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Comey appointed [[James Baker (DOJ)|James Baker]] as General Counsel in January 2014,<ref>https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel </ref> [[James Rybicki]] as his [[Chief of Staff]] in May 2015,<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jim-rybick-fbi-chief-of-staff-biography-james-comey/ </ref> and [[Andrew McCabe]] as Deputy Director in February 2016.

Comey appointed [[James Baker (DOJ)|James Baker]] as General Counsel in January 2014,<ref>https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/james-a.-baker-appointed-as-fbis-general-counsel </ref> [[James Rybicki]] as his [[Chief of Staff]] in May 2015,<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/06/jim-rybick-fbi-chief-of-staff-biography-james-comey/ </ref> and [[Andrew McCabe]] as Deputy Director in February 2016.

Shortly after Rybicki transfered from the DOJ-National Security Division, Obama received his first briefing on [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Mary Anne Marsh on ''Justice with Judge Jeanine'', 31 March 2017. https://youtu.be/R1XIUv7IYiA </ref> In July 2015, Deputy Attorney General [[Sally Yates]] issued a legal opinion denying the DOJ Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]] oversight of the DOJ-National Security Division (DOJ-NSD).<ref>http://www.independentsentinel.com/jim-rybicki-john-carlin-must-be-investigated-in-the-doj-fbi-corruption-case/ </ref><ref>https://t.co/b2VmsRhQ42</ref> Horowitz raised concerned that his office would be required to seek the Department’s permission for oversight, imperilling independence. Horowitz said the new procedure implemented by Yates is “inconsistent with the Inspector General Act, impairs the OIG’s independence, and fails to account for the over 20 year record of Department and FBI compliance with OIG document requests.”<ref>http://www.pogo.org/blog/2015/06/20150624-watchdog-barks-for-access-to-fbi-records.html </ref>

Shortly after Rybicki transfered from the DOJ-National Security Division, Obama received his first briefing on [[Donald Trump]].<ref>Mary Anne Marsh on ''Justice with Judge Jeanine'', 31 March 2017. https://youtu.be/R1XIUv7IYiA </ref> In July 2015, Deputy Attorney General [[Sally Yates]] issued a legal opinion denying the DOJ Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]] oversight of the DOJ-National Security Division (DOJ-NSD).<ref>http://www.independentsentinel.com/jim-rybicki-john-carlin-must-be-investigated-in-the-doj-fbi-corruption-case/ </ref><ref>https://t.co/b2VmsRhQ42</ref> Horowitz raised concern that his office would be required to seek the Department’s permission for oversight, imperilling independence. Horowitz said the new procedure implemented by Yates is “inconsistent with the Inspector General Act, impairs the OIG’s independence, and fails to account for the over 20 year record of Department and FBI compliance with OIG document requests.”<ref>http://www.pogo.org/blog/2015/06/20150624-watchdog-barks-for-access-to-fbi-records.html </ref>

The same month there were calls for [[Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] to appoint a special prosecutor in the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal]] and related matters, including the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]. The FBI at the same time opened its [[Hillary Clinton]] email investigation. [[Andrew McCabe]] initially was “running the FBI’s Washington, D.C., field office, which provided personnel and resources to the Clinton email probe.”

The same month there were calls for [[Attorney General]] [[Loretta Lynch]] to appoint a special prosecutor in the [[Hillary Clinton email scandal]] and related matters, including the [[Uranium One bribery scandal]]. The FBI at the same time opened its [[Hillary Clinton]] email investigation. [[Andrew McCabe]] initially was “running the FBI’s Washington, D.C., field office, which provided personnel and resources to the Clinton email probe.”