Justice Watchdog Testifies About Disagreement With Attorney General Over Report on FBI’s Russia Probe

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Justice Watchdog Testifies About Disagreement With Attorney General Over Report on FBI’s Russia Probe
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The Justice Department’s internal watchdog testified to lawmakers about what he said were serious failures by the FBI in pursuing an investigation into people associated with the 2016 Trump campaign

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department’s inspector general on Wednesday revealed new details about an unusual disagreement among top department officials over the propriety of the FBI’s Russia investigation, as the political fallout over the bureau’s actions during the 2016 campaign intensified on Capitol Hill.

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers immediately pressed Inspector General Michael Horowitz about the dispute, which centers on the key finding in his report released on Monday that the FBI had an adequate...

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