It ain’t over. Not by a long shot.
US Attorney Durham objects to IG findings on Russia probe origins in stunning statement
The U.S. attorney who is conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe released a rare statement Monday saying he disagrees with conclusions of the so-called FISA report — after DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz found in that review that the probe’s launch largely complied with DOJ and FBI policies.
Story continues below advertisement“Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened,” U.S. Attorney John Durham said in a statement.
FISA REPORT: DOJ WATCHDOG RELEASES FINDINGS ON RUSSIA PROBE SURVEILLANCE
Horowitz released his report Monday saying his investigators found no intentional misconduct or political bias surrounding efforts to launch that 2016 probe and to seek a highly controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to monitor former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in the early months of the investigation. Still, it found that there were “significant concerns with how certain aspects of the investigation were conducted and supervised.”
“I have the utmost respect for the mission of the Office of Inspector General and the comprehensive work that went into the report prepared by Mr. Horowitz and his staff,” Durham said. “However, our investigation is not limited to developing information from within component parts of the Justice Department. Our investigation has included developing information from other persons and entities, both in the U.S. and outside of the U.S.”
As Horowitz has conducted his review of DOJ actions during the Russia probe, Durham, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut, has also been conducting a wider inquiry into alleged misconduct and alleged improper government surveillance on the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
Fox News reported in October that Durham’s ongoing probe has transitioned into a full-fledged criminal investigation.
Meanwhile, Attorney General William Barr ripped the FBI’s “intrusive” investigation after the release of Horowitz’s review, saying it was launched based on the “thinnest of suspicions.”
“The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken,” Barr said in a statement.
Barr expressed frustration that the FBI continued investigating the Trump campaign, even as “exculpatory” came to the light.
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The goverment sponsored white wash continues. And no wonder the majority of the country thinks that our representatives are crooked.
Change “thinks” for “knows” and you got it!
I have been saying from the beginning that NOBODY of any consequence will be held to account for ANYTHING…I take absolutely NO solace in having been correct!!
For the protected establishment,
the wheels of justice doesn’t grind slowly, it just grinds to a halt.
But for We, the low hanging fruit,
the wheels get greased straight to Hell.
DEEP STATE Always protects itself
Horowitz has been in the bag all along.
You mean like a shopping bag or something.
Agreed. You can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t .
Taken for a ride again…
Those ultimately indicted should include Horowitz. He’s involved in a conspiracy to cover it up.
My neighbor is still trying to figure out how I knew the conclusion of the IG report weeks ago. Well DUH
I knew it when the report was supposed to come out in mid summer, then Sept, then Oct, then Nov, and finally in Dec. Each delay came with an obtuse excuse. …about as convincing as my dog ate my homework. I gave up trying to convince my neighbors that this report would not be on the up and up.
Was anyone dumb enough to think that there would be anything worthwhile in the report. Greta Thunberg should get after Horowitz for wasting so many trees.
‘The thinnest of suspicions, ‘ from my perspective, should
be enough to establish that the conduct of the investigating agencies was never
based on objective evidence of real collusion with Russian agents to impact the
election, and the only conclusion one can reasonably come to, with the evidence
that we know existed, is that it was politically and potentially criminally motivated. To conclude
otherwise, is to avoid what should have been obvious from the conduct and
comments of the senior investigators. Unfortunately, what I had hoped would
bring back this country from the abyss of divisiveness, may trigger even more
divisiveness, something this great country does not need anymore. The House
ought to decline the impeachment determination because there is no High Crime
and for the sake of this country. Durham will be expected to complete his
investigation and possibly pursue indictment of those who allowed their
political beliefs to “criminally” wrongfully influence themselves to attack Trump, but the
bottom line is that we need this country to mend from the political turmoil
that has eaten into our society.
Horowitz might have concluded nothing was done for political reasons, but he laid out all the evidence that proves the exact opposite. Just like the Comey report on Hillary’s emails. Lay out the crimes she committed and then conclude that no crime was committed. This isn’t the nothing burger the left will talk about. This proves it. They committed sedition.
Horowitz is protecting the swamp. There is no way in hell there was not political bias or abuse.
This doesn’t surprise me and pisses me off. Horowitz, an OBAMA APPOINTEE is protecting the swampy people.
