Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into alleged Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses by the department (DOJ) and FBI has been completed. He recently told lawmakers that he had submitted a draft report to the attorney general and is preparing a final draft.
“We have now begun the process of finalizing our report by providing a draft of our factual findings to the department and the FBI for classification determination and marking,” Horowitz wrote in a Sept. 13 letter addressed to several House and Senate Committee leaders.
“This step is consistent with our process for reports such as this one that involve classified material.”
He added that once the DOJ and the FBI sends a marked document back indicating classified information, the inspector general office will “proceed with our usual process for preparing final draft public and classified reports, and ensuring that appropriate reviews occur for accuracy and comment purposes.”
