http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/gop-sees-summer-of-scandal-for-clinton-223536 Hillary's summer of scandal
The former secretary of state’s email woes will produce plenty of headlines in the coming months — and ripe targets for Donald Trump.
By Josh Gerstein
05/25/16 05:20 AM EDT
Updated 05/25/16 10:42 AM EDT
A flurry of events set to unfold in the coming days and months could push back into the headlines the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state, providing plenty of fodder for Donald Trump and his "Crooked Hillary" attack line.
Republicans are hoping for — and in some cases plotting — a summer of scandal for Clinton that helps tarnish and distract her presidential campaign as she tries to build momentum for a fall showdown with the Manhattan billionaire.
A long-awaited State Department inspector general report on the impact of personal email use on recordkeeping at State was released to lawmakers on Wednesday, and concluded that Clinton violated the agency's records rules. And as many Americans prepare for the traditional Memorial Day kickoff to the summer season, longtime Clinton aide Cheryl Mills is scheduled to sit for a sworn deposition Friday in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by the conservative group Judicial Watch.
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