{"id":33572,"date":"2017-01-12T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33572"},"modified":"2017-01-12T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:54:30","slug":"uh-oh-doj-inspector-general-to-probe-fbis-improper-handling-of-clinton-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33572","title":{"rendered":"UH-OH: DOJ Inspector General To Probe FBI&#8217;s &#8216;Improper&#8217; Handling Of Clinton Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When reviewing the most consequential events of the 2016 presidential election, one strikingly inappropriate action comes immediately to mind. Less than two weeks before the nation voted, FBI Directer James Comey <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33002\" target=\"_blank\">violated<\/a><\/strong> a long-held principle of law enforcement. He released confidential and unsubstantiated data concerning an in-progress investigation of Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Campaign-2016\/comey-trump.jpg\" alt=\"Comey Trump\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33042\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/posts\/1591607614187361\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Advs\/fb-share-tn.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"20\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comey&#8217;s action gave Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign a jet-propelled boost at a time when it needed it most. And it left little time for Clinton&#8217;s campaign to respond or recover from the political harm. As it turned out, there was nothing of significance in the additional analysis that Comey initiated, but the damage was done.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday morning the Inspector General&#8217;s office of the Department of Justice announced that it will be reviewing these events. Requests from member of Congress, outside organizations, and members of the public, spurred the IG to commence this review. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/fbi-clinton-comey-inspector-general_us_5877c33ae4b0c42cb1757919\" target=\"_blank\">According to the Huffington Post<\/a><\/strong>, the review will address several specific topics, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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\u2019s public announcement on July 5, 2016, and the Director\u2019s letters to Congress on October 28 and November 6, 2016, and that certain underlying investigative decisions were based on improper considerations;<\/li>\n<li>Allegations that the FBI Deputy Director should have been recused from participating in certain investigative matters;<\/li>\n<li>Allegations that Department and FBI employees improperly disclosed non-public information;<\/li>\n<li>Allegations that decisions regarding the timing of the FBI\u2019s release of certain Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents on October 30 and November 1, 2016, and the use of a Twitter account to publicize same, were influenced by improper considerations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the most salient issues that desperately need to be resolved. Comey&#8217;s behavior was suspiciously beneficial to one political candidate, and this investigation should explore any and all motivations. The IG&#8217;s review is being careful not to engage in further partisanship. Consequently, it&#8217;s also examining allegations that an assistant AG improperly disclosed non-public information to Clinton&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00QSSMOES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00QSSMOES&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=newscorpsecom-20&#038;linkId=TLI6JC2OYE22MUTS\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><br \/>\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It remains to be seen what conclusions will be drawn when the review is complete. There could be consequences for Comey, or it could be swept under the FBI&#8217;s rug. Timing will also be critical. If this stretches too long into the Trump administration, and his anticipated purges at the DOJ are effected, then nothing of significance will result. Trump&#8217;s people will surely protect him and his allies in the FBI, including Comey. So stay tuned as this developing story continues to unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When reviewing the most consequential events of the 2016 presidential election, one strikingly inappropriate action comes immediately to mind. Less than two weeks before the nation voted, FBI Directer James Comey violated a long-held principle of law enforcement. He released confidential and unsubstantiated data concerning an in-progress investigation of Hillary Clinton. Comey&#8217;s action gave Donald [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[152,1,1201,1200,13],"tags":[554,31,498,1179,123],"class_list":["post-33572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-election","category-general","category-justice","category-politics","category-scandalous","tag-donald-trump","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-huffington-post","tag-james-comey","tag-justice"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-8Ju","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33020,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=33020","url_meta":{"origin":33572,"position":0},"title":"The Biggest Hillary Hater On Fox News Defends Clinton, Pummels FBI","author":"Mark NC","date":"10\/31\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"There have been some historically unprecedented occurrences in this wildly turbulent presidential campaign. 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