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2023
Government Report
Modern Era
Report on Matters Related to Intelligence Activities and Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaigns (Durham Report)
Special Counsel John H. Durham, U.S. Department of Justice
"The speed and manner in which the FBI opened and investigated Crossfire Hurricane during the presidential election season based on raw, unanalyzed, and uncorroborated intelligence also reflected a noticeable departure from how it approached prior matters." Durham concluded that the Department and FBI "failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report."
About this source
Released May 15, 2023. A 306-page report examining how the FBI opened and conducted its 2016 investigation.
Why it matters for the project
The other side of the audit. Students should see that the FBI's own conduct was investigated by a second special counsel and criticized in strong terms, and also that the report produced no new charges against FBI officials over the opening of the case. Holding both halves at once is the skill.