Sources tell ABC News that the FBI’s Inspector General will ding both former Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch in its upcoming report on the handling of the Clinton email investigation:
BREAKING: DOJ internal watchdog has concluded that James Comey defied authority at times during his tenure as FBI director, per sources familiar w/ a draft report on the matter. Draft report explicitly used word "insubordinate" to describe Comey's behavior https://t.co/N5I8kzw5zY
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) June 6, 2018
An excerpt:
One source told ABC News that the draft report explicitly used the word “insubordinate” to describe Comey’s behavior. Another source agreed with that characterization but could not confirm the use of the term.
In the draft report, Inspector General Michael Horowitz also rebuked former Attorney General Loretta Lynch for her handling of the federal investigation into Hillary Clinton‘s personal email server, the sources said.
And:
Horowitz’s draft report cited Comey for failing to consult with Lynch and other senior Justice Department officials before making his announcement on national TV. While saying there was no “clear evidence” that Clinton “intended to violate” the law, Comey insisted the former secretary of state was “extremely careless” in her “handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.”
“I have not coordinated or reviewed this statement in any way with the Department of Justice or any other part of the government. They do not know what I am about to say,” Comey said before cameras on July 5, 2016.
By then, Lynch had taken the unusual step of publicly declaring she would accept the FBI’s recommendations in the case, after an impromptu meeting with former president Bill Clinton sparked questions about her impartiality.
Oh, man. What’s about to happen to the entire narrative will be glorious to watch once this report is released:
What is taking so long with the Inspector General’s Report on Crooked Hillary and Slippery James Comey. Numerous delays. Hope Report is not being changed and made weaker! There are so many horrible things to tell, the public has the right to know. Transparency!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2018
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