Post by Daniel on Mar 16, 2017 9:29:58 GMT -5
FOIA lawsuit seeks docs on tarmac meeting between Loretta Lynch & Bill Clinton
16 Mar, 2017 RTNews
A conservative watchdog group is suing the US Justice Department over records related to the private meeting of former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton as Hillary Clinton was under investigation during the 2016 campaign.
On Wednesday, Judicial Watch announced they had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for records and transcripts connected to the meeting between Lynch and Bill Clinton on June 29, 2016.
Judicial Watch filed their lawsuit after the DOJ failed to respond to their FOIA request.
The lawsuit alleges that the agency received the request on July 5 and assigned FOIA request numbers in December. However, they say the agency failed to produce any records or notified them if they would accept or deny the request within the allotted time required.
The watchdog group’s original request asked the DOJ’s inspector general to investigate the meeting and requested any transcripts or records. They also requested any records of communication sent to or from the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General regarding the encounter and any references from day planners, calendars, and schedules from the Office of the Attorney General.
Judicial Watch says they made the inquiry because the secretive talk between Lynch and Clinton created “the appearance of a violation of law, ethical standards and good judgment.”
more
www.rt.com/usa/380921-doj-lawsuit-judicial-watch/
16 Mar, 2017 RTNews
A conservative watchdog group is suing the US Justice Department over records related to the private meeting of former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton as Hillary Clinton was under investigation during the 2016 campaign.
On Wednesday, Judicial Watch announced they had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) for records and transcripts connected to the meeting between Lynch and Bill Clinton on June 29, 2016.
Judicial Watch filed their lawsuit after the DOJ failed to respond to their FOIA request.
The lawsuit alleges that the agency received the request on July 5 and assigned FOIA request numbers in December. However, they say the agency failed to produce any records or notified them if they would accept or deny the request within the allotted time required.
The watchdog group’s original request asked the DOJ’s inspector general to investigate the meeting and requested any transcripts or records. They also requested any records of communication sent to or from the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General regarding the encounter and any references from day planners, calendars, and schedules from the Office of the Attorney General.
Judicial Watch says they made the inquiry because the secretive talk between Lynch and Clinton created “the appearance of a violation of law, ethical standards and good judgment.”
more
www.rt.com/usa/380921-doj-lawsuit-judicial-watch/
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