[TruthShallSetYouFree]

To summarize: They have the backup tapes for disaster recovery. There was a disaster. They didn’t do the recovery because it would have been costly.

[nhwingut]

To summarize: They have the backup tapes for disaster recovery. There was a disaster. They didn’t do the recovery because it would have been costly.

Succinct summary.

Also, note that he told Camp et al at Ways and Means on Friday that, "ho hum, his tapes only go back 6 months, too bad (never mentioning the difficulty or cost to restore). But then when caught in trap he changes tune and says, "oh, those tapes are pretty much worthless, just too complicated." LOL!

[X-spurt]

The “costly” the Commish is trying to divert/convince us about is $. The actual “costly” he means is the nuclear hit the WhiteyHut will take if the truth gets out.