Posted on 03/29/2016 3:21:39 PM PDT by Nachum
A second federal judge has granted discovery to a watchdog group seeking records from Hillary Clinton’s State Department, an unusual move that gives new credibility to claims that State officials intentionally evaded public records laws.
U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth issued the ruling on Tuesday in response to a 2014 lawsuit by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, which has been suing the State Department for documents related to the Benghazi attack.
Judge Lamberth cited “evidence of government wrong-doing” while issuing the decision.
“[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,” said Lamberth.
“Plaintiff is relying on constantly shifting admissions by the Government and the former government officials,” the judge added. “Whether the State Department’s actions will ultimately be determined by the Court to not be ‘acting in good faith’ remains to be seen at this time, but plaintiff is clearly entitled to discovery and a record before this Court rules on that issue.”
Judicial Watch will be allowed to request testimony and documents during the discovery phase to help the court determine whether there was an intentional effort by federal officials to circumvent the Freedom of Information Act.
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Good news.
I want to know when the arrest warrants will be issued!
Waiting to her that she’s been fitted for and wearing a Zebra Suit Now.
A coffee dessert, yes, you know it's good news
But you have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
LOL!
Interesting.
Poor Killary. She can’t get a break. /s
My feeling is this will prove nothing and go no where.
Get as much evidence as you can.
It would take an Army of FBI agents and several years to Discover the Networks of all the permutations and combinations with the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative.
Bring it on!
I have a feeling Cheryl Mills and huma Abedin are about to a) run off together on a lesbian tryst
to a country with out an extradition treaty with the US or B) suffer from sudden amnesia
Jake Sullivan should avoid Fort Mercy Park.
10 Major perjury trap for Abedin, Mills and Sullivan because they do not know what emails the F.B.I. have recovered from the server or others email accounts.
You can bet there will be some uncomfortable questions they will have to answer.
My bet is Cheryl and Jake pleads the 5th. Abedin sneaks back to her family in Iran before she can be prosecuted
Oh subjecting David Kendall to discovery is going to be fun to read about.
A big time lawyer without Classified clearance handling TS documents in an unsecured facility.
Rut Roh Scooby!
Discovery starts in 2020
The government has really pissed this judge off.
When this happens, is it essentially Judicial Watch being the prosecutor, since the Justice Department is unwilling to bring charges?
Discovery = Subpoenas = Interrogatories = Depositions = Hello Hillary. Is she having fun yet?
Evidence! More and more Evidence!!
At the pace this is moving, she will be running for her second term when it goes to trial.
btt
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