Durham’s record exposes deep-state and Dem corruption, confirming conservative suspicions.

Special Counsel John Durham Delivers Long-Awaited Report on Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

After five years of conservative media reporting on the Russia-collusion hoax, Special Counsel John Durham finally released his 306-page report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. While some of the content merely rehashes what we already knew, Durham’s report confirms the FBI’s unjustified investigation and sheds light on the Clinton campaign’s role in the plot.

FBI’s Unjustified Investigation

Durham’s report confirms that the FBI launched the Crossfire Hurricane investigation without justification. The FBI opened the full investigation without even speaking with the Australian diplomat or conducting any review or analysis of the supposed intel. Durham stressed that “neither U.S. law enforcement nor the Intelligence Community” possessed any “actual evidence of collusion” when they launched Crossfire Hurricane, which spurred “multiple exhaustive and costly federal investigations.”

Clinton’s Top Billing

Durham’s report also confirms many details concerning Hillary Clinton and her campaign’s role in peddling the Russia-collusion hoax. The report detailed the intelligence agencies’ briefing of then-President Obama on the “Clinton Plan” and the CIA’s formal written referral memorandum to Comey and Strzok. Durham concluded that the government’s handling of the Clinton Plan represented a significant intelligence failure.

Outrageous FISA Abuse

Durham’s report elaborated on the FISA abuse previously summarized by the inspector general. Durham focused heavily on the FBI’s use of the Steele dossier, stressing that agents relied on the unverified claims to support a FISA warrant and then sought three more extensions, even as the case against Page continued to weaken.

Complicit Media

The media’s complicity in the Russia-collusion hoax was an undercurrent throughout the special counsel report. The Durham report made clear the press bore responsibility for the hoax as well.

While Durham failed to hold anyone else criminally responsible for the plot, the report provides the summary Americans need to understand the breadth of the malfeasance. In the days and weeks ahead, there will be plenty of time to evaluate the report as a whole and second-guess Durham’s charging decisions, but for now, we should celebrate that a public record of the extensive misconduct has finally been made.

Margot Cleveland is The Federalist’s senior legal correspondent. Follow her on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland.