Getting discovery on a FOIA lawsuit is very rare, but the judge says that Judicial Watch has met the burden of showing that the State Department likely acted in bad faith in regards to producing documents -- being caught for knowing that Hillary had a personal server with emails and doing a nudge-nudge-wink-wink to ignore it during FOIA requests.
And this discovery should be panicking a lot of Hillary's inner circle.
Of course they'll all circle their wagons, but Judicial Watch has some very good legal eagles on their side. They could shake something loose, and getting Clinton to submit to a deposition during a presidential campaign would be awesome.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/04/f...position-may-be-necessary-in-email-case/
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In his ruling, Sullivan noted that “discovery is an extraordinary procedure” in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. But he said that “discovery should be permitted…when a plaintiff raises a sufficient question as to the agency’s good faith in processing documents in response to a FOIA request.”
Judicial Watch has met that bar, Sullivan says.
Judicial Watch has met that bar, Sullivan says.
And this discovery should be panicking a lot of Hillary's inner circle.
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As part of the discovery process, Judicial Watch will be allowed to depose several Clinton aides, including Abedin, Clinton’s chief of staff Cheryl Mills, and Bryan Pagliano, the information technology specialist who set up Clinton’s server.
Judicial Watch can also quiz several career State Department officials, including under secretary of management Patrick Kennedy, Stephen Mull, the former executive secretary of the State Department, and Lewis Lukens, the former executive director of the executive secretariat.
“Based on information learned during discovery, the deposition of Mrs. Clinton may be necessary,” Sullivan ruled. “If Plaintiff believes Mrs. Clinton’s testimony is required, it will request permission from the Court at the appropriate time.”
Judicial Watch can also quiz several career State Department officials, including under secretary of management Patrick Kennedy, Stephen Mull, the former executive secretary of the State Department, and Lewis Lukens, the former executive director of the executive secretariat.
“Based on information learned during discovery, the deposition of Mrs. Clinton may be necessary,” Sullivan ruled. “If Plaintiff believes Mrs. Clinton’s testimony is required, it will request permission from the Court at the appropriate time.”
Of course they'll all circle their wagons, but Judicial Watch has some very good legal eagles on their side. They could shake something loose, and getting Clinton to submit to a deposition during a presidential campaign would be awesome.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/04/f...
