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'''Michael S. Bromwich''' is a former [[Clinton adminstration|Clinton era]] DOJ Inspector General  

'''Michael S. Bromwich''' is a former [[Clinton adminstration]] [[Department of Justice]] Inspector General.

In January 2017 Bromwich welcomed Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]]'s investigation of [[Andrew McCabe]] and the DOJ.  Bromwich wrote in a ''[[WaPo]]'' op-ed: {{Quotebox|The announcement by the Justice Department’s inspector general that his office will look into FBI Director James B. Comey’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails reopens painful questions about the 2016 election, but it is also welcome news. The country needs this — an objective, independent and thorough investigation of issues that have roiled the country for months and continue to stir heated debate.<br><br>The investigation will address allegations that Comey violated established Justice Department and FBI policies and procedures in his July 5, 2016, public announcement concerning the Hillary Clinton email investigation. And it will explore allegations that Comey’s Oct. 28 and Nov. 6 letters to Congress, which jolted the presidential election — and may have changed its outcome — were improper. The impact of Comey’s actions can never be definitively known. But it is important, for the Justice Department and for the country, to obtain a detailed accounting of what happened and why; to assign blame where it is warranted; and to understand how similar situations can be prevented.<br><br>In addition to looking into the actions of the FBI director regarding the email investigation, the probe will look into whether the FBI’s deputy director [McCabe] should have recused himself from the investigation because of his wife’s political involvement; whether a high-ranking Justice Department official or others improperly disclosed non-public information to both the Clinton and Trump campaigns; and whether the timing of the FBI’s election eve [[Freedom of Information Act]] disclosures relating to Bill Clinton’s 2001 pardon of [[Marc Rich]] was based on inappropriate considerations.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-investigation-of-james-comey-is-exactly-what-the-country-needs/2017/01/14/83a558b0-da97-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html?utm_term=.5ac388d812cc</ref>}}  

In January 2017 Bromwich welcomed Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]]'s investigation of [[Andrew McCabe]] and the DOJ.  Bromwich wrote in a ''[[WaPo]]'' op-ed: {{Quotebox|The announcement by the Justice Department’s inspector general that his office will look into FBI Director [[James B. Comey]]'s handling of [[Hillary Clinton email scandal|Hillary Clinton’s emails]] reopens painful questions about the [[2016 presidential election|2016 election]], but it is also welcome news. The country needs this — an objective, independent and thorough investigation of issues that have roiled the country for months and continue to stir heated debate.<br><br>The investigation will address allegations that Comey violated established Justice Department and [[FBI]] policies and procedures in his July 5, 2016, public announcement concerning the Hillary Clinton email investigation. And it will explore allegations that Comey’s Oct. 28 and Nov. 6 letters to [[Congress]], which jolted the presidential election — and may have changed its outcome — were improper. The impact of Comey’s actions can never be definitively known. But it is important, for the Justice Department and for the country, to obtain a detailed accounting of what happened and why; to assign blame where it is warranted; and to understand how similar situations can be prevented.<br><br>In addition to looking into the actions of the FBI director regarding the email investigation, the probe will look into whether the FBI’s deputy director [McCabe] should have recused himself from the investigation because of his wife’s political involvement; whether a high-ranking Justice Department official or others improperly disclosed non-public information to both the [[[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] and [[Trump]] campaigns; and whether the timing of the FBI’s election eve [[Freedom of Information Act]] disclosures relating to [[Bill Clinton]]’s 2001 pardon of [[Marc Rich]] was based on inappropriate considerations.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-investigation-of-james-comey-is-exactly-what-the-country-needs/2017/01/14/83a558b0-da97-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html?utm_term=.5ac388d812cc</ref>}}  

Bromwich later was hired to defend McCabe.

Bromwich later was hired to defend McCabe.