WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) blasted a new report by Special Counsel John Durham that confirmed the FBI acted improperly by launching and continuing to pursue its multi-year Russia collusion investigation.
“The Durham report confirms what most Americans knew all along: the Trump-Russia investigation was nothing more than a political witch hunt,” said Smith. “Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, every American should be outraged that leaders at the FBI and DOJ – two incredibly powerful agencies – abused their authority by using the federal government as a weapon to try and take down a political opponent. While I’m glad this report debunks yet another false narrative pushed by the Left and liberal media, the House will conduct vigorous oversight and do everything within its power to ensure this never happens again.”
Special Counsel Durham’s report found:
- The Department of Justice and the FBI “failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities…”
- “…neither U.S. law enforcement nor the Intelligence Community appears to have possessed any actual evidence of collusion in their holdings at the commencement of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.”
“…the Crossfire Hurricane investigators did not and could not corroborate any of the substantive allegations contained in the Steele reporting.”