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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInspector General Debunks Trump's Political Bias Claims Against Comey
ByJames Kosur Published on June 14, 2018
James Comey may have deviated from FBI and Justice Department procedures when investigating Hillary Clinton but he didnt show any signs of political bias.
The inspector general report provides insight into the Comey situation:
While we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on Comeys part, we nevertheless concluded that by departing so clearly and dramatically from FBI and department norms, the decisions negatively impacted the perception of the FBI and the department as fair administrators of justice, Inspector General Michael Horowitz notes.
Horowitzs report investigated Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynchs handling of the investigation which started with Hillary Clintons use of a private email server but expanded to touch on other politically sensitive decisions.
Trump and his administration were hoping the report would find clear bias on the part of Comey and the FBI, which in turn would be used to show incompetence in terms of the FBIs handling of the Trump Russia collusion case. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Comeys investigation into Clinton was phony and dishonest, claims that have now been shot down by his own administration.
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https://hillreporter.com/inspector-general-debunks-trumps-political-bias-claims-against-comey-2658
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Inspector General Debunks Trump's Political Bias Claims Against Comey (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jun 2018
OP
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)1. republican misleader Dirty Donny* lied to America's face about this
as he lies every day. And republicans lap that shit right up.
Sad.
* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
spanone
(135,950 posts)2. NO shit sherlock
duforsure
(11,885 posts)3. Which means ...
...he'll be attacking his report , him , and threatening his job from not delivering what he demanded.