Snoslinger Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn't find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according to an Associated Press analysis of new data. The calculations cover eight months under President Donald Trump, the first hints about how his administration complies with the Freedom of Information Act. The surge of people who sought records but ended up empty-handed was driven by the government saying more than ever it could not find a single page of requested files and asserting in other cases that it would be illegal under U.S. laws to release the information. People who asked for records under the Freedom of Information Act received censored files or nothing in 78 percent of 823,222 requests, a record over the past decade. When it provided no records, the government said it could find no information related to the request in a little over half those cases. https://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/US-sets-new-record-for-censoring-withholding-12746920.php?utm_campaign=email-desktop&utm_source=CMS Sharing Button&utm_medium=social It turned over everything requested in roughly one of every five FOIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 got any data on what information has been requested in the last year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 More Trump lies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 WELL we know the media wasn't looking into anything Obama was doing aside from what kind of jeans he was wearing or what his favorite latte was So this makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, f7ben said: WELL we know the media wasn't looking into anything Obama was doing aside from what kind of jeans he was wearing or what his favorite latte was So this makes sense first off, it's based on percentages. second, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 54 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: got any data on what information has been requested in the last year ? Many of those requests probably involved files related to the U.S. investigation into how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election or the related grand jury investigations or about Trump's personal or business tax returns, said Kel McClanahan, a Washington lawyer who frequently sues the U.S. government for records. "How many people do you think asked for Trump's tax returns?" he asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Snake said: Many of those requests probably involved files related to the U.S. investigation into how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election or the related grand jury investigations or about Trump's personal or business tax returns, said Kel McClanahan, a Washington lawyer who frequently sues the U.S. government for records. "How many people do you think asked for Trump's tax returns?" he asked. I know I was waiting for one of the circle jerk to pretend it was something other than info in to a ongoing sham of a investigation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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