Trump wants to use it as a weapon for his reelection. The whole thing is a phony attempt to discredit the very valid Russia investigation. Never forget that Manafort gave polling data to the Russians. Now one of Durham’s top prosecutors has resigned.
The sudden resignation of John Durham’s top deputy Nora Dannehy is a strong sign that Bill Barr has turned Durham into a tool of the corrupt Trump project of smearing Biden and clearing Trump in October. These crooks aren’t even subtle.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 11, 2020
Today's resignation by a top prosecutor on Durham's team is yet more evidence of what I wrote here last week for @cnn:
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) September 11, 2020
Barr is doing everything he can to deliver Trump an October surprise.https://t.co/I2DiwAnRIP
The strange part here is that by all accounts Durham — at least from members of the CT bar who know and have worked for him— is very respected. So why allow himself to be used this way? Why not resign? He has to know that his role in this legal kabuki dance will taint him forever https://t.co/PXtEwuDqh9
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) September 12, 2020
This is doubly odd because we HAVE a report from an official whose job is to write reports: The Inspector General, who found serious issues with a FISA warrant obtained in the investigation, but that the investigation itself was properly predicated. https://t.co/qNGpup2Ho3
— Julian Sanchez (@normative) September 12, 2020
Why is Durham putting out a public report in the first place?
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 12, 2020
Federal prosecutors either charge people or remain silent. They don't write reports about people who they lack the evidence to criminally charge. https://t.co/SAN8pCdhjn
John Durham’s deputy resigns. My thoughts: https://t.co/9F3nnzq5GA
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) September 11, 2020
"…she had expressed concerns in recent weeks about pressure from Mr. Barr to deliver results ahead of the presidential election in November." https://t.co/KnIX3FMLNF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 11, 2020
It is exceedingly rare for DOJ prosecutors to resign in protest, and this is the 2nd one this year to do so bc of improper political influence.
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) September 11, 2020
This tells you all that you need to know about the bastardization of the Durham investigation by Bill Barr. https://t.co/ajJDnVXdim
Nora Dannehy, a top prosecutor working for US Attorney John Durham, who is conducting the probe of the Russia investigation for Attorney General William Barr, has resigned https://t.co/gESXDgwWz4
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 11, 2020
Barr’s public statements about the Durham investigation have been highly problematic.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 11, 2020
His frequent statements and predictions about the Durham probe suggest his intense interest in the case and his improper motive for launching and pushing this investigation. https://t.co/eSqvluZrc5
If there is any living human that thinks the "Durham Probe" is anything other than a pre-election phony political hit job, you must have slept through the last 4 years. https://t.co/e4EnLasrrK
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 11, 2020
This is very significant. https://t.co/GZmu4vd4oW
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 11, 2020
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— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 15, 2020
(1/2) Strong indicator Durham has been corrupted
“Either [Durham] doesn’t know what he’s doing—replicating an error that DOJ IG had to fix in its Carter Page investigation—or he’s deliberately misrepresenting”
important by @emptywheel👇 https://t.co/EiDf7qQGtS
Sad! 