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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:08 PM Dec 2016

US appeals court revives Clinton email suit

Source: Reuters

27 DEC 2016 AT 14:53 ET

In a new legal development on the controversy over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails, an appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling and said two U.S. government agencies should have done more to recover the emails.

The ruling from Judge Stephen Williams, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, revives one of a number of legal challenges involving Clinton’s handling of government emails when she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, used a private email server housed at her New York home to handle State Department emails. She handed over 55,000 emails to U.S. officials probing that system, but did not release about 30,000 she said were personal and not work related.

The email case shadowed Clinton’s loss to Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 presidential election. Trump, who had repeatedly said during the bruising campaign that if elected he would prosecute Clinton, said after the election he had no interest in pursuing investigations into Clinton’s email use.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/us-appeals-court-revives-clinton-email-suit/

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US appeals court revives Clinton email suit (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2016 OP
FFS, enough already! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1
25 more years of "Still nothing found" headlines to come. ffr Dec 2016 #13
Imagine if the US had it's sh** together rather than these throwbacks all the time dragging RKP5637 Dec 2016 #29
I wonder if the courts will go after Trump with such vigor?? Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #2
Yeah...I'll hold my breath /nt sdfernando Dec 2016 #4
I will stand by with an oxygen tank if needed Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #5
yes they should bdamomma Dec 2016 #21
Never will happen, so many in the US seem to love ignorant RW crap. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #30
Funny they never went after the hundreds of thousands of "lost" emails in the bush shraby Dec 2016 #3
And on the RNC's server PatSeg Dec 2016 #6
Well, there were several FOIA lawsuits filed (just like these), they spent millions of dollars and hughee99 Dec 2016 #9
"Bad US government agencies." yallerdawg Dec 2016 #7
Governments should have done more to actually count the votes too! bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #8
Why would they want to do that, this is just as much fun as watching paint dry turbinetree Dec 2016 #12
Ok stupid question how about Colin Powell, Condelazza Rice turbinetree Dec 2016 #10
Not a stupid question. Just one that's begging to be asked. ffr Dec 2016 #15
oh god bdamomma Dec 2016 #22
And sitting in restaurant "CONSPIRING" to take down a duly elected president in turbinetree Dec 2016 #26
I thought turtles had good memories turbinetree Dec 2016 #27
Put them on the scales of justice .. ananda Dec 2016 #11
whup that thang out! Cryptoad Dec 2016 #14
Quick, while theres still political capital to gain! Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #16
Who is Judge Stephen_F._Williams vlyons Dec 2016 #17
now working on being a SCOTUS Justice Cryptoad Dec 2016 #23
He's 80 years old. Not getting on the SCOTUS. onenote Dec 2016 #24
yea,,,, ur right Cryptoad Dec 2016 #28
Anything to distract from the Russians helping Trump get elected TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #18
Can you believe this bullshit? What a waste of time and $.Investigate Bush/Cheny's loss of 22 milion judesedit Dec 2016 #19
It's not an "email suit," it's a FOIA suit--one of many by right wing acitivists Judicial Watch. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #20
Thank you. This happens every time there is a legal development in the FOIA litigation. onenote Dec 2016 #25
last day in office I hope Obama sarah FAILIN Dec 2016 #31
this won't end until the gop has destroyed Clinton professionally. Javaman Dec 2016 #32

ffr

(22,665 posts)
13. 25 more years of "Still nothing found" headlines to come.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:44 PM
Dec 2016

That'll be something to remind us of Comey's Hatch Act violation, our election coup, the end of humanity and the door shutting on our last chance to do something on a collective level to save all species of life on this planet.

GREAT!!!

RKP5637

(67,089 posts)
29. Imagine if the US had it's sh** together rather than these throwbacks all the time dragging
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 10:51 PM
Dec 2016

the country down. Damn, I get tired of it.

bdamomma

(63,803 posts)
21. yes they should
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 05:43 PM
Dec 2016

go after Trump for TREASON. The courts would be doing the right thing if they did.....sigh

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
9. Well, there were several FOIA lawsuits filed (just like these), they spent millions of dollars and
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:27 PM
Dec 2016

were able to recover about 22 million missing emails from the Bush administration.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/14/white.house.emails/

turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
12. Why would they want to do that, this is just as much fun as watching paint dry
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:40 PM
Dec 2016

and I am being very sarcastic.

