Bruce Genesoke Ohr is a former United States Department of Justice official. A former associate deputy attorney general and former director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF),[1] as of February 2018 Ohr was working in the Justice Department's Criminal Division.[2] He is an expert on transnational organized crime and has spent most of his career overseeing gang and racketeering-related prosecutions, including Russian organized crime.[3][4]
Ohr was little-known until 2018, when he became the subject of scrutiny[5][6][7][8] when he was involved in the start of the Russian interference in the 2016 election probe. He was criticized by President Donald Trump, who accused Ohr of abusing his access to sensitive information.[5][6] No evidence has emerged that Ohr was involved in the initiation of the Russia probe or that Ohr mishandled sensitive information.[6][7] According to a comprehensive review by ABC News, Ohr "had little impact on the FBI’s growing probe into Trump and his associates."[4] The Department of Justice Inspector General reported that Ohr had made "consequential errors in judgment" in failing to inform his supervisors about his role in the investigation.[9]
On September 30, 2020, Ohr retired from his position at DOJ "after his counsel was informed that a final decision on a disciplinary review being conducted by Department senior career officials was imminent".[10]
^Gibson, Jake (January 8, 2018). "DOJ official who concealed meetings with Trump dossier figures loses another job title". Fox News.
^Zapotosky, Matt; Reinhard, Beth (February 2, 2018). "Why the Nunes memo takes aim at a Justice Dept. official specializing in gangs and drugs". The Washington Post.
^Adam Goldman & Katie Benner, Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now He's a Target of Trump., New York Times (August 27, 2018).
^ abMike Levine (August 23, 2018). "He went around his DOJ bosses, but Bruce Ohr offered little to Russia probe: Sources". ABC News.
^ abColvin, Jill (August 17, 2018). "Trump, following conspiracy theory, escalates attack on Bruce Ohr". Associated Press.
^ abcKatie Benner (August 15, 2018). "Little-Known Justice Dept. Official Makes Trump's Security Clearance List". New York Times.
^ abMichael D. Shear, Katie Benner & Nicholas Fandos (August 17, 2018). "Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr". New York Times.
^"Trump expects to revoke security clearance of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^Inspector general’s report on Russia probe: Key takeaways. Politico, December 9, 2019
^Castronuovo, Celine (October 14, 2020). "Bruce Ohr retires from DOJ". The Hill. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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