Fogdog
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Yes, Judicial Watch was the plaintiff in a lawsuit that sought to force NARA to seize some cassette tapes that Clinton recorded with the help of a historian in private sessions. While those tapes should technically be part of the historical record of the Clinton presidency, they aren't particularly valuable as historical documents. Under the law that authorizes NARA they were given the discretion to decide when to take action to retrieve documents and when not to. NARA decided not to seek the tapes and JW wanted to force them to do so. Their suit was thrown out after an acerbic back and forth from a skeptical judge who told JW they were asking him to do something he wasn't authorized to do. He ended up tossing the suit because JW could not present a person who was harmed by NARA's decision, the legal term was "your case has no standing".Is the JW vs NARA lawsuit they keep dredging up the one that was dismissed before discovery?
Guess Who's Behind Trump's Resistance To Handing Over Documents
None other than Tom Fitton, member of Groundswell and head of Judicial Watch, known for harrassing lawsuits against Democratic politicians!crooksandliars.com
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An NPR Fresh Air segment was dedicated to a interview with the historian who made those tapes with Clinton.
Sharing Secrets In 'The Clinton Tapes'
During the eight years that Bill Clinton was president of the United States, he secretly recorded interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch.
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