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Ex-top FBI lawyer James Baker admits he is 'nervous' about DOJ inspector general
Ex-top FBI lawyer James Baker admits he is 'nervous' about DOJ inspector general
May 10, 2019 ~ By Jerry Dunleavy
Former FBI General Counsel James Baker admitted on Friday that he is “nervous” about DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into the conduct of the DOJ and the FBI during the Trump-Russia probe.
Sitting down with Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes in a crowded room at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Baker said he is “assuming that they will dig and find stuff” and that “we’ll try to sort it out and see what mistakes were made.” But Baker defended the FBI's actions, including its use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Horowitz’s investigation is particularly focused on alleged FISA abuse and the reliance on British ex-spy Christopher Steele in FISA applications targeting Trump campaign associate Carter Page. Steele’s dossier was funded in part by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign through the Perkins Coie law firm and the opposition research group Fusion GPS. The investigation is expected to finish in May or June.
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“Mistakes”? These weren’t Mistakes. They were criminal acts with malice of forethought. This guy and his agency should be very concerned.
Hopefully the people will see justice returned to the Dept. of Justice and the F.B.I.
There are some people who need to be tried, convicted and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment for trying to overthrow the President of The United States. There should be at least 15 to 20 bureaucrats, and 0bana administration officials who should be nervous, very nervous.
If you haven’t done anything wrong you have nothing to worry about. Really? The most transparent scandal free Obama administration evah?
Sounds like someone knows where the bodies are buried. Question is, “is Baker willing to take that walk in Ft. Marcy Park or save himself?”
