Related to White House Admits It Is Missing Email Backup Tapes From Start of Iraq War

Return to White House Admits It Is Missing Email Backup Tapes From Start of Iraq War

Related Lawsuit

CREW V. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT ET AL
// 25 Sep 2007

Related Documents

11/10/08 - District Court Memorandum Opinion and Order
// 10 Nov 2008
1/11/08 - Order
// 11 Jan 2008
10/26/07 - Response to Document
// 26 Oct 2008
1/8/08 - Order on Motion to Expedite
// 8 Jan 2008
10/23/07 - Objection to Report and Recommendations
// 23 Oct 2008
1/8/08 - Order
// 8 Jan 2008
8/25/08 - Brief
// 25 Aug 2008
1/2/08 - Exhibit
// 2 Jan 2008
7/29/08 - Memorandum Opinion
// 29 Jul 2008
1/2/08 - Exhibit
// 2 Jan 2008
7/29/08 - Order
// 29 Jul 2008
1/2/08 - Surreply
// 2 Jan 2008
7/24/08 - Exhibits
// 24 Jul 2008
1/2/08 - Motion for Leave to File
// 2 Jan 2008
7/24/08 - Request
// 24 Jul 2008
1/2/08 - Surreply
// 2 Jan 2008
5/30/08 - Exhibit
// 30 May 2008
1/2/08 - Order
// 2 Jan 2008
5/30/08 - Response to Document
// 30 May 2008
12/28/07 - Surreply
// 28 Dec 2007
5/30/08 - Reply to Opposition to Motion
// 30 May 2008
12/28/07 - Surreply
// 28 Dec 2007
5/19/08 - CREW's Oppostion to EOP Motion to Reconsider
// 20 May 2008
12/28/07 - Order
// 28 Dec 2007
5/19/08 - NSA's Oppostion to EOP Motion to Reconsider
// 20 May 2008
12/28/07 - Motion for Leave to File
// 28 Dec 2007
5/19/08 - CREW's Opposition Exhibits
// 20 May 2008
12/26/07 - Reply to Opposition to Motion
// 26 Dec 2007
5/19/08 - Reply to Document
// 19 May 2008
12/13/07 - Declaration
// 13 Dec 2007
5/12/08 - Objection to Report and Recommendations
// 12 May 2008
12/13/07 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 13 Dec 2007
5/8/08 - Objection to Report and Recommendations
// 8 May 2008
12/13/07 - Notice of Appearance
// 13 Dec 2007
5/5/2008 - White House Declaration - Exhibits
// 6 May 2008
12/12/07 - Exhibits EOP
// 13 Dec 2007
5/5/2008 - White House Declaration
// 6 May 2008
12/12/07 - Complaint EOP
// 13 Dec 2007
4/24/08 - Order on Motion for Order
// 24 Apr 2008
12/12/07 - Order
// 12 Dec 2007
4/24/08 - Report and Recommendation
// 24 Apr 2008
12/12/07 - Exhibits
// 12 Dec 2007
4/24/08 - Order
// 24 Apr 2008
12/12/07 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 12 Dec 2007
4/17/08 - Motion for Order
// 17 Apr 2008
11/29/07 - Order
// 29 Nov 2007
4/17/08 - Order
// 17 Apr 2008
11/29/07 - Motion to Dismiss
// 29 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Exhibit
// 25 Mar 2008
11/27/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 27 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Exhibit
// 25 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Exhibit
// 25 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Declaration
// 25 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Order
// 26 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Order
// 25 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to US Attorney for DC
// 26 Nov 2007
3/25/08 - Response to Order of the Court
// 25 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Exhibit
// 26 Nov 2007
3/21/08 - Declaration
// 21 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to Attorney General
// 26 Nov 2007
3/21/08 - Response to Order to Show Cause
// 21 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 26 Nov 2007
3/18/08 - CREW Reply to Motion
// 18 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/18/08 - Order
// 18 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/14/08 - Order
// 14 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/14/08 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 14 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/14/08 - Order
// 14 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/14/08 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 14 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney for DC
// 26 Nov 2007
3/14/08 - Order Referring Motion
// 14 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returned Executed as to Attorney General
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Order
