DOJ declines to prosecute James Comey on inspector general referral

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The Justice Department declined to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey following a criminal referral from the agency’s independent watchdog, which concluded that Comey had mishandled sensitive information.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz reached out to prosecutors about one of the memos Comey leaked to a friend, which detailed a conversation he had with President Trump, after he was fired by President Trump in May 2017.

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