"any e-mail relating to official business...qualifies as a presidential record."

Rove warned in 'manuals, memos, and briefings' to save emails | Andrew Bielak | Published: Saturday April 14, 2007

Further complicating the picture in White House adviser Karl Rove's deleting of numerous e-mails, the Los Angeles Times reports today that the White House established a policy of saving emails related to official business and warned staff not to delete them in a number of instances.

According to an investigation by the LA Times, the White House took pains to establish a standard email handling procedures on a number of occasions. Among a set of employee manuals from 2001, a memorandum from former White House counsel and current Attorney General explains that "any e-mail relating to official business...qualifies as a presidential record." ...