Republicans Have Been Destryoing Emails Since 2004
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on June 19th, 2007 10:20 am by HL
Investigation Uncovers ‘Extensive Destruction’ Of RNC Emails, Violations Of Records Act
Think Progress
Excerpt:
House investigators have learned that the Bush administration’s use of Republican National Committee email accounts is far greater than previously disclosed — 140,216 emails sent or received by Karl Rove alone — and that the RNC has overseen “extensive destruction†of many of the emails, including all email records for 51 White House officials.
For the last several months, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been “investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act†by using email accounts maintained by the RNC and the Bush-Cheney ‘04 campaign for official White House communications. Today’s findings confirm that the accounts were used “for official purposes, such as communicating with federal agencies about federal appointments and policies
