|
| John Durham--the special counsel who was appointed by
| then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI's
| investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal and who utterly
| failed to produce evidence it was a hoax--testified before
| the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. In doing so, he
| made false statements to Congress. He might even have lied.
| ...
<https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/john-durham-just-made-false-statements-to-congress/>

--bks

On 22 Jun 2023 21:14:44 -0000, bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:

> |
> | John Durham--the special counsel who was appointed by
> | then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI's
> | investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal and who utterly
> | failed to produce evidence it was a hoax--testified before
> | the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. In doing so, he
> | made false statements to Congress. He might even have lied.
> | ...
><https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/john-durham-just-made-false-statements-to-congress/>
>
> --bks

"When Durham came before the committee, House Republicans eagerly picked over the scraps
in his final report, which has been much criticized, and they treated him as a hero. But
under questioning from Democratic and Republican members, Durham misrepresented key
aspects of the Russia scandal, suggesting he was either unfamiliar with basic facts or was
purposefully trying to mislead the committee and the American public.

During his turn to question Durham, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked Durham about the
infamous meeting held in Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, when Donald Trump Jr., Jared
Kushner, and Paul Manafort—three of Trump’s top campaign advisers—sat down with an
emissary of the Russian government whom they were told had dirt on Hillary Clinton to
share. An email sent to Trump Jr. from a business associate that set up this session
informed the candidate’s son that this meeting was part of a secret Russian scheme to help
Trump’s campaign. Durham dismissed the matter, remarking, “People get phone calls all the
time from individuals who claim to have information like that.”"

Having watched some of the testimony, I can tell you that Durham also told Schiff that
meeting was "outside the scope of my report".

Really? He was assigned to investigate the investigation of Russian collusion and a
meeting between Trump campaign operatives and Russians, including a known Russian
espionage agent, was "outside the scope of his report"?

On more than one occasion when asked specifically about the contents of the Mueller report
and other Russian related details, he answered, "I don't know." He was supposed to be
reporting on the validity of that very information!

Durham is a Republican hack and he failed.

Swill
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Governor Swill wrote:
> On 22 Jun 2023 21:14:44 -0000, bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:
>> |
>> | John Durham--the special counsel who was appointed by
>> | then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI's
>> | investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal and who utterly
>> | failed to produce evidence it was a hoax--testified before
>> | the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. In doing so, he
>> | made false statements to Congress. He might even have lied.
>> | ...
>> <https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/john-durham-just-made-false-statements-to-congress/>
>
> "When Durham came before the committee, House Republicans eagerly picked over the scraps
> in his final report, which has been much criticized, and they treated him as a hero. But
> under questioning from Democratic and Republican members, Durham misrepresented key
> aspects of the Russia scandal, suggesting he was either unfamiliar with basic facts or was
> purposefully trying to mislead the committee and the American public.
>
> During his turn to question Durham, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked Durham about the
> infamous meeting held in Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, when Donald Trump Jr., Jared
> Kushner, and Paul Manafort—three of Trump’s top campaign advisers—sat down with an
> emissary of the Russian government whom they were told had dirt on Hillary Clinton to
> share. An email sent to Trump Jr. from a business associate that set up this session
> informed the candidate’s son that this meeting was part of a secret Russian scheme to help
> Trump’s campaign. Durham dismissed the matter, remarking, “People get phone calls all the
> time from individuals who claim to have information like that.”"
>
> Having watched some of the testimony, I can tell you that Durham also told Schiff that
> meeting was "outside the scope of my report".
>
> Really? He was assigned to investigate the investigation of Russian collusion and a
> meeting between Trump campaign operatives and Russians, including a known Russian
> espionage agent, was "outside the scope of his report"?
>
> On more than one occasion when asked specifically about the contents of the Mueller report
> and other Russian related details, he answered, "I don't know." He was supposed to be
> reporting on the validity of that very information!
>
> Durham is a Republican hack and he failed.

Schiff humilated him.

On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 23:24:20 -0600, Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>Governor Swill wrote:
>> On 22 Jun 2023 21:14:44 -0000, bks@panix.com (Bradley K. Sherman) wrote:
>>> |
>>> | John Durham--the special counsel who was appointed by
>>> | then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI's
>>> | investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal and who utterly
>>> | failed to produce evidence it was a hoax--testified before
>>> | the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. In doing so, he
>>> | made false statements to Congress. He might even have lied.
>>> | ...
>>> <https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/john-durham-just-made-false-statements-to-congress/>
>>
>> "When Durham came before the committee, House Republicans eagerly picked over the scraps
>> in his final report, which has been much criticized, and they treated him as a hero. But
>> under questioning from Democratic and Republican members, Durham misrepresented key
>> aspects of the Russia scandal, suggesting he was either unfamiliar with basic facts or was
>> purposefully trying to mislead the committee and the American public.
>>
>> During his turn to question Durham, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked Durham about the
>> infamous meeting held in Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, when Donald Trump Jr., Jared
>> Kushner, and Paul Manafort—three of Trump’s top campaign advisers—sat down with an
>> emissary of the Russian government whom they were told had dirt on Hillary Clinton to
>> share. An email sent to Trump Jr. from a business associate that set up this session
>> informed the candidate’s son that this meeting was part of a secret Russian scheme to help
>> Trump’s campaign. Durham dismissed the matter, remarking, “People get phone calls all the
>> time from individuals who claim to have information like that.”"
>>
>> Having watched some of the testimony, I can tell you that Durham also told Schiff that
>> meeting was "outside the scope of my report".
>>
>> Really? He was assigned to investigate the investigation of Russian collusion and a
>> meeting between Trump campaign operatives and Russians, including a known Russian
>> espionage agent, was "outside the scope of his report"?
>>
>> On more than one occasion when asked specifically about the contents of the Mueller report
>> and other Russian related details, he answered, "I don't know." He was supposed to be
>> reporting on the validity of that very information!
>>
>> Durham is a Republican hack and he failed.
>
>Schiff humilated him.

He wasn't alone. Cohen handed him a few chunks of ass too.

If the behavior of the Dems in Congress in the past few months is any indication, the Cons
are going to be too sore to sit down in chamber come '24.

Swill
--
Reality is an acquired taste - Matthew Perry

Heroyam slava! Glory to the Heroes!

Sláva Ukrajíni! Glory to Ukraine! Putin is a condom!

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