'Smeared the FBI': James Comey claims vindication and calls for William Barr reckoning
by Zachary Halaschak
| December 09, 2019 06:25 PM
Former FBI Director James Comey declared that “the truth is finally out†after the release of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on allegations of surveillance abuses during the Trump-Russia investigation.
Comey, 58, wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post after the Monday release of Horowitz’s much-anticipated report. In it, he said that Attorney General William Barr is due for a reckoning over what he called a practice of acting like a spokesman for President Trump.
“Well, the wait is over, and those who smeared the FBI are due for an accounting,†Comey said. “In particular, Attorney General William P. Barr owes the institution he leads, and the American people, an acknowledgment of the truth.
“Unfortunately, it appears that Barr will continue his practice of deriding the Justice Department when the facts don’t agree with Trump’s fiction,†he continued. “The FBI fulfilled its mission — protecting the American people and upholding the U.S. Constitution. Now those who attacked the FBI for two years should admit they were wrong.â€
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