A Weekly Dose of President Trump- Trump Family Train 5/2/2020

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[STARLIT]

Yes, I thought what the heck...so I then had to find and report the links...nothing seems easy does it?..grrr

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Judicial Watch

MAY 12, 2020

Hillary Clinton Resists Court Order to Produce After Action Memo on Search and Review Process that Lead to Deletion of Her Emails; Judicial Watch Files Motion to Compel

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed amotion in federal court to compel former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to produce the December 2014 after action memorandum created by her personal attorney Heather Samuelson that memorializes the search for and processing of Clinton emails in 2014. Samuelson reviewed Clinton’s State Department emails and about half of them were deleted (Hillary Clinton is also resisting, through an emergency appeal, the court’s order that she testify to Judicial Watch about her emails.)

The filing comes in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit that seeks records concerning “talking points or updates on the Benghazi attack” (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:14-cv-01242)). Judicial Watch famously uncovered in 2014 that the “talking points,” which provided the basis for false statements by then-National Security Advisor Susan Rice, were created by the Obama White House. This FOIA lawsuit led directly to the disclosure of the Clinton email system in 2015.

In December 2018, Judge Lamberth ordered discovery into whether Clinton’s use of a private email server was intended to stymie FOIA; whether the State Department’s intent to settle this case in late 2014 and early 2015 amounted to bad faith; and whether the State Department has adequately searched for records responsive to Judicial Watch’s request. The court also authorized discovery into whether the Benghazi controversy motivated the cover-up of Clinton’s email. The court ruled that the Clinton email system was “one of the gravest modern offenses to government transparency.”

Clinton is resisting producing even a portion of the “after-action” memo, despite an August 22, 2019, ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth that Judicial Watch may ask for the memorandum in its discovery. Clinton refused to produce any part of the memo, alleging that it is fully exempt from disclosure under the “attorney work product doctrine.” In an earlier ruling on a similar issue in this litigation, the Court held that “any contemporaneous documents shedding light on the three narrow discovery topics – even documents evincing attorney impressions, conclusions, opinions, and theories – constitute fact work-product” and should be produced.

Judicial Watch explains to the court: “After repeated attempts to resolve this dispute have proven unsuccessful, [Judicial Watch] respectfully requests an order from the Court to compel Secretary Clinton to produce the document … within short order.”

Judicial Watch points out:

This is a rare Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case in which the Court determined that civil discovery is appropriate. On March 29, 2016, the Court granted [Judicial Watch’s] motion for discovery, holding that “[w]here there is evidence of government wrong-doing and bad faith, as here, limited discovery is appropriate, even though it is exceedingly rare in FOIA cases.”

In its motion Judicial Watch refutes Clinton’s claim that the memo is protected by the “attorney work product doctrine”:

Secretary Clinton claims that the after action memo is subject to the attorney work product privilege and exempt from disclosure, but she fails to explain that the memorandum was created in reasonable anticipation of litigation. … She does not assert that it was created due to the litigation here. Neither does she claim that it was created in anticipation of any other specific litigation. Simply put, she does not demonstrate that the after action memo was not created in the normal course of the search and review process …

Second, … the after action memo falls within the category of “contemporaneous documents shedding light on the three narrow discovery topics.” … According to Samuelson’s testimony, the after action memo plainly contains factual information memorializing searches and techniques for retrieving Secretary Clinton’s governmental records.

Clinton’s attorneys also do not explain why her emails were deleted despite the “reasonable anticipation of litigation,” rather than preserved.

In a June 2019 court-ordered deposition to Judicial Watch, Samuelson admitted under oath that she was granted immunity by the U.S. Department of Justice in June 2016. She also revealed that, contrary to what she told the FBI in 2016, she was, in fact, aware that Clinton used a private email account while secretary of state. Samuel’s admission to Judicial Watch that she became aware of Clinton’s non-State.gov emails during her service in the Clinton State Department White House Liaison Office contradicts the notation in the FBI’s May 24, 2016, “302” report on Samuelson’s interview with FBI agents:

Samuelson did not become aware of Clinton’s use of a private email account and server until she was serving as Clinton’s personal attorney.

In 2014, after Clinton left the State Department, Samuelson became Clinton’s personal attorney where she was primarily responsible for conducting the review of Clinton emails and sorting out “personal” emails from government emails, which were provided to the State Department under the direction of Cheryl Mills and Clinton lawyer David Kendall. After the emails were provided to State, Clinton, through her lawyers and Platte River Networks, deleted the rest of the “personal” emails from her server, wiping it clean. Samuelson conducted the review of emails on her laptop, using Clinton server files downloaded from Platte River Networks, which housed the Clinton email server.

“Hillary Clinton doesn’t want the Court and the American people to know the full truth about her destruction of 33,000 emails,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The evidence shows Hillary Clinton knew exactly what she was doing when she hid her emails, took them from the State Department and deleted them. So it is no surprise she is desperate to avoid testifying and turning over what must be a smoking-gun memo on her email deletions.”

On March 2, 2020, Judge Lamberth granted Judicial Watch additional discovery that includes testimony under oath by Clinton and her former Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills regarding Clinton’s emails and Benghazi attack records. In April, Judicial Watch and the State Department, which is represented by Justice Department lawyers, filed responses opposing Clinton’s and Mills’ Writ of Mandamus request to overturn this court order requiring their testimonies.

Also, on April 10, Judicial Watch served a subpoena on Google LLC, which was authorized by the court, demanding that it produce all emails, including metadata, from a Google account believed to contain former Secretary of State Clinton’s emails. In the subpoena,Judicial Watch also demands that Google produce all Clinton emails, including metadata, sent or forwarded to or from or saved, stored, archived or contained in the Gmail account, identified as CarterHeavylndustries@gmail.com, also written carterheavyindustries@gmail.com.

