Federal Judge Rips DOJ and State, Orders Discovery on Clinton Emails

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Here are excerpts from Judge Lamberth’s Order, with citations mostly omitted:

In July 2014, six months after Clinton resigned as Secretary of State, Judicial Watch filed this FOIA suit seeking emails from Clinton and her aides concerning the talking points former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used to defend the Obama Administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. … And although it would take more than six months for the public to learn Clinton exclusively used a private email account as Secretary…, department officials already knew Clinton’s emails were missing from its records. …

State played this card close to its chest. In November 2014, State told Judicial Watch it performed a legally adequate search and concluded settlement was appropriate, despite knowing Clinton’s emails were missing and unstarched. … In December 2014–the same day Clinton quietly turned over 55,000 pages of her missing emails–State gave Judicial Watch a draft Vaughn index making no mention of the unsearched records.
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After another month of radio silence–by then, at least three months after State realized it never searched Clinton’s emails, and two months after Clinton gave the Department 30,490 of the 62,320 emails from her private server (she deleted the rest)–State filed another status report admitting “additional searches for documents potentially responsive to the FOIA must be conducted”…. A month later, Judicial Watch read the New York Times and realized what State was talking about… That story, along with reporting that Clinton’s former Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills and former Deputy Chiefs of Staffs Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan also used personal email to conduct government business…exposed State’s deceit in this case.

At best, State’s attempt to pass off its deficient search as legally adequate during settlement negotiations was negligence born out of incompetence. At worst, career employees in the State and Justice Departments colluded to scuttle public scrutiny of Clinton, skirt FOIA, and hoodwink this Court.




Federal Judge Rips DOJ and State, Orders Discovery on Clinton Emails
 

Midnightrider

Well-Known Member
Here are excerpts from Judge Lamberth’s Order, with citations mostly omitted:

In July 2014, six months after Clinton resigned as Secretary of State, Judicial Watch filed this FOIA suit seeking emails from Clinton and her aides concerning the talking points former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used to defend the Obama Administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. … And although it would take more than six months for the public to learn Clinton exclusively used a private email account as Secretary…, department officials already knew Clinton’s emails were missing from its records. …

State played this card close to its chest. In November 2014, State told Judicial Watch it performed a legally adequate search and concluded settlement was appropriate, despite knowing Clinton’s emails were missing and unstarched. … In December 2014–the same day Clinton quietly turned over 55,000 pages of her missing emails–State gave Judicial Watch a draft Vaughn index making no mention of the unsearched records.
***
After another month of radio silence–by then, at least three months after State realized it never searched Clinton’s emails, and two months after Clinton gave the Department 30,490 of the 62,320 emails from her private server (she deleted the rest)–State filed another status report admitting “additional searches for documents potentially responsive to the FOIA must be conducted”…. A month later, Judicial Watch read the New York Times and realized what State was talking about… That story, along with reporting that Clinton’s former Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills and former Deputy Chiefs of Staffs Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan also used personal email to conduct government business…exposed State’s deceit in this case.

At best, State’s attempt to pass off its deficient search as legally adequate during settlement negotiations was negligence born out of incompetence. At worst, career employees in the State and Justice Departments colluded to scuttle public scrutiny of Clinton, skirt FOIA, and hoodwink this Court.




Federal Judge Rips DOJ and State, Orders Discovery on Clinton Emails
Foia is not the same as discovery you freaking moron.
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
I am a moron because you make a statement that has NOTHING To do with the OP ....


Judicial Watch filed a FOIA for Emails Relating to the Benghazi Incident

the DoS under Obama / Clinton largely ignored and attempted to bury the requested information

the Judge overseeing the Lawsuit has Ordered a Discovery to find / recover the missing / hidden Clinton / Dept of State Emails
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
I am a moron because you make a statement that has NOTHING To do with the OP ....


Judicial Watch filed a FOIA for Emails Relating to the Benghazi Incident

the DoS under Obama / Clinton largely ignored and attempted to bury the requested information

the Judge overseeing the Lawsuit has Ordered a Discovery to find / recover the missing / hidden Clinton / Dept of State Emails

While every time Trump farts is another reason to open a new investigation of him these Blatant acts by Hillary go on being ignored and she is immune to p[rosecution.

Above the Law.
 

CPUSA

Well-Known Member
You really are a ####ing moron if you can’t figure that out.

And you STILL can't answer a simple question...
Again, WTF are you talking about? Did you have a point to make, or were just spewing to hear what you sound like?
You sound like an idiot who relies on the intelligence of retards to make you look better...and you're failing quite miserably at it.


