By special counsel John Durham reveals that Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz concealed crucial information from Durham in connection with the ongoing prosecution of Michael Sussmann, a former attorney to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
The filing also reveals that Horowitz failed to disclose that his office is in possession of two cellphones used by former FBI general counsel James Baker.
Sussmann's attorneys further informed Durham that the VPN information had come from Rodney Joffe, a computer expert with close connections to the FBI. This was another material fact that hadn't been disclosed by Horowitz.
Durham's office has since discovered that the OIG "Currently possesses two FBI cell phones" that belonged to Baker, the former FBI general counsel.
According to Durham's filing, "In early January 2022, the Special Counsel's Office learned for the first time that the OIG currently possesses two FBI cellphones of the former FBI General Counsel."
Horowitz examined the FBI's investigation of Clinton's private email server as well as the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign, alleged Russian collusion, and the resulting Carter Page FISA and abuse of the FISA court.
Although it has never been entirely clear how or why Horowitz had determined that the information used by the FBI was sufficient to open the investigation, there had been speculation that Horowitz was hampered by the fact that an IG's investigative reach is limited to their own department and therefore, he might have reached the wrong conclusion.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Durham Court Filing Reveals DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Withheld Key Evidence From Special Counsel
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