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

'''Michael S. Bromwich''' is a former [[Clinton administration]] [[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 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>}}  

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.