Petrelis Files

FBI Won't Release More of Pres. Bush's File

Read the full story, along with the actual denial letter from the FBI, at: rawstory.com. Here are some excerpts:


FBI rejects appeal for additional records on President Bush
September 15, 2005
RawStory.com
By John Byrne

An appeal to obtain more of President George W. Bush's FBI "file" by a San Francisco-based activist and blogger was rejected by the agency Sept. 6, RAW STORY can reveal.

The request was made by Michael Petrelis, a gay activist and blogger who received 20 pages on the president from the FBI in April, but was denied access to a broader set of records.

In denying the appeal, the Justice Department's co-director of the Office of Information and Privacy said the agency had "properly withheld" documents which "related solely to internal agency practices" or which in being part of a "law enforcement" investigation "could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties."

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Petrelis says he is seeking a Freedom of Information Act attorney to help him get more of the President's records.

"I need a good FOIA lawyer," he said. "I feel I've done what I can as a blogger activist trying to use FOIA to get information about our president that should already be out in the public square."

"Since 9/11, the press has given Bush and company a free ride," he asserted, "and as part of that, the press hasn't gained access to his FBI file. And that's wrong."

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