NEW: The DOJ Inspector General's report on the FBI's Russia probe to be released Monday is expected to reject Trump’s allegations that the inquiry was a “deep state” plot to take him down for political reasons.
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@adamgoldmanNYT @charlie_savage The long-awaited IG report is expected to criticize aspects of the early stages of FBI’s Russia probe but essentially exonerate former FBI leaders of Trump’s baseless accusations that they engaged in a politicized conspiracy to sabotage him.
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@adamgoldmanNYT @charlie_savage BREAKING: It's official, the DOJ Inspector General concludes that the FBI had ‘authorized purpose’ to investigate Trump campaign’s Russia ties and that the FBI’s use of confidential informants was in compliance with the rules.
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@adamgoldmanNYT @charlie_savage The IG concludes that the top FBI officials running the Russia probe––who have been smeared by Trump and his allies––were not politically biased and had info “sufficient to satisfy the low threshhold” needed to investigate several Trump associates in 2016.
