“To a degree, it does exonerate Donald Trump.”
Special Counsel John Durham's work has ended. But the political fallout continues.
After four years, the investigation into the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe declared that the bureau should have never unleashed its formidable investigative powers on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
CNN's Jake Tapper called the findings “devastating to the FBI,” adding that “to a degree,” they “exonerate Donald Trump.”
The 300-page report stated the FBI lacked “any actual evidence of collusion” between Trump and Russia and scolded the bureau for failing to acknowledge its “lack of analytical rigor, apparent confirmation bias, and an over-willingness to rely on information from individuals connected to political opponents.”
As Fox News reports:
“Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report,” the report said.
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“This information in part triggered and sustained Crossfire Hurricane and contributed to the subsequent need for Special Counsel Mueller's investigation,” the report said. “In particular, there was significant reliance on investigative leads provided or funded (directly or indirectly) by Trump's political opponents.”
“The Department did not adequately examine or question these materials and the motivations of those providing them, even when at about the same time the Director of the FBI and others learned of significant and potentially contrary intelligence,” the report said.
Durham is referring to past FBI leadership in his report – specifically former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
Trump responded to the news on his social media site.
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Of course, the american people were “scammed”. The FBI, DOJ are guilty of lying, interfering with presidential elections. The american people are angry & want to see consequences, the sooner the better.
I completely agree with Mel. However, as always, a lot of talk and no action.
Folks, I’m afraid that there is no justice on our horizon.
Sorry for the bad news.
With that attitude, there never will be! Demand justice be served-it is a citizens duty to do so!
Totally agree! I have said for a couple of years now, “if I see ONE influential godless freak demoncrap go to prison I might think America can be saved.
The entire godless LYING FBI Fraudlant Ba.t a rds Incorporated, should be censored disbanded and all it’s upper echelon tried and imprisoned for life they have damaged America more than any other single group of thugs and traitors!
god continues to bless his globalists and his globalist puppets; soros and chester biden and zelensky and his demonrat criminal party and his rino criminal party and his media and his altar boy raping demonrat priests and all of his CRIMINAL organizations that make hell on earth for all good people .
Don’t go blaming God for these problems. There’s a character called the Devil who people follow blindly down the course of life.
god globalists and his demonrat criminal party and his CRIMINAL organizations always break the law and they protect each other and so they continue to commit the most serious crimes .
Foul
Blackguards of
Intimidation?
Where were U years ago on this???