\n\n“It would be reassuring, in a sense, if the FBI’s misfeasance could be explained by anti-Trump bias. But as Horowitz noted in his report, the fact that “so many basic and fundamental errors were made by three separate, hand-picked teams on one of the most sensitive FBI investigations,” one that “was briefed to the highest levels within the FBI” and “FBI officials expected would eventually be subjected to close scrutiny,” suggests a much deeper problem involving unrestrained overzealousness, confirmation bias, tunnel vision, and groupthink\u2014tendencies that threaten all Americans who value their privacy and reputations.
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Even Comey, who claims<\/a> the dishonesty described by Horowitz “does not reflect the FBI culture of compliance and candor,” wonders<\/a> if the failure might be “systemic,” meaning there could be “problems with other cases.””<\/p>\n\n\n\n