Mr. Comey, whom Mr. Trump fired in May 2017, had previously said the case involving Mr. But the inspector general’s report found that, among other problems, the F.B.I. Over all, the report said the inspector general found “a number of factual representations that were inaccurate, incomplete or unsupported by appropriate documentation” in the wiretap applications. Mr. Trump seized on Mr. Comey’s admission to attack him. He firmly defended the F.B.I., saying the bureau had been proved to be honest and apolitical, but “flawed.”

Source: New York Times December 16, 2019 00:22 UTC