Posted on 06/06/2018 8:52:24 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
The Justice Department's internal watchdog has concluded that James Comey defied authority at times during his tenure as FBI director, according to sources familiar with a draft report on the matter.
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.
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump complained of "numerous delays" in the release of Horowitz's final report, which is expected to run several hundred pages long and be released in the coming days. The sources who spoke to ABC News were willing or able to address only a portion of the draft report's complete findings.
"What is taking so long with the Inspector General's Report on Crooked Hillary and Slippery James Comey," Trump said on Twitter. "Hope report is not being changed and made weaker!"
There is no indication the president has seen – or will see – a draft of the report before its release. Horowitz, however, could revise the draft report now that current and former officials mentioned in it have offered their responses to the inspector general's conclusions, according to the sources.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Or leaks from people named in the report. My guess is leaker Comey, because the leak pertains to his conduct.
He had to sign an NDA to view the OIG report, but obviously Comey's ethical standards allow him to interpret agreements so that he cannot have been found to have breached.
I'll answer your rhetorical question.
No it can't!
Media spin:
That is what this is - it is not the actual IG Report.
It is what the Democrats would like us to think is in the IG Report.
” BFD!!! NOTHING....Absolutely NOTHING will happen to ANY of these DEmocrats!!! Republicans do not know how or don’t want to hold any democrat accountable!
Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS! “
Trump is not acting according to your time-line. He’s in charge of his own strategy, employing his own tactics. Shut up and enjoy the show.
So Comey is going to be the fall guy? It will be interesting to hear what he has to say in his defense. That will be the story.
The Democrat talking points (ABC “News”) are officially throwing Comey under the bus to try to deflect blame from the higher ups.
The actual IG Report is yet to drop.
Exactly! ABC News.
Comey can be prosecuted for a variety of lawlessness.
Priestap and Strzok still remain inside the FBI while of course Comey was fired.
So Comey wasn't interviewed by the IG, while Priestap and Strzok were interviewed.
Looks like to me that the IG report will be a Priestap and Strzok created narrative and to answer your question, yes; Comey will be the fall guy.
Oh, you must be the life of the party, Ann. Sheesh!
Obama clearly told him to investigate Trump by the book. By the book.
With comments like yours there is no need to tune into CNN.
Will DJT uuse the report as reason to fire Sleepy and perhaps others...
Seriesly, who needs to tune into Collusion, Never News?
As far as the Zuckster channel goes, the OIG reprt is never there.
Seriesly, who needs to tune into Collusion, Never News?
As far as the Zuckster channel goes, the OIG report is never there.
So what!? He was already fired. What are they gonna do, fire him again?
Unless there are more culprits than just Comey identified, this is a white wash!!!
Comey is crooked. There is no denying his collusion with Ohole and the Hillary campaign. The problem is that Comey has learned by watching the clintons; Stonewall the bastards, write a book, and just wait for the next shiny object to appear to draw the heat away from him. Comey retires with his government pension and book royalties and the DOJ continues as corrupt as it ever was..
Yeah, what is the OIG report going to accomplish?
H->! indicted? Nope.
DoJ cleaned out? Nope.
FIB cleaned out? Nope.
Meet the New Boss...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.