Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI

The following article by Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz was posted on the Washington Post website January 12, 2017:

The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email practices and the bureau’s controversial decision shortly before the election to announce the probe had resumed, the inspector general announced Thursday.

The probe will be wide ranging — encompassing the FBI’s various public statements on the matter, whether its deputy director should have been recused and whether FBI or other Justice Department employees leaked nonpublic information, according to a news release from Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz. Continue reading “Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI”