The Durham Probe Winds Down

For John, BLUF:  There is that lurking suspicion that the Press is in cahoots with the FBI (or even larger DOJ) and united in opposition to Mr Donald J Trump.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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

From the Associated Press, by Reporter Eric Tucker, 19 October 2022, 4:47 PM.

Here is the lede plus four:

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.

Yet here are the results of the three-year probe by prosecutor John Durham:  two trial acquittals — the latest on Tuesday — and a former FBI attorney sentenced to probation.

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 presidential campaign.

The outcome has led to scrutiny over the purpose of Durham’s appointment by former Attorney General William Barr, who tasked him with sussing out misconduct in the Trump-Russia probe.  It also has raised questions about whether or when the current attorney general, Merrick Garland, might move to rein in Durham’s work or hasten its completion.

“You really measure the success of an investigation by what it uncovers in terms of pernicious activity, and he’s uncovered nothing,” said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law professor and former senior Justice Department official.

I am shoocked, shocked, that a George Washington University Law Professor thinks that lying to the FISA Court is nothing.  What ever happened to the belief that George Washington never told a lie?  Or that J Edgar Hoover had blackmail material on almost every politician?

The Assooociated Press may be totally unimpressed with the Durham investigation.  I am totally unimpressed by the Associsted Press' inability to connect the dots and come up with a corrupt top floor in the J Edgar Hoover Building.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff