Justice Dept Opposes Release of Clinton Aide's Immunity Deal

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Justice Dept Opposes Release of Clinton Aide's Immunity Deal

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Jun 10, 2016, 3:35 PM ET

The Justice Department doesn't want the public to see its immunity deal with a former government employee who installed the private email server in Hillary Clinton's basement. It says its release could jeopardize an ongoing FBI probe.

Ex-State Department staffer Bryan Pagliano had been set to answer questions under oath this week. The deposition was scheduled in a lawsuit filed by the conservative legal advocacy group Judicial Watch over access to emails sent and received by the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee when she was secretary of state.

Lawyers for Pagliano told a federal judge he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, citing his immunity deal. In court filings, the government said releasing the deal could prematurely reveal the scope of its investigation into whether classified material was mishandled.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/justice-dept-opposes-release-clinton-aides-immunity-deal-39763897

[Juicy_Bellows]

1. I hope they hurry up and give us some closure before the convention.

If this gets ugly and to me it is way past that, all her big recent endorsements will look foolish.

[Romulox]

2. I think it's now clear that Obama's Justice Department won't indict. A "legacy" depends on it. nt

[HooptieWagon]

3. Today, an FBI spokesperson called it a "criminal investigation"

Now maybe Obama just wants to drag it out so it becomes the next president's problem. In that case, a special prosecuter gets named, and if Clinton attempts to block an indictment things become Nixon2.0 . In any case, if it drags out there will be FBI investigators leaking evidence to the press and congress, which will lead to impeachment. It's pretty stupid to nominate such damaged goods, especially since the only reason to is to feed her vanity.