Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed Wednesday that his office found evidence of “political bias” at the Department of Justice during and immediately after the 2016 General Election.
“But you definitely — in both of these investigations, you found political bias?” asked Sen. Ron Johnson.
“We found through the text messages evidence of people’s political bias, correct,” confirmed Horowitz.
JOHNSON: "But you definitely — in both of these investigations, you found political bias?"
HOROWITZ: "We found through the text messages evidence of people’s political bias, correct." pic.twitter.com/2HXQKNnVud— Benny (@bennyjohnson) December 18, 2019
Watch the Inspector General’s comments above.
BARR TALK: AG Barr Blasts the FBI’s Russia Probe, Slams Investigators for ‘Gross Abuse’
Attorney General Bill Barr weighed-in Tuesday on the recently released Inspector General’s report; saying the FBI practiced “gross abuse” that relied on “flimsy evidence” to surveil senior Trump associates during the 2016 election.
“Attorney General Bill Bar is blasting the FBI’s conduct during the Russia investigation, saying investigators relied on ‘flimsy’ evidence in launching the probe and disputing key conclusions from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report released Monday,” reports Fox News.
“It’s hard to look at this stuff and not think that it was a gross abuse,” Barr said. “Where I disagree with Mike, I just think this was very flimsy.”
“The normal thing to do in this situation,” Barr said, “is to go to the campaign, and here I don’t think there’s a legitimate explanation for why they didn’t.”
Read the full report here.
Source: Fox News
BIAS ON DISPLAY: Time-Lapse Footage Shows CNN Skipping Lindsey Graham’s Opening Statement
Recently released time-lapse footage shows CNN intentionally skipping Sen. Lindsey Graham’s opening statement on FISA abuse; coverage carried by other major news networks for the entire 45-minutes.
“Media bias is not only how something is covered, it’s what they cover. This is what bias at CNN looks like,” posted GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
Media bias is not only how something is covered – it's what they don't cover.
And this is what bias at @CNN looks like. pic.twitter.com/G85Yefrq6t
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) December 11, 2019
CNN found itself in hot-water Wednesday after the network failed to air Sen. Lindsey Graham’s opening statement at the Judiciary Committee; ignoring the lawmaker’s powerful remarks on the FBI’s botched Russia probe.
“CNN was alone among the three major cable news networks in deciding not to televise Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., deliver his opening statement on Wednesday prior to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s hotly-anticipated testimony,” reports Fox News.
Hey @CNN,
Any reason why you won't air the hearing on the bombshell IG Report?
Does it not fit your narrative?#FakeNews
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) December 11, 2019
“Graham’s powerful remarks included examples of bias against President Trump and other Republicans from top FBI officials and criticism of media coverage that dismissed the FISA report as concluding the FBI made errors at a low level,” adds Fox.
“The first thing I want you to know is how the cake is baked here and my goal is to make sure … you look at this as more than a few irregularities, because if this becomes a few irregularities in America, then God help us all,” Graham said.
CNN has so-far not responded to the incident.
Read the full report here.
Source: Fox News