In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Special Counsel John Durham squarely refuted claims by Democrats that there was evidence that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. bottom.
Mr. Durham spoke to Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, Ted Liu of Calif. , was questioned about the accusations made by each of Congressmen Adam Schiff. . He cited the commissioners’ statements and asked Mr. Durham to answer whether they were supported by the facts in the Mueller report, but Mr. Durham said they were not. (Related article: John Durham says FBI agent ‘apology’ for Trump-Russia probe)
“Some people attacked you today. Mr. Nadler called your report a political exercise with ethical ambiguity. Mr. Liu called you a partisan hack. seems to be questioning … the conclusions of Mr Mueller’s report … contradict statements made by those on record,” Kyrie said, questioning whether Mr Schiff’s statements about evidence of collusion were accurate. I asked Mr. Durham.
Kyrie puts an end to Trump-Russia collusion hoax
.@RepKiley: “Mr. Swalwell said in 2018, “The investigation found strong evidence of collusion.” Did the Mueller Report support ‘strong evidence’ of collusion?”
Durham: “Not to my knowledge.” pic.twitter.com/yMRvr1STG0
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“Mr. Schiff made the following remarks: “The Russians offered help. The campaign accepted the help. The Russians offered help, and the president made the most of that help. It was It’s pretty bad.” He also asked Kiley, referring to the Mueller report, “There’s a lot of visible evidence of collusion… are those statements backed up by the report?” .
“I can’t believe that,” Durham replied.
Citing Nadler’s statement, Kyrie said, “There is clear evidence that the campaign was in collusion and that the president was involved. Clearly there was a lot of collusion.” replied that it was not substantiated.
Following Nadler, Kylie also referred to Liu’s statement, saying, “The bombshell remarks suggesting that Trump associates may have colluded with Russia require us to suspend Trump’s entire policy.” means that,” he said. A rogue president could take over the White House. “
Durham told the committee that the Mueller report “does not support” Liu’s claims. He also dismissed Swalwell’s claim that there was “strong evidence of collusion” between Trump and Russia.
Nadler, Schiff, Swalwell and Liu all serve on the House Judiciary Committee, and Nadler and Schiff were in person to hear rebuttals of their claims. During Kylie’s interrogation, Schiff repeatedly asked, “Will the gentleman give in?” He requested Kylie for time to clarify his remarks, but Kylie did not yield.
Durham appeared before the Judiciary Committee to testify on the origins of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into the Donald Trump campaign and the conclusions of an investigative report on contacts with Russia during the 2016 election. The Trump investigation found no evidence that Trump cooperated with Russia to win the election, and Durham’s investigation was based on the FBI’s “strict adherence to the law” in opening its investigation into Trump. concluded that he acted without
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