White House 'Screwed Up,' Attempts to Locate Missing E-Mails
White House Officials Acknowledge Thousands of E-Mails in Fired Prosecutor Investigation May Be Lost
ABC
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3037893&page=1By JOHN HENDREN
April 13, 2007— There are questions swirling again today about one of the most powerful men in the Bush administration. The White House found itself in the uncomfortable position of defending its handling of e-mails that could relate to the firings of the eight U.S. attorneys, saying that although some messages have been deleted, they were handled with the "utmost integrity."
The missing e-mails, which could number in the millions, include exchanges from some of the Bush administration's highest ranking members.
Responding to questions about the e-mails — some sent through the Republican National Committee and other private accounts and later deleted — White House spokesperson Dana Perino said, "I will admit it. We screwed up and we're trying to fix it."
But Perino insisted, "There is no indication of any improper
."
Millions of E-Mail Records Likely Missing
Asked about reports that as many as 5 million e-mail messages from the 1,700 employees of the White House could be missing, she said, "We're looking into that."