There has been a lot of anticipation that the promised report from DoJ inspector General Michael Horowitz will trigger the “unleashing” of AG Barr. Margot Cleveland of the Federalist, one of the most knowledgeable observers of the process, wrote late last week: The forthcoming report from the Office of Inspector General on potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse will finally unleash Attorney General William Barr, and when it does, watch out. For the last month, conservative pundits have predicted the ever-imminent dropping of Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on his investigation into the circumstances surrounding FISA surveillance of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. Horowitz’s report will likely provide new and damaging details surrounding the FBI’s use of the FISA court to spy on Page. More importantly, the conclusion of Horowitz’s probe frees Barr to conduct a...(Read Full Post)