The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has come under fire over allegations of politically motivated attacks and deep partisan bias.
Reports have emerged that some of the OIG’s personnel have an apparent political bias against the targets of their investigations.
This alleged bias has reportedly led to the OIG “targeting political opponents.”
For regular Slay News readers, it won’t come as much of a surprise which way that partisan bias sways.
According to the OIG, its mission is:
“To detect and deter fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct by conducting objective, independent, and impactful oversight of the Department, its programs, and the conduct of its personnel.”
OIG personnel are supposed to be non-political bureaucrats and do not shift with changes to the executive branch.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz was confirmed by the Senate in 2012 and has remained in the position since.
However, recent reporting and documents show that some OIG personnel, including ones responsible for overseeing investigations into political appointees by President Donald Trump’s administration, appear to have “deep” partisan bias.
On Wednesday, America First Legal (AFL) sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the DOJ.
The AFL is investigating the “existence of