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another example of FakeNewsMSM attempting to control the narrative. Politico tries to make the following excerpt from the IG report, which is about “Midyear Exam”, also cover “Crossfire Hurricane” etc:

14 Jun: Politico: Watchdog takes on Comey, Clinton and that tarmac meeting
By Darren Samuelsohn; Cory Bennett contributed to this report
A secret revealed.
From the Report: Page 69
The FBI gave the investigation the code name “Midyear Exam,” choosing it from a list of randomly generated names.

Politico analysis:
Midyear Exam. Crossfire Hurricane. Abscam. Welcome to the world of unusual code names used for secretive federal investigations. With Thursday’s inspector general report release, the cover is now lifted on how the FBI picks its monikers, including in the Clinton probe. The idea of a randomly generated list of names adds a bit more detail to testimony Comey gave last May before the Senate Judiciary Committee, when he said there was “an art and a science” for FBI code names. Asked about the name, Comey also insisted it wasn’t picked “for any nefarious purpose or because of any timing on the investigation.”...
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/ig-report-release-fbi-clinton-investigation-analysis/

the Comey testimony only related to “Midyear Exam”:

25 Jan: Breitbart: FBI Agents’ Texts Undermine Comey Testimony Claiming No Pressure or Deadline for Clinton Email Investigation
by Aaron Klein
COMEY: Certainly not because it had to be finished by a particular date. There’s an art and a science to how we come up with codenames for cases. They — they assure me it’s done randomly.
Sometimes I see ones that make me smile and so I’m not sure. But I can assure you that — that it was called Midyear Exam, was the name of the case. I can assure you the name was not selected for any nefarious purpose or because of any timing on the investigation.
https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/01/25/fbi-agents-texts-undermine-comey-testimony-claiming-no-pressure-or-deadline-for-clinton-email-investigation/

“Crossfire Hurricane” with its Rolling Stones connection; Donald Trump campaign and its Rolling Stones’ signature song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”.

guess that one would make you smile, Comey. nothing random about that one, period.