'This is really a collision between order and rule of law,' former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis said.
"And when we have to worry about whether an inspector general is going to be overridden in one of those three positions, you start to feel that needle moving from the Federalist Papers to the island inThe Federalist Papers are a compilation of essays and articles that were written by several Founding Fathers—including Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay—to encourage the colonial states to ratify the Constitution.
Horowitz's report, released Monday, highlights multiple instances of misconduct by lower-level FBI officials during the investigation into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. However, the findings largely debunked conspiracies, pushed by Trump and his supporters, that the probe was launched out of political bias. The inspector general did not find that to be the case, asserting that the FBI had valid reasons to be concerned and to launch the investigation.
Retired Admiral James Stavridis attends the Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony at Ellis Island, New York, on May 13, 2017.In an unusual step, Barr voiced his public disagreement with Horowitz's conclusions. "The FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken," the attorney generalBarr had already faced significant criticism from Democrats, and some conservatives, for
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