Posted on 05/10/2022 5:44:14 PM PDT by bitt
Durham blamed the delay on intelligence agencies' slow production of documents
Special Counsel John Durham on Monday requested a delay to produce classified documents ahead of the trial of primary Steele dossier source Igor Danchenko, citing federal agencies' slow declassification of documents.
While the bulk of classified discovery documents have been produced to Danchenko's lawyers, Durham noted that "recent world events continue to contribute to delays in the processing and production of classified discovery."
Durham indicted Russian analyst Danchenko in November 2021 for repeatedly lying to the FBI during the alleged Trump-Russia collusion investigation.
The special counsel wrote that the defense rejected the request to delay the filing deadlines, which would give them less time to study the documents before the October trial.
"To date, the Government has produced to the defense over 5,000 documents in classified discovery and nearly 61,000 documents in unclassified discovery," Durham wrote in his filling.
He explained that "some of the officials preparing and reviewing the documents at the FBI and intelligence agencies continue to be heavily engaged in matters related to overseas activities."
The "recent world events" and "overseas activities" Durham is referring to may be Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"Nevertheless, the Government is continuing to press the relevant authorities to produce documents in classified discovery as quickly as possible and on a rolling basis," Durham said.
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...citing federal agencies' slow declassification of documents.
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DELAY!
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More of same
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Durham had no problem with Bill Barr. He’s not going to do anything.
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Run out the Clock.
We’ve seen it too many times now.
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What? Me worry?
Right to a speedy trial comes to mind.
Interesting how government agencies can refuse to provide documents and evidence to a federal prosecutor . . .
Government stall til the midterms are over.
I would say Durham is not old enough to drink.
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