Obama White House keeping more secrets than any before

Name: Obama White House keeping more secrets than any before
Uploaded: 2015-03-19T23:45:53Z
Duration: P416S
Description: Despite a pledge to deliver the most open and transparent administration in U.S. history, some say that the Obama White House has fallen short on that promise, with harsh punishments for high-profile whistleblowers and a record number of Freedom of Information Act request denials. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Stephen Engelberg of ProPublica.

Clip: 03/19/2015 | 6m 56s

Despite a pledge to deliver the most open and transparent administration in U.S. history, some say that the Obama White House has fallen short on that promise, with harsh punishments for high-profile whistleblowers and a record number of Freedom of Information Act request denials. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Stephen Engelberg of ProPublica.

Aired: 03/19/15

Rating: NR

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