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DOJ Inspector General to Probe FBI over Clinton Email Investigation

HeadlineJan 13, 2017

Meanwhile, the Justice Department’s inspector general has opened a review of how the FBI handled an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s office said Thursday the wide-ranging probe will include scrutiny of FBI Director James Comey, who announced 11 days before the November election that he had reopened a probe into whether Clinton mishandled classified information. The FBI cleared Clinton of criminal charges just two days before Election Day. Many Democrats, including former President Bill Clinton, have said Comey’s actions cost Hillary Clinton the presidency. Earlier this week, Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee he could not comment on reports that the FBI launched an investigation into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia ahead of November’s election. That prompted many lawmakers to accuse Comey of engaging in a double standard in support of Donald Trump.

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