Mon Mar 2, 2020, 03:47 PM

Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap

Source: POLITICO

A federal judge has ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a sworn deposition for the first time in connection with her use of a private email account during her State Department tenure.

U.S. District Court Royce Lamberth issued the order Monday in connection with a five-and-a-half-year-old Freedom of Information Act lawsuit the conservative group Judicial Watch filed seeking emails related to the deadly 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya.

Clinton was previously required to submit a sworn written statement about her email use, but the deposition—if it takes place—would be the first time she has had to submit to live questioning under oath on the subject.

During her four years in President Barack Obama's Cabinet, Clinton relied on a private email account and server for both her work-related and personal messages. The practice led to a storm of controversy that roiled her 2016 presidential bid and is widely viewed as contributing to her ultimate defeat by Donald Trump.

In response to press questions during the campaign and in the sworn statement, Clinton said she kept the private account and server after taking over as secretary of state in 2009 as a matter of convenience and not to avoid FOIA or other disclosure requirements. The FBI investigated, interviewed Clinton and recommended against criminal charges, but it did find dozens of messages in her account that officials said contained highly classified information.

However, Lamberth said in his ruling Monday that the FBI probe and representations by the State Department have not adequately put to rest questions about the episode and Clinton's deposition is needed to address those concerns.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/hillary-clinton-email-deposition-118800

Seriously? but, but... Her e-mails? STILL?

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Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap (Original post)	Mountain Mule	Mar 2020	OP
Butter emails	underpants	Mar 2020	#1
Buttery males?	dchill	Mar 2020	#47
The Magats will be touching themselves tonight.	Thomas Hurt	Mar 2020	#2
Oh, for the love of gawd!	Bayard	Mar 2020	#3
Is there standing for this?	LiberalFighter	Mar 2020	#4
That judge obviously thought so	FBaggins	Mar 2020	#32
That poor woman.................	DENVERPOPS	Mar 2020	#5
Does this mean	Nikki28	Mar 2020	#6
wow. I am stunned.	stillcool	Mar 2020	#7
clearly political	azureblue	Mar 2020	#36
AMAZING the abuse you can cause people if you have a BARR AG!!!	bluestarone	Mar 2020	#8
Hasn't the dead horse been beaten enough?	sakabatou	Mar 2020	#9
Coming soon to a deposition near you	Rural_Progressive	Mar 2020	#10
Flick	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2020	#18
Love it!	NurseJackie	Mar 2020	#29
Oh good grief.	Glimmer of Hope	Mar 2020	#11
ITs the Judicial Jerk asshole.	Historic NY	Mar 2020	#12
She doesn't have to obey the all of this, since this is the new norm	MagickMuffin	Mar 2020	#13
Exactly. The rules have changed.	not_the_one	Mar 2020	#46
Could this ruling then be used against Ivanka and others of her ilk to answer for private	alwaysinasnit	Mar 2020	#14
Make it so. Rub the Con-RepubliCon noses in it. And then convict	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2020	#19
+1000	alwaysinasnit	Mar 2020	#25
yes it can	azureblue	Mar 2020	#38
Silly, don't you know only Democrats have to obey subpoenas?	maxrandb	Mar 2020	#54
Oops! My bad.	alwaysinasnit	Mar 2020	#60
Let the Republicons ensure that tRump gets more votes than Clinton in this election. Finally. . . nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Mar 2020	#15
He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan, figures. nt	hellno45	Mar 2020	#16
Can't she tell them to just fuck off? That's what Pussy-Grabber & Company do. . .	BigDemVoter	Mar 2020	#17
Dems need a Judical Watch type like the Repugs have. They are relentless and well funded it seems.	riversedge	Mar 2020	#33
In won't work as long as Democrats nominate judges who respect the rule of law.	maxrandb	Mar 2020	#55
No problem just do as the repubs do....keep repeating "I do not recall"	Submariner	Mar 2020	#20
So, it begins....trump putting his political rivals on trial. So, disgusting. nt	iluvtennis	Mar 2020	#21
This is actually kind of terrifying for a couple of reasons.	StevieM	Mar 2020	#22
They had 9 Bengazi investigations.	Sloumeau	Mar 2020	#23
Can someone now use FOIA for Jared and Ivanka emails?	question everything	Mar 2020	#24
Time to gin up the "but her emails"machine.	bronxiteforever	Mar 2020	#26
Royce Lamberth is a GOP operative and has proved it for 3 decades.	blm	Mar 2020	#27
This	DeminPennswoods	Mar 2020	#44
He is a fascist.	StevieM	Mar 2020	#45
This one really made me feel insane	Lulu KC	Mar 2020	#28
If McGhan doesn't have to testify, why should Hillary? nt	Jarqui	Mar 2020	#30
This!	Ilsa	Mar 2020	#56
Sick f**kers...	dajoki	Mar 2020	#31
they are simply trying to rally their troops	DENVERPOPS	Mar 2020	#43
Unreal. She should answer every question "I don't remember".	Mosby	Mar 2020	#34
Agreed!	Rebl2	Mar 2020	#40
They just can't leave this woman alone.	Joinfortmill	Mar 2020	#35
Judge Lambert is a senior status judge appointed by Raygun.	TomSlick	Mar 2020	#37
I hope we're still investigating the trumps' corrupt activites 3 years after he's out of office	flibbitygiblets	Mar 2020	#39
Wow, how low can they go....	FM123	Mar 2020	#41
Here we go	karin_sj	Mar 2020	#42
I have no doubt	justgamma	Mar 2020	#48
10 - 15 years from now,	agincourt	Mar 2020	#49
They are fixated on Hillary nt	Mountain Mule	Mar 2020	#50
Judge was dug out of semi-retirement for just this occasion?	steventh	Mar 2020	#51
This judge seems to have a special interest in the Clintons	VMA131Marine	Mar 2020	#52
It seems the judge is corrupt.	rockfordfile	Mar 2020	#53
She sat, under oath, for hours and hours,	Ilsa	Mar 2020	#57
She should tell them to pound sand. nt	Hotler	Mar 2020	#58
Royce Lamberth has been enabling Judicial Watch to go after the Clintons for years.	yellowcanine	Mar 2020	#59

