Youngkin Laughably Claims "Working Papers" FOIA Exemption on His Bizarre "Snitch Line"

[lowkell]

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/02/inundated-by-emails-from-people-extolling-their-teachers-and-mocking-his-authoritarian-snitch-line-youngkin-laughably-claims-working-papers-foia-exemption

So now, Youngkin “doesn’t want the public to see just how divisive parents considered his snitch line to be, so he’s hiding the emails sent to the line” by absurdly claiming they are “his own correspondence.” This, from the same Trump-endorsed governor who frequently closes his events to the press, will apparently only talk to right-wing media, who started up an authoritarian “snitch line” for citizens to “rat each other out,” etc. Gonna be a loooong four years with this guy in the Virginia Governor’s Mansion. Of course, given that the “snitch line” is being inundated with emails from people extolling their teachers and mocking Youngkin’s idiocy, you can sort of understand why Youngkin wouldn’t *want* people to see the submissions, but the concept that these are “working papers” not subject to FOIA is beyond absurd, into Trumpian territory for sure…

[Hugin]

1. He's probably individually printing out each one and tearing it up to dispose of them.

Weyerhaeuser will be pleased.

[orwell]

2. Enjoy your Klown Kar...

...Youngkin supporters.

Join the rest of the ReThugLieCons on your fact free Fantasy Island.

[ConstanceCee]

3. It Seems That

He is ill-prepared, he is overreaching, and he is not yet realizing that Virginia is not Florida. I wonder who is advising him.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Cueing in the white hat hackers.

Those email are public record. Period.