Durham shows that the investigation had been pushed forward largely by FBI agent Peter Strzok, a man known to be politically hostile to candidate Trump.
All in all, the Durham report paints a picture of a highly unprofessional FBI that apparently greenlights investigations based on agents' political agendas and on politically convenient rumors. Durham sums it up: The FBI and Justice Department failed to uphold their mission of strict fidelity to the law.
Special counsel John Durham on Monday released his report on the FBIs role in investigating the 2016 Donald Trump campaigns alleged collusion with Russia. This investigation, codenamed Crossfire Hurricane, had beenaccording to Durhams reportswiftly opened as a full-blown investigation in response to unevaluated intelligence information by FBI personnel without ever having spoken to the persons who provided the information.
Durham shows that the investigation had been pushed forward largely by FBI agent Peter Strzok, a man known to be politically hostile to candidate Trump. Durham also notes a curious difference between the FBIs enthusiasm for investigating Trump, and the agencys more cautious procedures used in investigating the Hillary Clinton campaign:
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