Former FBI Director James Comey violated agency policies when he retained and leaked a set of memos he took documenting meetings with President Trump early in 2017, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report released today.
Comey set a"dangerous example" for FBI employees in an attempt to"achieve a personally desired outcome," the report states.However, the IG found"no evidence that Comey or his attorneys released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media."The inspector general's office referred the findings of its report to the Justice Department for potential prosecution earlier this summer.
report on James Comey memos"Department policy states that employees may not, without agency permission, remove records from the Department -- either during or after employment," the inspector general wrote."The FBI policies are no different."The inspector general said it interviewed 17 witnesses, including Comey and Richman, to produce its report.The report said the former FBI chief set a"dangerous example" for agency employees.
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