The Justice Department inspector general has been asking why the FBI kept citing Christopher Steele as a credible source in surveillance applications
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog, close to concluding its inquiry into steps the FBI took in its probe of Trump campaign associates and Russia beginning in 2016, is homing in on whether the agency continued surveillance of one associate despite questions about a key source’s credibility, according to people familiar with the matter.
In the closely watched probe of the counterintelligence inquiry that later morphed into special counsel Robert Mueller’s examination of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, the...Attorney General William Barr answered questions about Russian interference in the 2016 general election and special counsel Robert Mueller’s March 27 letter. The letter indicated a disagreement about how the special counsel’s report was being characterized.
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