Inspector General Michael Horowitz, in his first public remarks after releasing a report on the FBI’s FISA investigation, blamed top officials in the FBI for failure in overseeing a flawed effort to get authority to surveil Carter Page, an American foreign policy adviser who worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 election effort.
“We are deeply concerned that so many basic and fundamental errors were made by three separate, hand-picked investigative teams; on one of the most sensitive FBI investigations; after the matter had been briefed to the highest levels within the FBI; even though the information sought through use of FISA authority related so closely to an ongoing presidential campaign; and even though those involved with the investigation knew that their actions were likely to be subjected to close scrutiny,” Horowitz said in his opening remarks.
