Durham finds DOJ, FBI 'failed to uphold' mission of 'strict fidelity to the law' in Trump-Russia pro

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  1. Bluesguy

    Bluesguy Well-Known Member Donor

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    It's out and the preliminary readings are it is what has always been alleged. The Clinton campaign and FBI conspiried to defeat Donald Trump and influencenthe election and then get him removed.

    ""Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report," the report said.

    Durham added that his investigation also revealed that "senior FBI personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards the information that they received, especially information received from politically-affiliated persons and entities."

    "This information in part triggered and sustained Crossfire Hurricane and contributed to the subsequent need for Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation," the report states. "In particular, there was significant reliance on investigative leads provided or funded (directly or indirectly) by Trump's political opponents."

    "The Department did not adequately examine or question these materials and the motivations of those providing them, even when at about the same time the Director the FBI and others learned of significant and potentially contrary intelligence," the report states.

    Durham said there is a "continuing need for the FBI and the Department to recognize that lack of analytical rigor, apparent confirmation bias, and an over-willigness to rely on information from individuals connected to political opponents caused investigators to fail to adequately consider alternative hypotheses and to act without appropriate objectivity or restraint in pursuing allegations of collusion or conspiracy between a U.S. political campaign and a foreign power."

    "Although recognizing that in hindsight much is clearer, much of this also seems to have been clear at the time," Durham's report states. "We therefore believe it is important to examine past conduct to identify shortcomings and improve how the government carries out its most sensitive functions."

    "FBI personnel also repeatedly disregarded important requirements when they continued to seek renewals of that FISA surveillance while acknowledging – both then and in hindsight – that they did not genuinely believe there was probable cause to believe that the target was knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of a foreign power, or knowingly helping another person in such activities," the report continued. "And certain personnel disregarded significant exculpatory information that should have prompted investigative restraint and re-examination."
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/du...ission-strict-fidelity-law-trump-russia-probe
    more coming
     
  2. WalterSobchak

    WalterSobchak Well-Known Member

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    So basically Durham released a 300+ page report to ultimately state that no charges should be filed. LOL, ok. Thanks, Durham for wasting our tax dollars on yet another nothingburger.


     
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    The problem with this report is that it took too long to come to the conclusion most of us already knew anyway. Will anyone be held responsible? These people have either quit, been fired or moved on. However, the sweetest karma of all is that Hillary Clinton **** herself. She was never elected nor will she ever be elected. Instead and old demented white racist name Joe Biden, got the job.

    One thing we can take from all this though. Whatever the Democrats accused Donald J Trump and his campaign of doing, they were doing. Dirty rotten slobs.
     
  4. Bluesguy

    Bluesguy Well-Known Member Donor

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    He turned his report over to Garland who will decide what to do now.

    Are you defending the people involved and accused of wrongdoing here?
     
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    What's there to defend? Durham did not recommend a single charge on anyone.

    He spent 3 years and millions of our tax dollars on a 300+ page nothingburger.

    Thanks, Durham.
     
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    Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray. :frustrated: Durham could have very well been describing them in his report. I'm not sure the weaponization of the FBI and the DOJ is ever going to end. Trump was correct to call the the SWAMP and the Russian collusion conspiracy a HOAX. What this tells us is that there is a two tiered justice system in place, ONE FOR US, AND ONE FOR YOU.

    Comey will never be held accountable for anything he did wrong. Heck, the FBI culprits who colluded with Twitter leftists to censor conservative voices prior to the 2020 election will never be held accountable. Just like the 51 former Intel officers who signed a letter lying about Hunter Biden's laptop being "Russian disinformation" helped to sway the 2020 election to go to "Pops". And you can bet your bottom dollar, the CROOKED media will bury Durham's report.

    For that matter, most everything being conjured up against Trump right now is a HOAX.
    Nothing ever changes though. Nothing will change.
     
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    That's the beauty of conspiracy theories, they never end, they just grow and become more insane. LOL
     
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    Say what you want, Trump will rightfully be campaigning AGAINST the crooked Democrats now. You people reap what you sow.

    From the Durham report: "Within days of the receipt, the unvetted and unverified SteeleReports were used to support probable cause in the FBI's FISA applications."
     
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    There are no recommendations in the report that anyone should be indicted.

    The last time a SC produced a report declining to recommend indictments I seem to remember Trump crowing how it "completely exonerated him"
    Aren't you going to use the same standard here?
     
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    Lol and his money drain ends with a whimper.
     
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    Do you think Trump will get an apology? Do any of the people who road his ass about being a Russian spy even care how much they hurt this country?

    Since no one will be held responsible, dismantling the FBI as we know it, and rebuilding it from the ground up is the best course to take for the country.
     
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    So how many FBI agents are going to be fired because of Durham's findings? None!

    Notice Durham never came out with any findings against the FBI until long after Trump's 2020 election defeat. That was entirely by design.
     
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    No apology, the investigation was 100% warranted
     
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    Durham is in on it! Lol
    It would be criminal to not investigate the campaign that stood the most to gain by Russias meddling and had ample opportunity to aid their criminal scheme
     
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    No, it was not warranted. Read the report.
     
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    Yeah and we know Garland isn't going to do a damn thing.
     
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    The evidence was faked. How does fake evidence warrant an investigation?
     
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    The Steele Dossier was a Hillary Clinton/Russia Russia Russia concoction that our fabulous FBI took as real evidence of Trump-Russia collusion. The FBI has become so tainted with political bias that it's lost it's crime fighting reputation.
     
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    Durham was concerned about his impending suicide.
     
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    But, as he stated in the report, nothing prosecutable.

    After four years, and Trump and the right saying John "heads will roll' Durham is going to bust everyone for a fake russia investigation, the Durham probe, itself, is basically a bust. 2 of the forgettable 3 prosecutions failed and the one that stuck, hell, I can't even remember who it was (or was there a third? I forget) . None of the key players were indicted. Trump must be pissed.

    No bombshells, the FBI poor judgement is old news, and poor judgement isn't prosecutable.

    Overall, a fizzle.
     
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    Durham: not warranted. Horowitz: warranted.

    So, he said/she said. they said 'heads will roll', but, no heads rolling.

    BFD.
     
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    Indeed...
     
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    Because orange man bad.
     
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    Of course, that's what a true partisan before country type would say.
    A realist would say, look to the next election, and then you will see Democrats and their beloved FBI held accountable.
     
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