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White House Says It Will No Longer Release Visitor Logs To The Public

Reversing Obama administration policy, the White House cites "grave national security risks." Watchdog groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision as a move against transparency.
The Trump administration says it has changed the previous administration's policy of releasing the names of White House visitors due to security and privacy concerns.

The Trump administration says it will not make public the names of those visiting the White House, reversing the Obama administration's policy.

White House communications director Michael Dubke said in a statement that the decision was due to the "the grave national security risks and privacy concerns of the hundreds of thousands of visitors annually,"

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