palm beach fla. trump administration make public white house visitor log record detail visit president donald trump staff official business office confirm departure practice establish former president barack obama white house communications director michael dubke say statement friday grave national security risk privacy concern hundreds thousands visitors annually reason keep record secret transparency advocate praise obama decision release log although administration argue disclosure require law instead voluntary result obama team frequently redact name list visitors release public include celebrities donors sight white house ground log offer comprehensive look access president team examine log provide insight interest lobby white house may influence administration trump continue obama policy allow administration staffers become lobbyists leave government job rule carry enforcement mechanism already waive one staffer announcement log would remain secret quickly draw criticism watchdog group elect officials work people deserve see government business conduct transparent daylight faiz shakir political director american civil liberties union say statement reasonable conclusion believe trump administration many things try hide obama administration conservative watchdog group sue secret service maintain record attempt make unredacted copy publicly available trump take office liberal watchdog group take fight file lawsuit monday demand record separately democrats congress file legislation force administration release visitor log mar-a-largo president palm beach estate spend weekend since become president legislation unlikely gain traction republicans control legislative body trump white house make visitor log public break obama policy