OIG Report: A Not-SO Funny Comedy of Errors and Corruption

Michael Horowitz

The Thursday, June 14 release of a long-awaited report from the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) serves to remind the nation that power corrupts and that those in power will ultimately come to see themselves as being unaccountable. As the media, political operatives, and pundits begin to sink their teeth into this final account of what Michael Horowitz has uncovered, one could be forgiven for thinking that the final chapter of the Hillary Clinton email scandal has come to an end. Not so, however; the publication of the report is merely the beginning of the end.

In its entirety, the OIG report comes in at more than 550 pages and there is, no doubt, plenty that has yet to be discussed. Each side of the political divide has already set about spinning the revelations to suit their respective positions. It seems that the entire affair is already becoming a case of failing to see the forest for the trees. As breathless journalists and talk-show hosts begin to pile on, it would be worth taking three steps back and considering the overriding implications of what this entire investigation has told us about the state of the American political system.

Horowitz was never tasked with re-litigating Clinton’s use of a private email server while she served as Secretary of State, nor was he investigating her or her staff for mishandling classified information. His task was to audit the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s handling of those matters. What he has revealed to the American public is, in short, a very unfunny comedy of errors and, likely, some convoluted attempts to protect a favored presidential candidate from being fatally damaged as a result of her own wrongdoing.

more at https://www.libertynation.com/oig-report-a-not-so-funny-comedy-of-errors-and-corruption/