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Court says National Archives can bury Hillary's White House telephone logs for another year

POSTED May 21, 6:15 PM

Telephone logs of federal officials - including the First Lady - are unquestionably releasable on request under the federal Freedom of Information Act, so why is the National Archives being granted another year before it has to make such documents public?

The U.S. District Court granted a one-year stay in the case of Judicial Watch, Inc. v U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Judicial Watch has been in court for years trying to get Hillary Clinton's telephone logs during her time as First Lady.

Following the ruling, Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton issued this statement:

“Federal law requires these documents be turned over to the American people within 20 days unless an agency presents evidence demonstrating why it should be allowed additional time. The Clinton Library took nearly two years before providing any documents to us. It is as simple as that. Our lawyers argued to the court that the Clinton Library failed to meet its substantial burden in requesting yet more time to produce the remainder of the records we requested.

“This is not about who gets their requests for records handled first, but whether an agency can violate the Freedom of Information Act with impunity.

“It is unacceptable for the American people to be told they will not receive the additional information about Hillary Clinton, to which they are legally entitled, because Archivists are ‘overworked.’

“The Archives processed requests for information about UFOs, while refusing to process requests for important information about a presidential candidate and U.S. Senator. This delay benefits no one but bureaucrats who refuse to do their jobs and politicians running for office.”

So, even as Hillary's campaign slinks towards its now-inevitable conclusion, the coverup of the Clinton years goes on. As a member of the National Freedom of Information Act Hall of Fame, I wonder what my fellow inductees think of this latest court decision keeping the American people in the dark about the activities of a woman who now claims her experience as First Lady qualifies her to be president.

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