THE DURHAM REPORT CONFIRMS IT WAS ALL A HOAX AND WE KNEW IT
Shared By Peter Boykin – American Political Commentator / Citizen Journalist
THE DURHAM REPORT CONFIRMS IT WAS ALL A HOAX AND WE KNEW IT
The long-awaited Durham Report revealed that the FBI did not have legitimate evidence that Trump colluded with Russia when it opened its investigation into the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. But it stopped short of recommending anyone be charged with crimes for their misdeeds.
The Durham Report contains the findings from an investigation led by U.S. Attorney John Durham, which began in 2019, into what sort of misconduct led to the already debunked Russia/Trump collusion hoax.
During the 2016 presidential election, the FBI opened an investigation into Trump/Russia collusion based on opposition research paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign.
What did Durham find: His investigation found that the FBI went against its own rules and used “uncorroborated intelligence” and failed to maintain “strict fidelity to the law” in their investigation.
No evidence: “The FBI had no information in its holdings indicating that at any time during the campaign anyone in the Trump campaign had been in contact with any Russian intelligence officials.”
Double standard: Durham found that the FBI broke from protocol by not reaching out to the Trump campaign, noting that in prior matters, the FBI gave briefings to the Clinton campaign and other candidates when foreign interference matters appeared on their radar.
Steele Dossier: Durham found that when the FBI received the dossier [remember, this was the opposition research paid for by Hillary to find dirt and connect Trump to Russia], it was “unvetted and unverified” but the bureau used it to obtain a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign.
Conclusion: “Our investigation determined that the Crossfire Hurricane investigators did not and could not corroborate any of the substantive allegations contained in the Steele reporting.”
No charges: The report did not recommend any new charges against FBI officials, and noted the difficulty in bringing charges, saying: “the law does not always make a person’s bad judgment, even horribly bad judgment, standing alone, a crime.”
Trump responded to the report on Truth Social saying: “WOW! After extensive research, Special Counsel John Durham concludes the FBI never should have launched the Trump-Russia Probe! In other words, the American Public was scammed, just as it is being scammed right now by those who don’t want to see GREATNESS for AMERICA!”
The FBI responded to the report, saying: “FBI leadership already implemented dozens of corrective actions, which have now been in place for some time. Had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented.”
…”missteps”
Durham disagrees with the FBI’s response. In his report, he wrote that new rules would be “a fruitless exercise” if the FBI’s guiding principles of “Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity” are being ignored.
Rep. Byron Donalds summed this whole ordeal up perfectly, tweeting: “As a result of ELECTION INTERFERENCE by Hillary Clinton and the DNC in the 2016 election, President Trump faced 4+ years of relentless investigations and narratives BASED ON A LIE. The DOJ and FBI were actively working AGAINST him and the will of THE PEOPLE. Trump was right.”
What happens next? Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, has invited Durham to testify.
[Source: Durham Report, The Federalist, Daily Caller]
https://www.justice.gov/storage/durhamreport.pdf
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/15/exclusive-jordan-invites-john-durham-testify-durham-report
