On one hand, the aims of the politicos here are bald-facedly wrong.<p>On the other hand, good luck with that whole &quot;refusing a subpoena&quot; thing - courts don&#x27;t generally look upon that with favor, and besides, NOAA is a public institution, so the emails are public record, regardless of the aims of the people seeking them.<p>Being in a contentious field is not free license to ignore the law, and it tends to make people think you&#x27;re hiding something when you do this.