It's hard to imagine the shamelessness of what the GOP Congress is trying to force both Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify at a deposition about a frivolous lawsuit that claims that the Clinton Global Imitative has been 'shaking down' donors.
I'm sure this isn't at all politically motivated.
Anyway, the GOP House-who recall that the 3rd highest ranking Congressman there is Steve Scalise an old buddy of David Duke-will have to wait on their show trials. Talk about sounds of the 90s.
A federal judge has blocked a conservative activist's plans to force presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton to testify in depositions stemming from a lawsuit claiming the Clinton Foundation operated as a racketeering enterprise shaking down donors in exchange for official favors.
"U.S. District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued an order Tuesday barring legal gadfly Larry Klayman from proceeding with his plans to conduct videotaped depositions of the Clintons in Washington next week. Middlebrooks's order (posted here) does not offer a reason for the ruling."
"Lawyers for the Clintons and for the foundation have asked Middlebrooks to toss out the case and to halt discovery while he considers whether the lawsuit should be dismissed. The Clinton lawyers contend Klayman has a history of filing meritless lawsuits and that he should not be allowed to demand evidence in connection with a case that is likely to be dismissed."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2015/07/judge-halts-depositions-for-bill-and-hillary-clinton-210968.html?hp=l3_4
Klayman still thinks he'll get his show trial at some point:
"Klayman said he doesn't believe the order means the Clintons will not be deposed in the case. He also said he believes the judge ruled without seeing a new filing detailing why the discovery process should go forward."
"We’re hopeful that we’ll take their depositions in the near future," Klayman said in an interview Tuesday. "I’ve said we’d be flexible on the dates. …Now's actually a better time for them to be deposed before the political season gets underway."
"Last month, a magistrate informed the conservative attorney and Judicial Watch founder that he was free to begin seeking testimony and documents in connection with the case. Klayman has also been seeking an order to have the court seize the Clintons' private email server while the suit goes forward. There has been no ruling on that motion either."
"Klayman said he has also subpoenaed former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Harold Ickes and Sidney Blumenthal to testify next week. No order is in place at the moment preventing them from being deposed, but lawyers for Mills filed a motion Monday asking Middlebrooks to quash her subpoena."
I'm sure this isn't at all politically motivated.
Anyway, the GOP House-who recall that the 3rd highest ranking Congressman there is Steve Scalise an old buddy of David Duke-will have to wait on their show trials. Talk about sounds of the 90s.
A federal judge has blocked a conservative activist's plans to force presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton to testify in depositions stemming from a lawsuit claiming the Clinton Foundation operated as a racketeering enterprise shaking down donors in exchange for official favors.
"U.S. District Court Judge Donald Middlebrooks issued an order Tuesday barring legal gadfly Larry Klayman from proceeding with his plans to conduct videotaped depositions of the Clintons in Washington next week. Middlebrooks's order (posted here) does not offer a reason for the ruling."
"Lawyers for the Clintons and for the foundation have asked Middlebrooks to toss out the case and to halt discovery while he considers whether the lawsuit should be dismissed. The Clinton lawyers contend Klayman has a history of filing meritless lawsuits and that he should not be allowed to demand evidence in connection with a case that is likely to be dismissed."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2015/07/judge-halts-depositions-for-bill-and-hillary-clinton-210968.html?hp=l3_4
Klayman still thinks he'll get his show trial at some point:
"Klayman said he doesn't believe the order means the Clintons will not be deposed in the case. He also said he believes the judge ruled without seeing a new filing detailing why the discovery process should go forward."
"We’re hopeful that we’ll take their depositions in the near future," Klayman said in an interview Tuesday. "I’ve said we’d be flexible on the dates. …Now's actually a better time for them to be deposed before the political season gets underway."
"Last month, a magistrate informed the conservative attorney and Judicial Watch founder that he was free to begin seeking testimony and documents in connection with the case. Klayman has also been seeking an order to have the court seize the Clintons' private email server while the suit goes forward. There has been no ruling on that motion either."
"Klayman said he has also subpoenaed former Clinton aides Cheryl Mills, Harold Ickes and Sidney Blumenthal to testify next week. No order is in place at the moment preventing them from being deposed, but lawyers for Mills filed a motion Monday asking Middlebrooks to quash her subpoena."
These fraudlent charges agiant the CGI-which unlike Klayman actually does a lot of good in the world-were largely started by the book by Daniel Halper.
http://www.amazon.com/Clinton-Inc-Audacious-Rebuilding-Political/dp/0062311220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437573467&sr=8-1&keywords=daniel+halper&pebp=1437573476499&perid=1JQDMGJNE7RGESWJ53GM
He claims he'll next have a book examinig Jeb Bush's money. I'm sure Klayman will try to get Jeb to give a deposition in front of Congress as well.
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