On the recordDecember 10, 2019
for years, President Trump has speculated wildly about a ``deep state'' conspiracy against his Presidency based on the claim that the FBI opened an investigation into the President's campaign with political bias, with the explicit purpose that they were out to get him. Yesterday, the Department of Justice inspector general released a report that puts this conspiracy theory to bed. The report conclusively debunks the baseless conspiracy that the investigation into Mr. Trump's campaign and its ties to Russia originated with political bias. In fact, the report quotes the FBI Deputy General Counsel as saying that ``the FBI would have been derelict in our responsibility had we not opened the case.'' Let me repeat that from the No. 2 counsel at the FBI. ``The FBI would have been derelict in our responsibility had we not opened the case.'' Donald Trump commits so many wrongs, and when people call him on it, he blames somebody and comes up with a conspiracy. And the most amazing thing is that not just his appointees but these Senators in this Chamber--almost too many of them--just echo those crazy theories designed to divert us from the truth. The inspector general of the Department of Justice, Michael Horowitz, has been praised for years by Members on both sides of the aisle for his integrity and for his fairness. There is no reason to doubt the report's conclusion. He has never been accused of bias before. Attorney General Barr and Lindsey Graham praised Mr.…





