Judge to WH: Get your story straight on e-mails

[kpete]

Judge orders White House to clarify whether or not missing e-mails are recoverableRAW STORY
Published: Thursday April 24, 2008


Today, Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola of the U.S. District Court ordered the White House to once and for all provide "precise information" about its e-mail system.

The order stems from a lawsuit by the National Security Archive, filed on September 5, 2007 against the Executive Office of the President and the National Archives and Records Administration, claiming that a possible 5-to-10 million e-mails were either improperly preserved as Presidential records, as required by law, or lost entirely.

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Says the Archive's General Counsel Meredith Fuchs: "The Court is reacting to the []inconsistencies in the White House statements: e-mail are lost one day, the next they are not; e-mails are recoverable, then they are not; backup media is saved, then it is not.

"What worries us is that time is passing – there are only 8 ½ more months until this administration leaves office and if nothing is done soon not only could the e-mails disappear for good, but the federal records that are commingled with the presidential records could get swept away and become inaccessible for the next 12 years."

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Judge_orders_White_House_to_clarify_0424.html

[annabanana]

1. k&r. . . . . . .. n/t

[Fridays Child]

2. Go get 'em, Facciola!

:thumbsup:

[Pawel K]

3. Some good news for the day. K&R

[riderinthestorm]

4. The clock is ticking. I'm not optimistic that Judge Facciola will prevail.... nt

:-(

[bluesmail]

5. How refreshing, good news about the * Junta's emails

Thank you Judge Facciola.

[bleever]

6. This friction between the WH and the judicial branch is only going to get worse.

Thank you, Judge Facciola.

[bleever]

7. pre-dupe.

[bleever]

8. dupe.

[wildbilln864]

9. kicked...

and recommended. Thanks kpete. :hi:

[progressoid]

10. "What worries us is that time is passing"

And it will continue to pass. The * Admin will drag this out until Jan 20 and nobody in DC has the backbone to really attack them.

[Supersedeas]

11. i really don't think the snarks in the WH care what Judges think--Article III what?

A Get-over-it 'tude -- elevated by the Supreme Court even

[crimsonblue]

12. Who would carry out a court order? the DOJ? FBI? hahahahaha

I bet even if the SC itself ruled that Bushco must make light of everything, that he would just ignore them. I mean, what is the SC gonna do, have Bush arrested? by his own employees? Plus we are past the point where impeachment will do any good. It's too late in the game to start enforcing the rules now. Just not enough time.

[spanone]

13. good luck judge, these rat-bastards don't acknowledge Law.