What the media isn’t telling you about Horowitz’s report.
CNN, ABC, NBC, and MSNBC all have reported that the FBI did follow their guidelines in the opening of Crossfire Hurricane. The FBI's threshold is low for the opening of an investigation. Quoting from the IG's report, page 53, footnote 167, "As detailed in Chapter Two, the DIOG provides for two types of predicated investigations, Preliminary Investigations and Full Investigations. A Preliminary Investigation may be opened based upon "any allegation or information" indicative of possible criminal activity or threats to the national security; a Full Investigation may be opened based upon an "articulable factual basis" of possible…