The headline “Counsel blasts Russia probe” (May 15, TribLIVE), conveys Special Counsel John Durham’s opinion. A more informative headline could have read “No FBI criminality,” which states a fact and not a point of view.
Durham’s investigation brought criminal charges against three people. Two cases were thrown out of court. The third person pleaded guilty to altering an e-mail concerning Carter Page, who was already exonerated by the Mueller report. No FBI criminality was found.
Compare Durham’s results with those of Mueller, which included: 34 people and three companies indicted, convicted or pleading guilty; Roger Stone, President Trump’s confidant, criminally guilty on seven counts; Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign chairman, who previously worked for Putin’s puppet in Ukraine, guilty on eight counts; Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security advisor pleading guilty; Rick Gates, former Trump campaign aide, pleading guilty; Michael Cohen, former Trump personal lawyer, pleading guilty; George Papadopoulos, former Trump campaign adviser, pleading guilty; etc.
At the House Judiciary Committee meeting, when asked if Trump could be charged with obstruction of justice after he left office, Mueller answered yes.
There may have been missteps in the FBI’s investigation, but the facts remain unchallenged. Trump said the FBI scammed the American public, but is seems Trump is the only one doing the scamming.
Joanne Garing
North Huntingdon