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“I am alarmed, angered, and deeply disappointed by the Inspector General’s finding of numerous failures by DOJ and FBI in investigating potential Espionage Act violations by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
This report confirms investigative decisions made by the FBI during the pendency of this investigation were unprecedented and deviated from traditional investigative procedures in favor of a much more permissive and voluntary approach. This is not the way normal investigations are run.
The investigation was mishandled. The investigatory conclusions were reached before the end of the witness interviews. The July 5th press conference marked a serious violation of policy and process. And the letters to Congress in the fall of 2016 were both delayed in substance and unnecessary in form.
Moreover, the treatment afforded to former Secretary Clinton and other potential subjects and targets was starkly different from the FBI’s investigation into Trump campaign officials. Voluntariness and consent in the former were replaced with search warrants, subpoenas, and other compulsory processes in the latter. Many of the investigators and supervisors were the same in both investigations but the investigatory tactics were not.
Former Director Comey violated Department policy in several significant ways. The FBI’s actions and those of former Director Comey severely damaged the credibility of the investigation, the public’s ability to rely on the results of the investigation, and the very institutions he claims to revere.
The report also conclusively shows an alarming and destructive level of animus displayed by top officials at the FBI. Peter Strzok’s manifest bias trending toward animus casts a pall on this investigation. Bias is so pernicious and malignant as to both taint the process, the result, and the ability to have confidence in either.
The law enforcement community has no greater ally in Congress than me. But continued revelations of questionable decision making by FBI and DOJ leadership destroys confidence in the impartiality of the institutions I have long served, respected, and believed in.
This is not the FBI I know. This is not the FBI our country needs. This is not the FBI citizens and suspects alike deserve.
It is now urgently incumbent on Attorney General Sessions and Director Wray to take decisive action to restore Americans’ confidence in our justice system.”
Gowdy must have had this written up before reading the report. The report reads nothing like he claims it does.
Last edited by Ibginnie; 06-14-2018 at 04:28 PM..
Reason: trolling/flaming
Nothing Comey did caused me to not vote for Clinton. Nothing Comey did should have caused anyone to lose to Trump.
Comey's mistake was in not charging her like anyone else would have been charged, causing Sanders to get the nomination and is then president today.
Your vote is quite irrelevant.. Clinton lost by a very narrow margin. The Comey thing need have had only a tiny percentage impact to change the outcome...and it likely did.
And you people continue to push the weird theory that Clinton did anything illegal which is utter balderdash.
Cinton's worst sin was stupidity though I would describe it as bad staff work. She is still responsible though as she hired her staff.
Whatever Comey's motivation and lack of professionalism, Trump would not be president today had Comey just done his job the way he should have. Comey had far more to do with discouraging Democrats and Hillary fence-sitters from voting or voting for Stein than the Russkies ever did.
Sure looks like our descendants will have another federal holiday to celebrate after the rats are exterminated. Makes Benedict Arnold look like a justifiable miscreant.
Jim
Comey would have intervened to stop any prosecution of Benedict Arnold because of "lack of intent."
And that would have been just as convincing as it has been in this incident.
Gowdy talks a lot -- the thing that will matter is if more people get fired and if the DOJ passes any of this over the the US Attorneys for indictments.
Gowdy must have had this written up before reading the report. The report reads nothing like he claims it does.
I also find it quite unethical for Gowdy to use such complicated words as a representative for one of the least literate states in the nation. This is a cheap trick to make his constituents believe that it must be important if they don't understand it. Shame on you Mr. Gowdy.
Sounds like IG's report on Clinton email investigation will be interpreted to mean whatever the political twist of the person doing the explaining wants it to
So there are some people going to ask for another special investigation/independent "eyes" as Lyndsay Graham asked for....
Pick someone like Mueller is what Graham said....
But I am sure Sessions would be forced to choose someone farther to the known right...to please the GOP/Trump
Most of what I have heard is that Comey did wrong to announce so close to the election
That doing that likely did help Trump be elected---
Which will NOT please the GOP really--to say that Trump's election was tainted by Comey's actions
BUT Horowitz says that Comey acted wrongly because he violated normal policy in doing that--
Horowitz said NO conspiracy to work against Trump
That won't please Trump at all...
Actually, Hillary's defeat was caused, in part, by the fact that she decided to hide her e-mails on a homebrew server and then delete them in violation of federal law.
If violating federal law bit her in the ass, that's on her.
As for Comey, he should be in prison for official misconduct while in office.
Actually, Hillary's defeat was caused, in part, by the fact that she decided to hide her e-mails on a homebrew server and then delete them in violation of federal law.
If violating federal law bit her in the ass, that's on her.
As for Comey, he should be in prison for official misconduct while in office.
There is no indication that Clinton hid or destroyed any emails. There were emails destroyed but nothing involved Hillary in that act. One set was destroyed after Hillary's team directed they be preserved.
Well it looks like all those who hedged their bets on the results of the IG report can now start spreading false narratives.
Comey not influenced by politics. Trump has lied for the last couple of years. Even the 2 lovers did not allow their political views to determine the investigative direction. This report rates up there with Nunes memo.
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