Report Condemns FBI Violations In 2016 Clinton Probe But Finds No Political Bias

A new Justice Department report is expected to fault the decisions in 2016 made by then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and then-FBI Director James Comey.

Jacquelyn Martin / AP

Updated at 4:28 p.m. ET

A Justice Department watchdog on Thursday criticized former FBI Director James Comey for violating long-standing department guidelines and mishandling the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2016.

The probe by Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz has already prompted reassignments and departures at the highest levels of the FBI. Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe abruptly left the bureau in January, as watchdogs raced to finish their report, and later was fired outright.