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Exhibit
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Motion for Extension of Time
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/26/07 - Summons Returmed Executed as to Federal Defendant
// 26 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/22/07 - Order
// 22 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/21/07 - Exhibits
// 21 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Motion for TRO
// 11 Mar 2008
11/21/07 - Reply to Opposition to Motion
// 21 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/20/07 - Exhibits
// 20 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/20/07 - Reply to Opposition to Motion
// 20 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/12/07 - Temporary Restraining Order
// 12 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibits
// 11 Mar 2008
11/12/07 - Order on Motion for TRO
// 12 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/12/07 - Order
// 12 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibit
// 11 Mar 2008
11/9/07 - Order
// 9 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Exhibits
// 11 Mar 2008
11/9/07 - Memorandum in Opposition
// 9 Nov 2007
3/11/08 - Declaration
// 11 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - CREW v EOP exhibits
// 29 Oct 2007
3/11/08 - Certificate of Notice
// 11 Mar 2008
10/26/07 CREW vs. EOP Complaint
// 29 Oct 2007
3/11/08 - Order
// 11 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - Order
// 26 Oct 2007
3/11/08 - Memorandum
// 11 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - Exhibits
// 26 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - CREW Motion
// 6 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - Motion for Discovery
// 26 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - CREW Memorandum
// 6 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - Memorandum in Support of Plantiff's Motion
// 26 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - Exhibit 1
// 6 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - Exhibits to CREW reply to White House opposition
// 26 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - Exhibit 2
// 6 Mar 2008
10/26/07 - CREW reply to White House opposition
// 26 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - Exhibit 3
// 6 Mar 2008
10/19/07 - Report and Recommendation
// 19 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - Exhibit 4
// 6 Mar 2008
10/19/07 - Facciola Order for White House TRO
// 19 Oct 2007
3/6/08 - Exhibit 5
// 6 Mar 2008
10/17/07 - Notice
// 17 Oct 2007
2/28/08 - Notice of Appearance
// 28 Feb 2008
10/15/07 - CREW reply to White House opposition
// 15 Oct 2007
2/26/08 - Committee Report on WH Email
// 26 Feb 2008
10/15/07 - Errata
// 15 Oct 2007
1/25/08 - Response to Document
// 25 Jan 2008
10/15/07 - Reply to Opposition to Motion
// 15 Oct 2007
1/23/08 - Memorandum
// 23 Jan 2008
10/15/07 - Order
// 15 Oct 2007
1/18/08 - Certificate of Counsel
// 18 Jan 2008
10/12/07 - White House exhibits
// 15 Oct 2007
1/18/08 - Substitution of Counsel
// 18 Jan 2008
10/12/07 - White House opposition brief
// 15 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - Waxman Letter to White House Counsel
// 18 Jan 2008
10/13/07 - Order
// 13 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - Waxman Letter to Archivist
// 18 Jan 2008
10/11/07 - Certificate of Counsel
// 11 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - Notice
// 17 Jan 2008
10/11/07 - Order
// 11 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - Exhibits
// 17 Jan 2008
10/11/07 - Exhibits
// 11 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - Response to Document
// 17 Jan 2008
10/11/07 - Memorandum in Support of Plantiff's Motion
// 11 Oct 2007
1/17/08 - CREW's Response to Notice of Filing
// 17 Jan 2008
10/11/07 - Motion for TRO
// 11 Oct 2007
1/16/08 - Exhibits
// 16 Jan 2008
CREW v EOP Motion Exhibits
// 11 Oct 2007
1/16/08 - White House Filing
// 16 Jan 2008
CREW v. EOP Motion
// 11 Oct 2007
1/15/08 - Exhibit
// 15 Jan 2008
09/25/07 - Complaint
// 25 Sep 2007
1/15/08 - Notice
// 15 Jan 2008

