Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the leader of the government’s watchdogs who is already probing the FBI’s conduct during the 2016 election, is now being counted on to find lost bureau text messages some lawmakers believe show unfair treatment of President Trump.
Last Friday, Horowitz’s agenda broadened when Attorney General Jeff Sessions responded to growing demands by House and Senate Republicans that Justice track down missing text messages between FBI special agents that critics say demonstrate bias among some bureau employees who have worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of possible links between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign.
