Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Clinton depositions blocked by judge
Washington Times ^ | 22 Jul 2015 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 07/22/2015 8:22:17 AM PDT by mandaladon

A federal judge Tuesday blocked a scheduled deposition of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in a civil lawsuit that claims the Clinton Foundation operated as a criminal organization​.​

The conservative watchdog group​ Freedom ​Watch, which brought the lawsuit against the Clintons, had scheduled separate video-taped depositions for them next week.

U.S. District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks granted a protective order requested by the Clintons’ lawyers that blocked the depositions until the court resolves their pending motion to dismiss the case and halt discovery. The judge’s order did not include the reasoning for his decision.

The case, filed by Freedom Watch founder and former federal prosecutor Larry Klayman alleges the Clintons committed criminal violations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and that Mrs. Clinton covered up the crimes destroying her personal emails sent during her time as Secretary of State.

She would have given a deposition on the morning of July 28 in Washington, and Mr. Clinton would have give his the following morning, according to copies of the notices of deposition reviewed by The Washington Times.

Mrs. Clinton has been dogged by questions about her handling of email as America’s top diplomat, when she exclusively used a private email account to conduct official business and then, years later, deleted about half of the messages rather than turn them over to the Department of State.

At some point, she also wiped clean the server, permanently erasing all the messages.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: South Carolina; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2016election; benghazi; canada; clintoncash; clintoncrimefamily; clintonfoundation; clintonrico; donaldmiddlebrooks; election2016; elections; freedomwatch; hillary; hillaryclinton; hitlery; iran; libya; pages; peterschweizer; rico; ricoact; russia; southcarolina; treygowdy; trump; uranium; waronterror
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-31 last
To: hoosiermama

While I recognize the points that you’ve made, the entire legal system from SCOTUS down to the courthouse cat has done so much damage both to the country and their own credibility over the past years (with the whipped cream & cherry on top courtesy of the Supremes’ last session), I don’t know if I could have any reaction but sarcasm to ANYTHING that came out of a court.

...except maybe resignations.


21 posted on 07/22/2015 9:46:38 AM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (God gives us rights; Governments take them away....if we let them.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: AnAmericanMother
Everything is not a conspiracy.

There is a conspiracy to convince people that everything is not a conspiracy right here on FreeRepublic.

22 posted on 07/22/2015 9:46:45 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: itsahoot
There is a conspiracy to convince people that everything is not a conspiracy right here on FreeRepublic.

This is a truth. Back when Hillry was promoting her Benghazi video I got railed by one of the sweetest on FR that Benghazi was NOT a conspiracy. Self importance is not limited to the liberal voting contingency.

23 posted on 07/22/2015 9:49:43 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Unrepentant VN Vet

Understand.
Judicial is one of my biggest concerns That’s why Cruz is my first choice for AG and later SCOTUS. He’d have more power for a longer time in that route


24 posted on 07/22/2015 9:51:24 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: Diogenesis
But, the blackrobes rot from the head down
(plagiarizing Mr. Dukakis).

Actually I think it is from the neck UP!

25 posted on 07/22/2015 10:29:48 AM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

The criminal Klintoons must be protected at all costs.


26 posted on 07/22/2015 10:36:25 AM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon
At some point, she also wiped clean the server, permanently erasing all the messages.

Once again... They need to get the administrator of the email server in to testify. He needs to publicly admit before the world that he was so incredibly incompetent that there are no backups of the server.

Congresscritter: Just to clarify, you're the person who managed the Clinton's email server?

Admin: Yes.

Congresscritter: Could you please supply the committee with backups of the email server?

Admin: There aren't any.

Congresscritter: Again, just to clarify... You're actually an IT professional?

Admin: Yes

Congresscritter: And you're going to go on record, to say that this email server was not backed up?

Admin: Yes.

Congresscritter: You realize Mrs. Clinton was a senior administration official whose duties involve, among other things, negotiations with foreign governments?

Admin: uh....yes

Congresscritter: And what would you have done if, during negotiations, the hard disk on this computer had crashed, completely wiping out her email?

Admin: uh....

Congresscritter: So you're going to state, for the record before the world that as an IT professional, you're completely and utterly incompetent?

Admin: I'm not incompetent

Congresscritter: Then provide us with the backups.

...

27 posted on 07/22/2015 11:37:22 AM PDT by zeugma (The best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

I pray to God that this is brought out in the Aug. 6th Debate.


28 posted on 07/22/2015 11:45:44 AM PDT by Din Maker (GOP Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico for VP)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

Conflict of intrest. Appointed by Bill Clinton 1997. Should have recused himself.


29 posted on 07/22/2015 12:51:22 PM PDT by BigEdLB (They need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

Ba-Na-Na Re-Pub-Lic


30 posted on 07/22/2015 12:58:22 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mandaladon

Tom Fitton, in an interview a couple weeks ago (I think with Steve Malzberg) said he believes the ‘deleted’ emails still exist and that ultimately they will be uncovered. He seemed pretty confident about this. When pressed by the interviewer, he declined to elaborate too much on why he believes this, but he remained confident that they still exist and will eventually come out. Interesting.


31 posted on 07/22/2015 7:39:03 PM PDT by mbrfl (fightingmad)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-31 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson