FBI Had ‘Authorized Purpose’ to Investigate Trump

“A long-awaited Justice Department inspector general’s report examining the FBI’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia rebuts allegations of illegal spying and that political bias played a role in the probe begun ahead of the 2016 election, but finds serious faults in other areas,” the Washington Post reports.

“The inspector general concludes that the FBI had an ‘authorized purpose’ to initiate the investigation and that the bureau’s use of confidential informants was in compliance with the rules.”

Politico: “Horowitz’s review did not find any indication that the FBI planted anyone in the campaign, as President Trump has claimed, but it does bolster concerns that campaign officials were repeatedly the focus of outreach by ‘confidential human sources’ seeking to establish whether the campaign was colluding with Russia.”