So again Stupid.... WTF are you talking about? Clarify yourself or let everyone realize you're an idiot...

You had 1 of 2 choices...keep your mouth shut & be THOUGHT to be an idiot, or open it & PROVE you're an idiot.
I see you chose the latter
 

This_person

Well-Known Member
I am a moron because you make a statement that has NOTHING To do with the OP ....


Judicial Watch filed a FOIA for Emails Relating to the Benghazi Incident

the DoS under Obama / Clinton largely ignored and attempted to bury the requested information

the Judge overseeing the Lawsuit has Ordered a Discovery to find / recover the missing / hidden Clinton / Dept of State Emails

Nice summary of what you'd already posted.

Too bad MR couldn't figure it out the first time. For someone who types "RIF" so often to others, you'd think he'd actually read what others post. :yay:
 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Nice summary of what you'd already posted.

Too bad MR couldn't figure it out the first time. For someone who types "RIF" so often to others, you'd think he'd actually read what others post. :yay:



MR just wants rant and call me a moron
 

Sapidus

Well-Known Member
While every time Trump farts is another reason to open a new investigation of him these Blatant acts by Hillary go on being ignored and she is immune to p[rosecution.

Above the Law.

Yeah a 2 year investigation is the same as ignoring crimes

What works are you living in?
 

Sapidus

Well-Known Member
Do you have any idea WTF you are talking about?

Yes. There was already a two year investigation into Benghazi with no charges brought against Clinton. Just nexuses you have been told to hate her doesn’t mean you get to demand she be investigated again for the same nothingburger.


While simultaneously crying about how “fake” the very real investigation into Trump is

Hypocrite
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
Yes. There was already a two year investigation into Benghazi with no charges brought against Clinton. Just nexuses you have been told to hate her doesn’t mean you get to demand she be investigated again for the same nothingburger.


While simultaneously crying about how “fake” the very real investigation into Trump is

Hypocrite

The real FAKE investigation was the one Comey and the Deep State FBI made against Hillary.

Retard.
 

This_person

Well-Known Member
Yes. There was already a two year investigation into Benghazi with no charges brought against Clinton. Just nexuses you have been told to hate her doesn’t mean you get to demand she be investigated again for the same nothingburger.


While simultaneously crying about how “fake” the very real investigation into Trump is

Hypocrite

Nobody told me to hate her :shrug:

Jinx, did you figure it all out on your own, or did someone tell you to hate her?
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
Nobody told me to hate her :shrug:

Jinx, did you figure it all out on your own, or did someone tell you to hate her?

Anyone who is so stupid they cannot figure out that this woman is evil is a retard.
Her whole marriage to the philandering SOB Bill Clinton is a joke.
He screws around and she defends him because she needs him for her Presidential run while she is eating at the Huma Y.
She is responsible for the death of an Ambassador and 3 men.
She send her Secretary of State emails to the Chinese and destroyed 30 thousand of those emails after they have been ordered by the Congress..

No one has to tell me this woman is trash. All anyone has to do is look at her past.
 

Sapidus

Well-Known Member
Anyone who is so stupid they cannot figure out that this woman is evil is a retard.
Her whole marriage to the philandering SOB Bill Clinton is a joke.
He screws around and she defends him because she needs him for her Presidential run while she is eating at the Huma Y.
She is responsible for the death of an Ambassador and 3 men.
She send her Secretary of State emails to the Chinese and destroyed 30 thousand of those emails after they have been ordered by the Congress..

No one has to tell me this woman is trash. All anyone has to do is look at her past.


Oh brother. Tin foil hat brigade. Pizza gate ! Secret lesbian lover mruder Vince foster in the basement with a Seth Rich!


Yeah no one told you to hate her you just happen to believe all the same propaganda the RNC and the Kremlin paid to have disseminated and your tiny mind jumped on

It’s so obvious you wouldn’t believe it unless there were hidden clues and secret meaning to decipher
 

Grumpy

Well-Known Member
Oh brother. Tin foil hat brigade. Pizza gate ! Secret lesbian lover mruder Vince foster in the basement with a Seth Rich!


Yeah no one told you to hate her you just happen to believe all the same propaganda the RNC and the Kremlin paid to have disseminated and your tiny mind jumped on

It’s so obvious you wouldn’t believe it unless there were hidden clues and secret meaning to decipher

Please explain to me why you would have liked Hillary or Bernie as your Prez, and don't forget to address their alleged criminal acts. TIA
 
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