The New York Times broke a lot of new ground in its stunning report on John Durham’s investigation into the Russia investigation, and the revelations cast the prosecutor and former Attorney General Bill Barr in a scandalous light.
But there was one detail from the Times’ reporting that stood out as both new and unexpected.
On one of Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham’s trips to Europe, according to people familiar with the matter, Italian officials — while denying any role in setting off the Russia investigation — unexpectedly offered a potentially explosive tip linking Mr. Trump to certain suspected financial crimes. Mr. Barr and Mr. Durham decided that the tip was too serious and credible to ignore.
At that point, it would’ve made sense for the attorney general, in the interest of propriety, to assign the matter to another prosecutor. After all, Durham was tasked with investigating the Russia investigation, not evidence of Donald Trump’s alleged financial crimes in Europe.
But…
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