Because backup tapes are not encrypted -- or, if they are, it's a simple operation to decrypt.
All talk of "decoding" is nonsense.
Maybe she encrypted all her email.
I agree....Decoding is not the word they meant to use....How clever....
Exactly. Worth repeating.
There’s no decoding. You have the back-up tape....you reinstall it onto a harddrive, and the pst is sitting right there. Probably a one-hour job at best.
What you don’t want to do is corrupt the pst file, and I think that’s why they are going real slow.
For Lerner, I’d start to get worried, call my DNC source and ask what the President is going to do. I’d say by early January, the House will know the full contents and know who it was at the WH giving the directions. It’s going to be a very unpleasant holiday season for some.
Finally, a funny note for the IT guys at the IRS. All this denial and attempt to keep saying it’s lost....I’d start looking for a new profession. Maybe call up the bait and tackle guys in Florida and see if you can get hired up for the clerk’s job.
> All talk of “decoding” is nonsense.
Not necessarily. Since these are IRS business emails they have to get scrubbed of any taxpayer information that can’t be lawfully disclosed. That alone is a pretty good time suck.