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servermsh

(1,406 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 12:04 PM Jan 2021

DOJ IG will investigate attempts to alter the result of the election!

New: The DOJ inspector general's office has announced an investigation "into whether any former or current DOJ official engaged in an improper attempt to have DOJ seek to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election."



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DOJ IG will investigate attempts to alter the result of the election! (Original Post) servermsh Jan 2021 OP
Great news! Kittycow Jan 2021 #1
Yaaaaaay! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #2
Could be a pre Shitler holdover. denbot Jan 2021 #4
Horowitz is a straight shooter and has held the office since 2012, originally an Obama appointment Brother Buzz Jan 2021 #5
knr triron Jan 2021 #3
This is why Joe Biden hasn't made a big issue about supporting a post election accounting of.... EarnestPutz Jan 2021 #6
Is the GOP's Supreme Court going to rule former DOJ officials can't be charged, as well? C Moon Jan 2021 #7
They'll have a decision on this whole matter Mr.Bill Jan 2021 #9
And the ASSHOLE who instructed them to do that? Him too? ffr Jan 2021 #8
SEVERAL IG's were fired in different departments..... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #10

denbot

(9,914 posts)
4. Could be a pre Shitler holdover.
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 12:17 PM
Jan 2021

Otherwise that IG would almost certainly end up investigating their own actions..

Brother Buzz

(38,004 posts)
5. Horowitz is a straight shooter and has held the office since 2012, originally an Obama appointment
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 12:21 PM
Jan 2021

EarnestPutz

(2,671 posts)
6. This is why Joe Biden hasn't made a big issue about supporting a post election accounting of....
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 12:59 PM
Jan 2021

....Trump and his minions. Joe knew that this would happen in the course of the normal day-to-day functioning of the Justice Department, once he took over and Barr was gone.

C Moon

(12,600 posts)
7. Is the GOP's Supreme Court going to rule former DOJ officials can't be charged, as well?
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 01:09 PM
Jan 2021

ffr

(23,135 posts)
8. And the ASSHOLE who instructed them to do that? Him too?
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 01:12 PM
Jan 2021

Or is he off limits now that he's out of office, also?

MyOwnPeace

(17,280 posts)
10. SEVERAL IG's were fired in different departments.....
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 02:05 PM
Jan 2021

within the past year - I'm guessing because they were too good at their jobs and getting too close to "home" for some corrupt government officials.

Any word on how those posts are being handled or do we need to wait for confirmations on department heads before names can be named and heads can begin to roll?

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