U.S. Attorney John Durham Scrutinizes How the Trump Campaign Probe Began

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: The Horowitz report isn’t quite the vindication of the FBI that James Comey wants you to think it is; the president is on the verge of two big policy wins; and some easily overlooked developments in the world of politics.

Don’t Let Anyone Fool You. Horowitz Painted an Ugly Picture of the FBI.

As those of you who read last month’s gargantuan profile know, U.S. attorney John Durham, the man attorney general William Barr appointed to probe the start of the investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016, almost never issues public statements. He never does interviews. He never writes op-eds. He has given one public speech in his career. He does just about all of his talking in the courtroom.

Thus, people sit up and take notice when the notoriously tight-lipped Durham issues a written statement like this, immediately after the release of a report from Department of Justice’s inspector general about the FBI’s earliest moves investigating the Trump campaign.

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Hail the Romcom Masterpiece

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The High School Conferences at The Reagan Ranch

High school students can visit Ronald Reagan’s California ranch to learn about the 20th Century’s greatest President.

What better way to celebrate freedom than by walking in President Reagan’s footsteps and learning about the ideas he championed?

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