The report describes various alleged efforts by foreign governments or individuals to influence Clinton through campaign donations and notes that the Clinton campaign was briefed on some such efforts, while Trump and his aides were not briefed about the FBI’s suspicions regarding his bid.ĭurham’s report stops just short of saying that political bias drove the FBI’s decisions, saying that while there was evidence of strong political views on the part of some investigators, the FBI’s handling of the Trump probe exhibited clear “confirmation bias” in favor of a likely plot by the Russians.Īttorney General Merrick Garland received the report on Friday afternoon, read it over the weekend, and sent copies of it to Capitol Hill Monday afternoon, a senior Justice Department official said. ![]() Durham’s report also bemoaned investigators’ “disparate treatment” of the Trump and Clinton campaigns.
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