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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBarr's handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can't back right-wing theory that Russia cas
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The prosecutor handpicked by Attorney General William P. Barr to scrutinize how U.S. agencies investigated President Trumps 2016 campaign said he could not offer evidence to the Justice Departments inspector general to support the suspicions of some conservatives that the case was a setup by American intelligence, people familiar with the matter said.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitzs office contacted U.S. Attorney John Durham, the prosecutor Barr personally tapped to lead a separate review of the 2016 probe into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, the people said. The inspector general also contacted several U.S. intelligence agencies.
Among Horowitzs questions: whether a Maltese professor who interacted with a Trump campaign adviser was actually a U.S. intelligence asset deployed to ensnare the campaign, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the inspector generals findings have not been made public.
But the intelligence agencies said the professor was not among their assets, the people said. And Durham informed Horowitzs office that his investigation had not produced any evidence that might contradict the inspector generals findings on that point.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitzs office contacted U.S. Attorney John Durham, the prosecutor Barr personally tapped to lead a separate review of the 2016 probe into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, the people said. The inspector general also contacted several U.S. intelligence agencies.
Among Horowitzs questions: whether a Maltese professor who interacted with a Trump campaign adviser was actually a U.S. intelligence asset deployed to ensnare the campaign, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the inspector generals findings have not been made public.
But the intelligence agencies said the professor was not among their assets, the people said. And Durham informed Horowitzs office that his investigation had not produced any evidence that might contradict the inspector generals findings on that point.
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Barr's handpicked prosecutor tells inspector general he can't back right-wing theory that Russia cas (Original Post)
Gothmog
Dec 2019
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I recall some calling Durham a straight shooter.
TheRealNorth
(9,470 posts)2. Pfft
Like a lack of evidence ever stopped a Republican Conspiracy theory.
Meanwhile, a mountain of evidence isn't enough for the average Republican voter to abandon Trump.
triron
(21,984 posts)4. Barr gonna pout.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)5. huge news
Republicans have been counting on Durham for a long time
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)6. Another BarrScam bites the dust!
Fat, evil panda.
Gothmog
(144,919 posts)7. Barr's handpick prosecutor found nothing
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,249 posts)11. I tried, but cannot resist any more ...
Gothmog
(144,919 posts)12. LOL
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,249 posts)8. one egg survived -- reload!
Gothmog
(144,919 posts)9. I truly love the baby cannon
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,249 posts)10. I want to know why the last egg survived ...
Was the trajectory off because of the recoil? Was there no projectile, only gas? Did they other eggs absorb sufficient energy to spare the last in line?
There has to be a refiring, with super high-speed cameras.