Missing Emails

An absolutely stunning development (although we probably shouldn’t be surprised) in the story about the Bush Administration "secondary" email system, apparently used to avoid the security and record keeping of the White House system.  Now it seems the Bush Administration can’t find most of the emails on the second system! Oh, boy!  That’s not sitting well with the Congressional leaders who asked to see them!

Waxman: "This is a remarkable admission that raises serious legal and security issues"

The White House said an effort was underway to see whether the messages could be recovered from the computer system, which was operated and paid for by the Republican National Committee as part of an effort to separate political communications from those dealing with official business. "The White [...]

UPDATE: Oh, Patrick Leahy ain’t happy, either.  As noted by Daily Kos:

The 18-minute gap and the Saturday Night Massacre, all rolled up into one

We’ve broken the "L word" barrier: "Leahy: Bush Aides Lying About E-Mails…WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush’s aides are lying about White House e-mails sent on a Republican account that might have been lost, a powerful Senate chairman said Thursday, vowing to subpoena those documents if [...]

UPDATE 2: Looks like Leahy made his point:

Senate Panel Authorizes Subpoenas

It’s been a busy day at the Senate Judiciary Committee: A U.S. congressional panel investigating the firing of federal prosecutors authorized subpoenas on Thursday for e-mails the White House has declared may be missing. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, [...]

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