Biden White House: We can't release Trump's visitor logs

[UpInArms]

Source: Politico

The Biden White House said it cannot unilaterally release visitor logs from the Trump White House, amid questions about whether anyone who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol visited the former president in the days leading up to it.

“Under the Presidential Records Act, all Trump White House visitor logs are under the control and legal custody of the National Archives and Records Administration, and cannot be unilaterally released by the Biden White House,” a White House spokesperson said on Wednesday, following inquiries from reporters during a press briefing the day before.

The Presidential Records Act, which requires a sitting president to preserve and ultimately make public all records relating to the performance of their official duties, was passed 42 years ago in response to President Richard Nixon’s attempts to hide the White House tapes that led to his downfall. The law makes presidential records available to the public via the Freedom of Information Act beginning five years after the end of an administration.

The National Archives defines presidential records as any documentary materials “created or received” by the president, their immediate staff or anyone in the Executive Office of the President “whose function is to advise or assist the President” in the course of carrying out official duties.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/biden-white-house-trump-visitor-logs-465564

[hlthe2b]

1. Fine. Turn them over to the FBI/DOJ

Subpoenas override

[mackdaddy]

2. I wonder if the Justice Dept or FBI can access these records?

Maybe have to subpoena them, but Would be well worth it.

[11 Bravo]

3. I'm pretty sure that Lard Ass, while nowhere NEAR as rich as he claims to be ...

could still afford a pretty good shredder.
We shall see.

[SunSeeker]

4. Trump didn't record where he sent 20 million vaccine vials. I doubt he recorded WH visitor's names.

Trump ignored the Records Act.

[Turbineguy]

5. They are still

laughing

[vapor2]

6. I thought trump ignored the visitor logs??

[machoneman]

7. Yes, if charged, the Feds/FBI can access these records

[Lonestarblue]

8. Can the Democrats subpoena these records for the Dotard's impeachment trial?

It would seem that they would be essential to link Trump to the conspirators.

[onenote]

9. Exceptions to restrictions on Presidential Record disclosure.

subject to any rights, defenses, or privileges which the United States or any agency or person may invoke, Presidential records shall be made available--

(A) pursuant to subpoena or other judicial process issued by a court of competent jurisdiction for the purposes of any civil or criminal investigation or proceeding;

(B) to an incumbent President if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of current business of the incumbent President’s office and that is not otherwise available; and

(C) to either House of Congress, or, to the extent of matter within its jurisdiction, to any committee or subcommittee thereof if such records contain information that is needed for the conduct of its business and that is not otherwise available; and

[Hekate]

10. I LOVE the way the Biden admin acknowledges there are OTHER branches of government...

...instead of snatching all the power for itself and then suppressing every inquiry.

Jen Psaki does it. Joe Biden does it. In this case, inquirers are referred to the National Archives and Records Administration. Go! Ask! Be our guest!

Jen Psaki is very good at saying, “You need to ask that question of ____ Dept, which had a press conference this morning.”

Unbelievably refreshing.