State Department official's lawyer repeatedly objects to questions on Clinton's email during deposit

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Business Insider

Oliver Darcy

A lawyer for a top State Department official repeatedly objected to questions about Hillary Clinton's private email address during a deposition earlier this month.

The transcript, released on Monday by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, documented June 3 testimony from Ambassador Stephen D. Mull. The ambassador previously served as executive secretary of the State Department during Clinton's tenure.

"When did you first become aware of Mrs. Clinton — the email address Mrs. Clinton was using to conduct official government business?" asked Michael Bekesha, lawyer for Judicial Watch during the deposition.

"Objection," interjected Mull's lawyer, Steven Myers. "Value. It's vague, and it's ambiguous."

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-email-deposition-stephen-mull-2016-6

[libdem4life]

1. Just plain shocking.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. You just got to love this Right Wing

so called group Judicial Watch. When are folks going to realize this is just a huge fake Reality Show that is biting the Wing Nuts in the back side. Hey,Bush,Cheney,Rove and Libby had some twenty million E-mails go by by,and they outed a Covert CIA Agent. Were is the out rage? Many of our Governmental Agencies operate on or with out dated Electronic Equipment that exists only because of Service Contracts written by Special Interest Lobbyist's. Bernie said it right,to hell with the damn e-mails,let's talk issues.

[DemMomma4Sanders]

6. Judicial watch is a great idea...has great supporters

could it be more balanced.....thats your opinion

[Zorro]

13. Judicial Watch is a creation of Larry Klayman

A Republican asshole so despicable he once sued his own mother.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/larry-klayman

And autocorrect really sucks.

[DemMomma4Sanders]

21. Yea and its sole purpose is to blow the whistle on gov corruption

It is one source, out of few, one that is sorely needed.

i regularly visit Huff po, Peer.org and other liberal progressive sites to get the current on issues of relevance. I don't depend on one corporation to provide my info, neither should anyone else.

[zalinda]

25. JW also has sued people in the Bush Administration

according to Wiki.

Bush Administration

Judicial Watch's consistent investigations against Democratic figures have led to accusations that the group's lawsuits are focused on being politically motivated to help Republicans rather than enforce the law.[9] However, in July 2003 Judicial Watch joined the environmental organization Sierra Club in suing the George W. Bush administration for access to minutes of Vice President Dick Cheney's Energy Task Force.[10] After several years of legal wrangling, in May, 2005 an appeals court permitted the Energy Task Force's records to remain secret.[11][12] Judicial Watch called the decision "a defeat for open government" and Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch said the ruling fit the trend of increasing secrecy in the Bush administration.[13] Judicial Watch was involved in a similar legal dispute with Vice President Dick Cheney in 2002 when the group filed a shareholder lawsuit against Halliburton. The lawsuit, which accused Halliburton of accounting fraud, alleged that "when Mr. Cheney was chief executive of Halliburton, he and other directors inflated revenue reports, boosting Halliburton's share price." [14] As reported by the Wall Street Journal the court filing claims the oil-field-services concern overstated revenue by a total of $445 million from 1999 through the end of 2001.[15]

In 2006 Judicial Watch sued the Secret Service to force the release of logs detailing convicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House. This resulted in the release of a number of documents.[16]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Watch


But, yeah, I wish they were more balanced. They do tend to go after dems more than repubs.

Z

[msanthrope]

3. Good. nt

[unc70]

4. I bet the FBI liked dealing with these attorneys

With that kind of contentious deposition, I can only imagine how the criminal investigation might have gone. The fbi loves this kind of lawyering. I am now certain the FBI is poring over the JW testimony and comparing it with what they already have on record.

[MisterFred]

18. Your theory goes against the cover-your-ass rules.

If the FBI actually goes after Clinton, and then Clinton becomes president, careers will end.

[7962]

5. "Vague" my ass.

But its OK, because he's with her.

[alfredo]

7. He's just doing what a lawyer does. It's maddening

[pnwmom]

8. The lawyers are doing their job. Judicial Watch, the rightwing org, is on one of

its endless fishing expeditions, and the judge has limited the parameters of the deposition.

Judicial Watch was founded by the despicable Larry Klayman, who, among other things, filed a lawsuit arguing that Obama wasn't a natural born citizen. He is beneath contempt.

[George II]

9. PLEASE, let's stop this stuff finally, okay?

[geek tragedy]

10. Lawyers object to questions all the time at depositions.

They object if it isn't phrased right, if it's too similar to previous questions, if it's argumentative, if it's leading, or here if it's a loaded question, or if it's overly vague or confusing.

[JDPriestly]

16. True. Was the question answered in spite of the objections?

[geek tragedy]

17. I dunno. I ordinary litigation the witness answers unless instructed not to

by their attorney.

[laserhaas]

22. Not true..counsels cannot guide testimony

And the standard objection..in depos...is "improper form"

That being said....much chicanery is afoot here

Including "Color of Law"

[Babel_17]

11. Kick

The answers were interesting. All the objections might highlight them in some people's eyes. But the lawyer's only concern is for the client.

[moondust]

12. Accountability is for the little people.

[laserhaas]

23. Seems to be

[Midnight Writer]

14. What are the exact ethnic origins of the judge and lawyers in this case?

I need that information before I can make an informed choice on this issue.

Michael Bekesha? Hmmm. I assume this "Michael" is of the male gender? How can he have legal standing against a female? And Bekesha? I don't even know where the hell that comes from. How can he have any legal authority over an American?

I pray on the Holy Blood of Our Savior Jesus Christ that President Donald Trump will soon take Office and spare Our Great Nation from the degradation of Our Constitution and stop the persecution of the Anglo-Saxons by the ethnic minority types.

[Cryptoad]

19. Keep stirring the Ring Wing Shit Pot!

[Major Hogwash]

20. Kicked and recommended.

Great article.
Thanks Omaha Steve.

[laserhaas]

24. Agree..mucho danka's

[Darb]

26. Most excellent.

Pushing back against a witch hunt is perfectly legal. Go fuck yourself Judicial Watch.