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FOIA Roundup: Trump transparency now and in the future, plus Michigan’s big FOIA fights
What FOIA is and isn’t getting about the Trump administration, plus using privacy software to evade transparency in Michigan.
Getting records from a presidential library can take longer than their term in office
The National Archives and Records Administration’s recent announcement that there will be no Barack Obama Presidential Library was met with understandable outrage from historians and transparency advocates, who saw it as a blow to a functioning democracy. However, as the National Security Archive’s Nate Jones was quick to point out, this discussion needs to be understood in the larger context of NARA’s current failings in the presidential library system, where FOIA requests can take years, even decades.
FOIA FAQ: Why you shouldn’t FOIA the White House
One thing we get asked about a lot is if it’s possible to FOIA for XYZ thing that President Donald J. Trump was reported to have done or said. In the overwhelming majority of cases, the answer is no, for reasons we’ll outline today.
MuckRock’s Presidential records primer
Presidents tend to be a bit different than most people, and appropriately enough, Presidential records are a bit different than most records. Here’s what to know before you FOIA a POTUS.
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