WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a federal judge Monday she provided to the State Department all work-related emails that were on her personal email account and server she used during her tenure from 2009 to 2013.
The statement filed by Clinton, the leading candidate for Democratic presidential nomination, comes as she faces increased scrutiny over all of her work-related emails. In June, the State Department said it was given 15 emails exchanged between herself and friend/unofficial advisor Sidney Blumenthal it did not previously have, casting doubt on the completeness of Clinton’s disclosure. She did not address the 15 emails in the declaration filed Monday.
“I have directed that all my e-mails on clintonemail.com in my custody that were or potentially were federal records be provided to the Department of State, and on information and belief, this has been done,” she said.
The disclosure comes after a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch against the State Department for government records regarding the employment status of Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Clinton also responded to District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s request for information about how Abedin and another top Clinton aide, Cheryl Mills, used Clinton’s personal email system.
“Cheryl Mills did not have an account on clintonemail.com. Huma Abedin did have such an account, which was used at times for government business,” Clinton said.
In a court filing late Monday, Judicial Watch attorney Michael Bekesha said Clinton’s submission did little to advance the case. He said Clinton did not detail how her work-related emails were selected for submission and by whom.
“Neither the court nor plaintiff is any closer to knowing where responsive records may exist,” Bekesha wrote. “It is of the utmost importance that all federal records in the possession of Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Abedin, and Ms. Mills be returned to defendant to enable defendant to conduct a search reasonably calculated to uncover all responsive records.”
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