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Consensus reached after multiple days and meetings among officials. We reviewed Department Policies and concluded Assistant Director pre steps exercise of description in opening the investigation was in compliance with those policies. We also reviewed, as we detail in the report, the emails, Text Messages and other documents of those involved in that decision, particularly mr. Pre steps. We didnt find documentary or Testimonial Evidence that indicated political bias or improper motivation influencing his decision to open the investigation. While the information in the fbis possession at the time was limited, in light of the Throw Threshold established by department and fbi predication policy which, by the way, is not a legal requirement but a prudential one in the fbi and Department Policies, we found that Crossfire Hurricane was opened for an authorized
investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication. This decision to open Crossfire Hurricane which involved the activitie
And with sufficient factual pred indication. This decision to open crossfire hurricane, which involved the activities of individuals associated with a National Major Party Company for president was under department and fbi policy a discretionary judgment left to the fbi. S with we point out in our report, there was no requirement officials be consulted or notified of that decision prior to the fbi making that decision. Consistent with this policy, the fbi advised supervisors in the National Security division of the investigation days after it had been opened. As we detail in our report, high Level Department notice and approval is required in other circumstances, where investigative activity could substantially impact certain Civil Liberties and that notice allows Senior Department officials to consider the potential constitutional and prudential implications in advance of those activities. We concluded that similar notice should be required in circumstances such as those present here.