Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced on Friday that he was launching a review of the DOJ’s role in preparing for and responding to last week’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“The DOJ OIG will coordinate its review with reviews also being conducted by the Offices of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Interior,” Horowitz said in a statement.
The Trump-incited mob stormed the Capitol last Wednesday, wreaking havoc and destroying property. The violence left five people, including a Capitol police officer, dead.
“The DOJ OIG review will include examining information relevant to the January 6 events that was available to DOJ and its components in advance of January 6; the extent to which such information was shared by DOJ and its components with the U.S. Capitol Police and other federal, state, and local agencies; and the role of DOJ personnel in responding to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6,” Horowitz added. “The DOJ OIG also will assess whether there are any weaknesses in DOJ protocols, policies, or procedures that adversely affected the ability of DOJ or its components to prepare effectively for and respond to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If circumstances warrant, the DOJ OIG will consider examining other issues that may arise during the review.”
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced today the initiation of a review. https://t.co/D9ST7X0ToB pic.twitter.com/JMYbBpLgQy
— Justice OIG (@JusticeOIG) January 15, 2021
I’d prefer a Biden appointed Inspector General, but I guess it’s a start.
Wait, what? We still have a DoJ Inspector General?
Oh right, that guy.
Fuck all that.
He’ll have just enough time to issue a report that the DOJ’s actions were great and the Trump is a super awesome guy before he loses his job at 12:01 next Wednesday.
Finally
He was appointed IG by Trump in 2020, he does not deserve the benefit of the doubt that he will run a legitimate investigation.
Edit: I saw another site that said that he was appointed by Obama in 2012, if that is true he probably isn’t a Trumpster. If he was an Obama appointee I have to wonder how he managed to survive the Trump maladministration.