The indictment charges that Trump unlawfully took and retained classified information that did not belong to him after exiting the White House, and that he lied about his actions and obstructed the federal government’s efforts to recover the documents, because he didn’t want to give them back.
Tag: Public Records
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Read the guest essay defending City Attorney Pete Holmes that The Seattle Times refused to publish before the August Top Two election
With self-absorption and self-praise, The Seattle Times has made a big deal of its dogged pursuit of public records and commitment to open government. The newspaper should display an equal commitment to public comment.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Tim Eyman concedes that judge’s sentence won’t keep him out of Washington politics
Eyman’s convenient pivot away from **Help me — Attorney General Bob Ferguson is trying to ban me from politics for life!** to **Full steam ahead — nothing’s gonna stop me** was entirely predictable.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Bob Ferguson has done it again! Judge blocks plot to sell National Archives’ Seattle campus
“Today’s legal victory blocks the federal government’s unlawful plan to sell the Archives and scatter the DNA of our region thousands of miles away,” Washington’s Attorney General said.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Inside Tim Eyman’s profit machine: A cartoon guide to his many moneymaking schemes
To help people who are interested in Eyman’s history understand it better, we’ve created a cartoon guide that explains the many different schemes Eyman has cooked up to rake in the Benjamins.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Tim Eyman claims he sold the family home to pay legal bills, but there’s no record of a sale
Rather than accepting responsibility for his wrongdoing, Eyman is asking the people he already duped to bail him out… with a fresh fabrication as a lure.
Posted inOpen Government
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule soon on trio of pivotal Trump tax cases
The Supreme Court is due to release rulings in three cases demanding access to Donald Trump’s financial records. Here’s what could happen.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Attorney General Bob Ferguson: Decision to close National Archives in Seattle is “illegal”
Washington State’s chief law enforcement officer is threatening a lawsuit if federal officials do not rescind their plans to shutter NARA’s Seattle facility on Sand Point Way.
Posted inPolicy Topics
OMB’s decision to close the National Archives’ Seattle branch must be fought and overturned
The federal Office of Management and Budget plans to relocate records that document the history of the Pacific Northwest to California or Missouri.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Washington State Supreme Court: Public Records Act applies to legislators
The ruling means that legislators may not withhold emails and documents from journalists, activists, or any other member of the public.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Governor Inslee vetoes ESB 6617; media and legislators agree to public records ceasefire
In a victory for sense and sensibility, Governor Jay Inslee tonight vetoed an extremely unpopular bill passed by the Legislature last week that would have permanently shielded lawmakers from having to comply with Washington State’s public records laws until after July 1st, 2018.
Posted inOpen Government, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
Maria Cantwell, Ron Wyden vote to fast-track Trans-Pacific Partnership in Senate Finance
Deeply disappointing news to share tonight: So-called “fast-track” legislation that would prevent Congress from considering amendments to prior to a future vote on ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is moving forward after the U.S. Senate’s Finance Committee voted twenty to six to advance it. Among the twenty senators who voted in favor were Washington’s Maria […]
Posted inMedia & Culture, Open Government, Policy Topics
Alaska begins releasing Sarah Palin emails
Today, many emails from Sarah Palin’s partially-completed term as Alaska governor were released. So far, nothing too embarrassing has come out, though the State of Alaska is still holding back many documents. According to The Guardian, approximately 2,358 pages are being withheld out of the 26,553 pages of emails that were identified in December. The […]