{"id":1692,"date":"2017-07-31T15:23:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T19:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2017-07-31T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T20:48:43","slug":"hillary-clintons-lawyers-may-yet-face-justice-for-destroying-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton&#8217;s lawyers may yet face justice for destroying evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hillary_Clinton_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait_crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1373 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hillary_Clinton_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait_crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hillary_Clinton_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait_crop.jpg 271w, https:\/\/lawflog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Hillary_Clinton_official_Secretary_of_State_portrait_crop-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>A lawsuit that seeks to force the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission to investigate Hillary Clinton&#8217;s lawyers will\u00a0<u><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">not<\/span><\/span><\/u>\u00a0be dismissed, according to an order that I received today, and those lawyers may yet have to answer for destroying thousands of emails.<\/p>\n<p>In a long footnote, Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Ronald A. Silkworth rejected the rationale of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, an ardent Clinton supporter, to dismiss the case on its face.* That means bar prosecutors will have to explain themselves, and they may have to turn over documents and answer questions under oath.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, I&#8217;m surprised. I&#8217;ve previously written about how the Arkansas Bar buried my <a href=\"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1686\">complaint against Mrs. Clinton<\/a>, and how the D.C. Bar buried my <a href=\"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1581\">complaint against<\/a> <!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1581\">David Kendall, Cheryl Mills, and Heather Samuelson<\/a>, <em>i.e.<\/em>, the same lawyers I complained about in Maryland. It looks like Maryland is going a different direction.<\/p>\n<p>Normally I&#8217;d include more detail in my post, but a friend died unexpectedly yesterday and I don&#8217;t particularly feel like blogging. \u00a0Feel free to post your own analysis in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>* I did not post the order because the case has been sealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1692\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1692\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\" ><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-1692\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1692\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/lawflog.com\/?p=1692&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Hillary%20Clinton%27s%20lawyers%20may%20yet%20face%20justice%20for%20destroying%20evidence&body=https%3A%2F%2Flawflog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1692&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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