NYT: Failed Mueller Probe Noble, Durham’s Mere ‘Fodder for Grievances'

October 23rd, 2022 11:34 AM

New York Times legal reporter Charlie Savage and the paper’s official fact-checker Linda Qiu teamed up on Wednesday’s front page to cover the acquittal of Igor Danchenko for lying to the FBI in “Russian Analyst for Trump Dossier Acquitted of Lying to the FBI.” For the Times, it was a golden opportunity to again bash special counsel John Durham’s investigation into how the FBI…

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The 1/6 Pelosi Publicists Have Barely Noticed the John Durham Probe

October 13th, 2022 3:22 PM

ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and NPR are all expected to air live coverage of the last hearing of the Pelosi-picked panel investigating the January 6 riot. This is the ninth hearing (two of them in prime time) that these networks have provided hours of free publicity to Pelosi and the Democrats, who are using today's hearing to raise funds in the midterms. Meanwhile, all of them are ignoring special…

NY Times: Durham's Just Investigating 'Conspiracy Theories'

June 4th, 2022 10:18 AM

The New York Times, which pushed special investigator Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of Trump campaign collusion with the Russian government that proved illusory, is reveling in the acquittal of a Democratic operative in special counsel’s John Durham inquiry (an inquiry into “conspiracy theories,” according to Savage) into the possibly corrupted origins of Mueller’s…

Column: The Mueller Boosters Decry Durham's 'Debacle'

June 3rd, 2022 5:58 AM

In the media’s eyes, Robert Mueller was a righteous hero like Eliot Ness, devoted to exposing Trump. Even though he was praised as a straight shooter by Democrats before this job, John Durham is now dismissed as a right-wing media fixation.

NewsBusters Podcast: Ignoring John Durham, Then Slashing Him

June 1st, 2022 10:16 PM

Special counsel John Durham's first trial in his investigation of the origins of the Russian collusion probe was ignored by the networks for weeks....until the accused Hillary Clinton lawyer was found Not Guilty. Then it was a "stinging defeat" and "major blow"!

Avlon Gloats Over Sussmann Verdict in Irony-Rich 'Reality Check'

June 1st, 2022 5:40 PM

If you ever feel like being lectured by someone who thinks you have the mental capacity of a toddler, look no further than CNN’s John Avlon. On Wednesday’s New Day, Avlon decided to use his five-minute monologue Reality Check to gloat over the acquittal of Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and ironically tout CNN as “reality-based media” as opposed to “partisan media…

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After Ignoring Trial, Nets Gloat Over Michael Sussmann's Acquittal

May 31st, 2022 8:21 PM

In one of the most outrageous examples of leftist media bias, ABC’s World News Tonight and CBS Evening News decided to finally report on the Durham/Sussmann Russia Hoax trial, but only after Michael Sussmann was acquitted of lying to the FBI. Both networks had no interest in covering the trial while it was ongoing. It wasn’t until the Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer was found…

Another Big Story the Press Missed

May 27th, 2022 10:14 AM

WASHINGTON -- The day after Robby Mook, the head of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for the presidency, implicated her at the top of a conspiracy to link Donald Trump in 2016 with a Russian bank, I could find no mention of it in the leading newspapers of the Republic, save The Wall Street Journal. The Journal covered Mook's testimony in a federal courtroom quite well.

WashPost Buries the Robby Mook Bombshell on Page A8, Paragraph 25

May 22nd, 2022 9:48 AM

The Washington Post didn't notice Robby Mook's "bombshell" testimony that Hillary Clinton authorized sharing since-debunked computer data linking Donald Trump with a Russian bank in the last days of the 2016 campaign until Sunday. The story was on page A-8. Mook's testimony was delayed until paragraph 25!

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Nets Ignore MASSIVE Durham Trial Bombshell on Fake Trump-Russia Ties

May 20th, 2022 8:51 PM

The trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann took a shocking turn Friday when Clinton 2016 campaign manager Robby Mook revealed on the stand that Hillary Clinton herself greenlighted the leaking to a reporter of what they insisted was the possibility of ties between the Trump Organization and the Kremlin-friendly Alfa Bank. And, as has been the case with the Sussmann…

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Nets Ignore News FBI Knew Trump-Russia Collusion Was a Hoax All Along

May 17th, 2022 8:52 PM

On Tuesday, the prosecution and defense teams in special counsel John Durham’s trial against former Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann delivered opening arguments. Sussmann is charged with making false statements to the FBI. During opening arguments, prosecutors revealed that Sussmann used the FBI to create an October surprise during the 2016 presidential election against then-…

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Hopped Away: Networks Dodge ‘Massive’ Revelations in Durham Probe

April 18th, 2022 2:54 PM

Last week, ABC, CBS, and NBC refused to cover on their top morning and evening shows not one but two new and significant happenings in Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe as not only did a judge deny indicted former Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann’s motion to dismiss, but a new Durham filing alleging the CIA knew Trump-Russia ties were “not…

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News Team, Assemble! Doocy, Lawrence Bring Heat on Gas, Inflation

March 10th, 2022 11:52 AM

A day after President Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and as gas prices surged to record highs, The Psaki Show featured hardballs Wednesday afternoon on the impact of the Biden economy on consumers. Chiefly, questions from Fox News’s Peter Doocy and Fox Business’s Edward Lawrence led Psaki to struggle to defend the White House’s policies on inflation, gas prices, and a refusal to support…

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'The View,' Chelsea Clinton Celebrate How Hillary 'Took on Fox News'

March 2nd, 2022 7:49 PM

For their post-State of the Union show, on Wednesday, the cackling coven of ABC’s The View was joined by Democratic Party princess Chelsea Clinton, who was treated like royalty as they all gushed over her opinions about the address, lawsuits against former President Trump, and how her mother, Hillary Clinton “took on Fox News” after they reported on how her campaign spied on Trump.…