Clinton Library Stonewalling Document Requests

NewsMax ^ | 3/19/07 | NewsMax

[wagglebee]

Dozens of reporters, historians and others have filed requests for documents from the archive of the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

But 16 months after the library began accepting applications for material, no major requests for sensitive documents related to Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady have been honored, a Newsday investigation found.

"I haven’t received any documents or even a note indicating that they’re searching the records,” said Jeff Gerth, a former New York Times reporter who filed a request for documents in January 2006 for a Clinton biography.

With Hillary Clinton seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, researchers are seeking undisclosed details from the Clintons’ eight years in the White House.

But the Clintons’ longtime personal lawyer Bruce Lindsey has control over the 138-million-page archive’s documents and can reject any request.

According to a list of Freedom of Information Act requests obtained by Newsday, the documents sought include almost all of Hillary Clinton’s files as first lady, her daily White House schedules, office diaries, day planners and telephone logs, as well as files related to Clinton scandals including Whitewater, Travelgate and Monica Lewinsky.

Of the first 54 requests that were acted upon up until last November, only four were granted.

Since then about 500,000 pages of documents have been released, but none of them have contained any potentially sensitive material.

Officials at the library blame the delay on the sheer volume of requests.

"This is a tremendously complex and convoluted process,” the library’s supervising archivist, Melissa Walker, told Newsday.

"We review documents line by line, document by document, not box by box. It takes a lot of time.”

Tom Fitton, executive director of Judicial Watch – a conservative group that has asked for Hillary documents – complained: "We’re getting nowhere.”

[wagglebee]

I wonder what type of business the massage parlor is doing.

[wagglebee]

Ping

[Freee-dame]

"I haven’t received any documents or even a note indicating that they’re searching the records,”

They probably aren't. They might be evil, but they aren't stupid.

[digger48]

Sandy Berger's already been there.

[wagglebee]

No doubt!

[theDentist]

Maybe we can get a FOIA request to Bill...? :-)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

But 16 months after the library began accepting applications for material, no major requests for sensitive documents related to Hillary Clinton’s years as first lady have been honored, a Newsday investigation found.

Sandy Berger has the offending documents stuffed in his socks.

[SpaceBar]

It would be instructive to know the Clinton Library's status as an organization (nonprofit, private etc), and the impact that has on their legal obligations to provide requested documents.

[Don Corleone]

It would be instructive to know the Clinton Library's status as an organization (nonprofit, private etc), and the impact that has on their legal obligations to provide requested documents.

Can you say,"no controlling legal authority?"

[Frwy]

Su Prise, Su Prise, Su Prise. White trash.

[rockinqsranch]

Clinton Library Stonewalling Document Requests

So what's new?

[unkus]

The Clinton organization could teach a lot to La Costra Nostra. That's the Mob for you people in Rio Linda.

[upchuck]

The pundits are right... it does look like a mobile home (trailer) on stilts. Ugly.

[rockinqsranch]

Who's from Rio Linda?

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

They may show up just like the billing records.

[reagan_fanatic]

It's not that they're stonewalling, it just takes some time to retrieve the documents since they have them in rusty file cabinets behind the private video booths and the DVD sections.

Oh, and the sticky floors aren't helping either.

[unkus]

Rush mentions people from Rio Linda when he is sometimes putting a point across. Sarcasm was my point.

[unkus]

That old rusty bridge in the background is nice looking too. Look at the huge crowds and all the traffic in the photo.

[Yo-Yo]

Another view:

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[KarlInOhio]

Dozens of reporters, historians and others have filed requests for documents from the archive of the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock.

Dozens of reporters, historians and others have been added to Hillary's enemies list. They will be crushed in her iron fist on January 20, 2009, and their entrails will be fed to the dogs.

[LiteKeeper]

Don't anybody hold your breath!

[Between the Lines]

Hell, it ain't even a double wide.

[unkus]

I've heard they crammed in a lot of massage parlors into a small space, though.

[doug from upland]

Of course they are going to be stonewalling. Hillary's greatest enemy is the truth.

[Duke Nukum]

I think the only two people working in the records section are Sandy Bergler and Susan McDougall, they can only shred and hide so many documents.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

What are the odds that they have Sandy Burglar doing the document search and collection... He'll take care of your every need!

[isom35]

what does the head of the clinton library do all day besides not filling requests?

[rockinqsranch]

Years ago when Rush was DJ for a Sacramento, California station he had to travel through Rio Linda occasionally. He related the story years ago about the cars on wooden blocks in the front yards, junk everywhere etc., thus the analogy of "...those of you in Rio Linda..."

I was joking as we aren't anywhere near Rio Linda, and nobody around here has any cars on the front lawn up on blocks. Maybe a dead tractor in the backyard, but no cars up on blocks.

[omnivore]

Why is the building arranged with a train track running right in front of it?

[unkus]

To move the "hoes" in and out faster.

[libs_kma]

If the libraries a rockin'....

...you know it's time to get the ice out for another rape victim...

[prophetic]

Well surprise surprise here!!

Anyone here remember them saying "we will have the most open & ethical Administration" at their beginning?

[OrioleFan]

Anyone visiting this liebrary should leave cigars laying all over the place.

[Elsie]

It's the only piece of useless land that anyone was willing to sell....

[Elsie]

They will be crushed in her iron fist on January 20, 2009, and their entrails will be fed to the dogs.

And....

She'll fire 8 (or MORE!) federal prosecuting attorneys!

[Political Junkie Too]

The pundits are right... it does look like a mobile home (trailer) on stilts. Ugly.

And to think, they had a Black Landmark Demolished for Clinton Library.

-PJ