Obama Administration Refuses to Release Whitewater Documents

Decades after an Arkansas businessman claims that the Clintons used their political influence to illegally pressure him into loaning their friends and associates money, the story still hangs over the Clintons like a dark cloud.  Activist group, Judicial Watch is attempting to finally expose the full story to the public, but the Obama Administration is fighting them every step of the way.

Judicial watch highlights the dichotomy between the two sides’ views on Mrs. Clinton’s secrecy vs public interest:

The National Archives asserts:

While there may be a scintilla of public interest in these documents since Mrs. Clinton is presently a Democratic presidential candidate, that fact alone is not a cognizable public interest under FOIA, as disclosure of the draft indictments would not shed light on what the government is up to.

Judicial Watch counters that the public interest in finding what Mrs. Clinton was up to in the White House is paramount:

[A]t the time Mrs. Clinton was being investigated by the independent counsel for making false statements and withholding evidence from federal investigators, she was First Lady of the United States.  The alleged false statements and withholding of evidence also allegedly occurred while Mrs. Clinton was First Lady of the United States. The D.C. Circuit has found that, as First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Clinton was an officer of the United States, at least for purposes of the Federal Advisory Committee Act….

Obviously, making false statements and withholding evidence from federal investigators bears on Mrs. Clinton’s honesty, credibility, and trustworthiness, not only as First Lady, but also in her subsequent government service as a U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State and for the position she currently seeks … The Archives’ assertions to the contrary are neither serious nor credible.

Perhaps this is the reason Hillary Clinton has fought so hard to walk in lockstep with President Obama on issues on which they previously disagreed.  Despite the fact that she constantly harps on about the dismal state of affairs in our country, she claims she doesn’t want to change any of Obama’s policies which have put us there.  Perhaps as long as she continues to support Obama’s agenda he will continue to protect her.

Source: Judicial Watch