Trump White House will not release visitor logs

Published February 11, 2025 11:40am ET



EXCLUSIVE — The White House will not release visitor logs during President Donald Trump‘s second term, a move that aligns with the policy of his first administration, according to a White House official.

For months, transparency advocates have pressed Trump to disclose who he and his staff will be meeting with on a routine basis, which former President Joe Biden did monthly through the release of visitor logs. However, doing so is not a requirement since visitor logs are subject to the Presidential Records Act — a law shielding them from the public until five years after a president leaves office.

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