U.S. Judge Orders Explanation For State Department Delay Responding to AP FOIA Request About Hillary Clinton Documents

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At a contentious hearing last week, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon demanded explanations for why some of the AP's requests received no reply for four years or more before the wire service filed suit in March.
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However, Leon accused Olson of responding with "convoluted gobbledygook" when she insisted that the State Department's processing of those emails would satisfy the AP's request for records about Clinton Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin's transition to a special part-time position at State.
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"What you just said, Ms. Olson, made no sense," the judge replied. "You're failing to distinguish between documents created by the State Department independently of Hillary Clinton's emails — with Hillary Clinton's emails. And you're giving me some kind of convoluted gobbledygook. about how the emails contain within them the independently created documents relating to Huma Abedin's appointment as a special government counsel. ...That is nonsensical."
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"Have it by next week. Have it by next week when we have our hearing. Do you hear me?" the judge snapped. He also ordered the State official responsible for FOIA handling to appear at the planned hearing.
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"The State Department's not going to have the luxury of saying, because we're focusing on Hillary's emails, we're doing so at the cost and expense of four-year-old requests. So, that's not going to be an excuse," the judge said. "In my judgment, a four-year-old request gets a priority over a recent request."
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A lawyer for the AP, Jay Ward Brown, told Leon that the wire service was trying to find out what Abedin did during her time as a "special government employee." However, the judge was also curious about what Abedin does currently.
"Where is she now, this Huma person? ... Did you Google her? ... Have you done LinkedIn?" asked Leon. "You've got to check out on the social-media scene to see what she's doing."

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Judge slams State Department over Hillary Clinton-related records
By JOSH GERSTEIN

7/20/15 2:24 PM EDT