Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation may be 'poisoned' by FBI bias Durham exposed: Jordan
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
June 02, 2023 11:58 AM
A top Republican is pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland on the FBI’s role in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump in the wake of special counsel John Durham’s report.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed Garland in a letter on Friday about Durham’s findings related to the faulty origin of the Trump-Russia investigation and the “failings” of the FBI. The GOP chairman placed Smith’s investigation related to the Mar-a-Lago classified documents incident and the Capitol riot in the context of Durham’s report, arguing that “due to the FBI’s documented political bias, the Justice Department must ensure any ongoing investigations are not poisoned by this same politicization.”
“The Special Counsel’s report serves as a stark reminder of the need for more accountability and reforms within the FBI,” Jordan said of Durham. “Accordingly, as Congress conducts oversight to inform these legislative reforms, we write to ensure the Justice Department acts to preserve the integrity and impartiality of ongoing investigations from the FBI’s politicized bureaucracy.”
Durham is slated to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on June 21. The special counsel will also speak behind closed doors with the House Intelligence Committee, led by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), the day prior.
Jordan argued to Garland that Durham’s report “details how the FBI abused its law-enforcement authorities to achieve a political end — that is, hamstring the campaign and presidency of President Trump” as he pushed Garland on the FBI’s involvement in Smith’s sprawling investigation into the former president. Smith was appointed by Garland last year.
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