Justice Dept lawyers argue Hillary Clinton had the right to delete any emails

[tac]

By Thomas Lifson
Using laugh-out-loud justification, Justice Department lawyers have asserted to a federal judge that Hillary Clinton should be trsuted to decide what records she chooses to delete, with no outside review. Ruby Kramer of Buzzfeed is correct: a brief filed by Justice Department attorneys on Wednesday, was "little-noticed." Yet it contains a shocking position for federal lawyers to assert to a court.

Department of Justice lawyers outlined a comprehensive defense of the contentious decision by Hillary Clinton to wipe the private email server she used as secretary of state: The attorneys assert that, regardless of whether she used a personal or government account, Clinton was within her legal right to handpick the emails that qualified as federal records — and to delete the ones she deemed personal.

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Nixon has been vindicated with this decision by DoJ. 

[quiller]

Tac, for copyright purposes please limit your quote to 200 words or not more than four short paragraphs, and then the link which you did give. The 200-word "fair use" limit is generally court-accepted and is not plagiarism. Use of longer material MUST be achieved in advance from the copyright owner.

[tac]

Thanks I'll edit.

[quiller]

Thanks I'll edit.

Longer quotes or the entire item leaves CPF open for charges of plagiarism, even if the true author's name and copyright owner are indicated in the quotation. The law? It be funny that way.

[tac]

American Thinker copies the entire article even if you only select a small portion of it. I should have done a preview first, then posted. I am aware of the copyright laws, thanks.

[quiller]

American Thinker copies the entire article even if you only select a small portion of it. I should have done a preview first, then posted. I am aware of the copyright laws, thanks.

Didn't mean to sound preachy. Just takin' an opportunity to explain it for others. Thanks.

[Ultra]

The attorneys assert that, regardless of whether she used a personal or government account, Clinton was within her legal right to handpick the emails that qualified as federal records — and to delete the ones she deemed personal.

So their strategy is to ignore the real question which is why was she using a private server in the first place? Seems risky, let's see if the judge is dumb enough to fall for it.

[walkstall]

So their strategy is to ignore the real question which is why was she using a private server in the first place? Seems risky, let's see if the judge is dumb enough to fall for it.

Justice Department lawyers have asserted to a federal judge that Hillary Clinton should be trusted to decide what records she chooses to delete, with no outside review.

The Justice Department will need to remember, "what's good for the goose is good for gander" also.   What is good for the politicians should also be good for the U.S.  everyday citizen.

[supsalemgr]

The Justice Department will need to remember, "what's good for the goose is good for gander" also.   What is good for the politicians should also be good for the U.S.  everyday citizen.

The DOJ under this regime is a sham and just another arm of the democrat party.

[walkstall]

The DOJ under this regime is a sham and just another arm of the democrat party.

You know that and I know that but not the uninformed voter(s).

[tac]

So their strategy is to ignore the real question which is why was she using a private server in the first place? Seems risky, let's see if the judge is dumb enough to fall for it.

If he or she is a `rat, then the dumb label applies.

[redbeard]

So their strategy is to ignore the real question which is why was she using a private server in the first place? Seems risky, let's see if the judge is dumb enough to fall for it.

This judge is the one over the judicial watch lawsuit! I don't think he will buy this argument! This was in response to his last order requiring more E-mail info. This federal judge does not play if he thinks he is being stonewalled. He has a past history of appointing special prosecutors to go after the justice dept. for hiding evidence from his court (Steveens case). He will come up with something creative!!

[redbeard]

FBI Said to Recover Personal E-Mails From Hillary Clinton Server

The FBI has recovered personal and work- related e-mails from the private computer server used by Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's success at salvaging personal e-mails that Clinton said had been deleted raises the possibility that the Democratic presidential candidate's correspondence eventually could become public. The disclosure of such e-mails would likely fan the controversy over Clinton's use of a private e-mail system for official business.

The FBI is investigating how and why classified information ended up on Clinton's server. The probe probably will take at least several more months, according to the person, who described the matter on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing and deals with sensitive information.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/hillary-clinton-fbi-recovers/2015/09/22/id/6928...

Just won't go away!!

[walkstall]

Just won't go away!!

anonymity

   

[redbeard]

Clinton disputes report of new email discrepancy

Another apparent discrepancy has arisen in what Hillary Clinton has said about her emails.

When The Des Moines Register asked her about the latest twist in the private server saga on Tuesday, she said she had no new answers.

Just before Clinton sat down for a 105-minute meeting with the Register's editorial board, the Washington Post posted a news story that said the State Department's request for her emails was "prompted entirely by the discovery that Clinton had exclusively used a private e-mail system."

That contradicts what Clinton has been saying, which is that agency officials asked her for her emails as part of a benign, general record-keeping effort to sweep up "everything from other secretaries of state, not just me," as she said Sunday.

After the editorial board meeting, a Register reporter asked Clinton if she could explain the discrepancy between her characterization of why she turned over the emails and the State Department's.

"I don't know that. I can't answer that," Clinton answered. "All I know is that they sent the same letter to everybody. That's my understanding."
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/0...

WoW!!