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Op-ed to come on this but Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 say the IG is "under the authority, direction, and control" of the AG for investigations of ongoing cases, and allows the AG to stop the IG from investigating them. So this is another lie. https://twitter.com/DavidLat/status/1274429047934681090
Shout out to @CyrusToulabi for noting that Horowitz has actually testified to this limitation (transcript says "80" but that was likely how stenographer heard "8E" as there are only 13 sections in Act) https://twitter.com/CyrusToulabi/status/1270763058164568067?s=20
Here's the wording of Section 8E (subsection (a)) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5a/compiledact-95-452/section-8E
And just a little icing on the cake here: In Dec 1992, the DOJ gave jurisdiction of internal attorney misconduct was given to OPR, not IG. The GAO's audit noted that this arrangement lacked the "organized control, independence, and accountability" contemplated by Congress...
Who was Attorney General in December of 1992?
One WILLIAM PELHAM BARR. So the *entire reason* the IG basically has no jurisdiction over his conduct is because HE SET IT UP THAT WAY almost 30 years ago
Source: https://www.gao.gov/assets/400/390452.pdf
One WILLIAM PELHAM BARR. So the *entire reason* the IG basically has no jurisdiction over his conduct is because HE SET IT UP THAT WAY almost 30 years ago
Source: https://www.gao.gov/assets/400/390452.pdf
