Judge Orders State Department Turn Over Thousands of Clinton Documents Before Democratic Primary [+video]
By Morgan Chalfant. A federal judge has ordered the State Department to release thousands of documents to the Associated Press related to former secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the next few months.
The AP reported that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon on Friday set the schedule for the federal agency’s release of the documents, which are related to longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s employment status in addition to Hillary’s schedules, appointments, and call history while at the State Department.
In March, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the State Department, accusing the government agency of failing to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for thousands of documents related to Clinton, one of which was made more than five years ago.
Just last week, Judge Leon blasted the State Department during a court hearing on the case for its lack of response to the FOIA requests.
Leon balked at State’s inability to produce about 60 emails demanded in one particular FOIA request, saying, “Now, any person should be able to review that in one day–one day. Even the least ambitious bureaucrat could do this.” (Read more from “Judge Orders State Department Turn Over Thousands of Clinton Documents Before Democratic Primary” HERE)
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O’Malley Slams Dems for Limiting Debates
By Daniel Halper. Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley is blasting his party for limiting the number of presidential debates. It’s been reported that the Democrats are planning to hold only six debates in the entire primary.
“I want to say right off the bat here, that to those in Washington who think they can limit the number of debates that we’re going to have before the Iowa caucuses, can circle the wagons and close off debates,” O’Malley told a group of supporters.
(Read more from “O’Malley Slams Dems for Limiting Debates” HERE)
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