Three senior DOJ officials leaked non-public investigative information ‘days before an election': inspector general

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Three senior DOJ officials leaked non-public investigative information ‘days before an election': inspector general
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violated internal policies and engaged in “misconduct” when they leaked details about a non-public investigation to the media “days before an election,” the agency’s inspector general revealed Monday.

The three officials were no longer DOJ employees when the investigation began and declined or did not respond to interview requests, according to the OIG, which does not have the authority to compel testimony from former employees. Donald Trump is dead right — GOP must back Mike Johnson for speaker The investigation, initially handled by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team, was closed in June 2020 over a “lack of sufficient evidence” — but

In the missive, the senator notes that the request is necessary “considering the Justice Department’s past destruction of federal records” related to Mueller’s Trump probe and Smith’s use of at least one FBI special agent who worked on aspects of the Mueller investigation and “would’ve most likely had access to or been made aware of information” leaked to the Washington Post about the Egypt-Trump probe.

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