Judge orders Clinton Foundation racketeering case to trial
A Florida judge has set a trial date in the racketeering case against the Clinton Foundation and Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the racketeering, influenced and corrupt organizations, or RICO, case to head to trial January 20, 2016.
The order, entered Friday and obtained by the Washington Examiner, came days after Larry Klayman of Freedom of Watch filed a lengthy civil complaint against the Clintons and their foundation in the same court.
While the Clinton legal team could settle the case or enter a variety of motions in an effort to derail the lawsuit before the trial, the judge's swift decision means the matter could go to court before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucus and Feb. 9 New Hampshire primary.
Klayman, who has filed dozens of lawsuits against the Clintons and other prominent politicians, suggested the former first couple and their family philanthropy used their political clout to drum up foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and lavish diplomatic favors for contributors while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
Klayman also asked the judge to order a "neutral forensic expert ... to take custody and control of the private email server and reconstruct and preserve the official U.S. Government records relating to the conduct of U.S. foreign policy during Defendant Secretary Clinton's term as Secretary of State."
Judge Middlebrooks has not yet ruled on Klayman's request that the court seize Hillary Clinton's server.
The court documents also state the Clinton Foundation and the former first couple must discuss the Cameras in the Courtroom pilot project, an initiative in the Southern District of Florida aimed at incorporating video recordings into civil cases.
"I am pleased that the Court has set this case for early jury trial," Klayman told the Examiner. "This is a matter of extreme national importance and before now, for decades, the Clintons have not had to answer to a jury for their alleged crimes. Now, justice will be done."
Marty MilnertoBernie Sanders is my HERO
If you are new to watching politics or law enforcement, or even "How History is made." this the the phrase that people are going to be dancing around for the next month. This scenario is possible, and may be probable. Our man Bernie may well find himself the frontrunner, overnight, fifteen points ahead of Trump with a clear shot at the title, "President". If that happens he will NEED every one of us, immediately, because our storm will have made landfall and the money and power will not be able to stop the power of the voters. Keep your eyes wide open and be ready to follow Bernie's lead. My guess June 24th at noon. Yours?
The article below is a MUST READ!
If you not paying attention to the "emails" WAKE THE FUCK UP!!! It is time to STAND UP! SPEAK UP! Throw EVERY LAST BIT OF SUPPORT YOU HAVE BEHIND OUR NEXT POTUS #BERNIESANDERS! I know the main stream media is NOT telling the whole story -- here's a brief synopsis.
An IT firm was hired to back up their server -- and they did in fact do that. She deleted EMAILS -- remember? Oh yes but where were they saved?? TO A "CLOUD APPLICATION" thus making it so the EMAILS ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE AND CAN BE EASILY RETRIEVED. This was all turned over to the FBI last Tuesday. HOLD ON FOLKS AND FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS! WE ARE GOING FOR A RIDE!
I think there is a passage in the Bible where Jesus says "And to thigh who cannot find work, thigh shall take thigh automobile away".
Alabama Republicans File Bill To Take Away Food Stamps If You Own A Car
Alabama Republicans are escalating their war against the poor, wasting precious state resources in a relentless campaign to make life harder for the people of Alabama. Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has just proposed a new bill that would prevent people from receiving food stamps or financial support if they own cars and caps the number of years for assistance from five to three. “We want to get people working back in the workforce and not hanging out for public benefits because they can” drawled Orr, perpetuating the cruel myth that welfare recipients are simply lazy moochers – where in fact, two out of three welfare recipients are children, single mothers, or elderly. It would also require new photo IDs for EBT cards, the cost of which would run more than $10 million, and adds another layer of hoops for potential recipients to jump through before they can receive benefits – so much for small government.
The astonishingly heartless move was met with horror from Senate Democrats, one of whom, Sen. Roger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) was literally pounding the table in fury. “I’m going to do whatever I can to stop this. I am not going to let you do this to these people. I am not going to let people starve” he railed.
It’s particularly hurtful because it would force families to choose between being able to take their kids to school or being able to feed them. Worse, the bill assumes that people are simply waiting for jobs – but with a state 6.2% unemployment rate and some county rates reaching a shocking 15.3%, the jobs simply aren’t there. Possibly because – shocker – Republican rule has utterly gutted the budget with tax cuts and they now face a $200 million hole, which they are now trying to fill by cutting public services (like closing 31 DMVs in black areas) and killing government jobs.
Kimble Forrister, the executive director of nonprofit Alabama Arise points out that the bill won’t actually save any money, and does nothing but shame the poor and make their lives worse. “If you save money on benefits, all you can do is spend the money on other TANF recipients” she said.
All across the Midwest and the South, Republican rule has only brought suffering. Empty treasuries and unemployed people are the constant theme – and then these so-called Christians do nothing but shame the poor and make their lives harder, squandering millions on demonizing welfare while their schools and basic infrastructure go unfunded. Republican legislators punish their citizens for being unable to find a job in states where wages are kept stagnant, the economy has been driven into the ground while giving themselves outrageous raises. It’s a disgusting hypocrisy that the whole nation should be ashamed of.
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