Hillary Makes ‘Desperate’ Appeal to Avoid Testifying About Emails — Says She’s Too Important

Hillary Clinton asked an appeals court on Friday to overturn a judge’s order that she appear for a sworn deposition about her handling of classified emails and the 2012 Benghazi attack as secretary of state.

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth on March 2 ruled Clinton must answer questions under oath from Judicial Watch as part of a 2014 Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch.

Clinton, a former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, and some of her aides have previously answered questions in writing. But this would be the first time she provides sworn in-person testimony.

The Clinton legal team responded to Lamberth’s ruling by filing an 83-page petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. They asked the court to undo the order, which they suggested was out of line.

According to Clinton’s team, a reversal of the lower court’s ruling “is warranted because Judicial Watch’s impending depositions of Secretary Clinton and Ms. Mills are inappropriate, unnecessary, and a clear abuse of discretion.” (Read more from “Hillary Makes ‘Desperate’ Appeal to Avoid Testifying About Emails — Says She’s Too Important” HERE)

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