Justice Department Lawyers: Clinton Had Authority To Delete Personal Emails
In a court filing on Wednesday, the Justice Department argued on behalf of the State Department that there was “no question” Hillary Clinton had the authority to determine and delete personal email without supervision.posted on Sept. 11, 2015
In a little noticed brief, filed on Wednesday to a federal 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.Mark Wilson / Getty Images
“There is no question that former Secretary Clinton had authority to delete personal emails without agency supervision — she appropriately could have done so even if she were working on a government server,” write the Justice Department attorneys, representing the State Department in the brief.
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Friday, September 11, 2015
FTR: “No question” Hillary Clinton had the authority
Thank you Ruby Cramer and Chris Geidner as well as Karen Finney.
