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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1082444)	8/9/2018 4:15:36 PM
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Watchdog Report Dismantles Trump Claims, but Slams Comey and the FBI Yet the report also rejects Trump’s claims that the FBI went easy on Clinton. Investigators found no evidence that the FBI avoided charges because of political bias—ultimately concluding the decisions made during the investigation were reasonable. "We concluded that Comey’s unilateral announcement was inconsistent with Department policy and violated long-standing Department practice and protocol by, among other things, criticizing Clinton’s uncharged conduct. We also found that Comey usurped the authority of the Attorney General, and inadequately and incompletely described the legal position of Department prosecutors." "The IG report notes that the emails were actually discovered in late September, and says that given the political sensitivities, the FBI should have acted much faster to deal with the material." <Comey waited until days before the election> "...investigators were focused on whether the decisions made by the department were reasonable and untainted by bias, they said." <the decision to not charge Clinton>