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Corrupt Government Title: CREW: Bush White House Ignored Warnings About Email Washington, D.C. - Just how far did the Bush White House go to hide its actions from the American people? A new report released today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), "The Untold Story of the Bush White House Emails," attempts to answer the question by providing a wealth of details regarding the Bush White House's failure to prevent millions of emails from vanishing forever. In 2007, CREW and the National Security Archive sued the Bush White House for violating federal records laws. To settle the case, the Obama White House released thousands of previously withheld documents. These records reveal that top White House officials knew about the ongoing problems with the email archiving system, but repeatedly refused to take corrective action. "A democratic system of government requires transparency," said Melanie Sloan, CREW's Executive Director. "But the Bush administration prided itself on keeping secrets from the American people, ignoring federal records laws requiring White House emails be preserved for future generations." Sloan continued, "Emails that might shed light on our nation's recent history - including records created in the lead up to the U.S. war in Iraq - have been wiped away." CREW's report is based on a review of tens of thousands of pages of Bush-era documents provided to CREW and the National Security Archive as part of their multi-year lawsuit over the missing emails. Among the report's key findings: "Sadly, the American people will never know the full truth of just what went on inside the Bush White House as decisions affecting all of our lives were made," said Ms. Sloan. "Despite repeated warnings that information was being lost, Bush administration officials repeatedly and willfully turned a blind eye to the problem." Click here to read the full report "The Untold Story of the Bush White House Emails" (.pdf) Read the report's executive summary here (.pdf) All of the documents produced by the White House in the lawsuits brought by CREW and the National Security Archive, except those marked “sensitive” by the White House and not subject to public disclosure, are available by clicking the links below A timeline of the Bush White House email compiled by the National Security Archive is available by clicking here.
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