I came across a DOJ report about FBI's Clinton email investigation, released by Senator Chuck Grassley in July:
Newly Declassified DOJ Watchdog Report Shows FBI Cut Corners in Clinton Email Investigation
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is bringing to light the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) findings that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) failed to fully investigate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and mishandling of highly classified information during her time as Secretary of State. The newly declassified “Clinton annex” is an appendix to the DOJ OIG’s June 2018 report reviewing the DOJ and FBI’s handling of the Clinton investigation. ...
You can download the Clinton annex in PDF format via the link below:
I'm archiving the annex here to make its text searchable. There will be multiple posts because it's a 35-page document. This is the first part.
AUTHORIZED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BY CHAIRMAN GRASSLEY
Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice
OVERSIGHT * INTEGRITY * GUIDANCE
A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election
APPENDIX ONE
Oversight and Review Division 18-04 July 2018
Classified by: (redacted) Derived from: (redacted) Declassify on: (redacted)
Table of Contents
I. (U) INTRODUCTION
II. (redacted) THE (redacted) COLLECTION
III. (redacted) REPORTS RELEVANT TO LYNCH AND COMEY AND IMPACT ON THE MIDYEAR INVESTIGATION A. (redacted) Discovery of the Reports in "Post-8 Data" B. (redacted) FBI Assessment of the (redacted) Reports C. (U) July 12 Meeting with Yates, Axelrod, and Carlin D. (U) August 10 Meeting with AG LYNCH E. (redacted) Comey’s Concerns about Possible Leaks of the Exfiltrated Data and Impact on the Midyear Investigation F. (U) Comey’s June 2017 Congressional Testimony
IV. (redacted) REQUEST TO REVIEW THE THUMB DRIVES IN THE MIDYEAR INVESTIGATION A. (U) Draft Memorandum In May 2016 B. (redacted) FBI Reasons for Not Requesting Review of the Thumb Drives In Midyear C. (redacted) FBI Cyber Division's 2018 Assessment of Information Potentially Relevant to the Midyear Investigation on the Thumb Drives
V. (U) ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION A. (redacted) Impact of Concerns about Potential Leaks of Information Related to the (redacted) Reports on Comey's Decision Not to Inform Department Leadership of His Plans to Make a Public Statement B. (redacted) Request to Review the (redacted) Data in the Midyear Investigation
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I. (U) INTRODUCTION
(redacted) In this classified appendix, we discuss a collection of data that was obtained (redacted) and provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) beginning in (redacted). This collection consists of (redacted) reports purporting to analyze or characterize intercepted U.S. communications, as well as emails and other data intercepted (redacted) through cyber intrusions into U.S. entities. The investigation into (redacted) cyber intrusions and the resulting data collection is known by the codename (redacted) (sometimes abbreviated (redacted)). As described in more detail below, although thumb drives containing (redacted) data have been in the FBI's possession beginning in (redacted) the vast majority of this data has never been reviewed by the FBI, including for counterintelligence purposes, based on concerns that information from certain U.S. victims may be privileged.
(redacted) is relevant to the Midyear investigation in two ways. First, in (redacted) and the FBI obtained (redacted) reports purporting to discuss efforts to influence the Midyear investigation. The initial (redacted) report suggested that then Attorney General (AG) Loretta Lynch and then FBI Director James Comey were interfering in the Midyear investigation to help the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, respectively. The second report stated that Lynch had been in contact with a named individual working for the presidential campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to provide information about the Midyear investigation. As described in more detail below, the FBI determined that these reports were not credible on their face. Nevertheless, as described here and in the unclassified report, Comey cited his concern that these reports would be leaked as a factor contributing to his decision not to inform Lynch of his plan to make a unilateral statement announcing the conclusion of the Midyear investigation on July 5, 2016.
(redacted) Second, the OIG learned near the end of our review that the (redacted) data contains a large volume of emails obtained through (redacted) cyber intrusions into Department of State (State Department) networks. The OIG subsequently obtained drafts of a memorandum created in late May 2016 that requested access to thumb drives containing (redacted) data for purposes of the Midyear investigation. As described in more detail below, the draft memorandum stated that review of the thumb drives was necessary to conduct a "thorough and complete investigation" and to "assess the national security risks" associated with former Secretary Clinton's use of a private server, and FBI members of the Midyear investigative team described it as a logical investigative lead. However, the FBI never finalized the memorandum or submitted this request to the Department.
(redacted) In this classified appendix, we first provide an overview of the (redacted) collection and briefly summarize prior discussions between the FBI, the Department of Justice (Department), and the White House Counsel about accessing the data on the thumb drives. We then discuss the two (redacted) reports obtained by the Midyear team in (redacted) and (redacted), including FBI briefings subsequently provided to senior Department officials about the information. We next describe the draft memorandum requesting access to the thumb drives for purposes of the Midyear investigation and witness testimony about the potential relevance of that information. Finally, we provide a brief analysis.