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John Durham’s genius and the death of the ‘Russia hoax’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump (right) greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) prior to his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) during the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Journalism watchdog chastises Pulitzer winners for Trump-Russia tales

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Durham probe falls flat in courtroom but still exposes depth of FBI’s anti-Trump mania

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Igor Danchenko leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 4, 2021. A judge on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, tossed out one of five counts against Danchenko, a think-tank analyst charged with lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Defense attorneys blast Durham investigation as Danchenko jury begins deliberations

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has asked the Treasury Department’s inspector general to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and ex-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Top Cops? Durham probe paints FBI as an easily duped Keystone Cops unit

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. In a stunning move, The Washington Post on Nov. 12, 2021, corrected earlier reporting that relied on the discredited Steele dossier, removing large portions from the articles about former President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Forced to fess up: Dem operative admits under oath he lied about Team Trump in Steele dossier

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Igor Danchenko leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 4, 2021. A judge is allowing prosecutors to move forward with their criminal case against Danchenko, who provided key details for a flawed dossier on ex-President Donald Trump, although the judge called his decision “an extremely close call.” Lawyers for Danchenko asked a judge Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, to dismiss all five charges against him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Goals of Danchenko, Clinton ally ‘coincided,’ FBI agent says

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data released Wednesday, Oct. 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Danchenko trial puts spotlight on FBI as top official grilled for not checking Trump-Russia claims

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo, special counsel John Durham, center, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, leaves a federal courthouse in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Durham team gives FBI a pass for Trump-Russia collusion probe, blames Danchenko’s ‘lies’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on FBI complicity in "Russiagate" with Danchenko by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Durham’s latest ‘Russiagate’ bombshells: FBI informant Danchenko made up key parts of Steele dossier

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

DOJ Fishing Expedition on Trump Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump already flexed his declassify power in ‘Russiagate’

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 7, 2017, photo, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calf., answers questions during an interview at The Associated Press bureau in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Mar-a-Lago raid rooted in bizarre 2017 House hearing

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Igor Danchenko Bottom Feeder Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Danchenko helped FBI cast wide net for Trump

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Igor Danchenko leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Special counsel John Durham on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, blamed the FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies for slow-walking document production in the case against Mr. Danchenko, who is accused of lying to investigators about where and how he got information for the so-called Steele dossier. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Durham says FBI, intelligence agencies slowing down document production in Danchenko case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. In a stunning move, The Washington Post on Nov. 12, 2021, corrected earlier reporting that relied on the discredited Steele dossier, removing large portions from the articles about former President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Clinton campaign lawyer tries to keep Christopher Steele, dossier out of trial

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. On Nov. 4, 2021, Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst who served as a source for a dossier of unverified allegations against former President Trump was arrested on charges arising out of special counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Christopher Steele declares vindication after FEC excludes him from Clinton, DNC fines over dossier

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

FEC fines Clinton campaign, DNC for spending on Steele dossier to damage Trump in 2016

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. In a stunning move, The Washington Post on Nov. 12, 2021, corrected earlier reporting that relied on the discredited Steele dossier, removing large portions from the articles about former President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Washington Post corrects, removes parts of two stories that relied on Steele dossier

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Durham wins over toughest critic with revelations of Dem scheme behind Trump-Russia probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Clinton-connected dossier source was also spokesman for target

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times