The White House is dodging questions about whether it will release photos from the $328,835 Air Force One fly-by over Manhattan — the one that sent terrified New Yorkers into the streets fleeing what they feared might be another 9/11-style attack. The New York Post reports the photos won’t be released. At today’s briefing, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked about it and answered…well, it’s not entirely clear:
QUESTION: There was a report this morning suggesting that the White House doesn’t want to release the photos from the Air Force jet fly — over Manhattan. Why wouldn’t you release those photos? And what’s the status of the President’s review of what went wrong here at the White House?
GIBBS: We anticipate the review will be done this week. I’ve watched CNN — I didn’t notice a lack of archival material from that flight. I can —
QUESTION: No, from inside the plane, from — the photos they took, we haven’t seen those.
GIBBS: I don’t know where those are…
QUESTION: Robert, can you try and get us an answer as to why the White House doesn’t want to release those Air Force One photos?
GIBBS: Sure.
QUESTION: Is that definite, you’re just not going to —
GIBBS: Wait a minute, Mark said would I try, and I said, yes. So you’re — let me find Mark’s answer before you follow up with the negative.
