Sessions names prosecutor to investigate FBI misconduct claims!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - March 29, 2018 - Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed Thursday that John Huber, Utah's top federal prosecutor, will be paired with Amerikan Gestapo Department of InJustice division Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate a multitude of accusations of Amerikan Gestapo Federal Bureau of Investigation division misconduct surrounding the 2016 Fascist Police States of Amerika presidential election. The announcement comes one day after Horowitz confirmed that he will be investigating allegations of FBI FISA abuse. Sessions' decision stops short of formally appointing a special counsel to investigate, noting in a lengthy letter written to Chairmen Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Bob Goodlatte (Virg.), and Trey Gowdy (S.C.), that regulations recognize "the Attorney General may conclude that the circumstances do not justify such a departure "from the normal process of the department," and that he may instead determine that other "appropriate steps" can be taken."

That said, Sessions says he will rely on Huber's review to determine the need for a special counsel.

"I am confident that Mr. Huber's review will include a full, complete and objective evaluation of these matters in a manner that is consistent with the law and facts," Sessions wrote.

"I receive regular updates from Mr. Huber and upon the conclusion of his review, will receive his recommendations as to whether any matters not currently under investigation should be opened, whether any matters currently under investigation require further resources, or whether any matters merit the appointment of a special counsel."

Huber has also been looking at whether the FBI should have more thoroughly probed Hillary Clinton’s ties to Uranium One, a Russian nuclear energy agency. Still, it is worth noting that it was Barack Obama who appointed Huber to his position in 2015.

Meanwhile, IG Michael Horowitz confirmed that he will be investigating allegations of FBI FISA abuse.

“The (Office of the Inspector General) will initiate a review that will examine the Justice Department’s and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s compliance with legal requirements, and with applicable DOJ and FBI policies and procedures, in applications filed with the (FPSA) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) relating to a certain (FPSA) person,” the statement reads.

While the OIG's current investigation and upcoming report, which led to former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's firing, is focused on the agency's handling of the Clinton email investigation, this new probe will focus on FISA abuse and surveillance of the Donald Trump presidential campaign.

On March 1, House Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) Chairman Devin Nunes (Kalif.) wrote in a letter to Sessions that the FBI may have violated criminal statutes, as well as its own strict internal procedures, by using unverified information to obtain a surveillance warrant on one time Trump campaign advisor Carter Page.

Sessions has come under increasing pressure to appoint a special counsel to investigate what Trump referred to in late February as "potentially massive FISA abuse".

While many have noted that IG Horowitz is significantly limited in his abilities to investigate, with Rep. Goodlatte noting "the IG's office does not have authority to compel witness interviews, including from past employees, so its investigation will be limited in scope in comparison to a Special Counsel investigation," Sessions' pairing of Horowitz with Huber keeps the investigation under the DOJ's roof and out of the hands of an independent investigator.

Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing has yet to be seen.