![]() ![]() In this May 2022 photo, John Durham, who then-United States Attorney General William Barr appointed in 2019 after the release of the Mueller report to probe the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, arrives at federal court in Washington, DC. The Durham report, however, relies on many public findings – including problems with the investigation that were detailed in a 2019 investigation by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz – to question the bureau’s decision to open a full investigation, one the watchdog found to be legal and unbiased. The special counsel’s office “conducted more than 480 interviews,” and “obtained and reviewed more than one million documents consisting of more than six million pages,” while also issuing 190 grand jury subpoenas, according to the report. Here are takeaways from the special counsel’s report:ĭurham finds FBI rushed to investigate Trump The report does not ultimately fulfill the expectations set by former President Trump and his allies who have long claimed that it would prove the FBI’s investigation was nothing more than a political witch hunt. The 300-plus page report sharply criticizes the FBI and Justice Department throughout but does not recommend any new charges against individuals or any “wholesale changes” to the way politically sensitive investigations are handled. Special counsel John Durham released his final report on Monday in which he casts doubt about the FBI’s decision to launch a full investigation into connections between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. ![]()
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