FBI agents called Trump supporters "retarded," referred to Trump as "Drumpf" in messages revealed in brutal watchdog report

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FBI agents referred to supporters of President Donald Trump as "retarded" in instant messages revealed in a bombshell report released Thursday by the Justice Department's inspector general on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

The 568-page report contains intricate details surrounding the Clinton investigation and faults former FBI Director James Comey over his handling of it.

The report found Comey departed "clearly and dramatically" from FBI and DOJ guidelines in the course of the investigation. Additionally, it suggests FBI officials may have wanted to hinder Trump's chances of winning the 2016 election.

On September 9, 2016, two agents exchanged the following messages, according to the report:

Agent 5: "i'm trying to think of a 'would i rather' instead of spending time with those people"

Agent 1: "stick your tongue in a fan??"

Agent 5: "i would rather have brunch with trump"

Agent 1: "ha"

Agent 1: "french toast with drumpf"

Agent 5: "i would rather have brunch with trump and a bunch of his supporters like the ones from ohio that are retarded"

Agent 5: ":)"

According to the report, Agent 5 and Agent 1 are "experienced" counterintelligence agents. The report includes multiple conversations similar in nature that it describes as damning to the FBI's reputation.