White House E-Mail Battle Heats Up

Judge: White House Has Three Days to Explain Why It Shouldn't Have to Copy Its Computer Hard Drives

SOURCE: Justin Rood // ABC News

18 Mar 2008 // The White House has three days to explain why it shouldn't be required to copy its computer hard drives to ensure no further e-mails are lost, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.

Already, e-mails between March and October 2003 appear to have been lost, Judge John M. Facciola noted, because they were improperly archived and no backup copies exist. That period includes the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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