Hillary Clinton's use of the private messaging server as one of the most serious breaches of transparency, the judge said

A conservative group won the victory in court this week when a federal judge ordered that more information be collected during the email survey conducted by Hillary Clinton.

Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court delivered her decision in her judgment on Thursday. attacked Clinton's use of a private mail server while he was secretary of state, "one of the most serious offenses against government transparency".

The conservative group Judicial Watch had initiated proceedings under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) against the state and the Department of Justice, According to Politico, Clinton's email represented A deliberate effort to violate the FOIA, Judicial Watch chairman Tom Fitton said Friday in a praise of Lamberth's decision, telling Fox News that the court was "not so convinced" that former FBI director James Comey properly investigated the use of the private server by Clinton while he was state secretary from 2009 to 2013.

The judge's decision, "some People like Mrs. Clinton will have to potentially answer other questions, "Fitton said.

On Thursday, Lamberth ordered the state and justice departments to collaborate with Judicial Watch in a discovery plan to determine if Clinton had used

President Trump and Republicans criticized several uses Clinton's use of the private messaging server, arguing in part that this practice potentially jeopardized the government's confidential information.

deleted e-mails that she said were personal and unrelated to her work of the state department. Comey announced during the 2016 presidential campaign that Clinton's e-mail processing was "extremely careless" but did not warrant criminal charges.

Adam Shaw of Fox News contributed to this report.