Posted on 02/03/2023 7:02:37 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Democrats announced that they will begin an inquiry into the investigation by Special Council John Durham of the origins of the Russiagate investigation by the Department of Justice.
The probe is a direct result of an article in the New York Times that accused Durham of “misconduct.” Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin says that Durham allegedly committed “outrageous” abuses.
“These reports about abuses in Special Counsel Durham’s investigation — so outrageous that even his longtime colleagues quit in protest — are but one of many instances where former President Trump and his allies weaponized the Justice Department,” Durbin said in a statement Monday.
It should be pointed out that lawyers also left Robert Mueller’s investigation, and FBI investigator Peter Strzok was fired for gross anti-Trump bias after partisan texts were uncovered disparaging the former president.
“The Justice Department should work on behalf of the American people, not for the personal benefit of any president,” Durbin added. “As we wait for the results of ongoing internal reviews, the Senate Judiciary Committee will do its part and take a hard look at these repeated episodes, and the regulations and policies that enabled them, to ensure such abuses of power cannot happen again.”
Clever framing by Durbin as he claims that “abuses of power” happened even before the investigation takes place.
But the New York Times outdid itself in publishing a partisan hit piece on Durham.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
The story prompted some skepticism. The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland outlined six reasons why she believes the New York Times “launched a preemptive assault” in anticipation of Durham’s special counsel report. Chuck Ross, an investigative reporter for The Washington Free Beacon, surmised the “flimsy” New York Times story will empower Democrats to give Attorney General Merrick Garland an “excuse to block Durham’s report, or frame it negatively for the media if it’s released.”
So far, Durham has secured one guilty plea: that of former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who was accused of falsifying a document in efforts to renew the authority to conduct FISA surveillance on onetime Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Clinesmith was spared prison time and faced a one-year bar suspension. This year, Durham endured setbacks when prosecutions against former Hillary Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann and Igor Danchenko, a key source for British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s anti-Trump dossier, ended in acquittal in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, respectively.
S, The deck was stacked against Durham from the outset. Anything that might have indicated wrongdoing by the intelligence agencies or the Department of Justice would have been shredded or deleted long before Durham began his probe. We’ll never get to the bottom of why a dossier on Trump — manufactured by a Democratic consulting company — containing the most ridiculous, the most outrageous accusations against him were used as evidence to get a FISA intelligence warrant on Trump employee Carter Page.
The rats know: offense. Always stay on offense
What “investigation” into the Origins of Russiagate? Durham didn’t do sh*t more than just flap his jaws a lot. If Durham had really investigated that extreme far left bullsh*t, a lot of DemonRATS would be cooling their jets in prison right now.
Investigators investigating investigators, all dreaming up ways to spend taxpayers’ money.
Republicans should investigate the democrats investigating Durham investigating fake Russian collusion
RE: Republicans should investigate the democrats investigating Durham investigating fake Russian collusion
Ahhh, but won’t Democrats in turn investigate Republicans who investigate the democrats investigating Durham investigating fake Russian collusion?
:)
Durham damp squib just like Mueller. People are getting better at not getting caught.
Put nothing in writing; make your deals face to face with nothing on an email or phone call that can be traced; do not allow witnesses other than a translator if absolutely necessary, and then make sure the translator does not squawk.
“The Justice Department should work on behalf of the American people, not for the personal benefit of any president,” Durbin added
LIE. The Justice Department was all in on Russiagate! The FBI counterintelligence Division, INCLUDING the lead who was just arrested for Russian collusion were in on it too. The DOJ HELPED Hillary destroy evidence, and HELPED to hide evidence of Russiagate and it’s origins. Now, the DOJ Hired a known Russiagate Hoaxter to ‘investigate’ Joe Biden as special council. I guess that’s like the head of the Counterintelligence division investing Hunter Biden Connection to Chinese espionage.......
The people of the United States have been sold out to foreign governments by our own employees.
Dick(less) Turdbin is another demshevik worm who should be in GITMO.
The Republicans should be the ones investigating Durham.
Why isn’t congress investigating the latest HACK special councils started by Biden? It is already known that very corrupt people were chosen to run them.
The GOP-e: “Not in the face...not in the face”
Wow, democrats sure do have a big brass pair on them, don't they?
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