Inspector General report on FBI and DOJ actions in the 2016 election
A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election is the official 568-page report of the actions taken by the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) during the 2016 U.S. presidential election connected with Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, prepared by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) "in response to requests from numerous Chairmen and Ranking Members of Congressional oversight committees, various organizations, and members of the public." Released on June 14, 2018, after several delays, the OIG, led by Michael E. Horowitz, reviewed about 1.2 million documents and interviewed more than 100 witnesses, including former FBI director James Comey, former Attorney General (AG) Loretta Lynch, former Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Sally Yates, and former president Bill Clinton. == Focus == The Inspector General's office centered on six primary allegations regarding Clinton's private email server: allegations that DOJ or FBI policies or procedures were not followed in regards to then-FBI director James Comey's public announcement on July 5, 2016, and Comey's letters to Congress on October 28 and November 6, 2016 allegations that certain investigative decisions were based on improper considerations allegations that then FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should have been recused from participating in certain investigative matters allegations that the DOJ's then Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, Peter Kadzik, improperly disclosed non-public information and/or should have been recused from participating in certain matters allegations that Department and FBI employees improperly disclosed non-public information during the course of the investigation allegations that decisions regarding the timing of the FBI's 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 this release, were influenced by improper considerations == Findings == The OIG discovered text messages and instant messages between three FBI employees which expressed hostility toward 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and support for his opponent, Hillary Clinton.