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The decision is a departure from the Obama administration, which did release the logs. Michael Dubke, the White House communications director, told Time that the White House’s decision was made out of concern for national security and privacy, and to protect President Donald Trump’s ability to discreetly seek counsel. Citing “the grave national security risks and privacy concerns of the hundreds of thousands of visitors annually,” the White House said in a statement that it would “disclose Secret Service logs as outlined under the Freedom of Information Act.” The Obama White House agreed in late 2009 to begin releasing its visitor records on a delayed basis, after Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued to have the records made public. White House lawyers also deleted names for national security and other reasons before the logs were made public. It said that it would also post records from the beginning of his presidency that are specifically requested. Last December, the administration said that it had released more than 5.99 million records. In Obama’s final year, U.S. spent $36 million in FOIA lawsuits 7) Reporters Say Obama White House 'Most Secretive' Ever ... *) And last your article is not 100% factually correct about Obama releasing visitor logs. Appeals court says White House visitor logs can be kept from public The case was brought by Judicial Watch, the government watchdog nonprofit that has been fighting a long legal battle seeking to force release of the White House visitor logs as public records under the Freedom of Information Act. But in a decision that is drawing intense criticism from across the ideological spectrum, the circuit court said the president has a "constitutional perogative" not to tell the American people who he or his staff meets with in the White House. The court said the president has such a prerogative because he is not covered by the FOIA and because of "special policy considerations" that allow exemption of visitor logs from classification as agency records subject to release under the public records law. President Obama began making public some of the White House visitor logs in 2009, but refused a Judicial Watch request for all of the logs. This message has been edited by BeWare on 04-14-2017 at 11:35 PM And I donated to help that lawsuit. Open government is important regardless of party.reechee The Trump administration will not make its records of visitors to the White House available to the public, Time and The Washington Post reported Friday.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-opts-not-to-make-visitor-logs-public/
Corruption is best done in secrecy. Isn't that right comrade trump?ed monahan So they had to SUE Obama to get them? BeWare So what you posted bothers you now, but none of the following ever did with Obama. What's up with that?
Corruption is best done in secrecy. Isn't that right comrade Obama?
1) Obama promised transparency. But his administration is one of the most secretive
[URL=http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obama-promised-transparency-but-his-administration-is-one-of-the-most-secretive/2016/05/24/5a46caba-21c1-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_s tory.]http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obama-promised-transparency-but-his-administration-is-one-of-the-most-secretive/2016/05/24/5a46caba-21c1-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_ story.[/URL] html?utm_term=.acedf6bf979b
2) The Least Transparent Administration
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-least-transparent-administration-1433287361
3)Obama admin spent record amount of money fighting FOIA ...
http://www.bin g.com/search?q=obama+and+freedom+of+information+act&qs=SC&pq=obama+and+freedon&sk=SC5&sc=8-17&cvid=1ED41B0D1905496797ACF03486F8F17D&FORM=QBRE&sp=6
4) Obama’s Transparency Promise Became a Big Fat Lie
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/03/19/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/obamas-final-year-u-s-spent-36-million-foia-lawsu its/
5) Obama denied a record 77 percent of FOIA requests ...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/report-obama-denied-a-record-77-pe rcent-of-foia-requests/article/2586257
6) Study: Obama Administration More Secretive Than Ever ...
http://time.com/27443/study-obama-administration-more-secretive-than-ever/
President Obama and his successors in the Oval Office are not obligated to make public the names of individuals visiting the White House, according to a decision of the federal Circuit Court for the District of Columbia made public Friday.reechee Yes Ed, ed monahan Did Slick Willie ever divulge who he rented rooms to?
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