Posted on 06/11/2021 2:23:38 PM PDT by Eddie01
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the agency's internal watchdog would investigate the seizure of data of Democratic House lawmakers and journalists during leak investigations.
Horowitz said in a statement Friday the investigation "will examine the Department’s compliance with applicable DOJ policies and procedures, and whether any such uses, or the investigations, were based upon improper considerations," according to The Washington Post.
The announcement follows Senate Democratic leaders Friday demanding Trump administration Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions testify about the seizures of data from House Democrats in 2017 and 2018 – following the release of a news report on efforts by then-President Trump to learn who was leaking information related to the Russian collusion probe.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Dick Durbin said Barr and Sessions must testify before the chamber's Judiciary Committee, according to the Associated Press.
The former top U.S. law enforcement officers could be subjected to a subpoena if they refuse.
Durbin, of Illinois, is the Senate majority whip, the second-highest-ranking position among the Senate Democrats.
The news report was from the New York Times and was published late Thursday. The report states the Trump administration under Sessions, then Barr sought data from Apple and other internet providers on communications from at least 12 people, including two Democrats on the House Intelligence committee – California Reps Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff, who was the panel's ranking member and is now its chairman.
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IG Horowitz is a Dem Activist.
He tipped off Mueller about Strzok instead of letting Strzok and Page indict themselves, Mueller immediately told Strzok and Page there phones were compromised.
Horowitz has criticized Trump and he supported the illegal activist fake whistleblower who was part of Coup II.
Horowitz ran years off the clock and, for the first time ever, hid the names of the wrongdoers in his reporting.
Horowitz gave them ready made excuses for their actions. Always innocent explanations.
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This is perfectly fine Obama’s DOJ did it for years see James Rosen so nothing more then a couple days headlines when in reality there isn’t anything here and quite frankly I’m glad they did these leaks of sensitive Intel where illegal
The Stasi-in-America are unrelenting and obvious.
As if this would make any difference. It is so far beyond all this phony legalistic rigamarole. Fraud stinks, and the Democrat skunks in power are outdoing themselves.
wasn’t this covered by Mueller?
He should be fired.
Uh huh. Just the records of DIMMOCOMMIE legislators. Another waste of our taxpayer money trying to CYA those criminals.
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