Special Counsel John Durham told the House Judiciary Committee that he found “troubling violations of law and policy” among the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) members part of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
Durham’s report found that Crossfire Hurricane, an investigation into allegations between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, was improperly opened and mishandled.
“There were some individuals who clearly expressed a personal bias,” Duram told Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA).
“Confirmation bias as alluded to has to do with the human tendency to accept things we already think are true and to reject anything else. In this instance, there are any number of significant red flags that were raised that were simply ignored,” Durham stated.
Reporting from National Review:
Democrats centered their questioning on the prosecutions Durham has launched and the amount the investigation cost. One member, Representative Steve Cohen (D., Tenn.), claimed that Durham’s reputation had been damaged through his association with Trump, having been appointed by him as a U.S. attorney. “[Trump] is damaged goods. There’s no good dealing with him so you will end up on the bottom of a pyre,” Cohen said. ... Durham responded directly to Cohen, saying: “My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect, and my family, and my Lord, and I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir.”
