Secret Service must do a better job searching for White House logs
As reported by the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today, a series of rulings handed down this week order the Secret Service to search its computers again for records related to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's White House visits. Judicial Watch and Citizens for Responsiblity and Ethics had both sued over the visitor logs, trying to get a sense of influence in the White House. Much of the legal battle was over whether the records are subject to FOIA. Some were exempt because of attorney-client privilege, but the judges wanted to see the records for themselves to make sure.