Democrats Take John Durham To The Woodshed

By Conover Kennard — June 21, 2023

Trump-era special counsel John Durham's testimony on the FBI's Russia probe so far today isn't the blockbuster that conservatives have been hoping for.

"Our report should not be read to suggest in any way that Russian election interference was not a significant threat," Durham said with a Florida retiree possibly throwing ketchup on his walls. "It was."

WATCH: Special Counsel John Durham complete opening statement.

"Our report should not be read to suggest in any way that Russian election interference was not a significant threat. It was."

The hearing continues LIVE on C-SPAN3 and online here: https://t.co/To3Po9IsyS pic.twitter.com/XNWbUclerk

— CSPAN (@cspan) June 21, 2023

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) asked Durham about his record with the investigation.

"Did it take four years to complete?" he asked.

"Correct," Durham replied.

"Okay, and with all these resources and all these people you were sent to help you investigate the investigators, you only filed three criminal cases," Nadler said. "You only brought two cases to trial, correct?"

"Correct," Durham said.

"And you lost all the cases you brought to trial, correct?" Nadler asked.

"Correct," Durham said again.

At one point, Nadler said, "Four years in untold sums of money, and you still obtained only one conviction."

Rep. Adam Schiff called him out.

Schiff: DOJ Policy provides you don't speak about a pending investigation. And yet you did, didn't you? pic.twitter.com/fUK3XG20qG

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 21, 2023

Durham got testy with Schiff:

Schiff: Did she resign over disagreements she had with you about how you were handling the investigation?
Durham: Not part of the report. I’m not going to discuss it pic.twitter.com/Ku7KkEBWjt

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 21, 2023

Schiff wasn't playing around:

Schiff: The son of a presidential candidate gets calls all the time from a foreign government offering dirt on their opponent, is that what you are saying? pic.twitter.com/1R7nH8xfmC

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 21, 2023

Ted Lieu? BAM:

John Durham testimony this morning in a nutshell. Worth a watch: pic.twitter.com/UwLtp9aawJ

— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) June 21, 2023

Schiff then delivers the kill shot:

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1671559738130300929

Yeah, it's not going well for conservatives. Sads!

Shorter Durham: I got a trip to Italy and a fantastic salary for making taxpayer-funded content for Sean Hannity, kthxbye. https://t.co/zTfNqukk6j

— Frances Langum (@bluegal) June 21, 2023

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