May 18, 2023 4:00am EDT
CNN's Jake Tapper says Durham Report is 'devastating' for FBI after spending years legitimizing Russiagate
Tapper repeatedly had on prominent collusion pusher Adam Schiff
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
Monday's release of the long-awaited Durham Report confirmed widespread belief among conservatives that the Russia investigation that plagued much of the Trump presidency stemmed from unsubstantiated and politicized origins.
The report, which came following a four-year investigation led by Special Counsel John Durham, was a major rebuke of the FBI and DOJ, so much so that even CNN anchor Jake Tapper was stunned.
"For years, Donald Trump and his supporters pinned their hopes on the investigation by the former U.S. attorney for Connecticut, John Durham later named special counsel by AG Bill Barr, Trump and his allies arguing it would exonerate him from any hint of improper behavior regarding the Russian government’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election…" Tapper told his viewers. "The report is now here, it has dropped, and it might not have produced everything of what some Republicans hoped for, [but] it is regardless devastating to the FBI and to a degree, it does exonerate Donald Trump."
Tapper's comments are significant as the longtime anchor, one of the first hires of the Jeff Zucker era, was in some ways the face of CNN's Russiagate coverage just as Rachel Maddow was for MSNBC.
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