports
by Pilita Clark
CNBC
Published Wed, Nov 16 20161:55 AM ESTUpdated Wed, Nov 16 20161:29 PM EST
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/16/saudi-a ... ports.html

Saudi Arabia has warned Donald Trump that the incoming U.S. president will risk the health of his country’s economy if he acts on his election promises to block oil imports.

In a sign of the difficulties Mr Trump faces over his campaign pledges to create “complete American energy independence” from “our foes and the oil cartels”, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister pointedly reminded the president-elect that the U.S. “benefits more than anybody else from global free trade”, adding, “energy is the lifeblood of the global economy”.

“At his heart President-elect Trump will see the benefits and I think the oil industry will also be advising him accordingly that blocking trade in any product is not healthy,” Khalid al-Falih, who is also chairman of Aramco, the state-run oil company, told the Financial Times in Marrakesh, where he is leading Saudi Arabia’s delegation in UN climate talks.

Mr Falih, whose kingdom is the world’s largest exporter of crude, said that, although the US imported millions of barrels of oil, it had also “benefited hugely” from being able to freely sell “significant amounts” of exported products.

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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih arrives for an informal meeting between members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, in the Algerian capital Algiers, on September 28, 2016. Ryad Kramdi | AFP | Getty Images

This free trade had underpinned a thriving refining industry and a shale revolution that had been able to “create a lot of jobs and value”, he said.

“The U.S. is sort of the flag-bearer for capitalism and free markets,” he added.

“The US continues to be a very important part of a global industry that is interconnected, that is dealing with a fungible commodity which is crude oil. So having equalization through free trade is very healthy for oil.”

Mr Falih said Saudi Arabia was still waiting to see exactly what Mr Trump does once he takes office in January and some of his campaign rhetoric had amounted to “50,000 feet announcements” that could change.

“It is common that once presidents start governing then a lot more substance comes out,” he said, adding that Saudi Arabia believed the new administration should be given time to “digest all the issues”, including how it implements the Paris climate deal being discussed in Marrakesh.

Mr Trump has vowed to “cancel” the accord that almost 200 nations sealed in December and has called climate change a “hoax” fabricated by China to hurt U.S. industry.

Saudi Arabia has been among a vocal group of countries insisting that the US election outcome will not affect their plans to curb greenhouse gases under the Paris deal, which Mr Falih described as “a watershed agreement” and “a great thing” that needed to be implemented “sooner rather than later”.

However, the minister also said Mr Trump had made some “positive” comments about the importance of fossil fuels.

“We need to address climate change, we need to limit the temperature rise globally to the maximum extent but we cannot do it at the expense of keeping people in poverty and stopping their economic development,” the Saudi minister said.

While the world’s use of fossil fuels would inevitably “decline over time” as renewable energy became cheaper and better, he said oil and gas were going to remain “a significant part of the energy mix” for years.

The Paris agreement allowed all countries to tackle climate change according to their own capabilities, which meant no one was suggesting the U.S. had to be put in “a straitjacket”, the minister said.

Reflecting the frustration of many countries in Marrakesh, Mr Falih said the industrial and technological strength of the U.S. meant it would find it easier to abide by the Paris accord than poorer nations.

“If you think of economies like India and China and other energy intensive economies, I think the U.S. has a lot more flexibility to meet Paris with less sacrifices,” he said.

“The U.S. already enjoys a competitive advantage in terms of its energy costs and I think, given what is happening in technology and renewables, especially in the US capabilities in that regard, I think the U.S. will find that provided everybody lives by Paris, the U.S. would retain if not improve its global competitive position.”

As government leaders arrived in Marrakesh on Tuesday, François Hollande, France’s president, led calls for Mr Trump to stick with the Paris accord.

“The U.S., the most powerful economy in the world, the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, must respect the commitments that were made,” he said. “It’s not simply their duty, it’s in their interest.”

Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, told reporters that he hoped Mr Trump would change course, given the urgent need to tackle global warming.

​“As president of the United States, I’m sure that he will understand this. He will listen and he will evaluate his campaign remarks,” he said.

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From: Richard Kahn
Sent: 11/18/2016 8:37:36 PM
To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]]
Subject: Trump University agrees to settle lawsuit for $25 million:
Importance: High
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/18/presiden ... sity-case-
source.html
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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Trump University agrees to settle lawsuit for $25 million, NY AG announces
by Berkeley Lovelace Jr. @BerkeleyJr
CNBC
Published Sat, Nov 19 20169:25 AM EST Updated Sat, Nov 19 20169:25 AM EST
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/18/preside ... ource.html

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to settle lawsuits relating to his Trump University series of real estate seminars for $25 million, the New York Attorney General’s office said on Friday.

The suits alleged that the seminars failed to deliver the education it promised. The deal settles two class-action lawsuits in California and a civil suit filed by Schneiderman.

“Today’s $25 million settlement agreement is a stunning reversal by Donald Trump and a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement. “I am pleased that under the terms of this settlement, every victim will receive restitution and that Donald Trump will pay up to $1 million in penalties to the State of New York for violating state education laws.”

On Twitter, the president-elect hailed the agreement as a necessary condition for focusing on running the country, but boasted that he could have prevailed in a court proceeding.

https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/799970371705380864
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
The ONLY bad thing about winning the Presidency is that I did not have the time to go through a long but winning trial on Trump U. Too bad!
5:39 AM · Nov 19, 2016

“In 2013, my office sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of innocent Americans out of ​millions of dollars through a scheme known at Trump University,” Schneiderman’s statement said. “Donald Trump fought us every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeal​s​ and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university. Today, that all changes.”

A federal judge in California had been set Friday to consider arguments on Trump’s latest request to delay a trial until after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

Trump’s attorneys said in a court filing last week that preparations for the White House were “critical and all-consuming.” Six months ago, when they unsuccessfully sought a delay until after Inauguration Day, lead attorney Daniel Petrocelli said the period between the election and swearing-in is extremely hectic for a president-elect but that it was preferable to a trial during the campaign.

A spokesperson for The Trump Organization said it was pleased with the result.

“While we have no doubt that Trump University would have prevailed at trial based on the merits of this case, resolution of these matters allows President-Elect Trump to devote his full attention to the important issues facing our great nation,” the spokesperson said.

— The Associated Press, NBC News and Reuters contributed to this report.

This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.

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Richard Kahn
11/21/2016 8:29:50 AM
Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]]
Cozen O'Connor - 7 Ways the Trump Administration Will Affect Businesses
Importance: High
https://www.cozen.com/cozendocs/7-Trump-Administration-Policies-Affecting-Businesses/#_home
Richard Kahn
HBRK Associates Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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From: Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent: 11/22/2016 1:49:24 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]]
Subject: Markets and DJT
Importance: High
Donald has got to love this -- NYT calling him next Reagan:) You called it...
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/ ii/ 2i/business/ de alb o ok/investors-make-bullish-b et-on-trump-and-
an-era-of-tax-cuts-and-
spending.html?hpw&rref=business&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-
region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well& r=o
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
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