Transparency advocates had praised Obama's decision to release the logs, although his administration argued the disclosure was not required by law but instead was voluntary.
The White House will keep most of its visitor logs secret, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News Friday.
Senior White House officials cited privacy and national security concerns for the decision, which they say is in line with what previous administrations have done - except for President Obama's.
The Trump administration is ending the practice of disclosing the identities of most visitors to the White House, saying that to do so posed "grave national security risks and privacy concerns", U.S. media reported.
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"It's disappointing that the man who promised to "drain the swamp" just took a massive step away from transparency by refusing the release the White House visitor logs that the American people have grown accustomed to accessing over the last six years and that provide indispensable information about who is seeking to influence the president", said Noah Bookbinder, the executive director of CREW. "The only reasonable conclusion is to believe the Trump administration has many things it is trying to hide."During the Obama administration, conservative watchdog groups sued the Secret Service, which maintains the records, in an attempt to make unredacted copies publicly available".
Barack Obama may have released more than 6 million records of who visited the White House during his presidency, but now we're in for a little, let's call it, Trumparency: Zip, until Trump's long gone from office. "This "Good Friday" news dump is simply the latest in a series of efforts by President Trump to avoid public accountability, and it's not the way to improve the people's declining trust in this administration".
In contrast, the Trump administration's decision to end the practice means that no records documenting any White House comings and goings will be released on a routine basis while he is in office, though the officials said some information could be released case by case.
Dubke added that the logs would be disclosed "as outlined under the Freedom of Information Act". By closing the site, the White House estimates it will save over $70,000 in taxpayer dollars by 2020.
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