State Department Clamps Down on Speaking to Congress or Press

The Daily Signal ^ | August 19, 2015 | Sharyl Attkisson

[KC_Lion]

The State Department has quietly issued a new policy that some insiders view as designed to keep employees from freely speaking to Congress or the press about Benghazi and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email controversy.

“It’s an absolute overreach,” says Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz.

The State Department issued 19 pages of revised rules about official clearance for speaking, writing and teaching on July 27.

The new rules, first reported by Diplopundit, a blog that unofficially watches State Department leadership and management issues, say in part: “Employee testimony, whether in an official capacity or in a personal capacity on a matter of Departmental concern may be subject to the review requirements of this subchapter. Employees should consult with the Department of State’s Office of the Legal Adviser or [U.S. Agency of International Development’s] Office of the General Counsel, as appropriate, to determine applicable procedures.”

[KC_Lion]

The Clinton Crime Family doesn't like the Sunlight.

Some has got to prison. That is all there is too it.

[KC_Lion]

Ping!

Some has got to prison. That is all there is too it.

[Regulator]

It’s illegal.

Period.

[blackdog]

After reading that, state needs to hire about 100 more advisory lawyers just to direct Clinton email lines of questions.

[McBuff]

[BenLurkin]

“Transparency”

[KC_Lion]

Like with a cloth or something?

[Bringbackthedraft]

Anyone beside me, think that this whole thing is all about covering up the Obama + Hillary + Morsi + Rahman = Bengazi conspiracy? I’m sorry, but the stink is still there as far as I am concerned.

[upchuck]

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[SandRat]

[KC_Lion]

Thank You for Pinging the Her List Upchuck!

Hope you are doing better :)

[Spok]

Never has our government had so much to hide and never has it done so openly.

[stephenjohnbanker]

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[stephenjohnbanker]

Just another criminal thug government agency.

[Da Coyote]

Pretty much confirms the suspicion that in competition for the least honest, least capable, and completely loathsome government agency, the State Department rates just above the bottom. (The bottom - obviously - is our congress.)

[TornadoAlley3]

http://search.archives.gov/cs.html?url=http%3A//www.archives.gov/foia/state-department-emails/&charset=iso-8859-1&qt=hillary+clinton&col=1arch+social&n=2&la=en

FOIA

[Fido969]

Can you do Hillary as the Sham-wow guy?

[McBuff]

[Daffynition]

[LucyT]

State Department Clamps Down on Speaking to Congress or Press

"...designed to keep employees from freely speaking to Congress - or the press - about Benghazi and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s email controversy.