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A BLITZ ON JOSEPH SCHMITZ
For some reason, CNN decided to release an exclusive story about Joseph Schmitz on April 7, 2018, in which Schmitz approached the FBI, the State Department and the Intelligence Community Inspector General about trying to find Clinton's e-mails.

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So we shall take a look through his history to find out why CNN decided to give him relevance again for one day only.
Joseph Schmitz was born on August 28, 1956.

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Joseph's father was John G. Schmitz, a former Representative for California's 35th district, and his mother was Mary Suehr (Schmitz). Joseph also has a number of siblings.

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One of Joseph's brothers is John Patrick Schmitz, who is the managing partner at Schmitz Global Partners LLP. John has worked as a law clerk for Antonin Scalia, Special Assistant to William Baxter at the DOJ (83 - 84) and as Deputy Counsel to H. W. Bush (85 - 93).
Another brother is Jerome T. Schmitz, the Vice President of Engineering at Southwest Gas Corporation.

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One of Joseph's sisters is Mary Kay Letourneau, who went to jail for many years after having sex with - and getting pregnant by - a 12-year-old kid in 1997.

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Joseph Schmitz graduated from the United States Naval Academy, and is a 27-year Navy veteran of the Active and Reserve Force. He also served as a Special Assistant for Attorney General Edwin Meese (who was Attorney General from 1985 to 1988).

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In 2000, Schmitz was serving as an attorney in a case where 15 officers of the Kentucky National Guard were fired illegally after they failed to contribute to the 1991 re-election campaign of Brereton Jones at Patton Boggs, a position he gained in 1987.

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In 1997, a case between Attorney General Vacco of New York vs. Quill was held in the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, where Schmitz filed an amici curiae urging reversal for American Geriatrics Society with John H. Pickering.

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It is rumoured that Schmitz is a member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John and Opus Dei, which is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

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On December 20, 2011, Schmitz was referred to the Committee On Governmental Affairs for nomination by the Committee On Armed Services for the position of Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

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After being confirmed for Inspector General, Schmitz looked into Army Secretary Thomas White's use of a private military plane on a trip to Coloardo in March 2002.

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On June 11, 2002, Elaine Donnelly, the President of the Center For Military Readiness, filed a request for assistance with Schmitz to investigate a pattern fo improper behaviour and abuse by offices in the Office of the Navy Judge Advocate General.

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