The only reason they are out is because the judge ordered it, or we wouldn’t have seen any of them. And of course, we can’t see, yet, the ones she destroyed…
Via Free Beacon:
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest praised Hillary Clinton on Friday for what he said was her unprecedented transparency in calling for the release of her emails.
At a press briefing on Friday, Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau mentioned to Earnest that the State Department was releasing only 1,000 of the 9,000 emails that it has been ordered to release to the public.
Tau asked if voters, especially Democratic voters, have a right to see Hillary Clinton’s emails before casting their votes in primary elections.
“Lawyers for your administration have asked to delay the release until the last day of February, which would be the day before the Super Tuesday primaries. Does the public, especially the Democratic voting public, have a right to see Secretary Clinton’s emails before they cast ballots?” Tau asked.
Earnest responded by praising Clinton’s “extraordinary” request that her emails be released—even though Clinton’s emails are being released because of a court order, not Clinton’s request.
“Well, I think no! I think the extraordinary request that Secretary Clinton put forward to actually release her emails is something that I’m not sure has a precedent, at least for federal officeholders,” Earnest said.