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In addition, you must know the Deparment will never evaluate any matter except on the facts and the law, Professionalism, integrity, and public confidence in the Department's work is critical for us and no priority is higher.
Your letter referenced various allegations related to the Federal Bureau Of Investigations (FBI) handling of the investigation into Format Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server. On January 12, 2017, the Deparment's Inpector General (IG) send a letter to you and other Members advising that the IG 's office was initiating a review of, amoung other things:
. Allegations that Department of FBI Policies or procedures were not followed in connection with, or in actions leading up to, the FBI Director's public announcement on July 5, 2016, and the Directors letters to Congress on October 28, and November 6, 2016, and that certain underlying investigation decisions were based on improper considerations:
. Allegations that the FBI Deputy Director should have been recused from participating in certain investigative matter;
.Allegations that Department and FBI employees improperly disclosed non-public information; and
.Allegations that decisions requiring the timing of the FBI's release of certain Freedom of Information Act Documents on October 30 and November 1, 2016, and the use of a Twitter account to publicize the Sam, were influenced by improper considerations
These investigations include issues raised in your letters In Addition, the Department has Forwarded a copy of your letters to the IG so he can determine whether the should expand the scope of his investigations based on the information contained in those letters.
Once the IG's review is complete, the Department will assess what, if any steps are necessary to address any issues identified by the review.
We will conduct this evaluation according to the highest standards of Justice. We hope this information is helpful Please do not hesitate to contact this office if we may provide additional assistance regarding this or any other matter. Signed Steven Boyd"
(This was the attachment,Now I Will see if I can get the November 22 2017 letter done!)
L.J. This is a working re-type. all typos are mine. Placing here on the thread since we cant copy it over. for the document see:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5764382-AO-DOJ-HuberDirective.html#document/p3/a485908
“November 22, 2017
Hon. John W. Huber
United States Attorney for
The district of Utah
111 South Main Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Dear Mr. Huber:
In consultation with the Deputy Attorney Genera., I have requesteed that you review the matters in the enclosed November 13, 2017 letter from Assistante Attorney General Steven Boyd to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte and make recommendations to me or the Deputy atorney General, as appropriate. Your review need not include matters that you determine ar within the scope of the investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Muller.
Your Recommendations should include whether any matters not currently under investigation warrents the opening of an investigation,whether any matters currently under investigatino require further resources or further investigation, and whether any matters would merit the appointment of a Special Counsel.
Sincerely
Jefferson B. Sessions III
Attorney General