william barr: Horowitz also backed up his major conclusion that the FBI was justified when it launched the Russia probe in July 2016, and senior FBI officials weren't motivated by political bias against candidate Donald Trump, according to CNN. In a remarkable display of disunity within the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr publicly rejected some of these findings and backed up Trump's insistence that the investigation should have never happened. I think the activities we found here don't vindicate anybody who touched this, DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivering a stinging rebuke to the former FBI leaders who claimed victory when his sweeping report was released on Monday. Asked about the split, Horowitz stood by his conclusions. The court-approved wiretaps were conducted under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which is typically used for terrorists and spies. Horowitz also uncovered significant problems and mistakes with the surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.
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