"The prosecutors, led by John H. Durham, the United States attorney in Connecticut, have interviewed about two dozen former and current F.B.I. officials"
Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned nyti.ms/2J3ZhLD
Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned nyti.ms/2J3ZhLD
"The number of interviews shows that Mr. Durham’s review is further along than previously known. "
"His team has interviewed private Ukrainian citizens, a Justice Department spokeswoman has said"
"His team has interviewed private Ukrainian citizens, a Justice Department spokeswoman has said"
"He has not spoken with Peter Strzok, a former top counterintelligence official who opened the inquiry; the former director James B. Comey or his deputy, Andrew G. McCabe; or James A. Baker, then the bureau’s general counsel."
(most likely due to IG report)
(most likely due to IG report)
"Mr. Durham’s team, including Nora R. Dannehy, a veteran prosecutor, has questioned witnesses about why Mr. Strzok both drafted and signed the paperwork opening the investigation,"
"Mr. Durham has also questioned why Mr. Strzok opened the case on a weekend, again suggesting that the step might have been out of the ordinary."
"His investigators have questioned officials in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence but apparently have yet to interview C.I.A. personnel, people familiar with the review said."
"In his review, Mr. Durham has asked witnesses about the role of Christopher Steele, a former intelligence official from Britain who was hired to research Mr. Trump’s ties to Russia by a firm that was in turn financed by Democrats."
Wow, the NYT admitting this?
Wow, the NYT admitting this?
"Mr. Durham’s investigators asked why F.B.I. officials would use unsubstantiated or incorrect information in their application for a court order allowing the wiretap and seemed skeptical about why agents relied on Mr. Steele’s dossier."
"The inspector general has also raised concerns that the F.B.I. inflated Mr. Steele’s value as an informant in order to obtain the wiretap on Mr. Page. Mr. Durham’s investigators have done the same, according to the people familiar with his review."
under MI6 throws Steele under the bus:
"MI6 officials said Mr. Steele, a Russia expert, was honest and persistent but sometimes showed questionable judgment in pursuing targets that others viewed as a waste of time, two people familiar with the assessment said."
"MI6 officials said Mr. Steele, a Russia expert, was honest and persistent but sometimes showed questionable judgment in pursuing targets that others viewed as a waste of time, two people familiar with the assessment said."
"The former official said he was reassured by the presence of John C. Eckenrode, one of the former senior F.B.I. agents assisting Mr. Durham."
Well there is the inside man......
Well there is the inside man......
Final thoughts. The article is of course a leftist article trying to down play the investigation, however, you can read the shock of the left in the article at how advanced the investigation is. It's also, I think, warning the main plotters that Barr and Durham on on to them.
