Nothing that goes through the White House system can be deleted, it is all automatically backed up and archived to prevent accidental or intentional deletions.

The only way to avoid this requirement is by using an outside mail server, like gwb43.com or the RNC server. They are using outside servers to avoid having to comply with the law, and I would assume that such avoidance is also in violation of the law.

It has been noted that several people involved in the firing of the US Attorneys use non White House mail servers. It is going to require separate subpoenas to get records from those mail servers, and there is no requirement that prevents those records from being erased.

What do you make of the
gwb43.com e-mail system? Josh is on it now, too.

I don’t know enough about “servers” and such to be sure, but the Abramoff and Ohio vote connections sure tickle one’s nose. See also Think Progress.