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Highlights From the Horowitz Report on the Russia Investigation

Then what did the F.B.I. get wrong? There were serious errors in the applications for secret eavesdropping warrants. Mr. Horowitz found that F.B.I. officials appeared to discount evidence that did not support probable cause to wiretap Mr. Page while playing up information that seemed to justify one. “That so many basic and fundamental errors were

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Barr and Durham Publicly Disagree With Horowitz Report on Russia Inquiry

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr sharply criticized on Monday the F.B.I.’s decision to open the Russia investigation, undercutting a major finding in a long-awaited watchdog report and at the same time showing his willingness to act as President Trump’s vocal defender. The report, by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, found

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Trump’s Conduct Poses ‘Clear and Present Danger’ to Fair Elections, Democrats Argue in Impeachment Case

WASHINGTON — House Democrats delivered a scathing summation of their impeachment case against President Trump on Monday, arguing that the president’s conduct posed a “clear and present danger” to the 2020 election and national security. In a contentious hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Democratic lawyers told lawmakers drafting impeachment articles that the evidence against

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Pete Buttigieg Will Open Fund-Raisers to Press Amid Pressure Over Transparency

WASHINGTON — Mayor Pete Buttigieg will open his fund-raisers to reporters and reveal the names of people raising money for his presidential campaign, his campaign manager announced Monday, a significant concession for a leading candidate under increasing pressure to release more details about his personal employment history and campaign finances. The move from the mayor

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Who Is John Durham, the Prosecutor Investigating the Russia Inquiry

John H. Durham, a federal prosecutor conducting a criminal investigation into the origins of the F.B.I.’s Russia probe, said Monday that he disagreed with a report released by the Justice Department’s inspector general, which said there was no basis for President Trump’s accusation that the bureau conspired against him during the 2016 presidential election. The

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Inspector General Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors But Debunks Anti-Trump Plot

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited report by the Justice Department’s inspector general released on Monday sharply criticized the F.B.I.’s handling of a wiretap application used in the early stages of its Russia investigation but debunked President Trump’s accusations that former bureau leaders engaged in a politicized conspiracy to sabotage him. Investigators uncovered “no documentary or testimonial

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