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Special counsel John Durham concluded that the emails linking Hillary Clinton to a supposed 'Clinton Plan' to frame Trump were likely fabricated by Russian spies, who assembled the emails using hacked material and disinformation, debunking claims that the Clinton campaign orchestrated the Russia collusion hoax.
The recently declassified Durham Annex, presented as evidence of a Clinton-led conspiracy to frame Trump with Russia collusion, appears to contain fabricated emails likely created by Russian intelligence, undermining claims by Trump allies that it proves Democratic misconduct.
A declassified report reveals that a key email used to suggest Hillary Clinton's campaign conspired to link Trump to Russia was likely fabricated by Russian spies, undermining claims of a Clinton plot and highlighting Russian disinformation efforts during the 2016 election.
The declassified appendix to the Durham report reveals that the Clinton campaign planned to falsely link Trump to Russia, and criticizes the FBI for failing to investigate this, including misleading the FISA court and neglecting intelligence that could have exposed the hoax, highlighting alleged political weaponization of law enforcement against Trump.
Despite facing multiple legal problems, former President Donald Trump is focused on a revenge lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and her allies. Trump and his lawyer are attempting to revive the lawsuit by claiming that the Durham Report, which defended the investigation into potential malfeasance by the feds who investigated the Trump-Russia debacle, "seismically alters the legal landscape of this case." However, the judge has already dismissed Trump's claims in the past and criticized his misrepresentation of official government findings.
Former President Barack Obama and his director of national intelligence, James Clapper, were both briefed in 2016 on reports that then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton planned to vilify Donald Trump by claiming he was colluding with Russia to win the election, according to the final report from Special Counsel John Durham's investigation into the original Trump-Russia probe. Durham found that there was never any information to justify opening the FBI's original investigation and that the bureau and the Department of Justice "failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law."
The release of the Durham report contradicts Rep. Maxine Waters' guarantee that President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. The report concluded that the investigation into the Trump campaign's connection with Russia was premised on "raw, unanalyzed and uncorroborated intelligence" and had no "actual evidence of collusion" to justify its launch. Waters emerged as an early proponent of the Russia collusion theory and introduced legislation to investigate Trump over collusion claims less than a month after his inauguration.
Republican Ana Paulina Luna has filed a motion to expel California representative Adam Schiff from Congress, citing his role in leading Trump's first impeachment and publishing a book about the Russia investigation. Schiff has responded by saying he is "not backing down" and accusing Republicans of using the motion to distract from the indictment of George Santos. The Durham report, which Republicans claim shows a conspiracy between Democrats and the FBI, has been used as justification for the motion. Expulsions require a two-thirds majority and Luna's resolution is likely to fail.
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has filed a resolution to expel Rep. Adam Schiff from Congress, alleging that he pushed a false narrative to the American people in the Trump-Russia investigation. Republicans have been vocal that lawmakers should face the consequences for the report after the Durham report found significant FBI failures and no evidence that Donald Trump's campaign was coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Schiff struck back in a Twitter post, saying that a "MAGA Republican" wants payback. Members of Congress can be removed by expulsion, which requires a two-thirds vote.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper, who was one of the faces of CNN's Russiagate coverage, called the Durham Report "devastating" to the FBI and exonerating to former President Donald Trump. Tapper was one of the first journalists to report on the existence of the Steele dossier, which has since been widely discredited. The Durham Report confirmed that the Russia investigation was based on unsubstantiated and politicized origins, and Tapper's comments are significant as he was in some ways the face of CNN's Russiagate coverage.
Former Attorney General William Barr said the newly released Durham report proved that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was a “grave injustice” to ex-President Donald Trump. Barr added that Durham has “gotten as close to the bottom [of the Russia probe] as anyone is going to get to this” in his investigation. However, Barr said Trump no longer has the same power to unite the Republican party the way he did back then and won’t endorse Trump in his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination for president.
House Republicans are using the recently released report from Special Counsel John Durham to support their claims that federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been "weaponized" against political enemies. The report found that federal authorities did not have sufficient information to open their "Crossfire Hurricane" investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia. House Republicans are calling for accountability and reforms, including changes to the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Democrats criticized the report for not offering enough new information.
The Justice Department special counsel John Durham's 306-page report on the FBI's investigation into possible criminal collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia found that the FBI rushed into the probe without having any evidence that anyone from the Trump campaign had contact with any Russian intelligence officers. The report also identified abundant errors but failed to live up to Trump's hype of revealing the "crime of the century" and exposing a "deep state conspiracy." The FBI responded to criticism by noting that the conduct occurred under different FBI leadership, months before current Director Christopher Wray took the top job.
The Justice Department special counsel John Durham's 306-page report on the FBI's investigation into possible criminal collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia found that the FBI rushed into the probe without having any evidence that anyone from the Trump campaign had contact with any Russian intelligence officers. The report also identified abundant errors but failed to live up to Trump's hype of revealing the "crime of the century" and exposing a "deep state conspiracy." The FBI responded to criticism by noting that the conduct occurred under different FBI leadership, months before current Director Christopher Wray took the top job.