Related News Releases

CREW WINS RIGHT TO SUE WHITE HOUSE IN MISSING EMAIL CASE
// 10 Nov 2008
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES ITS STORY -- FOR THE FIRST TIME DENIES EMAILS ARE MISSING
// 17 Jan 2008
JUDGE IN CREW v. EOP RULES THAT WHITE HOUSE MUST CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE EMAILS
// 29 Jul 2008
WHITE HOUSE FILING IN CREW LAWSUIT ADMITS TO DESTROYING BACK-UP COPIES OF EMAILS
// 16 Jan 2008
CREW ASKS COURT IN CREW V. EOP TO SCHEDULE IMMEDIATE STATUS CONFERENCE
// 24 Jul 2008
JUDGE ISSUES ORDER DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON BACK-UPS OF 10 MILLION MISSING EMAILS
// 8 Jan 2008
CREW FILES OPPOSITION BRIEF IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE
// 20 May 2008
CREW FILES OPPOSITION BRIEF TO WHITE HOUSE REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL
// 13 Dec 2007
WHITE HOUSE FILING IN CREW LAWSUIT REVEALS NO BACKUP TAPES DURING LAUNCH OF IRAQ WAR
// 6 May 2008
JUDGE ISSUES TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN CREW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE
// 12 Nov 2007
COURT EXTENDS ORDER REQUIRING WHITE HOUSE TO RETAIN BACK-UP COPIES OF E-MAILS
// 24 Apr 2008
CREW FILES RESPONSE TO WHITE HOUSE OPPOSITION TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER RECOMMENDATION
// 26 Oct 2007
CREW FILES RESPONSE TO WHITE HOUSE DEFENSE AGAINST REQUEST FOR CONTEMPT CHARGES IN MISSING EMAIL LAWSUIT
// 19 Mar 2008
COURT RECOMMENDS THAT TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER BE ISSUED AGAINST WHITE HOUSE
// 19 Oct 2007
COURT GIVES WHITE HOUSE THREE DAYS TO SAY WHY IT SHOULD NOT BE ORDERED TO CREATE COPIES OF MEDIA THAT MAY CONTAIN MISSING EMAIL
// 18 Mar 2008
CREW FILES TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER IN LAWSUIT AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE
// 11 Oct 2007
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM RELEASES REPORT ON WHITE HOUSE EMAIL
// 26 Feb 2008
CREW SUES WHITE HOUSE AND NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION OVER LOST EMAILS
// 25 Sep 2007

