Federal Appeals Court to Hold Hearing on Judicial Watch Suit to Force State Department Action on Hillary Clinton Emails

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Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2018 /Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced today that a hearing is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia regarding the failure of the State Department to take remedial measures to recover emails of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other high-level State Department officials who used a non-state.gov email system to conduct official business.

Date: Thursday, October 18

Time: 9:30 am ET

Location: Courtroom 31
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
333 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001

The appeal names Michael Pompeo, current secretary of state, as the defendant-appellee. Judicial Watch argues that the law requires a referral for action to the Justice Department:

[I]t is important to recall that this case arises from a mess of the State Department's own making. The State Department was fully aware throughout Secretary Clinton's tenure that...