Judicial Watch Obtains Emails Showing Podesta Group's Work for Pro-Russia Ukrainian Political Party
Emails show then-Obama White House Counselor John Podesta Lobbying on behalf of the Podesta Group
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 /
Christian Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch today released
new documents from the U.S. Department of State showing the Podesta Group working on behalf of the pro-Russia Ukrainian political group "Party of Regions." The new documents also show then-Obama White House Counsel John Podesta lobbying on behalf of his brother's firm.
Judicial Watch obtained the documents in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
lawsuit against the State Department filed on November 20, 2017, (
Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:17-cv-02489)). The lawsuit was filed after the State Department failed to respond to a September 13, 2017, FOIA request for:
· All records of communication between any official, employee, or representative of the Department of State and any principal, employee, or representative of Podesta Group, Inc.
· All records produced related to any meetings or telephonic communications between any official, employee, or representative of the Department of State and any principal, employee...
