Durham is a joke. His probe warranted a nothing-burger of massive... well. Minimal proportions I suppose. Durham was only able to secure a guilty plea against former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, who was singled out for altering an email that was used to justify a government wiretap application for Trump aide Page.
His two other cases were less successful.
“We charged Mr. [Michael] Sussmann with having knowingly provided false information to the FBI regarding Alfa Bank,” Durham said to Rep Johnson.
Last year, a jury in Washington, DC, acquitted Clinton’s former campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann on charges he lied to the FBI when he met with the bureau in September 2016 to share a tip about possible communications between Trump’s business and a Russian bank.
Sussmann was acquitted at trial last year, along with Igor Danchenko, a key source for ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele’s infamous dossier.
Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith also pleaded guilty in August 2020 to having falsified documents to renew a surveillance warrant on Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
As for the FBI?
The FBI has said it has already implemented a series of reforms to address issues with the department’s 2016 probe, including steps meant to ensure the accuracy of secretive surveillance applications.
The department also stressed that the report focused on the FBI’s prior leadership, before current Director Christopher Wray took the job in 2017.
“Had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented. This report reinforces the importance of ensuring the FBI continues to do its work with the rigor, objectivity, and professionalism the American people deserve and rightly expect,” the FBI said in a statement.
As for Hunter Biden?
That one guy who does not serve in any capacity in the White House, while Ivanka, Kushner and Jr. all served to the white house and made business deals while doing so? The report mentions nothing that can be pursued Not only this, but Hunter wasn't even within the scope of the probe - to DURHAM'S ADMISSION.
“We didn’t investigate Mr. Hunter Biden,” when Rep Johnson asked him about this subject he said "We didn't investigate Mr. Hunter Biden."
Is there something I'm missing? Because I think I've covered all the bases.
Having a slight problem of it not going with your narrative?