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Barr doesn’t accept key inspector general finding about FBI’s Russia investigation
Washington Post ^ | 12/2/19 | Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian

Posted on 12/02/2019 4:42:40 PM PST by spacejunkie2001

Attorney General William P. Barr has told associates he disagrees with the Justice Department’s inspector general on one of the key findings in an upcoming report — that the FBI had enough information in July 2016 to justify launching an investigation into members of the Trump campaign, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, is due to release his long-awaited findings in a week, but behind the scenes at the Justice Department, disagreement has surfaced about one of Horowitz’s central conclusions on the origins of the Russia investigation. The discord could be the prelude to a major fissure within federal law enforcement on the controversial question of investigating a presidential campaign.

Barr has not been swayed by Horowitz’s rationale for concluding the FBI had sufficient basis to open an investigation on July 31, 2016, these people said.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: 2020election; barr; barrigreport; deepstate; devlinbarrett; districtofcolumbia; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; eeyorebait; election2020; igreport; jeffbezos; karoundemirjian; mediawingofthednc; michaelhorowitz; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; spygate; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 12/02/2019 4:42:40 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: spacejunkie2001

BFD.

What will Barr do about it?

Fire Horowitz and get a new IG to have a do-over?


2 posted on 12/02/2019 4:44:41 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: spacejunkie2001

The DOJ is corrupt like the FBI and the CIA. ALL NEED TO BE PRURGED


3 posted on 12/02/2019 4:47:10 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: spacejunkie2001

Beware of WaPo fake news, their source is probably the Justice Department janitor.


4 posted on 12/02/2019 4:49:26 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: spacejunkie2001
Who leaked this to the Compost? And why? It's reasonable to assume that it was leaked to minimize the impact of Durham's report...which is sure to be a doozy.Criminal referrals galore!
5 posted on 12/02/2019 4:50:11 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: Paladin2

What will Barr do about it?
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We will soon know.

Anyone expecting anything but cover for DOJ/FBI misdeeds was going to be disappointed by Horowitz, that’s what he does.


6 posted on 12/02/2019 4:52:00 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: spacejunkie2001

BARR: House Democrat Impeachment Rules Are Made For A Lynch Mob, Not A Legitimate Proceeding | The Daily Caller


7 posted on 12/02/2019 4:53:42 PM PST by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: spacejunkie2001

Horowitz was appointed by Obama, and the Left never, ever, never, never, ever makes a miscalculation in who they appoint. The appointees remain true blue to their Leftist proclivities. If the world collapsed or disintegrated, the Leftist would be sniffing around trying to find something to fasten their slimy efforts onto. If Horowitz were honest, he would have released his report years ago.

On the other hand, the Republicans seldom get it right. Kemp is a case in point.


8 posted on 12/02/2019 4:53:56 PM PST by odawg
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AG Barr can convene a Grand Jury and indict anyone he wants, all the more if Horowitz is trying to cover for someone.A G Barr does not have to follow anything recommended in the report or agree with facts that he may have proven or disproven through his own investigations.


9 posted on 12/02/2019 4:55:30 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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Horowitz is an obamite. If left up to him, NO ONE would be prosecuted.


10 posted on 12/02/2019 4:57:01 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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It's reasonable to assume that it was leaked to minimize the impact of Durham's report.

Quite the opposite. More like Barr is warning people that the IG report is incorrect, and that there WASN'T evidence to justify the witch hunt. This was likely leaked by Barr to blunt the IG report.

11 posted on 12/02/2019 4:58:14 PM PST by ETCM
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NO!

If this article is TRUE, Barr needs to PROSECUTE HOROWITZ FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE BECAUSE HOROWITZ KNOWS DAMN WELL THE OBAMA DOJ/CIA/FBI CONSPIRED IN A COUP-CONSPIRACY AGAINST TRUMP!

12 posted on 12/02/2019 4:58:32 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: spacejunkie2001
Here comes the "good cop, bad cop" routine

Inspector Horse$hit’s report is shaping up about the way most sane people thought.

13 posted on 12/02/2019 4:59:01 PM PST by JonPreston
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Now we know who Horowitz really is - a water boy for the DOJ/FBI. Where was the probable cause to launch a FISA investigation? If they had PC, why all the international set up charade? Remember, the FISA court regretted the FBI’s first attempt to get a FISA warrant, which then gave rise to the fraudulent dossier to bolster the fraudulent FBI affidavit, which subsequently produced all fruit off the poison tree.


14 posted on 12/02/2019 4:59:25 PM PST by iontheball
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MoFo!! errhhh .... I mean .... well, maybe Barr is the real deal.
Got to load up on that Cyber Monday popcorn.
this is going to be yoooojjj


15 posted on 12/02/2019 5:01:37 PM PST by Honest Nigerian
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Barr knows more:

the attorney general has privately contended that Horowitz does not have enough information to reach the conclusion the FBI had enough details in hand at the time to justify opening such a probe. He argues that other U.S. agencies, such as the CIA, may hold significant information that could alter Horowitz’s conclusion on that point, according to the people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.


16 posted on 12/02/2019 5:02:30 PM PST by janetjanet998
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I agree.


17 posted on 12/02/2019 5:02:50 PM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: spacejunkie2001

This IG Report has become our Brexit.
1 step forward, followed by 3.5 steps backward.


18 posted on 12/02/2019 5:07:55 PM PST by lee martell
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To: spacejunkie2001

Time for Barr to live up to his advance billing.

Get off his donkey and start cleaning house or resign.


19 posted on 12/02/2019 5:12:55 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (I love Mankind - It's Just Most Of The People That I Can't Stand)
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To: spacejunkie2001

Cool.

Now I want indictments. Lots of indictments.

I have a List if anyone wants to see...

5.56mm


20 posted on 12/02/2019 5:14:43 PM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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