As noted below, late last night, the Bush administration admitted that it had destroyed e-mails which CREW has been trying to obtain through a lawsuit. We put together a compilation of previous statements from key officials relating to the missing e-mails:

January 23, 2006 Letter from Patrick Fitzgerald (pdf)

Video of April 13, 2007 White House Press briefing with Dana Perino

Transcript of April 13, 2007 White House Press Briefing with Dana Perino

CNN story from April 13, 2007 on missing White House emails

December 20, 2007 Letter from Rep. Henry Waxman to White House Counsel (pdf)