As the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails looms large over her campaign, a conservative watchdog group is one step closer to getting to the bottom of what happened in Benghazi. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the group, Judicial Watch, will be granted access to records from Clinton and her staff regarding the Benghazi attacks as well as the records of Susan Rice.

Judge Lamberth ruled that “where there is evidence of government wrong-doing and bad faith, as here, limited discovery is appropriate, even though it is exceedingly rare in FOIA cases.”

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In a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed in July 2014 (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of State), Judicial Watch sought records regarding talking points, communications and updates related to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi — which resulted in the death of four Americans.

With Judge Lamberth’s ruling, the group can now obtain evidence through their requests for records, interviews, and communications.

Judicial Watch seeks the testimony of eight current and former State Department officials, including Bryan Pagliano (the staffer infamously known for maintaining the email server), Cheryl Mills, and Huma Abedin.

What’s more, Judge Lamberth said the State Department has given “constantly shifting” stories regarding her email account.

This is the second decision this year by a federal judge granting discovery to Judicial Watch, which filed yet another lawsuit against the State Department regarding Clinton’s email correspondence.

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Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled a few weeks prior to Judge Lamberth’s decision that current and former top State Department and Clinton aides could be questioned under oath regarding her email practices in an entirely different lawsuit from Judicial Watch.

“This Benghazi litigation first uncovered the Clinton email scandal, so it is good to have discovery in this lawsuit, which may help the American people find out why our efforts to get Benghazi answers was thwarted by Clinton’s email games,” said Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch.

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This court decision comes on the news of close aides of Clinton’s being alerted by the FBI that they will be investigated in the coming weeks regarding her personal use of her private email server while serving as secretary of state.

While Clinton continues to write off developments in cases and ongoing investigations into her email correspondence as right-wing conspiracies — the narrative of her untrustworthiness is resonating with voters. Where Clinton goes, it seems, scandal follows.

The beleaguered Democratic front-runner faces significant challenges as she presses full steam ahead toward the general election.