INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY

Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Deputy Assistant Director

Office of Inspector General

Dept. of Justice

May 29, 2019

The OIG Investigation Summary Letter concluded that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD:

disclosed to the media the existence of information that had been filed under seal in federal court, in violation of 18 USC § 401, Contempt of Court;

provided without authorization FBI law enforcement sensitive information to reporters on multiple occasions; and

had dozens of official contacts with the media without authorization, in violation of FBI policy.

found that the DAD engaged in misconduct when the DAD accepted a ticket, valued at approximately $225, to attend a media-sponsored dinner, as a gift from a member of the media, in violation of federal regulations and FBI policy.

Prosecution of the DAD was declined.

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Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice OVERSIGHT* INTEGRITY * GUIDANCE A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election

Just Released May 29, 2019 Report:

Allegations of procedures not followed within the department;

Agency procedures were followed but there were inconsistencies in procedures, practices, and norms which lead to misconceptions of wrongdoing and bias.



Allegations investigative decisions based on improper considerations;

Comey’s actions were based on his perception of institutional interests of the FBI not political bias. His actions negatively impacted the perception of the FBI and DoJ as fair administrators of justice. His actions usurped the right and role of Attorney General and upset the proper balance between investigative and prosecutorial functions and the accountability principles that guide law enforcement in the United States.

Allegations McCabe should have been recused;

No ethics violations – recusal on Clinton investigation at first not required, he did recuse later in October 2016 but did not fully comply with recusal. No evidence of financial ties between McCabe and Clintons. FBI secrecy for McCabe recusal made no sense.



Allegations Kadzik improperly disclosed non-public information;

Did not commit ethics violation but used poor judgement – even though he was implicated in casual relationship with Podesta and leaked investigation heads up to the man. He was also linked to the Clinton campaign through his son. Kadzik came in for quite a lot of scrutiny in the OIG report.

Allegations DoJ and FBI employees improperly disclosed non-public information; and,

There was no evidence of malicious or deliberate release but there were inconsistencies in procedures, practices, and norms. Some projected an appearance of bias as well as raised questions of objectivity and thoroughness. Documentary or testimonial evidence were not found.

Their actions raised clouds of doubt and honor within the department. The damage they did went far beyond the Midyear Investigation and harmed the agencies involved as a whole bringing into question the integrity of the agencies and ability to present unbiased conclusions.



Allegations certain FOIA documents released October 30 and November 1, 2016 and a Twitter account to improperly release the information were influenced by improper considerations.

No improper FOIA releases. Everything was done according to internal procedures in place. Clinton FOIA handled no differently than any other requests. No evidence of expediting selected requests or delaying others.

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I get how people are becoming disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disgusted by what has for years been a two-tier justice system …………….

This report is nothing more or less than the same sleight-of-hand government investigation of itself. It recommends AGENCY changes but like other occasions does not implicate or indict its fellow workers to the extent that we clearly see criminal offenses and civil corruption.

It may “recommend” but in the end we already know the findings. Comey did the same thing in front of the cameras when he listed all the indictable offenses against Hillary Clinton and in summation said “No, move along, nothing wrong here.”



This is a 520 page document going into detail of everything so they said. It makes reference though to an important fact which they do not expound upon — there was no documentary or testimonial evidence found.

What do they look for if the information included emails, texts and a million other documents? Do they need a document penned in blood of the accused saying something or directing others involved in a clandestine plot to overthrow the sitting president?

Ask accused people standing in front of juries how many had such solid, conclusive direct evidence presented to convict them of wrongdoing or how much of it was circumstantial.

There are vague references to possible wrongdoing but in general the report is a bunch of “whoooey” concerning the breaking of current laws by specific members on both internal and external activities.

If we expect an OIG report to be damning and damaging then we obviously are screwed because an OIG does NOT do that. They report inconsistencies, irregularities, but do not apparently demand full investigations or indictments within their departments.

They reviewed more than 1.2 MILLION documents, talked to more than 100 witnesses multiple times each. Witnesses including the following: Comey, Lynch, Sally Yates, and Bill Clinton as well as a huge number of FBI agents and others.

All of this has consumed the OIG Departments energies since June 2018. It reviewed a MIDYEAR INVESTIGATION begun by the FBI in July 2015 after the OIG referred information to them, the Comey public release of declination findings, and more.

Those who took part in the Midyear Investigation included the DoJ National Security Division, DoJ Attorneys for Eastern District of Virginia, and FBI field and Washington DC offices. That investigation was looking into the Clinton Email scandal which included unauthorized use of devices transmitting classified information.

Those 568 pages include their recommendations to the DoJ and the FBI that are policy and procedure. They do not draw conclusions on guilt or innocence but rather their discoveries and what they concluded from the evidence. According to the statement they wrote on (iii),

“a determination by the OIG that a decision was not unreasonable does not mean that the OIG has endorsed the decision or concluded that the decision was the most effective among the options considered. We took this approach because our role as an OIG is not to second-guess valid discretionary judgments made during the course of an investigation, and this approach is consistent with the OIG’s handling of such questions in past reviews. In undertaking our analysis, our task was made significantly more difficult because of text and instant messages exchanged on FBI devices and systems by five FBI employees involved in the Midyear investigation. Chapter Five… Strzok was not the sole decision maker for any of the specific Midyear investigative decision…in some instances Strzok and Page advocated for more aggressive investigative measures in the Midyear investigation, such as the use of grand jury subpoenas and search warrants to obtain evidence.

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According to a second OIG Report presented with the Semi-Annual one, the OIG still have over 1,000 investigations yet to be completed according to their chart.





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DECLINED? What the heck….who declined OIG, DoJ, FBI? Who in the department signed off on refusing to indict the DAD? Say What?

I know I barely scanned the document – I got disgusted just reading the summaries and conclusion paragraphs. Hopefully someone else will have more patience and not be so worried about blood pressure so that a better interpretation of this damn report can be made. For now I am seething. Please share if so. Because at the moment, I simply have to put it down and grab my heart medicine.

Citizens get totally shafted once again and the guilty go free.

Once again we are seeing those with ties to the Democrat elites pandered to, protection of government hierarchy Democrats, and leftist party members skating unscathed through the justice system while the rest of the country has to worry about a single picture or a single post on social media………………UN-believable.

WTF!

–Uriel–





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