The report criticises ex-FBI director James Comey for his handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation. A highly anticipated US Departmen...
The report criticises ex-FBI director James Comey for his handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation.
A highly anticipated US Department of Justice report accuses ex-FBI director James Comey of being "insubordinate", but not politically biased.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz found Mr Comey broke "dramatically from FBI and department norms" in handling a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails.
The report also revealed Mr Comey had been using a private email account to conduct official FBI business.
The former attorney general and two FBI agents are also heavily criticised.
The inspector general's findings criticise actions by top FBI and justice department officials before the 2016 election.
He found that while Mr Comey's actions were not the result of political bias, "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".
A highly anticipated US Department of Justice report accuses ex-FBI director James Comey of being "insubordinate", but not politically biased.Inspector General Michael Horowitz found Mr Comey broke "dramatically from FBI and department norms" in handling a probe into Hillary Clinton's emails.
The report also revealed Mr Comey had been using a private email account to conduct official FBI business.
The former attorney general and two FBI agents are also heavily criticised.
The inspector general's findings criticise actions by top FBI and justice department officials before the 2016 election.
He found that while Mr Comey's actions were not the result of political bias, "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".
