Case 1:19-cv-02367-ABJ   Document 30-5   Filed 11/18/19   Page 4 of 27, Part 2

Unprofessional Conduct

The investigation uncovered text messages between you and GA that raised concerns about potential bias in the Clinton Email and Russia investigations, including texts that commented on Trump and/or Clinton, and other texts that expressed political opinions while discussing your work on the Clinton Email and Russia investigations. ¹¹
GA stated the

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⁷  The OIG reviewed text messages from FBI-issued mobile devices and instant messages exchanged on Government System #1 and Government System #2. Government System #1 is the FBI's computer system for information classified at secret level, while Government System #2 handles Top Secret and compartmented information.

⁸  After initial difficulties securing text messages for the period from December 15, 2016 to May 17, 2017, the OIG was able to recover a large number of these messages, although it "cannot definitively say that [the OIG's] forensic recovery captured every text message exchanged between [GA] and [you] during the gab period."

⁹  OPR reviewd approximately 74,000 text messages between you and GA on your FBI-issued cell phones between February 1, 2015 and July 5, 2017.

¹⁰  During the relevant peroid of time both you and GA were married to other people.

¹¹  OPR notes that during your text exchanges, you and GA expressed a high volume of critical opinions about a broad array of topics and individuals including your families, work colleagues, the United States government, colleges, cities, entertainers, political commentators, and politicians affiliated with both the Republican and Democratic parties.