1112 18, 2017, Gerson gave a copy of the document to Kushner. Kushner had not 1113 heard of Dmitriev at that time. Gerson explained that Dmitriev was the head 1114 of RDIF, and Gerson may have alluded to Dmitriev’s being well connected. Kushner placed the document in a file and said he would get it to the right 1115 people. Kushner ultimately gave one copy of the document to Bannon and another to Rex Tillerson; according to Kushner, neither of them followed up with 1116 Kushner about it. On January 19, 2017, Dmitriev sent Nader a copy of the two-page document, telling him that this was “a view from our side that I discussed in my meeting on the islands and with you and with our friends. Please 1117 share with them – we believe this is a good foundation to start from.” Gerson informed Dmitriev that he had given the document to Kushner soon 1118 after delivering it. On January 26, 2017, Dmitriev wrote to Gerson that his “boss”—an apparent reference to Putin—was asking if there had been any 1119 feedback on the proposal. Dmitriev said, “[w]e do not want to rush things and move at a comfortable speed. At the same time, my boss asked me to try to 1120 have the key US meetings in the next two weeks if possible.” He informed Gerson that Putin and President Trump would speak by phone that Saturday, and 1121 noted that that information was “very confidential.” The same day, Dmitriev wrote to Nader that he had seen his “boss” again yesterday who had “emphasized that this is a great priority for us and that we 1122 need to build this communication channel to avoid bureaucracy.” On January 28, 2017, Dmitriev texted Nader that he wanted “to see if I can confirm to my boss that your friends may use some of the ideas from the 2 pager I sent 1123 you in the telephone call that will happen at 12 EST,” an apparent reference to the call scheduled between President Trump and Putin. Nader replied, “Definitely paper was so submitted to Team by Rick and me. They took it 1124 seriously!” After the call between President Trump and Putin occurred, Dmitriev wrote to Nader that “the call went very well. My boss wants me to continue making some public statements that us [sic] Russia cooperation is good 1125 and important.” Gerson also wrote to Dmitriev to say that the call had gone well, and Dmitriev replied that the document they had drafted together “played 1126 an important role.”