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Oversight Committee Investigation of Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials

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Administration Oversight, White House Use of Private E-mail Accounts: “The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney ‘04 campaign for official White House communications. This interim staff report provides a summary of the evidence the Committee has received to date, along with recommendations for next steps in the investigation.”
The information the Committee has received in the investigation reveals:

  • “The number of White House officials given RNC e-mail accounts is higher than previously disclosed…”
  • “White House officials made extensive use of their RNC e-mail accounts.”
  • “There has been extensive destruction of the e-mails of White House officials by the RNC.”
  • “There is evidence that the Office of White House Counsel under Alberto Gonzales may have known that White House officials were using RNC e-mail accounts for official business, but took no action to preserve these presidential records.”

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