Throughout the years, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz earned a reputation as an impartial referee on some of the thorniest political issues in Washington.
His watchdog office debunked conspiracy theories about the 2021 Capitol riot, examined the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and uncovered issues in the FBI’s counterintelligence probe of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Now, with Trump’s return, his office is once again being asked to wade into the high-profile mesh of politics and federal law enforcement as he faces new calls to investigate Trump administration moves that have rocked the Department of Justice.
