State Department to delay release of thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails

The State Department announced on Friday that it will delay the release of thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails until after voters have gone to the polls in several primary states.

The State Department said in a court filing on Thursday that it “regrets” its inability to publish the final 7,000 pages on Friday. State Department officials and the Obama administration maintain that the recent winter weather in Washington DC and several other factors are to blame for the delay.

“Upcoming electoral events, while admittedly important to the public, do not change the fact that State needs this reasonable amount of additional time to complete the final stage of this enormous and complex undertaking,” lawyers representing the State Department wrote.

Media organizations pursuing the release of the final Clinton emails noted the importance of doing so during a presidential election year.

"If the Court allows State to delay release of thousands of pages of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s official work emails, a substantial portion of the electorate will be forced to vote without the benefit of important information to which it is entitled about the performance of one of the candidates for U.S. President while serving as Secretary of State,” lawyers opposing the department’s schedule claimed earlier this week.

Republicans accused the Obama administration of trying to protect Clinton with “political favoritism.”

“Voters deserve to know the facts before they cast their ballots, not after.

"Today’s filing is further proof that the Obama administration would rather flaunt an order from a federal judge than reveal just how badly Hillary Clinton’s reckless conduct jeopardized our national security,” Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement.

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