If you or I had done what the White House has done on the e-mail tape case we would be in jail or
out on bond. Think about it. Minutes before a Fed. Judge's court order to produce evidence in criminal
case were supposed to be produced or the White House would have been in violation of the law "they"
say, "Sorry, but it looks like we destroyed the evidence that your Honor, told us to produce months ago.
The judge should call in Fred Fielding, White House Consul, and tell him that a bailiff from his or her court
will be going to back to the White House with you to meet w/ the head archivist and or I.T. person and
find out where the e mail tapes are, take custody of the "destroyed tapes," and to learn about the data
back up systems of the White House. And if he fails to do this the White House will be in contempt of the
court and responsible parties will be subject to arrest by Federal Marshals.
What the White House did was all but tell the Federal Court to "stick it."
p.s. Remember both bush & Cheney hired criminal defense lawyers in 2003 about the outing of Plame.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080116/ap_on_go_pr_wh/white_house_e_mailWhite House recycles backup e-mail tapes
By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer Wed Jan 16, 6:29 PM ET
WASHINGTON - The White House has acknowledged recycling its backup computer tapes of e-mail before October 2003, raising the possibility that many electronic messages — including those pertaining to the CIA leak case — have been taped over and are gone forever.
The disclosure came minutes before midnight Tuesday under a court-ordered deadline that forced the White House to reveal information it has previously refused to provide.
Among the e-mails that could be lost are messages swapped by any White House officials involved in discussions about leaking the identity of CIA officer Valerie Plame.