HOUSE OVERSIGHT 023253 Subject: so there is no misunderstanding To: Melanie Spinella < L> I have told the brads and barry,- I am done. its not a negotiation, out!! - fyi given my carlyn joslin castrucci, admonishments,- though my involvement in those - in one instance only gave a name - in another only given an eileen dictated choice btween two 250k preparers. and for castrucci, I actually sent emails that i take no responsiblity for his being hired. - however you felt strongly that I should be saddled with their outcomes .even with brad wechsler, i again said two months in, Leon, he doesnt get it. I tell you this so that you will understand that I will not interview, recommend or vet any new hire. A story - In 1993 trump and I had a friend that kept telling his pilots how to fly, and when to fly, he couldnt help himself from hiring morons as co pilots, and maintenance people based on cheapest rates. Donald and I tried and tried to talk some sense into him, to no avail. Donald and I were in aspen, sitting at little nells. when the friends plane crashed into the side of aspen mountain , klliing him and all on board,- Trump looked at me and said without a blink , I guess NOW he wishes he would have listened to us.- a metaphor for your office. . . had we not waited to the very last hour having had a six month window and tens of unasnwered text and emails re decisions needed including the 1031. you would have saved way more than you often feel obliged to argue about. . silly but i reallize you are stressed. Barry will need to sit with brad for months, to absorb all the co's, structures. cash flow, financial statments etc. I will present barry my thoughts on the overall redo , it will be the exact same email that i presented to you and brad two years.ago . accurate numbers first. and foremost. . ( last week gaming report stil funky). IT etc I pointed out some of the more glaring errors to barry to give him a flavor of what is to come. Tuesday if y