And Who'll Challenge Them?

TPM Muckraker has a story that shouldn't surprise you.

We noted two weeks ago that the Bush administration had refused a Freedom of Information Act request for records concerning the loss of millions of White House emails. Justice Department lawyers argued that the office which maintained that information, the Office of Administration, was not subject to FOIA.

But sometimes the administration surprises even itself with its capacity for secrecy. And so it was here, since the White House website clearly stated that the Office of Administration was subject to FOIA. And the office had been busily fulfilling FOIA requests for years, even employing a FOIA officer (the Department lawyers explained in their filing that this wasn't a problem).

So, are they forking over the documents? Fat chance! They've simply updated their website to reflect their claim.

Hey, do what you want....you will anyway.