The Biden administration is having trouble accessing the logs that show who visited the White House during the Trump administration. “We cannot” access the logs, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday. “That is under the purview of the National Archives. So I’d certainly point you to there,” she added. The National Archives didn’t respond to a request for comment. Secret Service agents maintain a list of who visits the White House and other Executive Branch buildings. The service says it regularly transfers the list to the White House Office of Records Management. During the Trump administration, officials opted to keep the logs for the White House shielded from the public, a departure from the previous administration. A court ruled in Judicial Watch v. U.S. Secret Service in 2013 that the White House could keep logs secret. Then-District Judge Merrick Garland, a Clinton nominee, stated in part that …
White House Cannot Access or Release Visitor Logs From Trump Administration: Spokesperson
February 4, 2021
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