Trump attorney general’s unusual actions ‘certainly not consistent’ with justice department policy, report finds
William Barr released a statement on an investigation in which no charges were brought and briefed Donald Trump who repeated publicly.William Barr released a statement on an investigation in which no charges were brought and briefed Donald Trump who repeated publicly.
“Nearly every DOJ lawyer we interviewed – both career employees and Trump Administration political appointees – emphasized how ‘unusual’ it would be for the department to issue a public statement containing details about an ongoing criminal investigation, particularly before any charges are filed,” the inspector general report said. “As one then US Attorney told us: ‘If don’t have a charge, we don’t say anything about an investigation; we just don’t do that.
“Providing this information to the President, who was not bound by the Department’s policies prohibiting comment on ongoing investigations and who had a political interest in publicizing the investigation, created the risk that the President would use the Department’s non-public investigative information to advance his own political aims,” the report said. “A risk that was in fact realized when President Trump referenced the ballots on a national radio show the next morning.
Freed, who was the US attorney for the middle district of Pennsylvania at the time, violated justice department policies on not commenting on ongoing investigations and a requirement to consult with the department’s public integrity section before making a statement.
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