Comey wanted us to believe that using bleach byte or whatever it is called and deleting emails after they were subpoenaed and smashing hard drives was careless behavior.
U.S. Attorney John Durham Does Not Agree With IG Horowitz Conclusions…
Posted on December 9, 2019 by sundance
U.S. Attorney John Durham is currently doing a criminal investigation into how the intelligence community, CIA, ODNI and DOJ/FBI originated the investigation of candidate Donald Trump. U.S. Attorney Durham does not agree with the conclusions presented by Inspector General Horowitz:
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/09/u-s-attorney-john-durham-does-not-agree-with-ig-horowitz-conclusions/
Attorney General Bill Barr Statement Following IG Review: “A clear abuse of FISA process”…
Posted on December 9, 2019 by sundance
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr releases the following statement after the release of a 21-month investigative report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz:
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https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/09/attorney-general-bill-barr-statement-following-ig-review-a-clear-abuse-of-fisa-process/
Agreed. I’m going to put a copy of the Horowitz report in my outhouse to replace the Q’ran, which is wearing thin.
Who is really surprised?
Horowitz is an OBAMA APPOINTEE!
He cleared Hilary too.
Without indictments, and serious ones for serious crimes, the coup will continue against both President Trump and the American citizenry.
Coup? LMAO! That’s not a coup; it’s playing victim without being one.
Comey 2.0
Who among you thought oh yeah I can’t wait for that IG report to show the governments dirty shorts. Kabuki all the way, nothing to see here folks move on. When we want your opinions we’ll tell you what they are!
The only opinion that matter are Barr’s and Durham’s!! They get to make the final decision.
Democrats can defund the DOJ except for BOP in retaliation.
ssoooo….if the FBI lied to get a warrant, doesn’t that make the warrant illegal??? and all evidence developed by that illegal warrant, directly or indirectly. inadmissible in a court of law??? or an impeachment, which is actually a court of law??
just asking cause I ain’t no lawyer
Well, you are a much better Lawyer than what the FBI has or what the DOJ DID HAVE before Barr! We all know that NOW. Maybe public hangings need to return to America for people who commit sedition and treason against America(ns)? Oh wait! THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THE DEMONRAT PARTY AND SOME RINOS! Now THAT would MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Anyone that didn’t think an Obama butt boy like Horowitz was going to side against all the seditionists and traitors of the Obama regime must be doing Meth. One thing about Communist democrats and Deep State. They cover up for each other. All of Washington needs to be cleaned with fire. The corruption runs so deep that fire will be the only way to cleanse it.
I hope that Durham presses in now that the IG Report has been released. The American sheeple deserve to see some people who are seriously too big for their britches be convicted of serious crimes, inc. treason, and go to prison. That will not happen unless a substantial portion of Americans get off their duffs and demand true justice. I doubt that this will happen.
You can’t find what you are not looking for!
Expect the House to continue the same impeachment inquiry process on Attorney General Barr and Federal Prosecutor Durham. They have the process now, Pelosi announces Impeachment Inquiry, then Adam Schiff chairs hearings excluding any Republican Witnesses, then they send the impeachment along to Nadler to set up the House Vote on articles.
I don’t expect the chairs to cool off.
All the while Schiff and Pelosi are giving press conferences to the receptive media.
Meanwhile journalists on Biden’s bus in Iowa will continue to do Biden Interviews, including the information that he didn’t know what Hunter was doing, that he didn’t do anything wrong, but that Joe on’t let his children do any international business hen he’s President.
This is the 2020 Presidential campaign and the Democrats are trying to dig up dirt on President Trump.
They have nothing to go on but lies, but once you start, you can’t stop.
The lies get bigger, more dangerous, spread to more people and the enabling news media more committed and involved.
Didn’t find documentary evidence – well now, did he think he might? Nobody expected to find a document that says their application was concocted rubbish.
Didn’t find witness evidence? Is he insane? The only witness evidence would be someone admitting he was part of it.
Found lots of wrongdoing, but it was just incompetence. Pull the other one – it plays Silent Night.
The whole thing reads like an address by defence counsel.
A modern ‘VERSION’ of the ” Warren Report “