Court Order Sought in (WH) E-Mail Controversy

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A private group told a federal court that the Bush administration made apparently false and misleading statements in court about the White House e-mail controversy.

The group asked the judge on Thursday to demand an explanation regarding alleged inconsistencies between testimony at a congressional hearing last week and what the White House told a federal court in January.

"This evidence demonstrates defendants' blatant disregard for the truth and the processes of this court," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington told U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy in court papers.

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In a sworn declaration, White House official Theresa Payton told the court on Jan. 16 that "substantially all" e-mails from 2003 to 2005 should be contained on back-up computer tapes.

However, at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Feb. 26, the panel's Democrats released a White House document that called that claim into question.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKKWSY_43nHexg55YcW2X9YXNayAD8V8G5HO0

[democrank]

1. K & R

Impeach!

[f the letter]

2. All right, now how do we do something about it? n/t

[mikelgb]

3. put one thumb on top of the other, repeat

[Orsino]

4. Slow-walking it into 2009. n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Judge appears to NOT be a "loyal Bushie"

Ever since the USA Attorney firings, subsequent revelations of court packing show that Repubs have succesfully used selected courts to prevail in their lawsuits.
A brief Wiki and Google of Judge Kennedy suggests CREW may have an fair hearing.
One can only hope...

[Supersedeas]

6. a loyal Bushie who appeared to testify with a prominent Cross displayed on her neck

[bushmeister0]

7. Not so hi-tech after all?

We keep hearing about these hi-tech do-dads the administration is pulling out to spy on everyone's phone calls, internet searches and e-mails, but they can't seem to figure out how to use THEIR own e-mails? If they really are this incompetent, W. & Co. should be impeached on that basis alone.