While they say the memo was declassified, and talk about Rice writing the memo to herself - everyone ignores the fact that she actually wrote it to someone else. At least one other direct recipient is named on the “To” line and/or the “Cc” line, both of which are still redacted by being blacked out. Also note that Curtis R. Ried was Cc’ed. Who is Ried? Why was he copied?
The other recipient(s) are critical, as one of them may have asked for the CYA memo in the first place. Likely Yates.
Curtis Ried is listed on LinkedIn as a Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State. Only 2 connections on LinkedIn.
Curtis Ried was her assistant. I wonder if the redacted area is a separate email of hers, and one of Ried’s email addresses.?