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Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 11:17:32 -0700

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The Hill: Judge leaves door open to Clinton deposition in email probe bit.ly/1TmMHC1<https://t.co/dXlxBcIPs4>
Federal judge opens the door to Clinton deposition in email case<http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/278702-judge-leaves-open-door-for-clinton-deposition-in-email-probe>
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By Julian Hattem<http://thehill.com/author/julian-hattem> - 05/04/16 01:54 PM EDT

A federal judge on Wednesday opened the door to interviewing Democratic presidential front-runnerHillary Clinton<http://thehill.com/people/hillary-clinton> as part of a review into her use of a private email server as secretary of State.

Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia laid out the ground rules for interviewing multiple State Department officials about the emails, with an eye on finishing the depositions in the weeks before the party nominating conventions.
Clinton herself may be forced to answer questions under oath, Sullivan said, though she is not yet being forced to take that step.

"Based on information learned during discovery, the deposition of Mrs. Clinton may be necessary," Sullivan said in an order on Wednesday. Discovery is the formal name for the evidence-gathering process, which includes depositions.

"If plaintiff believes Mrs. Clinton's testimony is required, it will request permission from the Court at the appropriate time."

The order leaves open the possibility that Clinton will be forced to answer detailed questions about her creation of the server on the eve of her formal selection as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Any deposition would surely roil the presidential race and force her campaign to confront the issue that has dogged her for a year.

Lauren Hendricks