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Home Front: Politix
Federal judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition to address private emails: 'Still more to learn'
2020-03-03
[FOXNEWS] A federal judge Monday granted a request from conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch to have former Secretary of State Crooked Hillary Clinton
...former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, Conqueror of Benghazi, Heroine of Tuzla, formerly described by her supporters as the smartest woman in the world, usually described by the rest of us as The Thing That Wouldn't Go Away...
sit for a sworn deposition to answer questions about her use of a private email server to conduct government business.

Clinton has argued that she has already answered questions about this and should not have to do so again -- the matter did not result in any charges for the then-presidential candidate in 2016 after a high-profile investigation -- but D.C. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth said in his ruling that her past responses left much to be desired.

"As extensive as the existing record is, it does not sufficiently explain Secretary Clinton’s state of mind when she decided it would be an acceptable practice to set up and use a private server to conduct State Department business," Lamberth said.

The judge went on to recognize that while Clinton responded to written questions in a separate case, "those responses were either incomplete, unhelpful, or cursory at best. Simply put her responses left many more questions than answers." Lamberth said that using written questions this time "will only muddle any understanding of Secretary Clinton’s state of mind and fail to capture the full picture, thus delaying the final disposition of this case even further."

Lamberth even gave some examples of lingering questions about Clinton's emails, such as how did she come to believe that her private emails would be preserved under normal State Department processes, who told her this and when, at what point did she learn department records management officials did not know about the server, "[a]nd why did she think that using a private server to conduct State Department business was permissible under the law in the first place?"

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Posted by:Fred

#8  Looks like two can play at the lawfare game.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-03-03 14:22  

#7  Make a great VP for Biden...

I don't think even Joe is that stupid.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-03-03 11:51  

#6  It doesn't matter if they remember, cause ignorance of the law is no excuse. They had an illegal server, they go to jail. Anyone who impedes or obfuscated this attempting to bury it should also go to jail.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2020-03-03 09:36  

#5  Theater, I fear, but at least it's not Trump on the center stage - or in the center ring (of the circus).
Posted by: Bobby   2020-03-03 09:05  

#4  Hillary will probably have memory problems, take the 5th, say she was busy planning Chelsea's wedding or doing yogo.

Maybe Cheryl Mills, Paul Combetta (who was involved in deleting Clinton's emails), as well as Brett Gittleson and Yvette Jacks will know something. Maybe one of them will roll over on Hildo. The options are not good: tell the truth and get a break vs. Epstein solution or Ft. Marcy Park. Strong incentive to lie and survive. Prisoner's dilemma?
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-03-03 08:14  

#3  RedState - Hillary Clinton: Try to remember.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-03-03 07:30  

#2  "I don't remember"

Make a great VP for Biden, neither can recall a life experience. When did they know and when did they forget? Alzheimers is a painful thing to watch in public. (do I need to put a /sarc on that?)
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-03-03 05:54  

#1  D.C. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth

Avoid Fort Marcy Park.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-03 02:48  

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