Thread by @EpochTimes

John Durham—who was tasked with investigating the origins of the investigation of the Trump campaign—issued a rare statement disagreeing with some of the conclusions in the #HorowitzReport.

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“Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened,” #Durham said in a statement.

#Durham’s review recently evolved into a criminal inquiry. The #IGReport by DOJ Inspector General Horowitz, meanwhile, is limited to violations of @FBI and @TheJusticeDept policies.

@FBI @TheJusticeDept In a statement issued shortly after the release of the DOJ #IGReport, #AGBarr assessed that the #Surveillance of @CarterWPage constituted a “clear abuse” of the #FISA process.

Barr added that @FBI Director Christopher Wray is “dismayed” by the handling of the FISA applications.

@FBI @TheJusticeDept @carterwpage The @FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign in late July 2016. Barr concluded that the investigation was “intrusive” and was initiated based “on the thinnest of suspicions.”

The suspicions were “insufficient” to justify the steps the bureau went on to take, Barr said.

“Nevertheless, the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump’s administration,” Barr said.

#Horowitz formally announced the investigation into the @CarterWPage #FISA in March 2018.

He submitted a draft report to the DOJ in September. Horowitz said at the time that his team reviewed more than 1 million documents and interviewed more than 100 witnesses.

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