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John Durham’s Report Used Sketchy Intelligence That Might Be Russian Disinformation (Did Cankle's deleted emails contain Brandon bribe information?)
Mother Jones ^ | 5/25/23 | Dan Friedman

Posted on 05/26/2023 4:20:08 AM PDT by Libloather

John Durham’s final report blasts the FBI for using the so-called Steele dossier, a compilation of unconfirmed claims about Donald Trump and Russia, without sufficiently considering the chance that Steele’s findings contained deliberate Russian falsehoods. But Durham himself relies substantially on a sketchy intelligence product that may be Russian disinformation to push a partisan political narrative. And he does not even note the irony.

Durham, the special counsel who former Attorney General Bill Barr selected in 2019 to look into the origins of the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation, may have succeeded in his apparent goal of serving up reheated scraps for a familiar retinue of hardcore Donald Trump defenders to feast on. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced last week he wants Durham to appear before the committee on Thursday. But that testimony remains unscheduled. The Judiciary Committee did not respond to questions about the delay, which occurred with Durham facing substantial criticism.

Obituaries for his four-year, $7 million investigation have noted Durham’s repeated failures to secure courtroom convictions and pointed out how meek his conclusions were compared to the wild expectations of Trump fans. But a different shortcoming in Durham’s work - its astounding hypocrisy - may not be getting the attention it deserves.

The special counsel’s 306-page report refers 65 times to the “Clinton Plan intelligence.” That is a claim that Hillary Clinton, on July 26, 2016, approved a plan to “vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security services.” Where does this supposed intelligence come from? Those very same Russian security services. The report notes that the “Clinton Plan intelligence” came from a “Russian intelligence analysis” that US intelligence agencies got their hands on.

Think about that. To figure out how an American presidential campaign supposedly went about attacking a rival...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: durham; fiction; report; russia
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To: Libloather

What the hell is a Mother Jones? A tranny fake news rag?


21 posted on 05/26/2023 5:32:42 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Since O'Bama was ruling the roost, America has gone from melting pot to septic tank of the world.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

The spectre of the Third Reich is emerging from the legacy of the Biden presidency.


22 posted on 05/26/2023 5:37:26 AM PDT by Lou Foxwell (It takes a deep level of stupidity to believe Trump is stupid.)
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To: Libloather

“This is hilarious coming from the same people, who until recently, were the biggest apologists for Russia and it’s communist predecessor, the Soviet Union.”

The American Left abandoned Mother Russia after she disavowed communism and decided to embrace capitalism. They even implemented a flat tax, which was the last straw as far as the dems were concerned.


23 posted on 05/26/2023 5:41:32 AM PDT by MNnice
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To: Libloather

What hypocrisy! The FBI and CIA attacked Trump with no reliable intelligence information whatsoever. Mother Jones is trash.


24 posted on 05/26/2023 6:41:58 AM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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What would a crazy rag like ——- —— say?

What crap


25 posted on 05/26/2023 7:01:31 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: Libloather

Who with a normal brain would believe mother jones ???

What a LEFT WING RAG !!!


26 posted on 05/26/2023 8:10:15 AM PDT by Pearfect
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To: RoosterRedux

YEAH it’s right up there with The Rolling Stone.


27 posted on 05/26/2023 9:18:01 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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