The anti-Trump conspirators know how IG investigations work. They structure their operations to exploit the gaps and the literal-minded, small-picture nonsense the IG’s focus upon. But willful blindness is the only explanation for pretending to evaluate the “predicate” without starting at the beginning (i.e., Trump starting to run).
To balance for ignoring the beginning, Horowitz stopped short of evaluating the RESULTS. He has stated that he did not review anything but Russia-related material. So was non-Russia spying the bulk of it? What was done with it? Who was it reported to? Was the “two hop rule” in play or not? Who was surveilled that way? It’s impossible to conclude that the FISA spying was political if you fail to analyze everything collected. Horowitz investigated the hot dog and ignored the bun.
He’s doing press interviews practically everyday. He’s been AG since February.