Judge tells Hillary Clinton she has until TUESDAY to explain why she shouldn’t have to testify in federal case about Huma Abedin’s double-dipping job arrangement
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch has submitted a request for permission to depose former secretary of state Hillary Clinton
Judicial Watch argues that Clinton is an ‘indispensable witness’ in its ongoing Freedom of Information Act case
The crux of the case is top Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s special employment arrangement at the State Department
Abedin was allowed to work at State and for an outside consulting firm with Clinton ties
The lawsuit had been closed, but then was reopened upon the discovery of Clinton’s private email system
In February a judge gave Judicial Watch the green light to interrogate Clinton’s aides, but special permission is necessary for Clinton to testify
By Nikki Schwab, U.S. Political Reporter
Dailymail.com
11 July 2016
Like a game of whack-a-mole, Hillary Clinton’s secret email server scandal continues this week as the former secretary of state has just one more day to explain to a federal court why she shouldn’t have to testify under oath about the system.
On Friday, the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch submitted a request for permission to depose Clinton, along with two other current and former government officials, as part of the ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit looking into aide Huma Abedin’s special employment arrangement with the State Department.
‘As the primary driving force behind and principal user of the clintonemail.com system, however, Secretary Clinton’s testimony is crucial to understanding how and why the system was created and operated,’ the brief argued, calling Clinton a ‘indispensable witness.’
The court gave Clinton, along with two other officials – Clarence Finney and John Bentel – until Tuesday to respond.
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