This IG report coming out tomorrow is DEVASTATING given the following:
IG report will cover the following concerning Clinton/FBI:
Allegations that Department or FBI policies or procedures were not followed in connection with, or in actions leading up to or related to, the FBI Director's public announcement on July 5, 2016, and the Director's letters to Congress on October 28 and November 6, 2016, and that certain underlying investigative decisions were based on improper considerations.
The July 5, 2016, "public announcement" refers to Comey's statement and press briefing that criticized Clinton and her staff for being "extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information," but also announced the FBI was "expressing to Justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case."
The second aspect concerns Comey's decision to send a letter on October 28, 2016, informing Congress that agents were reopening their probe into Clinton's handling of classified material after discovering her emails on the laptop of the husband of Clinton's top aide. In informing Congress of these details, Comey violated the advice of senior DOJ officials.
Then, on November 6, 2016, Comey informed Congress that the review of the additional information had been completed and the FBI remained convinced that charges were not appropriate. Among other things, expect the IG to discuss whether Comey's statement and letters violated internal protocols or constituted insubordination.
Further, in discussing "certain underlying investigative decisions were based on improper considerations," look for the IG report to focus on Comey's drafting of a memo exonerating Hillary Clinton while the probe was still ongoing and before the FBI had interviewed Hillary and two of her top aides. How the FBI handled those interviews will be another area likely discussed, given criticism already leveled at the FBI for allowing Hillary to be interviewed without swearing an oath and the investigators' decision to grant Hillary's aides immunity.
The report will also likely delve into the process by which changes were made to the draft memo, which originally described Clinton's actions as "grossly negligent" before the FBI toned the charges down to "extremely careless." The "grossly negligent" label coincided with the statutory requirement for criminal intent, likely explaining the modification. The question is whether Horowitz uncovered any evidence that those supposedly investigating Clinton altered the memo for that reason.
https://thefederalist.com/2018/06/13/look-inspector-generals-report-doj-fbi-election-interference/
IG report will cover the following concerning Clinton/FBI:
Allegations that Department or FBI policies or procedures were not followed in connection with, or in actions leading up to or related to, the FBI Director's public announcement on July 5, 2016, and the Director's letters to Congress on October 28 and November 6, 2016, and that certain underlying investigative decisions were based on improper considerations.
The July 5, 2016, "public announcement" refers to Comey's statement and press briefing that criticized Clinton and her staff for being "extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information," but also announced the FBI was "expressing to Justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case."
The second aspect concerns Comey's decision to send a letter on October 28, 2016, informing Congress that agents were reopening their probe into Clinton's handling of classified material after discovering her emails on the laptop of the husband of Clinton's top aide. In informing Congress of these details, Comey violated the advice of senior DOJ officials.
Then, on November 6, 2016, Comey informed Congress that the review of the additional information had been completed and the FBI remained convinced that charges were not appropriate. Among other things, expect the IG to discuss whether Comey's statement and letters violated internal protocols or constituted insubordination.
Further, in discussing "certain underlying investigative decisions were based on improper considerations," look for the IG report to focus on Comey's drafting of a memo exonerating Hillary Clinton while the probe was still ongoing and before the FBI had interviewed Hillary and two of her top aides. How the FBI handled those interviews will be another area likely discussed, given criticism already leveled at the FBI for allowing Hillary to be interviewed without swearing an oath and the investigators' decision to grant Hillary's aides immunity.
The report will also likely delve into the process by which changes were made to the draft memo, which originally described Clinton's actions as "grossly negligent" before the FBI toned the charges down to "extremely careless." The "grossly negligent" label coincided with the statutory requirement for criminal intent, likely explaining the modification. The question is whether Horowitz uncovered any evidence that those supposedly investigating Clinton altered the memo for that reason.
https://thefederalist.com/2018/06/13/look-inspector-generals-report-doj-fbi-election-interference/
