DeSantis targets universities - FBI’s Trump-Russia conduct - Vice declares bankruptcy

Source: The Canadian Press via Yahoo! News

1. Summary
   Special Counsel John Durham on Monday released the conclusions of his four-year investigation into the FBI's probe of ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Durham has previously been tasked with looking into the FBI's relationship with Boston mobsters and the CIA's destruction of tapes of harsh interrogations. He was assigned to the latest probe in 2019.
   
   Durham's report was sharply critical of the FBI, finding the bureau relied on unconfirmed intelligence when it opened its probe. He noted the intelligence community did not have "any actual evidence of collusion" at the beginning of the investigation. He said that an objective assessment of the probe "should have caused the FBI [...] to reflect on whether the FBI was being manipulated for political or other purposes."
   
   Some commentators said Durham's report had little new information. Over the four-year investigation, Durham brought three prosecutions and achieved only one conviction. The FBI argues it made dozens of corrective actions years ago that render many of the report's findings irrelevant.

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1. Different political viewpoint
   "It does exonerate Donald Trump": CNN’s Jake Tapper calls Durham report "devastating to the FBI."
   Daily Caller (Right) • Factual Grade 58% • 2 min read

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