Republican National Committee sues State of Department over Clinton emails

On Wednesday, the Republican National Committee filed two lawsuits which seek to obtain access to Hilary Clinton's email records and her use of personal mobile devices to send and receive messages during her time as a US Secretary of State.

The two lawsuits against Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton were filed in federal court in Columbia. It contends that President Barack Obama and his administration has not timely responded to the Freedom of Information Act request made in December, says ABA Journal. The RNC wanted to have a court order that asks for Clintons' text messages and emails via BlackBerry devices. The Republican group also are seeking communications between Clinton's top aides, the State Department officials and top aides after she left her position as a Secretary of State.

The Wall Street Journal reported that any records, text messages, or emails made by Clinton or her subordinates related to official business are deemed as public records and, therefore, are eligible for release under public record laws. RNC requested the records, but the State Department failed to respond within the period of time allowed by law, making way to the lawsuits.

Clinton has faced dozens of questions regarding her email since it emerged a year ago that she used a private server and a private email account during her time in the office from 2009-2013. Clinton has apologized for the arrangements made through her email, which is now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, she argued that she did nothing wrong and believes that the government will vindicate her.

According to Reuters, RNC presses the suit to ensure that the voting public has all the necessary information to decide whether Clinton is fit to serve. The Republicans' request also includes emails to the State Department officials from Clinton's campaign website, which is HilaryClinton.com.

The lawsuits aslo aim to investigate the emails from domains such as MediaMatters.org, a non-profit liberal group that aims to counter what it believes is misleading conservative information in the United States' media.

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