On January 12, 2017, the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General announced that it was initiating “a review of allegations regarding certain actions by the Department of Justice (Department) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in advance of the 2016 election.” The issues to be examined included, but were not limited to, the following: “Allegations that the Department or FBI policies or procedures were not followed in connection with, or in actions leading up to or related to, the FBI Director’s public announcement on July 5, 2016 [clearing Hillary Clinton of criminal responsibility for her grossly negligent mishandling of […]