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Article snippet: FBI Director Christopher Wray told reporters Thursday afternoon that he was "disappointed" by the findings of the Justice Department office of inspector general's (OIG) report on the bureau's conduct during the 2016 election, saying that the bureau accepted its recommendations. “As far as the report goes, there are some sobering lessons in there,” Wray said in a brief press conference held shortly after the 500-page report was made public. “Number one, the importance of trying to make sure we avoid even the appearance of bias in all of our work." “The OIG report makes clear that we’ve got some work to do,” Wray said. “But let’s be clear on the scope of this report. It’s focused on a specific set of events back in 2016, and a small number of FBI employees connected with those events. “Nothing in the report impugns the integrity of our workforce as a whole, or the FBI as an institution.” In his report released Thursday afternoon, inspector general Michael Horowitz found that none of the decisions he examined from the bureau’s investigation into former Secretary of State MORE’s handling of classified information were tainted by bias. But he hammered former FBI Director James Comey for taking it upon himself to break department policy, often without the knowledge of senior Justice Department officials — conduct that Horowitz condemned as “insubordinate” and “extraordinary.” And he fiercely criticized five FBI employees assigned to the case who exchanged text message... Link to the full article to read more