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Rep. Davidson Responds to Contempt Vote for Clinton Server Company

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to prevent future insecure arrangements in handling classified information for government officials, the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee issued subpoenas to three companies who were responsible for maintaining Hillary Clinton’s email servers during her tenure as Secretary of State. At the order of Hillary Clinton, Platte River Networks refused to comply with this investigation. In response, the committee announced plans to hold the company in contempt of Congress.

U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-Troy), member of the committee, released the following statement on this development:

“These subpoenas are an effort by Congress to fulfill their duty to the American people in providing accountability and protecting our national security from incidents like this in the future. The American people deserve to know the nature of Hillary Clinton’s email arrangements while Secretary of State, any breach of proper chain of custody protocols, and risks posed by potentially compromised national secrets. Compliance with Congressional subpoenas is not optional.”

In a press release, Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) outlined the obstruction the committee faced from Platte River Networks in investigating improper handling of classified documents:

• To date, the Committee has not received any documents or materials from Platte River Networks responsive to Chairman Smith’s request despite issuing a subpoena after exhaustive efforts to accommodate Platte River. 
• The two other companies involved in backing up and securing the Clinton server provided documents containing communications in Platte River’s possession that are clearly responsive to the Committee’s subpoena.
• The Clintons are quarterbacking Platte River’s response to the Committee’s subpoena, dictating whether the company can produce materials that are under subpoena.
• The Clintons’ role in actively obstructing the Committee’s investigation shows just how far they will go to shield information about the security of Secretary Clinton’s unique and unprecedented server arrangement from coming to light