The investigation into whether Russia tried to influence the 2016 election (it did) and whether it conspired with Trump’s campaign to do so is regularly described by the former president as “the biggest witch hunt in the United States.” history. “
The real story, according to Trump, is how the counterintelligence investigation against Russia began – a story that Special Prosecutor John Durham would have reached the bottom.
At the heart of what Trump called the “crime of the century” was Durham’s claim that Michael Susman, Clinton’s campaign lawyer, had lied to the FBI about his own interests by passing on information about Trump and Russia. On Tuesday, Sussman was acquitted on charges of lying by a federal jury. As CNN wrote:
“The verdict is a major defeat for Durham and his Justice Department prosecutors, who spent three years looking for wrongdoing in the Trump-Russia investigation.
It remains to be seen when Durham will complete his investigation and whether he will press charges against anyone else.
But what is clear is that Sussman’s claim, which has so far been the most famous result of Durham’s investigation, is a huge scope and omission on the part of the special prosecutor.
The point: It has always been difficult to reconcile Trump’s wild allegations about the seriousness of the Durham investigation with its results. This discrepancy has never been more serious than it is today.
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