Federal Judge Calls Out State Department for Delaying Release of Hillary Clinton Emails
A federal judge on Tuesday took a shot at the State Department for the slow release of the last of Hillary Clinton's emails, imposing a new set of deadlines for the documents to be made public.
Judge Rudolph Contreras was told by government lawyers that speeding up the process could hurt national security if there's sensitive information inadvertently released in the remaining 3,700 messages.
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Finally, by Friday, the State Department must explain exactly how it missed last month's deadline for posting all the Clinton emails. State Department lawyers have said they discovered in early January that 7,000 pages of emails were not sent out for security review along with all of the rest.
About two dozen emails have been declared "top secret" because of what they contain, and won't be released.
The release of Clinton's emails have been closely examined for more insight into what happened when she was secretary of state during the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Judge Blasts Slow Clinton Email Release as Unreasonable
A federal judge on Tuesday took a shot at the State Department for the slow release of the last of Hillary Clinton's emails, imposing a new set of deadlines for the documents to be made public.
Judge Rudolph Contreras was told by government lawyers that speeding up the process could hurt national security if there's sensitive information inadvertently released in the remaining 3,700 messages.
Related:Clinton Emails Held Indirect References to Undercover CIA Officers
Related:State Department Declares Some Hillary Clinton Emails 'Top Secret'
Finally, by Friday, the State Department must explain exactly how it missed last month's deadline for posting all the Clinton emails. State Department lawyers have said they discovered in early January that 7,000 pages of emails were not sent out for security review along with all of the rest.
About two dozen emails have been declared "top secret" because of what they contain, and won't be released.
The release of Clinton's emails have been closely examined for more insight into what happened when she was secretary of state during the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Judge Blasts Slow Clinton Email Release as Unreasonable
