Hooray for the return of shoe leather reporting

Published May 10, 2017 10:29pm ET



It’s good that Politico is closely tracking the White House visitor logs. The real question is why no one thought of this before.

The Trump administration announced in April that it would not release visitor records to the public, marking a major shift from the policy of former President Barack Obama. The decision was based on “the grave national security risks and privacy concerns of the hundreds of thousands of visitors annually,” said White House Communications Director Michael Dubke.

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