|
 Clinton, front-runner to be her party's candidate in November's
general election, has faced questions about her emails since it
emerged a year ago that she used a private email account and a
private server during her time in the post from 2009-2013.
Clinton has apologized for the email arrangement, which is being
investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but has said
she did nothing wrong and believes the government will vindicate
her. The RNC said it filed the lawsuits after the State Department failed
to respond in a timely manner to a Freedom of Information Act
request submitted in December. It sought the information to ensure
the public has information to decide if Clinton is "fit to serve" as
president, the RNC said in a statement.
 The first lawsuit seeks emails, BlackBerry Messenger or text
messages between then-Secretary of State Clinton and several key
senior aides, including her chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and
director of policy planning, Jake Sullivan.
The second lawsuit seeks emails and other electronic exchanges
between nearly a dozen State Department officials and any Clinton
associate using one of more than a dozen different internet domain
names. It covers the period between Feb. 1, 2013, when Clinton left
the job, and Dec. 4, 2015.
[to top of second column] |
The request includes any emails to the State Department officials
from Clinton's campaign website, HillaryClinton.com, or the website
of former President Bill Clinton's foundation,
ClintonFoundation.org.
The suit also targets emails from domains like MediaMatters.org, a
liberal non-profit group that seeks to counter what it believes is
misleading conservative information in the U.S. media.
[© 2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2016 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
