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Posted on 07/20/2011 4:47:47 PM PDT by Nachum
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal magistrate refused Wednesday to order the White House to provide BP PLC with emails by a former top adviser to President Barack Obama about the administration's response to last summer's massive Gulf oil spill.
A lawyer for the oil giant had argued that emails by Carol Browner, Obama's former adviser on energy and climate matters, and three other officials in the Executive Office of the President could shed light on the White House's role in estimating the rate of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the company's blown-out well.
But U.S. Magistrate Sally Shushan wrote that BP failed to show that it needed the White House's internal documents.
In a letter to Shushan, BP said it should be allowed to review the White House communications on the spill's flow rate because the data will help determine the company's financial liability.
"There is compelling evidence Ms. Browner was personally and substantially involved in the decision-making process that produced the United States' estimates of oil flow rates and oil spill volumes," the company wrote.
The Justice Department said BP's request was overly broad. BP's proposed search of White House emails would collect nearly everything that mentions BP or the blown-out well that triggered a deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, a government attorney argued.
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But Obama and Holder get to see BP’s, right? Heil Obama.
Hell they got to install Jamie Gorelick to represent BP in negotiations.
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What an absolute cluster that was, all the way around. Grrrr!
And that would be bad for the adminisration because it would show that the admin extorted billions of dollars from BP under the guise of compensation for victims.
A lawyer for the oil giant had argued that emails by Carol Browner, Obama's former adviser on energy and climate matters, and three other officials in the Executive Office of the President could shed light on the White House's role in estimating the rate of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from the company's blown-out well.
“I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours.”
BP should pay for all the hurt and trouble they caused. And state, local, and Federal governments should be repaid for the extra costs that BP/TransHorizon caused—by failing to follow their own rules.
So much for the “rule of law” for Discovery with the OA ! Apparently they have something - actually a lot - to hide, so a complaisant court lets them get their way.
While, IMO, BP’s on-site manager(s) had a great deal to do with the Moncondo blowout, the subsequent delays in attacking the problems originated at 1600 PA Ave. With a wealth of deep water and well-control experience “on tap” within a couple of hundred miles, did the OA choose to rely upon “experts” with nil, zip, zero expertise in either control or cleanup ? Why did it stifle manifold innovative efforts they didn’t even have to pay for unless they succeeded ? Why did the OA delay/prevent accepted/proven remediation tactics while weather/sea conditions were ideal ? And the list goes on. Why has the failed BP been secreted away from examination by industry experts by the OA ? >PS
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