A federal judge ruled on Friday that Hillary Clinton must answer questions in writing to conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The judge, Emmet Sullivan, said the group did not persuade him to force a sworn deposition because it “failed to demonstrate that it cannot obtain the discovery it seeks through other, less burdensome or intrusive means such as interrogatories.” Judicial Watch, which has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the State Department, has until October 14 to send the questions to Clinton, and the Democratic presidential nominee has 30 days to respond.
