NEW: Justice Dept. recently opened an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the FBI's interview of Michael Flynn while he was serving as President Trump's national security adviser, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.
The inquiry into Flynn's FBI interview could be aimed at several former officials Trump has repeatedly criticized publicly, including former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, people familiar with the inquiry said. They also said it could be part of an effort to make a presidential pardon of Flynn more palatable.When asked Wednesday if he was considering a pardon of Stone, Trump said,"I don't want to say yet.
The Justice Department inspector general has said that opening the investigation was legitimate, and on Friday the department informed McCabe that he would not face criminal charges in an investigation into whether he lied about a leak to the media. But Trump has made clear that he believes Strzok, Comey and McCabe should be charged with criminal wrongdoing for their role in the Russia investigation.
"This is what the inspector general is for," Figliuzzi said."So the message that's being sent is: We no longer trust the FBI or DOJ to police themselves. We are abandoning the usual course of oversight." Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney in Virginia and NBC News legal analyst, said it's unclear if there's anything improper about assigning Jensen to look into Flynn's FBI interview, but if he's not looking into whether a crime was committed then Barr is potentially misusing a U.S. attorney.
The judge, Emmet Sullivan, has reviewed details of the FBI's interview of Flynn and has rejected the notion of any wrongdoing. After Flynn accused federal prosecutors of misconduct in his investigation, including the handling of his FBI interview, Sullivan responded that"the Court summarily disposes of Mr.
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