From JudicialWatch today:
| Jan 14, 2002 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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COMMERCE WHISTLEBLOWER EXPOSED MASSIVE ILLEGALITIES AND CHINAGATE COVER-UP AT CLINTON COMMERCE DEPARTMENT (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today announced another victory in court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled this past Friday that a key portion of a civil rights lawsuit brought by Commerce official Sonya Stewart may proceed. Ms. Stewart, whose lawsuit is being pursued by Judicial Watch, claims that private papers concerning a Commerce Department scandal were illegally searched by Commerce lawyers while she was in the hospital. Ms. Stewart is suing Commerce Associate General Counsel Barbara Fredericks and Kathleen Taylor, another Commerce lawyer, over the illegal search. Ms. Stewart made headlines when she testified in Judicial Watch's Chinagate case against the Commerce Department that the Clinton White House and Commerce Department officials conspired to withhold improperly documents concerning the sale of the trade mission seats in exchange for campaign contributions. It was this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case which led to the uncovering of accused Chinese spy John Huang. Because of Ms. Stewart's testimony, Clinton White House officials Bruce Lindsey and Cheryl Mills will be deposed in the ongoing lawsuit. Top Commerce lawyers such as Ms. Fredericks were also implicated in the cover-up and have already been roundly criticized by the judge handling the case, The Honorable Royce C. Lamberth. "We are pleased that Ms. Stewart will get her day in court. She has suffered much over the years for resisting corruption at the highest levels of the Clinton Commerce Department. This court ruling is vindication and shows that the court process can sometimes work for whistleblowers," stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. A copy of the court decision is available on the Judicial Watch Internet site at www.judicialwatch.org, or by clicking here. |
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It is hard to let the worst treason in the U.S. go totally unaccounted for.
(flamefront...this deserves it's own thread, will you do it-or shall I, thanks )
LOL! Talk about spin!
This is what actually happened:
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sonya Stewart, a Commerce Department employee. The complaint alleged sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint also alleged a 4th Amendment violation involving an illegal search. The District Court threw out the case at the pleading stage for failure to state a claim. The Court of Appeals agreed with the dismissal of the sexual harassment and retaliation claims, but let the case proceed on the 4th Amendment claim.
Only in the bizarro Clintonian universe where sex isn't "sex" and is isn't "is" can someone classify this as a victory. Judicial Watch had two out of three counts thrown out of court. Their one remaining count still has to be proven in court. This is the legal equivalent of getting knocked out in the first round in two fights and claiming victory when you are saved by the bell in fight #3.