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The justice departments inspector general testifying before the senate defending his report on the investigation. michael horowitz stood firmly in his findings the fbi was justified and unbiased in launching the probe but bluntly criticized the bureau for what he described as significant errors. jessica is with us now. he face intense questioning for several hours. >> he did, wolf, and that intense questioning playing off the partisan divide with republicans drilling into the significant errors ...

One is above the law. and this offended sense of duty when they served and oefds them today serving in congress. >> congressman, appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >> more on the political calculations of the impeachment. how solidly the democratic caucus behind the leadership and william barrs unprecedented attempt to distort intentionally knowing the conclusions of the inspector general report and the investigations into russian meddling in the election. were keeping him honest, just raid. ...

They ultimately concluded that the fbi did not act with with political bias. that they launched an investigation into the possible collusion between russian intelligence and the trump campaign with a solid and legal foundation. they did identify some missteps, inadequacies in fbi procedure and behavior but overarching the important conclusion the i.g. reached is those actions did not influence how that investigation was launched or the conclusions that it ultimately reached. >> we live in a time...

Witnesses undermined the conclusions in your report that you found no documentary or testimony evidence of political bias in opening the investigation were seeking fisa authority for carter page? >> i dont think they undermine conclusions but it would be good to have their evidence like normally. >> do you think the findings in your reports are inaccurate because you lacked the authority to compel witnesses? >> not in this instance, no. >> on april 2019 attorney general barr told congress "i thi...

Kennedy appointing his brother, bobby kennedy, barack obama appointing eric holder. he said they had attorney generals who protected them. with jeff sessions i dont have anybody. youve seen bill barr the last 24 hours is the kind of one-man wrecking crew going after the i.g. report particularly its major conclusions. i just want to read you one quote from his interview with nbc yesterday. he said i think our nation was turned on its head for three years based on a completely bogus narrative that...

Of who could see it and who couldnt see it and he was not on the list. we provided that to him in november as part of our factual accuracy. >> november win, do you remember? >> at have to check but it was probably roughly mid-november. are you familiar with what he is undertaking at all? >> i am somewhat but i would pretend to be completely friendly with it. he notes that he does not agree with some of your reports and conclusions as to predication and how the fbi case was open. what information...

Completely supportive of that. >> do you think he was fair? >> ive had situations where theres been disagreements between my self and leadership. speak i want to give you a chance to defend yourself and your team who have done a highly professional job here, 19 months, one hundreds of witnesses, do you think this atk on you and your team is fair? >> my defense of our team and our work as we stand by the report. nothing i have heard changes our vigor -- view. anyone is free to disagree with our c...

Manner. i havent seen that either. >> what you will do in your professional capacity, i think that is a rhetorical question. you know, so -- >> point taken though. >> the staff, the investigations as intrusive and the suspicion also cast aspersions on the professionalism of your people. and i think that is probably also not terribly edifying or supportive. does the attorney general provide you with any evidence to support his claim that the fbi agents were spying? >> in terms of evidence, we did...

>> that was attributable, can contribute elbow deep state conspiracy, >> we make no finding and we explain in there that we did not have documentary evidence that was intentional, and we also point out the lack of satisfactory explanations. from there, i cant draw any further conclusions. other than you do what you go with. that was a failure of management and supervision over that complicated process that needs to be repaired. >> from top to bottom? >> correct. now whats the timeline on the att...

That the decision to launch the investigation was proper, the democrats are embracing it. conversely, the republicans who were embracing and excited about this investigation because they thought it would lay waste to the f.b.i. and james comey and andrew mccabe on those big points are now attacking it. they certainly like what the inspector general had to say about fisa and the dossier and that there were a series of mistakes as bret points out. almost all of them in favor of the investigation a...