'Trump is not a victim': Dem congressman slaps down John Durham's claims to his face
1 year, 9 months ago

'Trump is not a victim': Dem congressman slaps down John Durham's claims to his face

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing with former special counsel John Durham, who was appointed by Donald Trump's one-time attorney general William Barr to investigate the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russian ties to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Ultimately, the Durham investigation — long hyped by Trump, Republican House leaders like Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, and their allies as ironclad proof that the earlier Robert Mueller probe was corrupt and political — was a flop, securing only one plea deal, a couple indictments that led to exoneration, and a recommendation of some minor process changes at the FBI, while failing to find any systemic bias or false conclusions in the Mueller investigation. He cannot prove a magnificent 'deep state' conspiracy, he cannot say that the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign's many ties to Russia never should've happened. By presenting a so-called finding in this way, swiping a Republican bogeyman and hiding inconvenient truths in footnotes, the Durham report gives Donald Trump one last talking point."

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Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee Wednesday, with Democrats denouncing his inquiry and Republicans arguing that its findings helped prove an anti-Trump bias within law enforcement. Under questioning from Republicans, …

"He's not a victim here. He was totally wrong": Former Trump AG Bill Barr says, "He's toast"
1 year, 9 months ago

"He's not a victim here. He was totally wrong": Former Trump AG Bill Barr says, "He's toast"

Salon  

In a segment with Fox News host Shannon Bream, Former Trump AG Bill Barr said that he's defended Trump as a victim in the past, but he's not a victim in the case of his indictment — contrary to the former president's claims. According to Barr, the 44-page indictment detailing the heaps of sensitive government documents that Trump took from …

Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe
1 year, 10 months ago

Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI’s investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Durham is due to appear on June 20 in a closed-door session with the House intelligence committee and will testify publicly the following day before the House Judiciary …

Trump using Durham report to bury Mueller findings of 'breathtakingly unethical' actions: columnist
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump using Durham report to bury Mueller findings of 'breathtakingly unethical' actions: columnist

Raw Story  

The final report by Trump administration-backed special counsel John Durham concluded this week that the FBI should never have investigated former President Donald Trump's ties to Russia in 2016. But aside from contradicting the 2019 inspector general report on the same subject, Durham's report completely ignores a simple reality, wrote columnist Michael A. Cohen for MSNBC: an earlier special counsel, …

'A complete waste': Former prosecutor demands public apology from John Durham
1 year, 10 months ago

'A complete waste': Former prosecutor demands public apology from John Durham

Raw Story  

Former special counsel John Durham released his final report Monday after a four-year investigation of the FBI's probe into allegations of collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. "Special counsel John Durham’s final report reveals that four years, a $6.5 million spend, and many dining dates with former Attorney General Barr yielded nothing," wrote Wu. "As a prosecutor who …

Trump wanted Durham probe to be 'investigation of the century' — and he didn't get it: legal expert
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump wanted Durham probe to be 'investigation of the century' — and he didn't get it: legal expert

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is already claiming total vindication from special counsel John Durham's report alleging that the FBI investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia was inappropriate, even though the actual findings are underwhelming for their case. Speaking on CNN's "The Situation Room" Monday, former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams outlined just how little Durham managed to vindicate …

Durham's investigation was a complete 'bust' — however he tries to spin it: former prosecutor
1 year, 10 months ago

Durham's investigation was a complete 'bust' — however he tries to spin it: former prosecutor

Raw Story  

Special counsel John Durham, the Trump administration-picked prosecutor investigating how the FBI handled the investigation of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia in 2016, issued a final report on Monday asserting that the investigation was improper — a conclusion totally at odds with the 2019 inspector general report on the subject. But what's revealing, argued former federal prosecutor Elie Honig …

Durham's dud is worse than it looks — and now Trump suddenly doesn't want to talk witch hunts
2 years, 1 month ago

Durham's dud is worse than it looks — and now Trump suddenly doesn't want to talk witch hunts

Raw Story  

The thing that you've got to remember about Trump, bless his black heart, is that his obsessions invariably take him to places he would rather not have gone. In fact, the entire reason John Durham was ever appointed by Attorney General William Barr as a Special Counsel to look into the origins of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation in the first …

Trump lashes out at 'disgraceful judicial system' after his much-hyped Durham probe fails to convict suspects
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump lashes out at 'disgraceful judicial system' after his much-hyped Durham probe fails to convict suspects

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday attacked the American legal system after his much-hyped probe into the FBI's investigation of his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russian agents failed to convict another alleged wrongdoer. Days after Trump-appointed special prosecutor John Durham lost his second case before a jury in the last six months, Trump baselessly claimed on his Truth Social platform …

Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump claim of ‘Crime of Century’ fizzles in 3-year probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover “the crime of the century” — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign. That has fallen far short of Trump supporters’ expectations that Durham would reveal a “deep state” plot behind the U.S. government’s investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s 2016 …

John Durham's probe ended in 'humiliation' for Trump-era special counsel: analysis
2 years, 5 months ago

John Durham's probe ended in 'humiliation' for Trump-era special counsel: analysis

Raw Story  

Special counsel John Durham's years-long investigation appears to have staggered to conclusion without securing any convictions. A federal jury acquitted Russian analyst Igor Danchenko on four counts of lying to the FBI in its investigation of Christopher Steele's dossier about Donald Trump, and MSNBC's Steve Benen said jurors noticed that Durham's case was thin, at best. "By any fair measure, …

The Durham investigation is a flop — but Donald Trump just can't quit the conspiracy
2 years, 9 months ago

The Durham investigation is a flop — but Donald Trump just can't quit the conspiracy

Salon  

Donald Trump has made no secret of his deep and abiding belief in vengeance as a philosophical principle. That torture investigation began under Bush's last attorney general, Michael Mukasey, who tasked Durham with looking into the destruction of CIA tapes of "interrogation" sessions. RELATED: Eric Holder: Democracy is worth saving — and justice is coming for Donald Trump After being …

Donald Trump Jr. buried in mockery after complaining about failed Durham probe: 'You need your pacifier?'
2 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump Jr. buried in mockery after complaining about failed Durham probe: 'You need your pacifier?'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump, his son Don Jr., and former aides are attacking the American judicial system after a jury declared that former Hillary Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann was innocent of accusations by special counsel John Durham. Durham has focused on Sussmann as part of an investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump's purported links to Russia. At …

'The Durham investigation is in real trouble': Legal expert untangles the right wing's latest conspiracy theory
3 years, 1 month ago

'The Durham investigation is in real trouble': Legal expert untangles the right wing's latest conspiracy theory

Raw Story  

The Donald Trump-appointed special counsel filed a misleading motion that has lit up Fox News and other conservative outlets, but a national security expert threw cold water on their narrative. Fox News has been hyping special counsel John Durham's filing, which they have inaccurately declared as evidence that Hillary Clinton's campaign had paid technology executive Rodney Joffe to "infiltrate" a …

Lawyer charged in Durham probe demands more info about case
3 years, 5 months ago

Lawyer charged in Durham probe demands more info about case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for a cybersecurity lawyer charged in a special counsel’s probe into the Trump-Russia investigation asked federal prosecutors Wednesday to provide more information about the indictment, calling the allegations vague, ill-defined and confusing. In a motion filed Wednesday, Sussmann’s lawyers note that the alleged false statement was unrecorded and that there are no contemporaneous notes about it. “While …

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