• Comey: 'Real sloppiness' in Russia probe but no misconduct

    Comey: 'Real sloppiness' in Russia probe but no misconduct

    Dec 15, 2019 08:02 PM EDT

    ... inspector general, he added, “did not find misconduct by FBI personnel, did not find political bias, did not find illegal conduct." The significant mistakes the inspector general identified are “not something to sneeze at” but also not evidence of intentional misconduct, Comey said. The report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz ...

  • Shields and Brooks on articles of impeachment, FBI's Russia mistakes

    Shields and Brooks on articles of impeachment, FBI's Russia mistakes

    Dec 13, 2019 11:40 PM EDT

    Judy Woodruff: Two -- well, in a completely different direction, two investigations I want to ask you both about. One, David, is the inspector general at the Department of Justice went back and looked at the origins of the Trump campaign Russia investigation. Republicans had been saying it would show political ...

  • Pentagon watchdog investigating $400 million border wall contract

    Pentagon watchdog investigating $400 million border wall contract

    Dec 12, 2019 06:48 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon's inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling him the ...

  • December 11, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    December 11, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Dec 12, 2019 12:08 AM EDT

    Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department’s inspector general answers questions from senators about his report on the origins of the Russia investigation. Plus: Reaction to the analysis of the Russia probe, what prompted a deadly New Jersey shootout, Myanmar on trial for possible genocide, the United Kingdom prepares ...

  • What Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russia probe

    What Michael Horowitz told the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russia probe

    Dec 11, 2019 11:55 PM EDT

    The origins of the Russia investigation were under the microscope on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Michael Horowitz, inspector general for the Department of Justice, sat for a day-long hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee about his recent report examining accusations of political bias in the FBI and how the bureau ...

  • 2 law enforcement experts on what Horowitz report and testimony mean for the FBI

    2 law enforcement experts on what Horowitz report and testimony mean for the FBI

    Dec 11, 2019 11:45 PM EDT

    ... upon us to do them properly and correctly, and to trust in us that we will fix the problems that have been uncovered by the inspector general's report. Judy Woodruff: And, in just a word, Mr. Trusty, should the American people have trust in the FBI? James Trusty: I ...

  • For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say

    For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say

    Dec 11, 2019 07:54 PM EDT

    California’s state approving agency is generally considered one of the more aggressive, but last year’s OIG report found that it did not properly assess DeVry University’s advertising materials, which the inspector general said falsely claimed that 90 percent of graduates found jobs within six months of graduation ...

  • WATCH: Watchdog tells Congress there were 'basic and fundamental errors' in Russia probe

    WATCH: Watchdog tells Congress there were 'basic and fundamental errors' in Russia probe

    Dec 11, 2019 06:20 PM EDT

    ... he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors" were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Inspector General Michael Horowitz is testifying before Congress beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Watch live in the video player above. Inspector General Michael Horowitz ...

  • WATCH: Trump mocks impeachment effort at Pennsylvania rally

    WATCH: Trump mocks impeachment effort at Pennsylvania rally

    Dec 10, 2019 11:13 PM EDT

    ... remove Trump from office. During the rally, Trump also addressed the long-awaited release of the Justice Department report into the 2016 Russia investigation. The inspector general found that the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and that the FBI ...

  • Barr says FBI's Russia investigation was based on 'bogus narrative'

    Barr says FBI's Russia investigation was based on 'bogus narrative'

    Dec 10, 2019 10:03 PM EDT

    The long-awaited report issued Monday rejected theories and criticism spread by Trump and his supporters, though it also found “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command that Republicans are citing as evidence that Trump was targeted by an unfair investigation. The review by Inspector General Michael ...