Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Craig Willert | ComEd Exhibit 62-T

Michael McClain speaks to Craig Willert, a member of the speaker’s staff.

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CASE TITLE: United States v. McClain, et al.

CASE NUMBER: 20 CR 812

ACTIVITY: Telephone conversation between Michael McClain and Craig Willert

DATE: July 11, 2018

TIME: 3:42 p.m.

SESSION NUMBER: 7956


WILLERT: How is everything else going?

MCCLAIN: It’s alright, you know, I’m just trying to uh, get all these, get. Since, since I’m retired, he’s decided he can give me more assignments.

WILLERT: (Laughs.) Isn’t it supposed to be the other way around?

MCCLAIN: No, I’m glad to help. Especially this, this, uh, this cycle.

(END OF CLIP 1)

MCCLAIN: All I do is, I get assigned and I do the assignment, and then, I carry the message. That’s all.

WILLERT: Yup. Yeah, I know. And, and, big picture really is, you know, once, we should be building capital for the boss. Not, not, the other way around, so.

MCCLAIN: Yeah.

(END OF CLIP 2)

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