Could Durham ever really get a judge that would prosecute without bias? I think early on John Durham learned he couldn't. Think about whether it would have served anyone's interest if he brought more indictments and charges against the swamp. The legal path he pursued was upended....It was a masterful strategy, but the game was rigged from the beginning. Being a special counsel has incredible power that ordinarily can move mountains. With Durham's resume, this only added credibility to his abilities.
Why all of a sudden was Durham ham-stringed and couldn't get obvious convictions on Michael Sussman and Russian national Igor Danchenko for lying to the FBI? Both men were acquitted. Only Kevin Clinesmith was convicted for committing a criminal offense by fabricating language in an email that was material to the FBI obtaining a FISA surveillance order.He should have jailed for several years for this. Instead, he was sentenced to what amounts to a hand slap by the judge.This must have been a proverbial shot across Durham's ship's bow.
John Durham most likely realized the rigged card game he found himself in and decided after much deliberation to throw down the best hand he was dealt. Durham recognized any further indictments was only going end up making the swamp appear vindicated. He instead opted to write a report of his findings. It's the best he could provide in an impossibly corrupt Washington DC jurisdiction.
Could Durham ever really get a judge that would prosecute without bias? I think early on John Durham learned he couldn't. Think about whether it would have served anyone's interest if he brought more indictments and charges against the swamp. The legal path he pursued was upended....It was a masterful strategy, but the game was rigged from the beginning. Being a special counsel has incredible power that ordinarily can move mountains. With Durham's resume, this only added credibility to his abilities.
Why all of a sudden was Durham ham-stringed and couldn't get obvious convictions on Michael Sussman and Russian national Igor Danchenko for lying to the FBI? Both men were acquitted. Only Kevin Clinesmith was convicted for committing a criminal offense by fabricating language in an email that was material to the FBI obtaining a FISA surveillance order.He should have jailed for several years for this. Instead, he was sentenced to what amounts to a hand slap by the judge.This must have been a proverbial shot across Durham's ship's bow.
John Durham most likely realized the rigged card game he found himself in and decided after much deliberation to throw down the best hand he was dealt. Durham recognized any further indictments was only going end up making the swamp appear vindicated. He instead opted to write a report of his findings. It's the best he could provide in an impossibly corrupt Washington DC jurisdiction.