{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-inspector-general-horowitz-admits-bias-fbi-office-general-counsel-attorney-who-faked-evidence/", "Inspector General Horowitz Admits Bias from the FBI Office of the General Counsel Attorney Who Faked Evidence", "2019-12-18", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nDecember 18, 2019\n\nContact: Press@paul.senate.gov, 202-224-4343\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 While many in the media have downplayed the instances of bias already present in Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz\u2019s report on the FBI\u2019s \u201cCrossfire Hurricane\u201d investigation into President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign, today, in questioning from U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committee hearing, Inspector General Horowitz admitted there was more than is being reported.\n\nInspector General Horowitz admitted bias from the FBI Office of the General Counsel attorney who faked evidence to the FISA court, and who had previously been reported to have texted in support of \u201cthe resistance\u201d to President Trump.\n\nWhile the media focus has been on Inspector General Horowitz\u2019s reluctance to connect the bias to malfeasance, the report shows, and the author testified to, widespread bias and widespread misconduct.\n\nYou can watch the exchange HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.paul.senate.gov/news-inspector-general-horowitz-admits-bias-fbi-office-general-counsel-attorney-who-faked-evidence/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.505041029304266, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}