The long-awaited inspector general report on the FBI, Comey, Clinton, and 2016, explained
A hotly anticipated inspector general report about then-FBI Director James Comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation is finally complete. Its set to be released to Congress Thursday afternoon and is guaranteed to become a lightning rod in President Trumps clashes with his own Justice Department.
Michael Horowitz, the inspector general writing the report, is an Obama appointee, and when he first announced he was reviewing into the DOJ and FBIs actions all the way back in January 2017, many Clinton supporters eagerly hoped he would take Comey to task for actions that they felt inappropriately affected the presidential election.
But we now live in a world where former FBI Director James Comey is a prominent critic of Trump and an important witness in special counsel Robert Muellers investigation of whether the president obstructed justice.
Even though Horowitzs report isnt about the Russia investigation at all, it will be released in a political context dominated by both Muellers probe and Trumps attacks on his Justice Department. Indeed, Trump has signaled that hes eagerly anticipating the IG report, since its expected to criticize Comey, and he is trying to undermine Comeys credibility.
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https://www.vox.com/2018/6/14/17448960/inspector-general-report-justice-fbi-clinton-emails-comey
An informative read.