Posted on 05/14/2019 6:01:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A new U.S. prosecutor is about to enter the center of a partisan firestorm in Washington.
John Durham, a longtime Justice Department official who is serving as a U.S. attorney in Connecticut, has reportedly been picked by Attorney General William Barr to review the origins of the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference.
The Justice Department has been silent on the reports about Barr’s decision, and a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Connecticut also declined to comment.
Reports of the move have prompted cheers from Republicans while evoking suspicion from Democrats who have been critical of Barr’s decision to review the origins of the intelligence collection on the Trump campaign, which the attorney general referred to as “spying” last month.
Durham has a reputation for nonpartisanship and investigating sensitive national security matters, including leading a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques,” which are now widely viewed as torture, on terrorist suspects starting in 2008 under the appointment of then-Attorney General Eric Holder. He also helped prosecute Connecticut’s former Gov. John Rowland, who is a Republican.
The attorney received a positive recommendation by his state’s two Democratic senators, Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, when he was appointed to his position in Connecticut by President Trump. The Senate confirmed Durham by voice vote.
But Democrats are blasting the purpose of the investigation, accusing Barr of fueling conspiracy theories and GOP talking points by dedicating resources to a third investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, a move they say threatens to alienate members of the attorney general’s own law enforcement team.
“It is another very professional public servant tasked with a very unprofessional and unbecoming job,” said Blumenthal.
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Another alleged 'non-partisan'.
I know nothing about him so we'll all have to wait and see.
But Democrats are ... accusing Barr of fueling conspiracy theories “
Would anyone care to provide some examples? There’s a metric crapton of conspiracy fact. It is unspeakably vile to refer to these matters as “talking points”. This isn’t a game, people need to go to jail for this stuff.
And how would the Democrats know THAT?
The swamp is not drained.
If he is the real deal, he’d better brace himself to be labeled the newest Satan by the media and Democrats (yes, I know that’s a redundancy).
Enter the firestorm?
Durham IS the Firestorm that cometh.
Good job....pics of my dreams.
Blumenthal...the LYING CADAVER.
The Justice Department has been silent on the reports about Barr’s decision, and a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Connecticut also declined to comment.
He's a prosecutor. He wasn't picked "to review the origins of the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference". We all know how that happened.
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