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December 11, 2019

Tucker Carlson: Horowitz report exposed CNN's Trump-FISA narratives as misleading

Tucker Carlson said Wednesday Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz's report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse during the 2016 election exposed misleading or false narratives spread on CNN.

December 11, 2019

Michael Cohen seeks reduced sentence, says AG Barr acted in bad faith

President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen is seeking to reduce his 36-month prison sentence on the basis that Attorney General Bill Barr's Justice Department acted in bad faith during his legal battle, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.

December 11, 2019

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell: FBI's FISA application errors 'pretty egregious'

MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell acknowledged Wednesday that the FBI made "pretty egregious" errors in the highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application process that played a major role in the Russia investigation.

December 11, 2019

Sen. Kennedy tells Horowitz: 'I thought I had dropped acid' while reading FISA report

Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy, R-La., said Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report on FISA abuse during the 2016 Trump presidential campaign made him want to vomit.

December 11, 2019

Klobuchar goes on attack, grills Horowitz on Russian interference

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., went on the offensive during the Senate Judiciary Committee's questioning of Justice Department Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz on Wednesday, shifting the focus of the hearing from the failures of the FBI during its Russia investigation by grilling Horowitz on the ongoing threat of Russian election interference.

December 11, 2019

Cruz mocks FBI on Russia probe: 'This wasn’t Jason Bourne. This was Beavis and Butt-Head'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, let it be known Wednesday that he isn't impressed with the FBI’s and the Department of Justice’s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation -- saying those involved were hardly the type of skillful agents found in an action thriller movie.

December 11, 2019

IG Horowitz rips FBI ‘failure’ in Russia probe, says nobody vindicated by report

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz declared a “failure” by the entire “chain of command” involved in the FBI’s initial Trump-Russia investigation, in blistering testimony Wednesday that called out “basic and fundamental errors” at the bureau while stressing that his newly released report on the probe does not "vindicate" anyone. 

December 11, 2019

Andy McCarthy on Horowitz testimony: The standards for opening FISA probe 'so low as to be illusory'

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andy McCarthy said Wednesday that he was not buying Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's conclusion there was no evidence of political bias by the FBI at the outset of their investigation into suspected coordination between President Trump's 2016 campaign and the Russian government.

December 11, 2019

Ken Starr stunned by IG report's findings: 'Extraordinary' condemnation of FBI conduct

 Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr reacted to the release of Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz’ report concerning the origins of the Russia investigation and the issuance of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants for a Trump campaign official, saying “It is absolutely a sad day for the FBI.”

December 11, 2019

IG calls for ‘accountability’ over FBI failures in Russia probe

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz found in his long-awaited report on the FBI's Russia investigation that there was no evidence of political bias in the probe's launch -- but he made clear during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that this does not let anyone off the hook.