; (B) a statement specifying the evidence that supports the allegations; (C) a description of the claims or statements for which liability under section 3 is alleged; (D) an estimate of the amount of money that the political appointee shall be required to repay under section 3; and (E) a statement of any exculpatory or mitigating circumstances that may relate to the claims or statements described in subparagraph (C). (2) Approval or disapproval of referral (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Attorney General receives a notice from a reviewing official under paragraph (1), the Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General shall transmit a written statement to the reviewing official that specifies— (i) that the Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General approves or disapproves the referral to a presiding officer of the allegations of liability stated in the notice; (ii) in any case in which the referral of allegations is approved, that the initiation of a proceeding with respect to the allegations is appropriate