White House will not release visitor logs during Trump's second term

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The Trump White House announced it will continue its policy of not releasing visitor logs, effectively preventing public and press access to information about who is meeting with the president. This approach, first implemented during Trump’s first term and challenged by transparency advocates like Tom Blanton of the National Security Archive, breaks with the Obama-era practice of disclosing visitor information.

Sources & Citations

[1] Trump Hides White House Visitor Logs · Feb 11, 2025 Tier 1

[2] White House will not release visitor logs during Trump's second term · Feb 11, 2025 Tier 2

[3] White House Says It Won't Release Visitor Records · Feb 11, 2025 Tier 1

[4] White House Says It Will No Longer Release Visitor Logs To The Public · Feb 11, 2025 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “White House will not release visitor logs during Trump's second term.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, February 11, 2025. https://capturecascade.org/event/2025-02-11--white-house-will-not-release-visitor-logs-during-trump-s-sec/