DOJ keeping Congress in the dark about John Durham review, top GOP investigator says

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Congress has not been briefed on U.S. Attorney John Durham's review of the Russia investigation, according to a leading GOP investigator.

Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said "no" when asked during a Just the News podcast on Thursday whether Durham or Attorney General William Barr have provided lawmakers an update on the inquiry.

"Remember: The attorney general said that he expects the investigation and then some kind of presentation or report, I assume — but he said he expects the investigation to end sometime this summer," the Ohio congressman said.

The interview indicated that lawmakers, including Jordan, had little official information to go on as they talked about Durham's work over the past year. For instance, Rep. Doug Collins, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News in late February that there will not be a report from Durham and rather that the public would hear about the progress the prosecutor has made if and when there is an indictment.

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When asked, Jordan declined to speculate on whether any officials will be indicted in Durham's inquiry or if investigators will turn up evidence of "spying" on the Trump campaign earlier than when the FBI said it opened its Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation in the summer of 2016.

But the congressman said he does reserve his "suspicions" about an earlier time frame for that investigation and Russia “dirt” tipster Joseph Mifsud. Jordan said he believes crimes were committed and that one former FBI lawyer in particular, Kevin Clinesmith, who altered a key document in FISA filings related to former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, deserves to be prosecuted. Jordan also said top former officials, namely former FBI Director James Comey, were the main root of the "problem."

Some reporting has suggested the coronavirus outbreak may delay the secretive inquiry, but Jordan said he hopes for a swing toward normalcy soon.

"Let's hope it's early summer," Jordan said. "Let's hope we get through this and get back to a more normal America and get through this virus issue, and then we'll wait for that information, and then we can proceed with making sure we get the truth."

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