Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Aug. 29 appeared to rebuke James Comey and call out two media pundits following the release of a Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General report that criticized the former FBI Director for violating department and FBI policies.
Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz’s report (pdf), which was released on Aug. 29, blasted Comey for violating DOJ and FBI policies guiding the retention, handling, and dissemination of government documents. Horowitz also found that although Comey didn’t disclose any classified information to the media, he did share a memo containing sensitive information to his lawyers. The FBI determined several weeks later that the memo contained information that was “confidential.”
