Like others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity because the report is not yet public. The inspector general’s work is independent of the attorney general, but in this case, the two must work closely on the release because the inspector general does not have the authority to declassify information. At an unrelated public appearance Tuesday, Horowitz declined to discuss the timing of his report. The FBI and Justice Department applied to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in October 2016 to monitor the communications of a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. These counterintelligence activities that were directed at the Trump campaign were not done in the normal course and not through the normal procedures as a far as I can tell,” Barr said.

Source: Washington Post November 06, 2019 01:18 UTC