Friday, October 4, 2019

John Durham probe goes worldwide to examine spies and their Trump targets

 Some news articles have called it an investigation into the 22-month Robert Mueller inquiry that essentially cleared Mr. Trump and his allies of colluding with Russia in the presidential election.

Alexander Downer, the Australian ambassador to the United Kingdom, is the person who triggered the FBI's Trump-Russia probe, according to the official Obama Justice Department timeline.

Australia notified the U.S. in July 2016 about a conversation Mr. Downer had with George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser.

Mr. Mifsud, like Mr. Downer, played a crucial role in kick-starting the FBI probe.

Mr. Steele funneled the information himself and through middlemen to the FBI, the Justice Department, the White House, the State Department and the liberal news media.

A Washington Times analysis showed that not one of Mr. Steele's 13 conspiracy charges - such as Mr. Trump, as a Russian spy, financed Moscow computer hacking - was substantiated by Mr. Mueller or any congressional probe.

Still not known is how that briefing influenced agent Peter Strzok, an acknowledged Trump antagonist, in opening the Russia investigation on July 31.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/3/john-durham-probe-goes-worldwide-examine-spies-and/

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