Related News Coverage

Bush's exit to put new e-records system to the test
// 21 Nov 2008
Are White House e-mails gone for good?
// 4 Feb 2008
Group seeks records on missing White House e-mails
// 14 Nov 2008
Where Are the White House E-mails?
// 24 Jan 2008
Court Rules Against Bush on Missing E-Mails
// 12 Nov 2008
The Emails that Dick Cheney Deleted
// 22 Jan 2008
Judge Rules Against White House in E-Mail Case
// 11 Nov 2008
Editorial: Preserving the presidency
// 22 Jan 2008
Judge rules civil case against Bush administration may proceed
// 10 Nov 2008
White House Has No Comprehensive E-Mail Archive
// 22 Jan 2008
Court Smacks Down Bush Administration in White House Emails Case
// 10 Nov 2008
WH e-mails missing on key days in court battle over Cheney's energy task force
// 21 Jan 2008
White House Suffers Loss in Email Case
// 10 Nov 2008
Editorial: White House can't be allowed to shrug off missing e-mails
// 21 Jan 2008
White House missing as many as 225 days of e-mail
// 20 Aug 2008
White House Admits Recycling Tapes, Hedges on Missing E-Mail
// 18 Jan 2008
Advocacy Groups Win One on White House E-mail
// 30 Jul 2008
E-mail Scandal Drives Storage Lesson Home
// 18 Jan 2008
New Details Emerge in Missing White House Emails Case
// 29 Jul 2008
Missing e-mails should be on backup tapes, White House CIO says
// 17 Jan 2008
Requests for Missing White House Emails Denied
// 5 Jul 2008
White House tape recycling may mean e-mails are gone
// 17 Jan 2008
Jabs Traded Ahead of White House E-mail Ruling
// 5 Jun 2008
White House Says It Routinely Overwrote E-Mail Tapes From 2001 to 2003
// 17 Jan 2008
Groups Cry For More White House E-mail
// 20 May 2008
White House Copied Over E-Mail Tapes
// 16 Jan 2008
Bush’s ‘Buddies’ Miss Out On E-Mails From Their ‘Pal’ George Because He Fears ‘Record Requests’
// 15 May 2008
White House discloses details of e-mail backup system
// 16 Jan 2008
The White House Has Got Mail — Um, It Had Mail
// 8 May 2008
White House 'Recycled' Backups of its Email Records
// 16 Jan 2008
'03 White House E-Mails Not Found
// 7 May 2008
White House e-mails 'may be lost'
// 16 Jan 2008
White House reveals e-mail backups missing
// 7 May 2008
White House Tape Recycling May Have Erased Controversial Emails
// 16 Jan 2008
The effort by the plaintiffs, who have the opportunity to respond to this week's filing, faces still further obstacles.
// 7 May 2008
Administration faces big challenge in records preservation
// 10 Jan 2008
No Copies of White House Emails Near Iraq Invasion
// 6 May 2008
White House Faces More Questions About Missing E-Mails
// 9 Jan 2008
White House admits pre-war e-mails not archived
// 6 May 2008
Judge orders White House to come clean on missing emails
// 8 Jan 2008
Suppliers Suggest White House Email Fixes
// 1 May 2008
Court weighs expediting missing White House e-mail suit
// 8 Jan 2008
Court Expands White House Missing E-Mail Order
// 25 Apr 2008
White House told to show e-mail info
// 8 Jan 2008
Judge orders White House to resolve e-mail backup 'ambiguity'
// 25 Apr 2008
Editorial: Light in dark corners
// 30 Dec 2007
Court Calls For Answers on White House E-mail
// 24 Apr 2008
Editorial: Do not delete
// 21 Nov 2007
We'll Never Know
// 26 Mar 2008
Editorial: Sending E-mail Into Thin Air
// 20 Nov 2007
White House Destroyed Hard Drives That May Have Contained Missing Emails
// 24 Mar 2008
Lost in the e-mail
// 15 Nov 2007
White House Says E-mail Forensics Too Costly
// 24 Mar 2008
Court Orders White House to Preserve E-Mail
// 14 Nov 2007
White House: Computer hard drives tossed
// 22 Mar 2008
Judge to White House: Back up e-mail
// 14 Nov 2007
WHITE HOUSE -- COMPUTER HARD DRIVES TOSSED
// 22 Mar 2008
White House Ordered to Preserve E-Mails
// 14 Nov 2007
White House Official Tells Judge Searching for Missing Emails Requires Too Much Work
// 22 Mar 2008
Not all government officials treat e-mail records same way
// 14 Nov 2007
Federal magistrate orders White House response on e-mail backups
// 20 Mar 2008
Where Are the E-mails?
// 13 Nov 2007
Court Orders Copies of White House E-mails
// 19 Mar 2008
Judge Orders White House To Lay Off The Delete Key
// 13 Nov 2007
White House e-mail controversy may affect current computers
// 19 Mar 2008
White House Ordered To Preserve E-Mail Tapes
// 13 Nov 2007
New Deadline in Missing WH Emails Case
// 18 Mar 2008
Judge slaps White House with restraining order
// 13 Nov 2007
Federal Judge Gives White House A Deadline On Missing E-mails
// 18 Mar 2008
White House Ordered to Keep E-Mails
// 13 Nov 2007
White House E-Mail Battle Heats Up
// 18 Mar 2008
White House ordered to keep backup copies of e-mail
// 12 Nov 2007
Court denies motion for additional archiving in search for missing White House e-mails
// 12 Mar 2008
Judge to White House: Hold E-Mails
// 12 Nov 2007
CREW: White House misled court about missing e-mail
// 7 Mar 2008
Court orders White House to preserve e-mail backups
// 12 Nov 2007
Court Order Sought in E-Mail Controversy
// 6 Mar 2008
Watchdog groups agree: White House needs to turn over lost email records now
// 29 Oct 2007
COURT ORDER SOUGHT IN E-MAIL CONTROVERSY
// 6 Mar 2008
Magistrate recommends order for White House e-mail
// 19 Oct 2007
More Answers in the Missing Email Caper
// 26 Feb 2008
White House Sued Over Deleted E-Mails
// 12 Oct 2007
Politicos squabble over 'missing' White House e-mails
// 26 Feb 2008
More Questions Over White House E-Mail
// 11 Oct 2007
None Dare Call It Nixonian: The White House (Apparently) Lost a Bit of E-Mail
// 6 Feb 2008
CREW files TRO to stop White House from destroying documents
// 11 Oct 2007
DOJ urged to appoint special counsel to investigate missing White House e-mails
// 5 Feb 2008
Group files motion to preserve e-mail backup tapes
// 11 Oct 2007

Related Multimedia

CREW Chief Counsel Anne Weismann talks about the missing White House emails
// 17 Jan 2008
White House Ordered to Keep Old E-mail
// 13 Nov 2007
Were White House E-Mail Actions Illegal?
// 14 Nov 2007

About CREW

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington uses high-impact legal actions to target government officials who sacrifice the common good to special interests. Receive email updates:
Optional Member Code

Ethics in the News

More ethics in the news »
CREW news stories