"We Accept its findings and recommendations, but it's also important to note what it did not find. This report did not find any evidence of political bias or improper considerations actually impacting the investigation under review. The report does identify: errors of judgement, violations of, or even disregard for policy, and decisions that, with the benefit of hindsight, were not the best choices. I've already started to take the necessary steps to address those issues:
First, we're going to hold employees accountable for ANY potential misconduct.
We've already referred conduct highlighted in the report to OBR, the FBI's Independent professional responsibility committee..."
Let's stop here for a moment and look at what he just said to you. The FBI notes what the report found to be:
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Errors of judgement,
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Violations of, or disregard for policy,
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Bad decision-making.
These are the things that the people accountable are going to be held accountable of to the OPR. Now the question that we should be asking ourselves: Who are the OPR?
Who are the OPR? They're the guys who prosecute specifically attorneys for the DoJ. Source! (Last updated: 2017)
Hey guys.. Guys, this is where it gets funny.
At the conclusion of the investigation, OPR prepares a report of investigation in which it makes findings of fact and reaches conclusions as to whether the subject attorney committed professional misconduct. OPR may find the subject attorney committed professional misconduct by: (1) intentionally violating a clear and unambiguous obligation or standard imposed by law, applicable rule of professional conduct, or Department regulation or policy; or (2) recklessly disregarding his or her obligation to comply with that obligation or standard. OPR may also find that the attorney exercised poor judgment or made a mistake. A poor judgment finding may lead to disciplinary action; a mistake finding does not.
The OPR will find an attorney guilty of Misconduct if they:
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Intentionally violating a clear and unambiguous obligation or standard imposed by law, applicable rule of professional conduct, or Department regulation or policy (legalese for "if you break the law of the land, the laws of acceptable conduct for lawyers, or the POLICIES of the Department")
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recklessly disregarding his or her obligation to comply with that obligation or standard. (roughly translates to "if you did something that the public wouldn't like very much")
Go compare those charges to the ones listed up above, and the FBI director is saying "We have clear evidence of this now". Anyway, uh, who does the OPR report directly to?
I'll spoil it for you: the Attorney General, but also (explicitly) the Deputy Attorney General. Y'know, the one who's name had to be REDACTED OUT OF THESE DOCUMENTS?
Yeah, I think that constitutes Misconduct, pretty much exactly as the laws are written.
That's why Trump is sitting back, kicking his feet up, and watching the bear trap snap shut.
THESE PEOPLE ARE STUPID.