Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s former IT specialist Bryan Pagliano pled the Fifth Amendment more than 125 times during a 90-minute, closed-door deposition Wednesday, according to Fox News.
Bryan Pagliano, center, a former State Department employee who helped set up and maintain a private email server used by Hillary Rodham Clinton, departs Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, to give his deposition to a House panel on the Benghazi investigation. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Bryan Pagliano, center, a former State Department employee who helped set up and maintain a private email server used by Hillary Clinton, departs Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
An unnamed source with the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch told Fox News that, during the deposition, Pagliano read a statement off an index card each time he was asked a question, invoking his right not to incriminate himself.
“It was a sad day for government transparency,” the Judicial Watch official said.
The deposition was part of Judicial Watch’s lawsuit seeking the release of Clinton’s emails.
Pagliano played a role in the set-up and management of the private email server Clinton used to conduct official business while serving as secretary of state.
A transcript of Pagliano’s deposition is expected to be released next week.