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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Watchdog report faults Comey as ‘insubordinate’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Justice Department issues a stinging rebuke to the FBI for its handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
The report released today calls former FBI Director James Comey “insubordinate” and says his actions were “extraordinary.”
But the report by the department’s watchdog does not find evidence that Comey was motivated by political bias or preference in his decisions.
The report criticizes Comey for publicly announcing his recommendation against criminal charges for Clinton. It also faults him for alerting Congress days before the 2016 election that the investigation was being reopened because of newly discovered emails.
US President Donald Trump has been eager for the report in hopes that it would vindicate his decision to fire Comey and undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
— AP
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