John Solomon: IG Report Will Conclude James Comey Committed Crimes but Barr Will Decline to Prosecute

Sigh.

The Justice Department's chief watchdog is preparing a damning report on James Comey’s conduct in his final days as FBI director that likely will conclude he leaked classified information and showed a lack of candor after his own agency began looking into his feud with President Trump over the Russia probe.

Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz’s team referred Comey for possible prosecution under the classified information protection laws, but Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors working for Attorney General William Barr reportedly have decided to decline prosecution -- a decision that’s likely to upset Comey's conservative critics.

Prosecutors found the IG’s findings compelling but decided not to bring charges because they did not believe they had enough evidence of Comey's intent to violate the law, according to multiple sources.

Whatever.

Supposedly it will be released in "the next few weeks."

Deb Heine sketched out some probable problem areas in his congressional testimony that might be construed by some as "not fully candid."

Comey’s interview at his residence was scheduled in advance, “for the purpose of providing certain classified memoranda (memos) to Corney for review,” the FBI document states. This would suggest that the purpose of the visit was to help the fired FBI director prepare for his appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee the next day.

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By giving the FBI all the memos he had in his possession, Comey could tell the Senate Judiciary Committee the next day that he no longer had any copies of his memos to give to Congress--which is precisely what he did...

posted by Ace of Spades at 12:42 PM

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