It's like really, why isn't Comey being asked to present what he did, (meddling in an election, or those hypocrites on the republican committees) why not ask why 48 senators sent a letter to Iran, or my favorite, fascist republicans having and committing treason in a restaurant in 2008, to undermine a duly elected president, where the hell were they then................

Where are they on a fraud serial predator getting ready to scam the entire Treasury for his and some other peoples benefits at our expense and the vote rigging in at least five states.......................this is just BS



ffr

(22,665 posts)
15. Not a stupid question. Just one that's begging to be asked.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:48 PM
Dec 2016

And the 22 million E-mail that GWB's administration criminally deleted during his tenure and the democrats took the high road and didn't prosecute that crime family on.

It takes a weasel like Mitch McConnell to do that, over n-o-t-h-i-n-g.

bdamomma

(63,803 posts)
22. oh god
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 05:46 PM
Dec 2016

that jerk should be thrown out, he committed some treasonous/traitor acts too.

supporting mr ___________grabber for pResident that is disgusting.

turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
26. And sitting in restaurant "CONSPIRING" to take down a duly elected president in
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 07:47 PM
Dec 2016

his first term and the other fan favorite from the fascists party, signing his name to a letter during discussion on a nuclear deal....
Every time he warbles like a the fascist jerk he is, I am just waiting for this cretin to commit people to a war by a serial predator, that really should be in jail



turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
27. I thought turtles had good memories
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 07:51 PM
Dec 2016

not this one, he is a fascist and that party needs to be called that from this day forward.

My favorite is when this fascist party "OUTED" a CIA operative while she was still active/undercover.
And the media has said what---------------------nothing to remind people---------------amazing







ananda

(28,837 posts)
11. Put them on the scales of justice ..
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 04:39 PM
Dec 2016

.. on one side there's this totally bogus and innocuous email thing,
and on the other there's Benedict Donald, real criminal and traitor.

onenote

(42,608 posts)
24. He's 80 years old. Not getting on the SCOTUS.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 06:47 PM
Dec 2016

While I'd love for them to appoint 80 year olds, that ain't happening.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,148 posts)
18. Anything to distract from the Russians helping Trump get elected
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 05:26 PM
Dec 2016

Or the GOP gutting Social Security and Medicare.

Or Trump denying climate charge.

Or appointing the worst possible person to every seat in his Cabinet.

Or Trump starting WWIII.

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

judesedit

(4,437 posts)
19. Can you believe this bullshit? What a waste of time and $.Investigate Bush/Cheny's loss of 22 milion
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 05:28 PM
Dec 2016

emails first...from a private server, in the White House, when they were being investigated for 9/11 and Iraq and firing someone who wouldn't play for pay. What a bunch of liars and losers.

SunSeeker

(51,523 posts)
20. It's not an "email suit," it's a FOIA suit--one of many by right wing acitivists Judicial Watch.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 05:41 PM
Dec 2016

This lawsuit does not challenge Clinton's use of a private email server, and cannot since it was not illegal. The headline is very misleading.

onenote

(42,608 posts)
25. Thank you. This happens every time there is a legal development in the FOIA litigation.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 06:48 PM
Dec 2016

Everyone starts running around like chickens with their heads cut off rather than stop and learn what the case is about.

sarah FAILIN

(2,857 posts)
31. last day in office I hope Obama
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 10:12 AM
Dec 2016

Pardons her. Yes, I know she did nothing to be pardoned for. I just don't want the cloud hanging over her wondering if Trump will get mad over some stupid slight and decide to punish her by stirring up another investigation. Obama can do a blind pardon and save us from having to worry.

Javaman

(62,504 posts)
32. this won't end until the gop has destroyed Clinton professionally.
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 01:03 PM
Dec 2016

they are doing this so the "stain" of controversy extends to Chelsea.

this isn't only about Hillary, this is the usual gop long game.

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