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Trump campaign adviser carter page. >> we are deeply concerned that so many basic and fundamental errors were made by three separate hand-picked investigative teams on one of the most sensitive fbi investigations. >> would you have submitted a warrant application as a lawyer? >> let me put it this way. i would not have submitted the one they put in. they certainly misled -- it was misleading to the court. >> reporter: republican pounces on the problems. >> this wasn't jason bourne. this is bevis and butthead. >> and james comey was called out who was at top when the investigation began. >> for...

Didn't completely offer the fbi a clean bill of health either, wolf. >> the fbi for the way it handles key parts of the investigation, right? >> reporter: that is absolutely right. horowitz paid a withering portrait of how the fbi bungled getting a court order to monitor carter page and outlined serious problems that the inspector general found persisted for months and months and his office faults not only those who prepared the warrants to monitor page but top fbi leadership overseeing the russia investigation. >> former fbi director james comey said this week that your report vindicates him....

The ig finds there is no bias on the trump campaign but there were numerous mistakes in the investigation put horwitz also asked about attorney general barr saying that the trump campaign was spied on. >> if you don't have the legal at >> absolutely. >> is that's buying? >> it's illegal survives. >> whatever illegal surveillance means, they did it. >> dana: saying that the court clears him of any wrongdoing. >> james comey said this week that your report vindicates him. is that is fair assessment of your report? >> i think the activities we found here don't vindicate anybody who touched this. ...

Thanks, lady. taxi! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> continuing coverage of the senate judiciary committee on the inspector general's report now. my thought, in the hearing you had senator graham asking horowitz the inspector general, saying does this report vindicate jim comey, the former fbi director, as he's climbing this week? and horowitz says the activities we found here don't vindicate anyone who touch this. essentially, it's willful ignorance and exceptional competence, or intended misconduct here. and it's interesting to see how

We believe that implementation of those recommendations including those that seek individual accountability for the failures identified in our report will improve the fbi's ability to more carefully and effectively utilize its important national security authorities like fisa while also striving to safeguard the civil liberties and privacy of impacted u.s. persons. the oig will continue to conduct rigorous oversight of these matters in the months and years ahead including the recommendations that we made in this week's report. that concludes my statement. i'd be pleased to answer any questions...