State Dept. fights deposition for Clinton in email case

Published July 15, 2016 10:22pm ET



State Department attorneys argued in court documents filed Friday that Hillary Clinton should not have to submit for a deposition about her private email use and pushed for a delay in the judge’s decision on whether the former secretary of state should be questioned.

The motion marked the second time this week lawyers have pushed back against a request by conservative group Judicial Watch to interview Clinton under oath. Judicial Watch brought the suit after the agency stonewalled a Freedom of Information Act request for personnel files related to Huma Abedin, one of Clinton’s top aides.

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