White House Visitors Logs Are Subject To Freedom of Information Act Requests

A federal judge has ruled that White House visitors logs are subject to Freedom of Information Act requests. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell rejected arguments by the Secret Service that the logs are presidential records and exempt from public disclosure. A watchdog group, Judicial Watch, argued in favor of releasing visitors logs. The Obama administration has already voluntarily released its visitors logs, however the ruling applies to logs from before that policy change.