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The White House said Wednesday that the Clinton family is holding up the release of schedules from the first lady years of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). She said in Tuesday’s debate that she wants them out “as quick as possible.”
Her campaign says it may take two more weeks for Bruce Lindsey, chief executive officer of the William J. Clinton Foundation, to decide what to put out and then to request release of the papers from the White House.
A Clinton aide said Lindsey “is reviewing as expeditiously as possible.” But the aide pointed out that the Clintons have 45 days for review after a Jan. 31 decision by the National Archives approving more than 11,000 pages of documents for release.
During the debate in Cleveland, moderator Tim Russert of NBC News noted Clinton’s claim of White House experience and asked her whether she will release the documents “during this primary” to “let the public know what you did, who you met with those eight years.”
“Absolutely,” Clinton replied. “I've urged that the process be as quick as possible. … I've urged that, and I hope it will happen.”
But White House Press Secretary Dana Perino told reporters that President Clinton’s representative has issued no directive since being notified Jan. 31 by the National Archives January 31 “that they propose to release over 11,000 pages of records in whole or in part relating to the schedules of the First Lady Hillary Clinton.
“To my knowledge, we have not been contacted by Mrs. Clinton or anyone else about moving more quickly with the review and release of Clinton material, specifically, her schedules.,” Perino said.
“That pace is set by the Clinton representative to review the requested material once he receives notice from the National Archives … Presently, we have not received notice that the Clinton representative has reached a decision on the release or withholding of any of Mrs. Clinton's schedules.”
The Republican National Committee has tried to make hay of the issue, talking often about Clinton’s “library lockdown.”
Asked about her tax returns, Clinton said told Russert: “I will do it as others have done it: upon becoming the nominee, or even earlier, Tim, because I have been as open as I can be.”
Aides backed off the idea of doing it soon, with a spokesman telling The Associated Press: “As is customary, as the Democratic nominee Senator Clinton will release her tax information in April at tax time.”