Article snippet: The Justice Department’s inspector general on Thursday released a deeply critical assessment of the agency’s conduct during the 2016 election. The report hammered top Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI brass for actions they took over the course of the investigation into MORE’s private email server. Here are five takeaways from the explosive report. It’s a tough day for the FBI The report offers a damning assessment of the FBI’s actions during its investigation of Clinton, training its fire on former FBI Director MORE for decisions DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz deemed “insubordinate” and “extraordinary.” In particular, Horowitz criticized Comey for his unilateral decision to make a statement exonerating Clinton in July — bucking agency policy without informing Department of Justice officials, because he was concerned they would instruct him not to do it. But the report’s findings did more than criticize Comey. It referred five separate FBI employees to the bureau’s internal disciplinary office for exchanging text messages on government devices criticizing then-candidate Donald Trump. FBI Director Christopher Wray told reporters Thursday evening that he was “disappointed” by the report, adding that it contained “sobering lessons” for the bureau. “Number one, the importance of trying to make sure we avoid even the appearance of bias in all of our work,” he said. Wray also defended the integrity of the bureau as an institution, noting that it is limited to... Link to the full article to read more