Topic: Horowitz Report

In a testimony clip, former FBI Director James Comey admits that the Department of Justice only moved forward with the Carter Page FISA warrant after the Steele dossier information was included. Comey acknowledges that the DOJ had previously declined to support the warrant application in the summer of 2016. The hosts highlight this as a "Clip of the Day" for confirming the dossier's central role in the investigation.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report confirmed significant failures and "significant problems" in the FBI's FISA applications for Carter Page. The report revealed that an FBI employee doctored an email and that the Steele dossier played a "central and essential" role in the surveillance warrants. This contradicts years of media claims that the FISA process was handled appropriately.

The Inspector General report by Michael Horowitz reveals 17 "missteps" or irregularities in the FBI's handling of FISA warrants to surveil Carter Page. Senator Lindsey Graham warns that the FISA court risks losing congressional support unless fundamental reforms are implemented to prevent manipulation by "bad actors" within the FBI. The hosts argue that the FBI intentionally lied to a secret court, effectively bypassing Fourth Amendment protections for American citizens.

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General report by Michael Horowitz led to congressional hearings characterized by political posturing. Representative Jamie Raskin criticized the committee for focusing on Hillary Clinton's emails while humanitarian issues persisted at the U.S. border. Analysis of former FBI Director James Comey’s actions suggests his late-election announcements were a "cover your ass" maneuver driven by shifting expectations of the 2016 election outcome.

The long-awaited Inspector General report by Michael Horowitz is released, detailing the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. While the report finds no "documentary evidence" of political bias affecting the final outcome, it criticizes James Comey's actions. The hosts highlight the "incestuous" relationship between FBI agents and the press revealed in the report's diagrams.