Posted on 12/07/2018 3:34:11 PM PST by jazusamo
A federal judge ripped the State Department during a court hearing this week and accused officials there of helping to cover up former Secretary Hillary Clinton's unlawful use of a private email server. The judge also took aim at the current Department of Justice.
From Judicial Watch (bolding is mine):
Judicial Watch announced today that, in a ruling excoriating both the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth has ordered both agencies to join Judicial Watch in submitting a proposed schedule for discovery into whether Hillary Clinton sought to evade the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by using a private email system and whether the State Department acted in “bad faith” by failing to disclose knowledge of the email system. The decision comes in a FOIA lawsuit related to the Benghazi terrorist attack.
Terming Clinton’s use of her private email system, “one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency,” Lamberth wrote in his MEMORANDUM OPINION:
… his [President Barack Obama’s] State and Justice Departments fell far short. So far short that the court questions, even now, whether they are acting in good faith. Did Hillary Clinton use her private email as Secretary of State to thwart this lofty goal [Obama announced standard for transparency]? Was the State Department’s attempt to settle this FOIA case in 2014 an effort to avoid searching – and disclosing the existence of – Clinton’s missing emails? And has State ever adequately searched for records 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.
Lambert accused DOJ attorneys of "double speak" and "misleading" the court on the same issue.
“The historic court ruling raises concerns about the Hillary Clinton email scandal and government corruption that millions of Americans share,"Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton released in a statement. “Judicial Watch looks forward to conducting careful discovery into the Clinton email issue and we hope the Justice Department and State Department recognize Judge Lamberth’s criticism and help, rather than obstruct, this court-ordered discovery.”
The Clinton Crime Machine taking out political operatives via Arkanacide is one thing. Going after a federal judge is a whole different thing. That said, I hope Judge Lambert has good security and stays safe.
What is amazing is that this is just the very tip of the iceberg of crimes committed by the Clinton Crime Syndicate.
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Agreed...It’s great to see a judge that isn’t kissing this off, I’d bet he’s making many people very nervous.
Crime of the century, swept under the rug by Comey and crew
Bttt.
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If it weren’t for Judicial Watch and their FOIA lawsuits, almost nothing negative about the Clintons would be known. Bravo, Judicial Watch. It takes a long time for them to get most things that should be handed over immediately, under the law. But Dems control a lot of courts.
They think Hillary was using a private server to keep from responding to Freedom Of Information Act requests?
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
She was selling government secrets.
It is espionage.
She did it for money.
She was willing to sell our children into slavery and slaughter to put some money in her purse.
Let's Wrap This Baby Up, Folks!
So Hillary is polishing up her sympathy samba with her wheelchair, cane, medical entourage, wounded dove act and multiple medical delays ......... maybe she will just fall down the stairs and do the taxpayers a favor.
That photo of her and Bill at the funeral yesterday, staring at the first lady, was clearly they’re “rape” faces .......
Bump!
“She was willing to sell our children into slavery and slaughter to put some money in her purse.”
Yep.
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Are we any closer to putting that LIEberal, noxious, venomous harridan in prison?
There’s more than one way to skin a cat, Capone was nailed on income tax evasion. :^)
If it hadn’t been for Sessions the Clintons would probably have fled the country by now.
Reagan appointee.
What did Chelsea know and when did she know it?
I noticed that Laura Bush sent Hillary a note thanking her for not coughing through the entire ceremony and upsetting the attendees. Hillary gave the note a cursory glance then stuffed it back into its envelope.
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