[Rusty0604]

And so it is that a group of former Watergate special prosecutors this week resurrected the Ghost of Watergate Past in a last-ditch effort to keep alive the federal court case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

The gang, adopting the sobriquet “Watergate Prosecutors,” asked permission from U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan to allow them to intervene in the Flynn case so they can – to put it bluntly – tell his honor how to think and what to do.

The judge issued an order Tuesday indicating he will soon accept “amicus curiae” (“friend of the court”) submissions in the case.

But in trial court proceedings involving crimes, only prosecutors and defense attorneys are permitted to be heard. Judges are supposed to render decisions based on evidence and arguments presented by the parties involved, not outside interests.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-flynn-judge-wrong-to-allow-anti-trump-former-watergate-prosecutors-to-interfere-in-case

The SCOTUS unanimously overturned a 9th circuit decision BECAUSE OF THIS VERY THING,

The Ninth Circuit didn’t just buy this when they heard her appeal, they actively sought out three amici — “friends of the court” outside parties, usually experts, who give opinions on the matter at hand — to address questions regarding the overbreadth doctrine, which holds that there can be no law which allows for an overbroad restriction on free speech.

Keep in mind, this wasn’t Sineneng-Smith’s side requesting this. This was all the Ninth Circuit.

They struck down her conviction, finding — and you’ll never believe this — that the law violated the overbreadth doctrine.

Thursday’s 9-0 ruling reversed that decision because the Ninth Circuit invited opinions that weren’t included in the original arguments by the parties in the case.

Instead, the Supreme Court’s ruling stated that “the appeals panel departed so drastically from the principle of party presentation as to constitute an abuse of discretion

https://www.westernjournal.com/even-rbg-smacked-judicial-activism-unanimous-scotus-decision/

[hoosiermama]

In the real world she would be held for contempt of court and thrown in the HooseGow until documents were presented. But she’s above the law.

[lysie]

Believe me. I can relate. I’ve been up since 3:30 doing a little organizing and stuff. I leave one room and forget what I was looking for...go back and then remember. LOL

[Rusty0604]

😑

[STARLIT]

Tks...excellent post.

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Arthur Schwartz ·

Hey LindseyGrahamSC. You know who hasn’t been busy doing hits on Hannity every night? The guy who has been doing his job (and yours) & doesn’t need any career advice from you.

Donald Trump Jr.

We need more doers like @RichardGrenell and a lot less talkers. We’ve got more than our share of talkers. When you talk tough on TV every night but do none of what you talk about people notice and lose patience.

Enough bullshit... do your jobs!

Damn right! @LindseyGrahamSC is all talk no action. Imagine if he won the election in 2016. I know most of you don't remember him running for president but he did.

LindseyGrahamSC is all about the soundbite, RichardGrenell is all about the fight...

I agree with this statement. Lindsey Graham, Trey Gowdy and others are all talk and no action! And that’s why we love President Trump, he is a doer!

Swamp = both democrats and republicans.

TY for expressing exactly what millions of us, Rep voters, are thinking. They talk talk talk and NEVER act. All show

Exactly. Frustrating that after almost 4 years of Trump proving to the Republicans every day that you can stand up and fight back.... yet they are still so feckless. After 4 years, there is still just 1 "man" in DC.

This is why we appreciate realDonaldTrump . He gets things done.

Eloquent and to the point dear Don Jr. Well said and needs to be said over and over... Thank you Richard. You are a true patriot and leader. We need hundreds more like you.

Lindsey is a paper tiger, expecting action from him is just unrealistic

Graham is all hat and no cattle. Always calling for hearings that never take place.

[STARLIT]

Newsmax .

GeorgePapa19 comments on his interactions with Michael Flynn during presidential transition: "No one on the campaign was meeting with Russian officials."

.@GeorgePapa19 comments on his interactions with Michael Flynn during presidential transition: "No one on the campaign was meeting with Russian officials."

"They did not want General Flynn in office. It was a set-up, it was premeditated." https://t.co/VlT7z8drtO pic.twitter.com/JS6kRoo7vY— Newsmax (@newsmax) May 13, 2020

"They did not want General Flynn in office. It was a set-up, it was premeditated."

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pic.twitter.com/YPkcJhvyXZ— Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) May 13, 2020

NIKK....Very Good!!!.Watch.....

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pic.twitter.com/VznqrCTR0C— Dan Scavino (@DanScavino) May 13, 2020

Another good video............

[sweetiepiezer]

I thought we needed a small laugh!!!

[sweetiepiezer]

Trump said to Hillary at the debate,

“If I am President, you’d be in jail.”

Come on Trump.

Promises made, promises kept.

Thanks for all the posts NIKK.

[STARLIT]

Welcome..back later..resting my mouse hand.

[sweetiepiezer]

GO GRENELL!!!!!

[freepersup]

Good Job!

Reporting censoring is as important to report as the reports themselves.

[Lakeside Granny]

SCOOP @CBSNews obtains @RichardGrenell notification to congress declassified “unmasking list” Flynn between late 2016 and January 2017 - Read 3 pages provided by NSA here pic.twitter.com/NozVpQlRn2— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) May 13, 2020

[exit82]

New Q drop #4227 is up:

[STARLIT]

Buzz is...Biden possibly on list of unmasking Flynn..Brennan..Clapper

[hoosiermama]

Almost have all the outside chores completed. The cheap metal garden bench came and had to be put together At least it will be another bench to rest on in the garden!
Never has warmed up today. Brrrrrrr.