Harold Geisel, the temporary inspector general of the State Department during Hillary Clinton’s tenure, sought to keep early drafts of a controversial watchdog report under wraps in federal court.

Geisel also invoked an executive privilege in an attempt to protect the drafts from prying eyes, after it became clear watchdogs had gotten a hold of them.

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