It turns out everything we've been saying about Obama is absolutely true. I can't wait to see the silly defenses liberals offer for this crap. "I heard Bush did this and Bush did that!!"
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2006, file photo, the State Department sign used as a backdrop at the State Department in Washington. The Obama administration in its final year in office spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data that also showed poor performance in other categories measuring transparency in government. For a second consecutive year, the Obama administration set a record for times federal employees told citizens, journalists and others that despite searching they couldn't find a single page of files that were requested. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) The Associated Press
https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...-year-us-spent-36-million-in-records-lawsuits
By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data finds the Obama administration in its final year spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Obama administration also set a record — for a second consecutive year — for times federal employees told citizens, journalists and others that despite searching they couldn't find a single page of files that were requested.
And it set records for outright denying access to files and refusing to quickly consider requests described as especially newsworthy.
The AP on Monday settled its 2015 lawsuit against the State Department for files about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state and received $150,546 from the department to cover part of its legal fees.
Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2006, file photo, the State Department sign used as a backdrop at the State Department in Washington. The Obama administration in its final year in office spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data that also showed poor performance in other categories measuring transparency in government. For a second consecutive year, the Obama administration set a record for times federal employees told citizens, journalists and others that despite searching they couldn't find a single page of files that were requested. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) The Associated Press
https://www.usnews.com/news/politic...-year-us-spent-36-million-in-records-lawsuits
By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data finds the Obama administration in its final year spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Obama administration also set a record — for a second consecutive year — for times federal employees told citizens, journalists and others that despite searching they couldn't find a single page of files that were requested.
And it set records for outright denying access to files and refusing to quickly consider requests described as especially newsworthy.
The AP on Monday settled its 2015 lawsuit against the State Department for files about Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state and received $150,546 from the department to cover part of its legal fees.
Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
