A White House lawyer said the records should be released within 15 days, “in light of the urgency” of the January 6 committee’s work.
to the Archives, White House Counsel Dana Remus wrote that Biden decided an assertion of executive privilege for the visitor logs, including entries from January 6, 2021, is not justified and is “not in the best interests of the United States.”
Remus wrote White House visitor logs are made available to the public on a monthly basis, and that the Obama administration held the same practice. The records should be released within 15 days, “in light of the urgency” of the January 6 committee’s work, according to Remus’ letter, which was
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