NEW: Former FBI Director James Comey 'violated Department and FBI policies' in releasing memos, Justice Department watchdog says
Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey leaves the Rayburn House Office Building after testifying to the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on Capitol Hill December 07, 2018 in Washington, DC.
"Comey was not authorized to provide these Memos to his attorneys without prior approval from or coordination with the FBI," the report found. "Department policy states that employees may not, without agency permission, remove records from the Department — either during or after employment," the inspector general's report notes.
"Comey's actions with respect to the Memos violated Department and FBI policies concerning the retention, handling, and dissemination of FBI records and information, and violated the requirements of Comey's FBI Employment Agreement," the report assessed. Top FBI officials used the words"surprised,""stunned,""shocked" and"disappointment" to describe Comey's external release of the unclassified memo.
A copy of the report was delivered to the FBI and the Department of Justice"for action they deem appropriate."
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