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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDOJ watchdog expected to say FBI erred, but absolve top leaders of anti-Trump bias: report
DOJ watchdog expected to say FBI erred, but absolve top leaders of anti-Trump bias: report
By Olivia Beavers - 11/22/19 05:35 PM EST
A Justice Department watchdog is expected to strongly criticize FBI officials for being careless in their pursuit of obtaining wiretaps on a former Trump campaign aide during the start of the Russia probe, but not find they were acting with a bias toward President Trump, The New York Times reported Friday afternoon.
But the highly anticipated report from the Department of Justice inspector general (IG) is also expected to say top agency leaders did not act with a bias toward against President Trump in terms of how they undertook the probe.
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And while the Times reports that Horowitz will sharply rebuke the top brass at the FBI over their handling of the counterintelligence probe which was examining whether members of the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia his investigation did not find that anti-Trump bias among senior leaders like former FBI director James Comey, deputy director Andrew McCabe, and former counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok influenced the investigation.
While the report, set to be publicly released Dec. 9, appears to confirm long-held GOP allegations that officials did not follow the proper protocols in obtaining the Page FISA warrant, the report also disputes their allegations that individuals like Comey, McCabe and Strzok acted on biases towards the president.
Horowitz's report also debunks claims that the so-called Steele dossier compiled by the former British spy Christopher Steele was used by officials to launch the investigation, as well as allegations that some of the information came from the CIA officials.
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/471727-doj-watchdog-expected-to-say-fbi-erred-but-absolve-top-leaders-of?fbclid=IwAR0zfLxYaeaUWPeU19eDfs8-dR6thmBRulrvQ91gBun86aaxM5CZT-Y3xx0&fbclid=IwAR38eJ9iJ0kaLiVYcQiC9bRCO73B68cMaymImaSEid2rVTFvEV5T84cqsrQ&fbclid=IwAR1_rwA27GXdOOrTUi0BE13sly29IIi71cUFGhlEFQwmQoabRsTozHJ5M0Q
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DOJ watchdog expected to say FBI erred, but absolve top leaders of anti-Trump bias: report (Original Post)
babylonsister
Nov 2019
OP
So someone didn't dot an eye on Carter Pages wiretap request and that's news ?! wow
uponit7771
Nov 2019
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dchill
(38,433 posts)1. Trump is exonerated! Of EVERYTHING!
At least that's what I expect to hear from those in the henhouse.
uponit7771
(90,301 posts)2. So someone didn't dot an eye on Carter Pages wiretap request and that's news ?! wow
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. The Truth has no bias.