{"id":1953710,"date":"2023-06-21T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-of-the-cover-up-gaetz-puts-durham-on-blast-during-hearing\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:11:30","slug":"part-of-the-cover-up-gaetz-puts-durham-on-blast-during-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-of-the-cover-up-gaetz-puts-durham-on-blast-during-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaetz accuses Durham of being involved in cover-up during hearing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpart-of-the-cover-up-gaetz-puts-durham-on-blast-during-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a heated exchange on Wednesday, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/matt-gaetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> (R-FL) tore into Special Counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/john-durham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Durham<\/a>, going as far as to suggest the prosecutor was engaging in a \u201ccover-up\u201d of the Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-durham-fires-back-at-dem-questioning-his-reputation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Durham was appearing<\/a> before the House Judiciary Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-durham-says-fbi-agents-apologized-to-him-for-trump-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to testify<\/a> about his report, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-question-about-laid-off-pipeline-workers-green-jobs\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges Question About Laid-Off Pipeline Workers, Green Jobs\">heavily criticized<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI<\/a>\u2018s probe into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/durham-appears-to-squeeze-schiff-zinger-into-trump-russia-probe-testimony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged links<\/a> between Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">2016 presidential campaign<\/a> and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>When Gaetz was called to question the witness, the congressman focused on areas of great interest to Republicans that Durham\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-of-the-cover-up-gaetz-puts-durham-on-blast-during-hearing\/\" title=\"Gaetz accuses Durham of being involved in cover-up during hearing.\">years-long inquiry apparently failed<\/a> to resolve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMattGaetz<\/a> accuses former Special Counsel John Durham as being part of a &#8220;cover-up&#8221; regarding the FBI&#8217;s investigation.  Mr. Durham responded, calling the accusation &#8220;offensive.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N6f5UiYO0P\">pic.twitter.com\/N6f5UiYO0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1671600183409520640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz inquired about Joseph Mifsud, a mysterious professor whose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/04\/18\/us\/politics\/mueller-report-document.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged talk of Russia having \u201cdirt\u201d<\/a> on Trump\u2019s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton to Trump campaign adviser George Papadopolous kicked off a series of events that led to the FBI\u2019s investigation, codenamed Crossfire Hurricane. Special counsel Robert Mueller said Mifsud was a London-based professor with \u201cconnections to Russia,\u201d but some GOP investigators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/devin-nunes-clinton-dirt-tipster-joseph-mifsud-has-ties-to-state-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspect him of being tied to Western intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Durham said his team struggled to track down Mifsud for an interview. Though Durham said he obtained some phones, he noted Mifsud\u2019s lawyer in Europe claimed to not know where his client was located. \u201cWe pursued the facts as best we could with the tools that we had,\u201d Durham said.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz also pressed Durham on phones used by members of Mueller\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/top-mueller-prosecutor-andrew-weissmann-denies-mishandling-phone-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being wiped<\/a>. Durham said he did not investigate that issue because it was outside his scope, an assertion that Gaetz argued was untrue. Durham was similarly tight-lipped about a reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/02\/us\/politics\/fbi-government-investigator-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government investigator<\/a> sent by the FBI to make contact with Papadopolous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get after it was put in motion, the FBI did a bunch of wrong and corrupt things. Totally understand. We\u2019re trying to deal with that. But when you are part of the cover-up, Mr. Durham, then it makes our job harder,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean if that\u2019s your thought, there\u2019s no way of dissuading from that,\u201d Durham replied. \u201cI can tell you that it\u2019s offensive and the people who worked on this investigation spent their lives trying to protect the people in this country and pursued within the law to pursue what it is we were authorized to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clash continued as Gaetz faulted Durham for not being more zealous in charging people. He specifically name-dropped former FBI Deputy Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/andrew-mccabe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew McCabe<\/a>, who played a central role in the Russia investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz also said Kevin Clinesmith, the former FBI lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ex-fbi-lawyer-to-plead-guilty-in-durham-criminal-investigation-for-allegedly-falsifying-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who pleaded guilty<\/a> to falsifying a document used to justify FISA surveillance on onetime Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page, is already back to practicing law in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe punishment was insufficient,\u201d Gaetz said.<\/p>\n<p>After making references to the Washington Generals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harlemglobetrotters.com\/world-tour\/roster\/washington-generals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the exhibition basketball team<\/a> that Gaetz said \u201cbasically gets paid to show up and lose\u201d to the Harlem Globetrotters, the congressman criticized Durham for the \u201comissions\u201d in his report and the overall \u201clack of work\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for the people, like the chairman [Jim Jordan], who put trust in you, I think you let them down,\u201d Gaetz said. \u201cI think you let the country down. And you are one of the barriers to the true accountability that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) fiercely confronted Special Counsel John Durham, accusing him of a &#8220;cover-up&#8221; during a heated exchange on Wednesday. Durham, who appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, was there to discuss his report that heavily criticized the FBI&#8217;s investigation into alleged Russia links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":1953711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1953710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}