The internal review is a standard response to prosecutorial misconduct complaints and does not suggest the Justice Department believes wrongdoing occurred.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz examined whether the FBI appropriately handled and assessed its confidential human sources and intelligence ahead of Jan. 6.
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director, sending a message to Christopher A. Wray that he should resign or prepare to be fired.
A report criticizes how the Justice Department obtained communications from lawmakers, aides and journalists amid leak investigations during Trump’s first term.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and other top officials are urging career staffers to stay at the Justice Department during a second Trump administration.
Matt Gaetz’s nomination as attorney general has brought attention on allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl; the DOJ dropped an investigation into those claims last year.
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to power could mean FBI director Christopher Wray must choose between getting fired and submitting his resignation.