Response to Mountain Mule (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 03:48 PM

underpants (159,246 posts)

1. Butter emails

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Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap

1. Butter emails

47. Buttery males?

2. The Magats will be touching themselves tonight.

3. Oh, for the love of gawd!

4. Is there standing for this?

32. That judge obviously thought so

5. That poor woman.................

6. Does this mean

7. wow. I am stunned.

36. clearly political

8. AMAZING the abuse you can cause people if you have a BARR AG!!!

9. Hasn't the dead horse been beaten enough?

10. Coming soon to a deposition near you

18. Flick

29. Love it!

11. Oh good grief.

12. ITs the Judicial Jerk asshole.

13. She doesn't have to obey the all of this, since this is the new norm

46. Exactly. The rules have changed.

14. Could this ruling then be used against Ivanka and others of her ilk to answer for private

19. Make it so. Rub the Con-RepubliCon noses in it. And then convict

25. +1000

38. yes it can

54. Silly, don't you know only Democrats have to obey subpoenas?

60. Oops! My bad.

15. Let the Republicons ensure that tRump gets more votes than Clinton in this election. Finally. . . nt

16. He joined the court in 1987 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan, figures. nt

17. Can't she tell them to just fuck off? That's what Pussy-Grabber & Company do. . .

33. Dems need a Judical Watch type like the Repugs have. They are relentless and well funded it seems.

55. In won't work as long as Democrats nominate judges who respect the rule of law.

20. No problem just do as the repubs do....keep repeating "I do not recall"

21. So, it begins....trump putting his political rivals on trial. So, disgusting. nt

22. This is actually kind of terrifying for a couple of reasons.

23. They had 9 Bengazi investigations.

24. Can someone now use FOIA for Jared and Ivanka emails?

26. Time to gin up the "but her emails"machine.

27. Royce Lamberth is a GOP operative and has proved it for 3 decades.

44. This

45. He is a fascist.

28. This one really made me feel insane

30. If McGhan doesn't have to testify, why should Hillary? nt

56. This!

31. Sick f**kers...

43. they are simply trying to rally their troops

34. Unreal. She should answer every question "I don't remember".

40. Agreed!

35. They just can't leave this woman alone.

37. Judge Lambert is a senior status judge appointed by Raygun.

39. I hope we're still investigating the trumps' corrupt activites 3 years after he's out of office

41. Wow, how low can they go....

42. Here we go

48. I have no doubt

49. 10 - 15 years from now,

50. They are fixated on Hillary nt

51. Judge was dug out of semi-retirement for just this occasion?

52. This judge seems to have a special interest in the Clintons

53. It seems the judge is corrupt.

57. She sat, under oath, for hours and hours,

58. She should tell them to pound sand. nt

59. Royce Lamberth has been enabling Judicial Watch to go after the Clintons for years.