E-MAIL HELL: The Obama Administration’s E-Mail Trail. “There’s a reason why e-mail can be a treasure trove or a smoking gun, depending on your perspective, in litigation. But aside from the lack of appreciation for the potency of e-mail evidence, what is striking is the arrogance of power. One senses in these snippets of conversation that the participants think the public is either to be minimally humored or exploited for private gain.”