going to force the White House to actually explain something about the situation and what they've done about the missing e-mails,"

White House told to provide e-mail info | Federal Magistrate Orders White House to Say Whether Missing E-Mail Is on Backup Tapes | PETE YOST | AP News | Jan 08, 2008 19:53 EST

A federal magistrate ordered the White House on Tuesday to reveal whether copies of possibly millions of missing e-mails are stored on computer backup tapes.
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Facciola's court order "is going to force the White House to actually explain something about the situation and what they've done about the missing e-mails," said Meredith Fuchs, general counsel at the National Security Archive. ...