The Justice Department's inspector general is testifying about the FBI's counterintelligence probe into the Trump campaign and potential links to Russia, which was a precursor to the Mueller investigation.
On 12/11/19 at 10:31 AM ESTThe Justice Department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, began testifying Wednesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee about the origins of FBI's probe into the Trump campaign and potential links to Russia, which was a precursor to former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling.The FBI's Russia probe was justified and not biased.
The controversial"Steele dossier" was not used to open the FBI's probe into several former Trump campaign officials.personal relationship with a Trump family memberDemocrats and Republicans were both quick to declare the report a victory for their respective positions. Democrats highlighted that it debunked theories touted by Trump and GOP members that the FBI probe was an attempt to undermine his candidacy—or an attempted"coup," as Trump has characterized it.
Horowitz added that the opening of the investigation was legitimate, and there was"no evidence" of an attempt to place a covert agent within the Trump campaign or to"recruit members" from within the campaign, undercutting such a narrative that's been pushed by Trump and his allies. Horowitz listed several recommendations to prevent future grievances, including by reevaluating and developing better protocols when applying for FISA warrants.Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks during a Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing for Neomi Rao, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, on Capitol Hill on February 5 in Washington, D.C.
"Whether you like Trump, hate Trump, don't care about Trump, you look at this as more than a few irregularities," he stated."Because if this becomes a few irregularities in America, then God help us all."
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