Posted on 02/02/2016 9:00:15 AM PST by jazusamo
(Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that it recently received records from the Department of State disclosing plans by senior State Department officials to set up a "stand-alone PC" so that Clinton could check her emails in an office "across the hall" through a separate, non-State Department computer network system. Referencing the special Clinton computer system, Under Secretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy, writes Clinton Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, "The stand-alone separate network PC is a great idea." The emails are from January 23-24, 2009, a few days after Clinton was sworn in as Secretary of State.
The new emails were obtained by Judicial Watch in response a court order in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for State Department records about Hillary Clinton's separate email system ( Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:15-cv-00689)).
In the email chain, Lewis Lukens , former deputy assistant secretary of state and executive director of the secretariat, responds to a request from Mills by informing her, top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, and Kennedy that the new personal computer "in the secretary's office" would be "connected to the internet (but not through our system)." Abedin responds, "We are hoping for that if possible."
The email exchange discussing plans to provide Clinton a separate computer to skirt the internal State Department computer network begins with a message from Mills to Lukens in which she requests Clinton being able to access her emails through "a non-DOS computer." The email discusses how the stand-alone computer can be set up and why it is "a great idea' and "the best solution:"
From: Cheryl Mills
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:45 AM
To: Lukens, Lewis A
Subject: Re: Series of questionsLew - who can I talk to about:
- Can our email be accessed remotely through the web using a non-DOS computer like my laptop?
- I am traveling to the M-E - will my DOS bb work there and is there a cell phone attached?
- Spoke to Dan [Daniel B. Smith, former DOS executive secretary] re: bb for HRC (and reports that POTUS is able to use a super encrypted one which)
- Spoke to Dan re: setting up Counselor office for HRC so she can go across hall regularly to check her email
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From: Lukens, Lewis A
To: cmills [REDACTED]
Cc: Habedin [REDACTED]; Kennedy, Patrick F; Smith, Daniel B
Sent: Saturday, Jan. 24, 19:10:33 2009
Subject: Re: series of questionsWe have already started checking into the NSA bb. Will set up the office across the hall as requested. Also, I think we should go ahead (but will await your green light) and set up a stand-alone PC in the Secretary's office, connect to the internet (but not through our system) to enable her to check her emails from her desk. Lew.
From: Kennedy, Patrick F KennedyPF@state.gov
To: Lukens, Lewis A ; Cheryl Mills
Cc: Huma Abedin; Smith, Daniel B
Sent: Sat, Jan 24 19:48:25 2009
Subject: Re: Series of questionsCheryl
The stand-alone separate network PC is [a] great idea
Regards
Pat
From: Huma Abedin
To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Lukens, Lewis A; Cheryl Mills
Cc: Huma Abedin; Smith, Daniel B
Sent: Sat Jan 24 19:48:27 2009
Subject: Re: Series of questionsYes we were hoping for that if possible so she can check her email in her office.
***
From: Lukens, Lewis A
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:26 PM
To: Kennedy, Patrick F
Subject: Re: Series of questionsI talked to Cheryl about this. She says a problem is hrc does not know how to use a computer to do email - only bb [Blackberry]. But, I said would not take much training to get her up to speed.
In separate litigation , the State Department told Judicial Watch and federal courts that Hillary Clinton was never issued secure State Department computing devices.
"These emails are shocking. They show the Obama State Department's plan to set up non-government computers and a computer network for Hillary Clinton to bypass the State Department network," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "That these records were withheld from the American people until now is scandalous and shows the criminal probe of Hillary Clinton's email system should include current and former officials of the Obama administration."
Judicial Watch filed these new emails with U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan, who is now considering whether to grant discovery in a lawsuit seeking information on the "special government employee" status of Abedin. In its filing, Judicial Watch states:
[Judicial Watch] just recently received additional evidence that demonstrates that senior management at the State Department was well aware that Mrs. Clinton was using a "non-state.gov" system to conduct official government business. This evidence also shows that the senior management at the State Department knowingly aided Mrs. Clinton in establishing and using a "non-state.gov" system.
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[T]his newly discovered email demonstrates that there is at least a "reasonable suspicion" that the State Department and Mrs. Clinton deliberately thwarted FOIA by creating, using, and concealing the "clintonemail.com" record system for six years.
These people are too stupid to even have a computer. They have no clue whatsoever.
I’m sure the GOPe will take immediate action.
I think we know who the fall people were going to be except for this Lewus Lukens guy - he’ll be spending his retirement savings on lawyers now - he should have known better.....
You’re little people! -Bryant
Imagine, if you will, Obama pulling the rug out from under her in some way that leaves her desolate.
He has the final card to play cuz he is the man.
Shoudn't that be "help Clinton Pantsuit Rules"? And don't say Clinton and uncovered in the same sentence, please.
ping
We can’t rule out that Hillary Clinton committed espionage against the citizens of The United States.
That includes the idiots in Iowa who voted for her.
I would guess Mrs. Bill Clinton is most concerned about that very thing happening.
I think they are meaning Dept. Of State DOS. But like you, it did catch my eye.
The convenience of an official system for classified information in her office, and across the hallway, an internet linked system reserved for Hillary and staff to send sanitized documents via email.
The klintoons were mixing gubmit and their grifter business on bathroom server (non DOS) to keep the bright light off the treasonous lucrative grifting.
Eh, like I said, no sign of a conspiracy here on State’s part. A high-ranking official who’s work area is in a classified documents handling zone has a separate machine set up outside of the secured area, not connected to the State Department network, for personal use.
Routine. Nothing wrong with it.
If HRC and her minions abused that system to improperly transfer classified information (which we know they did), that’s on them. It doesn’t mean the system was set up by State with the purpose of allowing it. See the difference?
Of course she was, whether directly ("Here, look") or indirectly, by reference. It would be almost impossible not to.
It is inevitable, because she is tone deaf and wearing horse blinders - she wants to be the first Bajina of the United States come hell or high water. For that reason she won't see anything coming.
Not DOS the operating system, DOS as in acronym for Department of State.
Read this, it’s ridiculous and stinks of fraud, but I would expect nothing less from Hitlery........
My speculation is anyone connected with the Obama administration is using the ‘ghost network’ to conduct business, ditching accountability. This is where the FBI investigation tracking the interconnections between E-mail address links is leading.
Conspiracy to conduct illegal activities, subverting governmental rules, etc., using intelligence resources for personal and political gain.
Manipulating congressional proceedings by the Secretary Treasury placing a ‘gag’ on the New York Fed Board reporting to congressional committees, thereby restricting information crucial for budget decisions. All done for political gain disregarding effects upon the national economy.
Department Of State.
Won’t pass the “red faced test”.
Well, perhaps if a Democrat makes the argument.
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