She’s legit in the fact that it says a federal subpoena allowed the inspection. It appears that Hawaiian officials have violated a subpoena.
That’s my point. Birthers believe that a federal court authorized Orly to inspect the documens. It didn’t. Just because Orly issued a subpoena doesn’t mean she’s automatically entitled to her request under the law. The state has a legal right to object to her request. (In fact, in this case, it has a duty to object.) It did. There is no “defiance” by the state. Orly now has to prove to the court that she’s entitled to her request. She will not be able to do so.