This is what sparked it I think:
DOJ fuels doubts about integrity of Mueller probe
While senior Justice Department officials have defended the integrity of the special counsel, the agency has released information that bolsters his opponents.
www.politico.com/story/2017/12/14/justice-department-mueller-investigation-295483
Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
NEW: DOJ Inspector General says in letter to House Judiciary that “the department did not consult with OIG before sharing the text messages with the press.” Full story TK
<a class="break-all" href="https://amp.businessinsider.com/doj-inspector-general-wasnt-informed-before-fbi-agent-texts-released-2017-12#click=t.co/UKuIO0xDKH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">amp.businessinsider.com/doj-inspector-general-wasnt-informed-before-fbi-agent-texts-released-2017-12#click=t.co/UKuIO0xDKH
Michael Isikoff
@Isikoff
Just in from DOJ IG "At no time prior to the release of the text messages did the Department consult with the OIG about providing records to the media."
Susan Hennessey
@Susan_Hennessey
This actually has the makings of a real scandal for DOJ and certainly deserves it's own IG inquiry. Important to know who authorized release to press and the precise rational for why it wasn't a Privacy Act violation.
Norm Eisen
@NormEisen
DOJ backtracking because looks like TRUMP cronies there violated Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a by giving a few favored reporters those 10k text messages. Will result in IG investigation & litigation for sure.
Also:
Brian Krassenstein🐬
@krassenstein
Here's a list of House Intel Committee GOP Members, who are basically shutting down the Trump/Russia Investigation:
Devin Nunes
Mike Conaway
Peter King
F. LoBiondo
Tom Rooney
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Michael Turner
Brad Wenstrup
C. Stewart
Rick Crawford
Trey Gowdy
E. Stefanik
W. Hurd
Also:
Adam Schiff
@RepAdamSchiff
I’m increasingly worried Republicans will shut down the House Intelligence Committee investigation at the end of the month.
Here’s why: mobile.twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/941737646807769088
And this doesn’t help:
Eric Lipton
@EricLiptonNYT
NYT SCOOP: EPA contractor hired by Pruitt has spent year searching for Deep State resistance types inside the EPA
<a class="break-all" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/us/politics/epa-scott-pruitt-foia.html#click=t.co/OGYpiPW1UF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/us/politics/epa-scott-pruitt-foia.html#click=t.co/OGYpiPW1UF