“I think the real story here from the FBI’s perspective is what an abomination this was, this so-called investigation,” he said on Fox News’ “Special Report” Tue…
proved that the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election was a “grave injustice” to ex-President Donald Trump.
Barr, who appointed Justice Department prosecutor John Durham to investigate the FBI probe, said he believes the long-awaited, four-year review revealed the realities about the Russia investigation — which in the end, found no direct evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia.I take away from it that it was a success in that its purpose from the very beginning was to get to the truth,” he said. “It was not launched as a criminal investigation.
Durham found that the FBI rushed to conclusions and relied on unconfirmed intelligence when it began the Trump-Russia investigation. John Durham discovered the FBI relied on unconfirmed intelligence in the beginning of the Trump-Russia investigation.“[Trump] deserves a lot of credit for what he accomplished,” he said in the interview. “And this [Russiagate] was a grave injustice. And the fact that he was able to accomplish a lot in the face of it, I think was a great achievement.”
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