The fun and games that is the missing White House email story is ramping up. A federal judge has now issued an order for the WH to prepare a discovery.
Where’s my popcorn? This is getting good.
From Computer World:
District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly this week issued an order enabling the Washington-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics watchdog group to perform limited questioning of White House officials. The group last May had filed suit against the White House Office of Administration seeking access to White House e-mail under the federal Freedom of Information Act.
The nonprofit group had been seeking White House e-mail documents related to various controversial issues, including the release of the identity of a former CIA operative, the reasons for launching the war in Iraq and actions by the U.S. Department of Justice. The White House has contended that the e-mail requested by the group has been lost.
Kollar-Kotelly ordered the discovery to determine whether the Office of Administration is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. The office contends it is not subject to FOI requests.
Not subject to…? OK, if they cover their eyes and say “lalalala, I can’t see you” that will not make this problem go away.
[tags]White House Email, Missing White House Emails, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly[/tags]