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Justice Department rules Hillary Clinton followed law in deleting emails
washingtontimes.com ^ | Sep. 10, 2015 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 09/10/2015 10:32:36 AM PDT by PROCON

The Obama administration told a federal court Wednesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was within her legal rights to use of her own email account, to take the messages with her when she left office and to be the one deciding which of those messages are government records that should be returned.

In the most complete legal defense of Mrs. Clinton, Justice Department lawyers insisted they not only have no obligation, but no power, to go back and demand the former top diplomat turn over any documents she hasn’t already given — and neither, they said, can the court order that.

The defense came as part of a legal filing telling a judge why the administration shouldn’t be required to order Mrs. Clinton and her top aides to preserve all of their emails.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; arkansas; corruption; coverup; election2016; email; hillary; hillaryclinton; hitlery; justicedept; newyork; piginapansuit; tyranny; wipewater
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To: PROCON

Judicial Watch, which had at least 16 active open-records lawsuits against the State Department seeking emails from Mrs. Clinton or her top aides, said the administration is ignoring its own guidelines in trying to clear Mrs. Clinton.

“Indeed, the State Department’s own rules specify that personal records of a departing presidential appointee may not be removed from the government until the State Department ‘records officer in cooperation with the S/ES or appropriate administrative office’ approves of the removal, a process which ‘generally requires a hands-on examination of the materials,’ ” Judicial Watch said in a reply brief.


41 posted on 09/10/2015 10:48:30 AM PDT by kabar
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To: PROCON

“No controlling legal authority”


42 posted on 09/10/2015 10:49:01 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (RINOs EARNED TRUMP! I prefer Cruz, but someone has to kick their A$$!)
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To: PROCON
Hillary's lawyer..


43 posted on 09/10/2015 10:49:30 AM PDT by BerniesFriend (I am BerniesFriend, however it's really Bernadette, NOT Bernie Sanders friend!!!!!!!)
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To: RitaOK
“Under policies issued by both the National Archives and Records Administration (‘NARA’)

Policy does not override US Code.
sigh

44 posted on 09/10/2015 10:49:38 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Beware the Wisconsin Weasel - GOPe Plan B)
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To: PROCON

45 posted on 09/10/2015 10:49:45 AM PDT by paterfamilias
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To: doug from upland

I’m not hopeful Doug; it seems over the last 6 1/2 years, the whole judicial system became corrupt.


46 posted on 09/10/2015 10:49:51 AM PDT by PROCON (GOD will NOT be mocked!)
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To: PROCON

F*** Y** LORETTA GRYNCH!


47 posted on 09/10/2015 10:50:59 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: PROCON

Government money was spent installing, configuring, managing, etc.


48 posted on 09/10/2015 10:51:02 AM PDT by Ray76 (When a gov't leads it's people down a path of destruction resistance is not only a right but a duty.)
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To: PROCON; All

That is correct, there you go. Hil has the Ok of valjar to be pres.


49 posted on 09/10/2015 10:51:05 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: PROCON

As blatantly illegal as the email server thing was, it was used a smoke screen to distract attention from her larger crimes - like selling her influence and decision making capabilities as SoS to foreign governments in exchange for tens of million in “donations” to the Clinton Crime Family Foundation.


50 posted on 09/10/2015 10:51:20 AM PDT by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: PROCON

Of course. Exactly as I predicted.


51 posted on 09/10/2015 10:52:05 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country)
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To: PROCON

Does this hurt Biden?


52 posted on 09/10/2015 10:52:42 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: PROCON
That's like having the fox guarding the hen house.

Ever heard the words Independent Council used since Obama took office. Use to hear them all the time. Hmmm.

53 posted on 09/10/2015 10:52:44 AM PDT by McGruff (Paid for by Hillary For Prison 2016)
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To: COUNTrecount
'personal server' containing classified emails most vulnerable to hacking by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, etc?

Oh, the minor details. /s

54 posted on 09/10/2015 10:52:48 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: PROCON

Gee what a surprise!


55 posted on 09/10/2015 10:53:38 AM PDT by DouglasKC (I'm pro-choice when it comes to lion killing....)
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To: RitaOK

Thanks Rita. I guess I’m so tired of watching the Clinton’s skate on issue after issue, I’m fairly resigned to watching her forgiven for this too.

Just this morning I was rating her chances of becoming president to about 3%. This raises that to 33%.


56 posted on 09/10/2015 10:53:49 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: PROCON

The judge will smack this down so fast...


57 posted on 09/10/2015 10:54:11 AM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: PROCON

DOSJ = Department of SELECTIVE Justice!


58 posted on 09/10/2015 10:54:14 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: PROCON
... and neither, they said, can the court order that.

But the court can order a Kentucky clerk to jail...........................

59 posted on 09/10/2015 10:55:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: PROCON

These are not the illegal activities you are looking for.

60 posted on 09/10/2015 10:55:19 AM PDT by McGruff (Paid for by Hillary For Prison 2016)
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