Supreme Court rebuffs bid for Hillary Clinton deposition about emails

The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by a right-wing authorities watchdog group to require former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocrats seek to keep spotlight on Capitol siege French-American Foundation selects new president with fundraising background Pelosi on power in DC: ‘You have to seize it’ MORE to face a deposition over her use of private e-mail whereas she served as secretary of State.

In an unsigned order issued with out remark, the justices declined an attraction from Judicial Watch that adopted a ruling final August by a federal appeals court docket panel which stated Clinton couldn’t be compelled to sit down for a deposition.

Judicial Watch had sought to depose Clinton and aide Cheryl Mills over Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server in connection to the 2012 assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three different Americans.

Clinton’s emails have been topic to quite a few investigations together with by the FBI, which declined to cost her with violating federal records-keeping necessities or different crimes.

The problem of Clinton’s emails figured as a significant political problem in her unsuccessful 2016 presidential marketing campaign in opposition to former President TrumpDonald TrumpTulane adds Hunter Biden as guest speaker on media polarization Trump discussing resumption of MAGA rallies: report Biden’s unavoidable foreign policy crisis MORE.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued an announcement in response to the court docket’s transfer.

“Hillary Clinton ignored the regulation however acquired particular safety from each the courts and regulation enforcement,” he stated. “For numerous Americans, this double commonplace of justice has destroyed confidence within the truthful administration of justice.”