DOJ OIG Announces Initiation of FISC/Carter Page Review

[BobBalouski]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2018

DOJ OIG Announces Initiation of Review

Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today
that, in response to requests from the Attorney General and Members of Congress, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will initiate a review that will examine the Justice Department’s and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) compliance with legal requirements, and with applicable DOJ and FBI policies and procedures, in applications filed with the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) relating to a certain U.S. person. As part of this examination, the OIG also will review information that was known to the DOJ and the FBI at the time the applications were filed from or about an alleged FBI confidential source. Additionally, the OIG will review the DOJ’s and FBI’s relationship and communications with the alleged source as they relate to the FISC applications.

If circumstances warrant, the OIG will consider including other issues that may arise
during the course of the review.

https://oig.justice.gov/press/2018/2018-03-28b.pdf


And, right on cue, the Tool immediately stirs the entire shit/swamp pot up:

Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2018

The Donald seems to want EVERYONE in statist, obesely bureaucratic government perpetually up on their toes, not lemmingly always back on their heels. Can't say he doesn't lead by example.

 

[Rightguide]

https://oig.justice.gov/press/2018/2018-03-28b.pdf


And, right on cue, the Tool immediately stirs the entire shit/swamp pot up:




The Donald seems to want EVERYONE in statist, obesely bureaucratic government perpetually up on their toes, not lemmingly always back on their heels. Can't say he doesn't lead by example.

Just remember the IG has no prosecutorial authority, no authority to impanel a grand jury. All this is going to do is give authorities an excuse to hold off prosecutions "until after the IG report" which will probably conclude after the expiration of the statute of limitations when all involved will be safe. We're being played. Supposedly Sessions has a federal prosecutor from outside Washington investigating the same things. So I don't what's up this latest IG story.