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Durham report contradicts 'guarantee' from Maxine Waters that Trump colluded with Russia
Fox News ^ | May 18, 2023 4:29pm EDT | Patrick Hauf

Posted on 05/18/2023 5:59:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

CNN's Jake Tapper spent years legitimizing Russiagate before calling the Durham Report 'devastating'

For years, Jake Tapper spearheaded CNN's coverage of the Russian collusion hoax that plagued the Trump presidency, but his attitude has shifted following the release of the Durham Report.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., once said she guaranteed that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the White House in 2016 – a claim contradicted by this week's release of Special Counsel John Durham's report on the Trump investigation.

"Here you have a president who I can tell you, I guarantee you, is in collusion with the Russians to undermine our democracy," Waters said in September 2017.

The Durham probe, released nearly six years after that comment, determined that the investigation into the Trump campaign's connection with Russia was premised on "raw, unanalyzed and uncorroborated intelligence." The investigation, the report concluded, had no "actual evidence of collusion" to justify its launch, and the actions from the Department of Justice and FBI "failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law."

Waters emerged as an early proponent of the Russia collusion theory. She introduced legislation to investigate Trump over collusion claims less than a month after his inauguration. She later called for his impeachment.

"I will fight every day until he is impeached," Waters said in April 2017. "Impeach 45."

The Durham probe concluded the core problem with the launch of the Russia collusion investigation, which was titled "Crossfire Hurricane," was that it relied on information from sources openly opposed to Trump's presidency.

"In particular, there was significant reliance on investigative leads provided or funded (directly or indirectly) by Trump's political opponents," the report stated. "The Department did not adequately examine or question these materials and the motivations of those providing them, even..."

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1 posted on 05/18/2023 5:59:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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The Durham report contradicts EVERYONE’S allegation that Trump was colluding with Russia.

The report just confirmed everything that those of us who followed carefully each and every allegation had said all along. With each report of the “walls closing in” many of us were able to refute those reports with facts. We were ignored, often-times even by Freepers, who insisted that there simply MUST be something to the allegations.

As a meme recently said, “When there is smoke, there is fire...and sometimes it’s caused by arson”. That’s what we had with the Russia/Trump collusion conspiracy. There was fire, but it was caused by arson, and was actually burning down the house next door. Meanwhile, the firefighters were spraying water on the house that was not burning.


2 posted on 05/18/2023 6:06:03 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Maxine Waters, is a nutter.... period!


3 posted on 05/18/2023 6:10:31 PM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

She knew he was innocent and the phony evidence was part of the setup with her pal Hillary.
She is a lying crone.
And she gets away with it.


4 posted on 05/18/2023 6:11:48 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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5 posted on 05/18/2023 6:21:58 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

How many millions did we spend on those two investigations? Some lawyer should launch a class action suit on behalf of US taxpayers against Clinton, et al, who started this whole mess.


6 posted on 05/18/2023 6:33:16 PM PDT by Chicory
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To: frank ballenger

Her day will come. Satan is wringing his hands.


7 posted on 05/18/2023 6:37:21 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I guarantee you, is in collusion with the Russians to undermine our democracy,” Waters said in September 2017.”

Tapper is a gullible fool to have believed Waters. It’s so infuriating that we knew Russia was a deep state operation in 2017 and here in 2023 Tapper wakes up. Now wake up to the fake impeachments, the CCP Covid bio attack, 2020 election steal, J6 Reichstag Fire and post steal persecution of Trump.


8 posted on 05/18/2023 6:39:34 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Since the perps in this fraud and crime against Trump and US taxpayers are getting away with wrongdoing it means that they will keep the wrongdoing going. And they have certainly done that.

Most people no longer respect or trust the American Government who has totally become traitorous. They have shredded the US Constitution and have sold us out to globalist interests.

I do not want to hear any Proud to be American songs anymore. Because I no longer am proud of this country. It is a disgrace.


9 posted on 05/18/2023 6:44:11 PM PDT by dforest
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They got people to help steal 2020 on the lies of 2016


10 posted on 05/18/2023 6:51:25 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat90000)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That woman needs to be tried for treason and HANGED!


11 posted on 05/18/2023 6:53:10 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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We were ignored, often-times even by Freepers, who insisted that there simply MUST be something to the allegations.

There are millions of Americans who simply cannot wrap their heads around the possibility -- becoming reality more every day -- that the government they thought all their lives protected them is a criminal syndicate run out of Washington, D.C. that cares nothing about them at all.

12 posted on 05/18/2023 6:57:24 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: existentially_kuffer

Absolutely true.


13 posted on 05/18/2023 6:58:16 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Don’t forget my Congresswoman Schiff.


14 posted on 05/18/2023 6:58:40 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: JennysCool

100%


15 posted on 05/18/2023 7:01:40 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (“You want it one way, but it's the other way”)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Huh…..haven’t heard too much from Maxine lately. Could she be winding down?


16 posted on 05/18/2023 7:04:13 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: existentially_kuffer

Max is a rich nutter.


17 posted on 05/18/2023 7:07:14 PM PDT by Wdempsey (Democrats and slinkys.. Both useless but fun to push down stairs.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Waters is a friggin’ retard. The only reason she’s in Congress is because she’s too stupid to clean motel rooms.


18 posted on 05/18/2023 7:07:15 PM 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: JennysCool

“There are millions of Americans who simply cannot wrap their heads around the possibility — becoming reality more every day — that the government they thought all their lives protected them is a criminal syndicate run out of Washington, D.C. that cares nothing about them at all.”


And they ignore and excuse it even as more and more evidence piles up each day showing evidence of corruption in every agency and avenue of our federal government. The majority of state governments are the same.

Local governments (the people) are going to have to take back control of their own government one small step at a time if our nation is going to survive. We have started with the school boards (a good place to begin), but are going to have to move quickly to take over city and county government boards if we are going to make a difference.


19 posted on 05/18/2023 7:25:03 PM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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I’m not surprised anymore these politicians get away with encouraging riots and worse.
Nothing ever happens to them except getting re elected.


20 posted on 05/18/2023 7:33:22 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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