Trump's Allies Ask Cummings to Hold Hearing on Comey Report

Two of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump will welcome Kuwait's leader to the White House in September at the White House. West Virginia governor poll: Manchin leads GOP justice by 10 members of US forces killed in action in Afghanistan MOREThe House's most fervent allies call on the chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee to hold a hearing with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, following the publication by Horowitz of the Minister of Justice. a scathing report on the former director of the FBI. James ComeyJames Brien ComeyTrump says that Comey's decision proves that Barr is "fair and reasonable". The worst is yet to come for Jim Comey The Morning's Morning – Hurricane to Florida alters Trump's travel plans MORE violate office policies.

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"Given the high costs to our country arising from the reckless conduct of Comey, we respectfully request that you immediately schedule a hearing with Inspector General Horowitz to review the OIG. [Office of Inspector General] report on the fault of Comey, "they write in a letter published Friday.

Horowitz, in a report published Thursday morning, found that the former FBI chief had broken the rules of the office by seeking to share unauthorized information about ongoing investigations with a friend through memos – a friend who had then forwarded this information to the New York Times two months after Trump had removed Comey from the FBI.

While Horowitz refused to make a recommendation as to whether to accuse the former head of the FBI – and the Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham According to BarrTrump, Comey's decision proves that Barr is "fair and reasonable" Five remarks from Judge IG's report on Comey Trump: Comey is "completely dishonored" after the report of the monitoring group of the DOJ. MORE said he would not pursue Comey – the report has given a new impetus to Trump and his Republican allies, long accused of malpractices by senior officials of the Justice Department and the FBI during the elections. 2016.

"Because the compilation and dissemination of sensitive FBI information by Comey has directly led to more than two years of political unrest and partisan vitriolic attacks against the president, the BIG report calls for a" clean sweep ". Congressional attention, "they write.

A Cummings spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.

According to the 83-page report, Comey did not disclose any classified information to the press despite GOP allegations, but Horowitz found that he had mishandled sensitive information.

The scrutiny of his memo treatment took place after the former FBI leader had declared in the Senate in 2017 that he had handed over to his friend, Daniel Richman, a professor at the university. Columbia University, a memo for the purpose of disclosing it to the press and prompting the appointment of a special representative. Advice. Comey's efforts were successful when the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein tapped Robert MuellerRobert Cavan (Bob) Swan MuellerFox roasts Trump after criticizing the Mueller network: the report disappears from the political conversation Trump calls for the search for Obama's book deal More, which conducted a 22-month investigation into Russia's interference in the elections and the possible impediment to justice exercised by Trump and other officials.

Comey described these memos as personal memories, an assertion that Horowitz repressed in his report, stating that Comey had signed an employee agreement stating clearly that such documents detailing his discussions, to the extent that the FBI leader were considered FBI archives.

Republicans now accuse Comey of those nearly two years during which Mueller's investigation led the White House to lag behind.

"The IG's dismal report on James Comey makes it very clear how unfairly we have been treated, as well as the tens of millions of exceptional people who support me – our rights and freedoms have been illegally destroyed by this dishonest idiot. To be considering our time stolen back? "Trump tweeted on Friday.

Comey, for his part, takes his critics of the GOP for their assertion that he leaked classified information to the press, declaring that he would welcome an apology from those who sought to defame him. .

"I do not need a public apology from those who have defamed me, but a quick message with a 'sorry to have lied about you' would be nice," Comey tweeted.

"And to all those who have spent two years talking about me" going to jail "or" liar and dissipator ", ask yourself why you always trust those who have given you so long bad information, including the president ," He continued.