Fed watchdog says FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia

The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, the Justice Department's internal watchdog declared, undercutting President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he has been the target of a "witch hunt."
FBI Director Chris Wray, in an interview with The Associated Press, noted that the report did not find political bias but did find problems that are "unacceptable and unrepresentative of who we are as an institution."
The report said the errors resulted in "applications that made it appear that the information supporting probable cause was stronger than was actually the case."

The watchdog found that the FBI had overstated the significance of Steele's past work as an informant and omitted information about one of his sources who he said "may engage in some embellishment."
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said it makes clear that the basis for the FBI's investigation was "valid and without political bias."
Trump, in remarks at the White House, claimed it showed "an attempted overthrow and a lot of people were in on it."