Washington: The Justice Department inspector generals office on Thursday said that it would open an investigation into the decision that FBI director James B. Comey took in October to inform Congress about a new review in the Hillary Clinton email investigation - a move Clinton said cost her the election.

The inspector general's office said the investigation came in response to complaints from members of Congress and the public about actions by the FBI and the Justice Department during the campaign that might be seen as politically motivated, New York Times reported.