Trump says Clinton shouldn't complain about FBI because she's 'guilty as hell' and they were 'very nice to her' – as loser's camp whine about 'bias'

•  Inspector general of the Justice Department announced Thursday that he was opening an inquiry that included the conduct of FBI chief Jim Comey
• Probe will look at whether Comey followed department policies by announcing the bombshell decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton
•  It also will examine whether 'proper procedures' were followed in Comey's letters on the Clinton email investigation in the 11 days before the election
• President-elect Donald Trump Tweeted Friday that Clinton was 'guilty as hell' and  that her people shouldn't be 'complaining'
• Robbie Mook, her failed campaign's manager,  accuses the FBI of one set of standards 'for Secretary Clinton and another for Mr. Trump'

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor, for DailyMail.com 

President-elect Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton's camp shouldn't be 'complaining' about the FBI because she is 'guilty as hell' –  as the Justice Department's inspector general begins an inquiry into FBI Director James Comey's conduct during the elections.

Democrats from Clinton down have blamed Comey's handling of an investigation into Clinton's private email server, and his late-October release of a letter about the case, for her loss.

Trump countered Friday by saying the FBI had been 'VERY nice to her.' 

'What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with respect to the F.B.I. Based on the information they had she should never..... have been allowed to run,' Trump wrote.

President-elect Donald Trump asked Friday what Hillary Clinton's people were 'complaining about,' and said the FBI was 'VERY' nice to her, following news that a Justice Department auditor will probe FBI Director James Comey's conduct

Trump, who during the election said he would name a special prosecutor to investigate Clinton but has since backed off, said Clinton was 'guilty as hell.'

'They were VERY nice to her. She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states - no enthusiasm!' he added – in a reference to Clinton's decision to virtually ignore midwestern battlegrounds Michigan and Wisconsin, which ultimately proved critical to his win.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz says the investigation will look at whether department or FBI policies were followed in relation to Comey's actions in the case; whether the FBI deputy director should have been recused from the investigation; and allegations that department officials improperly disclosed nonpublic information to the Clinton campaign.

In the crosshairs: James Comey now faces a full-scale investigation of his actions before the election which included clearing Hillary Clinton

Comey's letter prompted a swirl of fresh media attention on the search for new Clinton emails on the computer owned by the husband of Clinton aide Huma Abedin, disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner

Losing team: Robbie Mook was Hillary Clinton's press secretary. He accuses the FBI of one set of  standards 'for Secretary Clinton and another for Mr. Trump'

His investigation comes in response to requests from both Republicans and Democrats.

The portion of the review pertaining to Comey will review 'allegations that Department or FBI policies or procedures were not followed in connection with, or in actions leading up to or related to' Comey's July press conference, his Oct. 28 letter, and his letter to Congress on November 6, two days before the election. 

The October 28 letter to Congress revealed that the bureau was examining newly uncovered emails in connection to the case – emails that it was soon revealed came from disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner's laptop.

Two days before the elections, Comey announced that the FBI hadn't found anything to change its initial decision not to recommend Clinton be prosecuted. 

Former Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon said Friday that Trump must not be allowed to halt the new IG investigation after he takes office.

'With respect to DOJ, we need this independent watchdog investigation to proceed unimpeded. Donald Trump cannot get in become president and fire this IG. That cannot happen,' he said.

Fallon told CNN 'a number' of Clinton campaign staffers were in touch Thursday after the news broke.

'All of us were appreciative of the fact that there's there's finally going to be an authoritative statement for the historical record about the inappropriateness of what happened here. We wish that the action had been taken in July,' he said.

'If there had been a probe launched about Jim Comey's conduct in July maybe it would have stopped him from sending that letter 11 days out from the election and history might have had a different course,' he mused.

Clinton herself blamed Comey in remarks to top fundraisers just days after the election.

'There are lots of reasons why an election like this is not successful,' Clinton said, the New York Times reported, citing a donor. 'Our analysis is that Comey's letter raising doubts that were groundless, baseless, proven to be, stopped our momentum.'

Fallon said the campaign had gone back and reviewed 'qualitative research' and focus groups since the election.

'We took a look at some of the news coverage in the final days of the campaign, roughly 40 percent of everything that was written and said about Hillary Clinton in the final days of the campaign was about emails,' he said.

He said cited pre-election polls showing Clinton ahead, and polls showing Clinton lost late-deciders in Wisconsin and Florida, arguing that news about hacked emails posted on WikiLeaks were 'conflated' with the email investigation story.

'You can't tell me that that didn't have that impact,' he said.

His disclosure of a concerted effort by Clintons' aides to look into why she lost will raise questions over her intentions. 

Her failed campaign's press secretary Robbie Mook claimed the FBI - which had cleared Clinton in July - had 'double standards'.

'There was a clear pattern by the FBI over this campaign of having one set of standards for Secretary Clinton and another for Mr. Trump, and I'm glad we're going to get to the bottom of that,' he told CNN. 

Investigators also will examine 'allegations that Department and FBI employees improperly disclosed non-public information' – a reference to an assistant attorney general who passed updates on the email investigation to the Clinton camp, according to hacked emails posted on WikiLeaks.