Ex-top FBI lawyer James Baker admits he is 'nervous' about DOJ inspector general
by Jerry Dunleavy
| May 10, 2019 04:09 PM
Former FBI General Counsel James Baker admitted on Friday that he is “nervous†about DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into the conduct of the DOJ and the FBI during the Trump-Russia probe.
Sitting down with with Lawfare’s Benjamin Wittes in a crowded room at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., Baker said he is “assuming that they will dig and find stuff†and that “we’ll try to sort it out and see what mistakes were made.†But Baker defended the FBI's actions, including its use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Horowitz’s investigation is particularly focused on alleged FISA abuse and the reliance on British ex-spy Christopher Steele in FISA applications targeting Trump campaign associate Carter Page. Steele’s dossier was funded in part by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign through the Perkins Coie law firm and the opposition research group Fusion GPS. The investigation is expected to finish in May or June.
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