The Justice Department’s Inspector General's Report In The Clinton Email Investigation May Impact The Mueller Commission

Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY: Analysis: The quiet probe into Clinton email investigation could be a landmine for Robert Mueller

WASHINGTON — In early January, news that the Justice Department’s inspector general launched an investigation into the government's disputed handling of the Hillary Clinton email inquiry was quickly overtaken by the chaotic run-up to President Trump’s inauguration.

Nearly a year later, Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s wide-ranging review of the FBI and Justice’s work in the politically-charged Clinton case now looms as a potential landmine for Russia special counsel Robert Mueller.

For months, Horowitz’s investigation — which has amassed interviews with former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former FBI Director James Comey and other key officials — had been grinding on in near anonymity. That is, until earlier this month when the inspector general acknowledged that Mueller was alerted to a cache of text messages exchanged between two FBI officials on his staff that disparaged Trump.

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WNU Editor: There is nothing new in this USA Today report that has not been reported over-ready. His report will be disclosed next year .... until then .... this is all speculation.

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