DOJ inspector general confirms yearlong investigation into FISA abuse is still active

Washington Examiner ^ | March 21, 2019 | Jerry Dunleavy

[little jeremiah]

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed Thursday his office is still investigating possible abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the DOJ and FBI in their investigation into President Trump and associates of his 2016 campaign.

The revelation came during a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., when Horowitz was asked to divulge his biggest projects.

“We have a FISA-related review that people might have heard about that the deputy attorney general asked us to take a look at. But I’m not going to dwell on that," he said at the event alongside three other inspectors general hosted by the Atlantic Council.

Horowitz did not comment further. The moderator, Sarah Lynch of Reuters, made it clear that the watchdog's FISA abuse probe was off-limits for further questions. “I was also asked to just tell everybody — please don’t ask about an ongoing investigation. Don’t ask Michael [Horowitz] about the FISA-Carter Page investigation. He can’t talk about it. As much as we all want to know what the finding will be,"

Nearly one year ago, on March 28, Horowitz announced the start of the FISA abuse probe by his office, saying he was doing so following requests from then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Republican members of Congress. These GOP lawmakers alleged the DOJ and FBI had abused the FISA process and misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in their investigation and surveillance of Trump and his associates during the campaign and Trump's administration.

[little jeremiah]

Article is from a month ago but I just saw it now. I knew the investigations were from a year ago and wrapping up in probably not too long, but many people may have missed this.

[lepton]

I heard something about mid-June. I think it was this one.

[TigersEye]

Hopefully that includes looking at the FISA court itself ...

Mark Levin: It's time for FISA court judges to face scrutiny video 10:20

[hinckley buzzard]

I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for some kind of findings. This is the river of no return. Time to forget it and move on.

[UCANSEE2]

For What It Is Worth
Buffalo Springfield

There’s something happening here
What it is ain’t exactly clear
There’s a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
There’s battle lines being drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It’s s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you’re always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
Stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
Stop, now, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down
Stop, children, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s going down

[coaster123]

“Like the entire population of Free Republic.”

Is your statement true or false?

[canuck_conservative]

The fascinating thing - and this tidbit only came out recently - is that Mueller’s team basically tried to obstruct this probe at every chance, claiming privilege over all the classified info Horowitz wanted to see ... which is why it looked like he was doing nothing for over a year.

NOW that the Mueller investigation is finished, Horowitz finally has unfettered access to those files. And I get the feeling his report won’t hold back, after the way he was treated.

NOW it gets really interesting.

[bagster]

There’s battle lines being drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

It ain't no fun when the rabbit has the gun.

[whistleduck]

Except that fake news fox news has hyped this expected report any day now for about the last 9 years. It would not surprise me if it gets delivered just after the next election cycle.

[HandyDandy]

Curious thing about that song. It was written by Stephen Stills about a very small and localized closing of a popular club by local police near Laurel Canyon. He scribbled it down and handed it to his producer and said, “here is a song for what its worth”. His producer took that to be the title,..... and the rest is history.

[Innovative]

Hope we get more info soon, but this is a start.

[bagster]

[MileHi]

Gonna be a lotta that.

[bagster]

He scribbled it down and handed it to his producer and said, “here is a song for what its worth”. His producer took that to be the title,..... and the rest is history.

I did not know that piece of hippie trivia.

Thank you, goodman.

😃

[kvanbrunt2]

No word yet on my filing of the complaint that the mulehaed special counsel was unlawfully convened.

[kvanbrunt2]

Horowitz wanted to see ... which is why it looked like he was doing nothing for over a year.>>> sorry but if horrowitx is out ranked by mule head we are in deeep dooo dooo. i filed a complaint about the unlawful setup of muelerr last year. crickets.