{"id":1953950,"date":"2023-06-22T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-key-takeaways-from-john-durhams-first-public-testimony-on-trump-russia-report\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:51:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:51:39","slug":"three-key-takeaways-from-john-durhams-first-public-testimony-on-trump-russia-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-key-takeaways-from-john-durhams-first-public-testimony-on-trump-russia-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Key takeaways from John Durham&#8217;s first public testimony on Trump-Russia report:"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fthree-key-takeaways-from-john-durhams-first-public-testimony-on-trump-russia-report%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=1953950&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--><h2>John Durham Testifies on Impact of Bias on Crossfire Hurricane<\/h2>\n<p>John Durham, in his first public testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, discussed the impact of bias on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. He emphasized that there was no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion and rejected calls to defund the FBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Durham&#8217;s May Report Reveals FBI&#8217;s Improper Basis for Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Durham&#8217;s report, released in May, revealed that the FBI had no proper basis for launching the 2016 election inquiry into collusion claims. The report also exposed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) wrongdoing related to the FBI&#8217;s reliance on the discredited dossier by Christopher Steele, a British ex-spy funded by Democrats. This flawed FISA surveillance targeted Trump campaign associate Carter Page.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the report concluded that Hillary Clinton&#8217;s campaign played a significant role in pushing collusion claims to the media and the FBI.<\/p>\n<h3>Bias Within the FBI Poses National Security Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Durham highlighted the issue of bias within the FBI, stating that it poses a <a title=\"Adm. Davidson: THAAD not enough to contain Chinese aggression\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adm-davidson-thaad-not-enough-to-contain-chinese-aggression\/\">national security challenge<\/a>. He argued that the Crossfire Hurricane team exhibited confirmation bias, but did not explicitly label it as political bias. Durham emphasized that these issues, including lack of investigative discipline and failure to take logical steps, are relevant to national security interests and could erode public faith in the justice system.<\/p>\n<h3>Strzok&#8217;s Personal Bias and the Difficulty of Proving Political Bias<\/h3>\n<p>During the testimony, Durham acknowledged that some individuals, like Peter Strzok, expressed personal bias against President Trump. However, he stated that determining whether it was political bias or personal bias is challenging without access to their emails. Strzok&#8217;s text messages with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page indicated a clear bias against Trump, but Durham left it to others to decide whether it was political or personal bias.<\/p>\n<h3>Durham Rejects Calls to Defund the FBI<\/h3>\n<p>Despite criticism and calls from some Republicans to defund the FBI, Durham firmly rejected this idea. He argued that less drastic measures were needed to address the issues within the bureau, such as increased oversight. Durham emphasized that defunding the <a title=\"Durham backs FBI, DOJ amidst defunding efforts.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-durham-defends-fbi-doj-amid-defunding-push\/\">cornerstone law enforcement entities<\/a> would not be in the best interest of national security.<\/p>\n<h3>No Evidence of Collusion Between Trump and Russia<\/h3>\n<p>Durham&#8217;s report and testimony made it clear that there was no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia during the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. The Mueller report also did not establish any criminal collusion. Durham rejected all collusion claims made by House Democrats, including those by Adam Schiff, Jerry Nadler, and Eric Swalwell.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Durham&#8217;s testimony shed light on the impact of bias, the need for reform within the FBI, and the lack of <a title=\"Key takeaways from John Durham's first public testimony on Trump-Russia report: 1. Important revelations were made during the testimony. 2. The testimony shed light on crucial aspects of the investigation. 3. Durham's testimony provided valuable insights into the Trump-Russia report.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-key-takeaways-from-john-durhams-first-public-testimony-on-trump-russia-report\/\">evidence supporting collusion claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Durham testified on bias in Crossfire Hurricane, found no Trump-Russia collusion, and opposed defunding the FBI. In his first public testimony, Durham shared his May report exposing the FBI&#8217;s unjustifiable launch of the investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1953951,"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":"Key takeaways from John Durham&#8217;s first public testimony on Trump-Russia report: \n1. Important revelations were made during the testimony.\n2. The testimony shed light on crucial aspects of the investigation.\n3. Durham&#8217;s testimony provided valuable insights into the Trump-Russia report.","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1953950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Key takeaways from John Durham&#8217;s first public testimony on Trump-Russia report: \n1. Important revelations were made during the testimony.\n2. The testimony shed light on crucial aspects of the investigation.\n3. 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