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Jun 21, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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...
- 268 min
- Nomaan Merchant,Eric Tucker
- What Did The Report Say?
- What Was New?
- How Has The FBI Responded to Durham’s Report?
- Has Anyone Been Charged in Relation to Durham’s Probe?
- What Are The Political Implications?
Most significantly, Durham’s report said that the FBI at the very least was too hasty in opening its investigationof Trump, saying the department at the time lacked “actual evidence” – including any proof of contact between Trump campaign staff and Russian intelligence agents – and instead relied on “raw, unanalysed and uncorroborated intelligence”...
A 2019 US Department of Justice inspector general reporthad already identified many problems with the FBI probe, saying it was both dysfunctional and rushed, but denying that there was evidence of political bias or that the department did not have reason to open the probe when it did. Beyond that, many of the shortcomings identified by Durham were ...
The FBI has said it has already implemented a series of reforms to address issues with the department’s 2016 probe, including steps meant to ensure the accuracy of secretive surveillance applications. The department also stressed that the report focused on the FBI’s prior leadership, before current Director Christopher Wray took the job in 2017. “H...
Durham’s report has ended speculation that more people could be charged in relation to the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation. Durham previously secured a guilty pleaagainst former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who was singled out for altering an email that was used to justify a government wiretap application for Trump aide Page. His two other cases w...
The timing of the report’s release will likely stoke Trump’s narrative that he has been repeatedly targeted by officials in a political “witch hunt”. Trump has already declaredhe will run for president in 2024, and while the newest report offered few new revelations, the former president maintained on his Truth Social platform that it showed the “c...
- 2 min
Jun 21, 2023 · June 21, 2023, 5:46 AM PDT. By Summer Concepcion. House Democrats grilled former special counsel John Durham on Wednesday about his lengthy report that criticized the FBI for its investigation...
- 8 min
- Summer Concepcion
May 16, 2023 · Durham knocked the FBI for failing to take several steps before launching the Trump campaign investigations, such as interviewing relevant witnesses, reviewing its own intelligence...
May 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The special counsel who spent four years investigating the Trump-Russia probe accused the FBI of acting negligently by opening the investigation based on vague and...
- 2 min
- Ken Dilanian
May 15, 2023 · The FBI investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, which was carried out by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, led to dozens of criminal charges against Trump...
May 15, 2023 · Washington — John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel tasked with scrutinizing the origins of the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, has...
