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Trying To Find White House Missing E-mails

Posted by samzenpus on from the they-were-right-here dept.

Gov IT writes "On Wednesday a federal court ordered all employees working in the Bush White House to surrender media that might contain e-mails sent or received during a two and a half year period in hope of locating missing messages before President-elect Barack Obama takes over next week."

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  1. Re:And then what? by chill · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Don't you mean "respect the law"?

    I have no idea if they could even remotely find evidence that President Bush was directly responsible for the intentional destruction of evidence, but I seriously doubt it. But the law trumps the office. That is one reason we have a PRESIDENT, not KING.

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  2. Re:And then what? by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "When the President does it, that mean's it's not illegal" - Richard M. Nixon

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  3. Right... by zwekiel · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This administration has been known for their easy relations and quick co-operation with the Department of Justice. I'm sure this request will be just as promptly answered, and always with courtesy!

    All I have to say is good luck with that...

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  4. Re:Contempt of Court by Lord+Kano · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Of course, you convienently forget the emails that disappeared on the Clinton/Gore watch...

    LK

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  5. Re:Contempt of Court by sumdumass · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I really don't care about your anecdotal evidence. I'm talking about the industry standards here and the practical limitations to any magnetic media.

    The problem isn't that you found two bits of information that you could use, it is that archiving and storing the information isn't as easy as the parent pretends it is. There will be lost information and the potential for it is there. You cannot just say Guess what I dove my car on the wrong side of the road the other day, everyone should be able to do it when everyone knows that there can be problems with driving your car on the wrong side of the road.

    I really do not care if you are trying to find an excuse for your hero's behaviour. Surely you can find another that makes a little more sense.

    I don't need to find an excuse for anyone. Funny though how you actually think this is about protecting the administration instead of the practice pitfalls of long term data storage. Can I assume that your entire comment was politically motivated and should be regarded with as little respect as that would deserve?