by user R1234 The White House counsel is asserting the executive branch's right to messages sent by Karl Rove on his GWB43.com account run by the RNC. The RNC set up these accounts strictly for political work to avoid violating the Hatch Act which forbids government employees from doing political work on government time and with government property. Either way, the current position untenable. __NOEDITSECTION__ From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki. From The Opinion Wiki, a Wikia wiki.