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Sep 14 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
John Durham, the prosecutor appointed under the Trump administration to run a counter investigation to the Mueller probe, will complete a final report this year. His politicized inquiry is reportedly winding down.

Here’s what we uncovered about Durham’s work and why it matters.
Shortly after Robert Mueller wrapped up his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, AG Barr announced a new inquiry — one that would examine the origins of Mueller’s investigation and would be led by federal prosecutor John Durham.
americanoversight.org/investigation/…
Our #FOIA litigation revealed that Barr met frequently with Durham— 18 times in the 7 months after the Mueller investigation ended — undermining the principle that federal prosecutors are supposed to be free from political interference.
americanoversight.org/documents-we-o…
On March 25, 2019 — just a day after Barr submitted his letter summarizing the Mueller report to Congress — Durham met with Barr, Barr’s then-Chief of Staff Brian Rabbitt and two career officials.
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In September 2019, Barr traveled to Italy with Durham to seek help in Durham’s investigation of the origins of the Russia probe. We obtained his expenses from this trip.
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We also obtained Barr’s letter appointing Durham to probe the origins of the Russia investigation.

Barr’s order directed Durham to review “activities involving the campaigns in the 2016...election & certain related matters.”
Barr’s letter to Durham was dated February 6, 2020. That’s more than 9 months after Durham was reported to have begun his investigation.
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Also on Feb. 6, 2020, Durham texted Barr to arrange a call for the next morning.

“I’ll call at 7:30. Have a nice evening,” Durham texted.

Barr responded with a kiss heart emoji. Image
Read what else we’ve uncovered about Durham’s investigation here:
americanoversight.org/investigation/…

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Sep 14
We have an interesting story about Attorney General William Barr’s formal letter to John Durham to start this investigation.

In June 2019, we FOIA’d DOJ for Barr’s order directing Durham to start this inquiry.
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Sep 13
The fake electoral certificates, which we obtained first, were a critical piece of the coordinated, multi-state effort to reverse the 2020 election and subvert the will of American voters.

Here’s what we’ve learned about the fake electors scheme.
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