Author: Jerry Dunleavy
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Durham report: FBI, DOJ had no proper basis to launch Trump-Russia investigation
Special counsel John Durham’s long-awaited report on his investigation into the Trump-Russia report states the FBI and Department of Justice had no proper basis to launch the controversial investigation. Durham’s 306-page report, which he described as “sobering,” cast doubt on the idea that the FBI should have ever even launched its Crossfire Hurricane investigation into…
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Wray says he finds allegations FBI mishandled Hunter Biden info ‘deeply troubling’
WASHINGTON • FBI director Christopher Wray testified he found it “deeply troubling” when he read recent whistleblower allegations that bureau agents had falsely labeled accurate information about Hunter Biden as disinformation during the FBI’s investigation in 2020. Whistleblower allegations emerged last month that FBI supervisory intelligence agent Brian Auten opened an assessment in August 2020,…
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Hunter Biden’s laptop is 100% authentic, forensic examination concludes
EXCLUSIVE — A copy of Hunter Biden’s hard drive obtained by the Washington Examiner is indisputably authentic, and there is no evidence of any hacking or file manipulation, according to an examination conducted by a former Secret Service agent who has testified as a cyberforensics expert in over 100 classified, criminal, and civil matters at the state, federal, and international levels. The Washington…
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Durham raises FEC ruling against Clinton and DNC in attorney-client privilege battle
WASHINGTON • Special counsel John Durham is ramping up his efforts to get a judge to review documents shielded by attorney-client privilege claims from Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The prosecutor submitted a filing in federal court Monday pointing to a Federal Election Commission ruling that fined those Democrats for violating…
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Judge denies Clinton campaign lawyer Sussmann’s effort to toss Durham indictment
WASHINGTON • The judge presiding over the false statements case against Michael Sussmann shot down the defendant’s motion to dismiss special counsel John Durham’s indictment, denying the Democratic cybersecurity lawyer’s effort to avoid trial next month. Sussmann was indicted in September for allegedly concealing his clients (Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and “Tech Executive-1,” known…
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Durham asks judge to review Clinton campaign claims of attorney-client privilege
WASHINGTON • Special counsel John Durham wants a federal court to order Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, the Democratic National Committee, Fusion GPS, and Perkins Coie to hand over unredacted versions of withheld documents for the judge to decide whether their claims of attorney-client privilege hold up under scrutiny. The prosecutor made the demand in a…
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Barr says Hunter Biden Russian disinformation claims ‘probably affected’ election outcome
WASHINGTON • Former Attorney General William Barr argued the effort by dozens of former intelligence officials to cast doubt on the Hunter Biden laptop revelations by baselessly suggesting Russia involvement “probably affected the outcome” of the 2020 presidential race. The 51 former spy officials who signed a letter suggesting Russia was involved with the laptop…
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Fauci says COVID-19 likely did not come from Wuhan lab
WASHINGTON • Dr. Anthony Fauci insists it is “much more likely” that COVID-19 originated in nature rather than from the Wuhan lab, again insisting that the National Institutes of Health had never funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has also admitted…
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Ex-top FBI lawyer Baker to take stand in Durham case
WASHINGTON • Prosecutors revealed the FBI’s former top lawyer will take the stand in next year’s trial of Michael Sussmann, who special counsel John Durham charged with lying to the bureau in 2016 as he pushed claims of secret Trump-Russia communications. Testimony from James Baker, who served as general counsel at the bureau from 2014…
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Shooting of rioter ‘lawful,’ saved lives, Capitol Police say
The shooting of Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot was “lawful,” and the Capitol Police officer involved will not face any internal disciplinary actions, the Capitol Police announced Monday, arguing his actions may have “saved” members of Congress “from serious injury and possible death.” A video shows the 35-year-old Air Force veteran and Trump supporter…