Lee, meanwhile, questioned the FBI’s current funding, telling the hosts of “Fox and Friends” “there is going to have to be major consequences for the FBI and Department of Justice.” Stewart noted the actions detailed in the Durham report weren’t illegal, “it just hasn’t ever been envisioned that Justice Department officials, or FBI officials, would do this.” This new working group that we have put together on FISA reform is going to be a vehicle to actually implement reforms, to add criminal liability for some of these activities.” “There is no accountability,” he said, pointing to a new bipartisan group within the House Intelligence Committee focused on reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. The investigation, dubbed “Crossfire Hurricane,” fueled years of debate over Trump’s ties to Russia, and led to a high profile report from former special counsel Robert Mueller.Īnd although the Durham report did not recommend any new charges against those involved in the FBI investigation, Stewart and Lee said its impact will be far-reaching - Stewart said Congress is working to implement new reforms that could open the door for future criminal charges. The report, compiled by special counsel John Durham, was released Monday and details how the FBI used false and uncorroborated reports to launch its investigation into Trump’s campaign. And then we ask, well, are they going to do it again in 2024?” Stewart said. Look at what they’ve done in the last 10 years, my gosh you can go back to Martin Luther King and (the FBI) blackmailing Martin Luther King.

‘A serious lack of analytical rigor’ and other findings from the Durham Report investigation into the FBI.

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