'Who Gave The Order On The Mueller Team To Wipe The Phones?': Gaetz Accuses Durham Of 'Cover-Up'

At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) grilled Special Counsel John Durham.
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[@raywest3834]

"After a 4 year investigation, Durham charged the driver of the getaway car with double parking, and let the bank robbers off Scott free." -- Roger Stone

[@tankmacnamara3734]

Yep

[@chrisjenkins9978]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😝😅👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@armyranger9346]

...and the driver was found not guilty.

[@jody6851]

LOL! "The bank robbers ran away so fast, we couldn't get a good description of them, and the getaway car driver refused to cooperate. So we could only work with what we had within the bounds of the Constitution, and I personally lost 10 weekends I could have spent with my family working on this investigation, which my wife yelled at me about. So there!" -- John Durham

[@monodescarado]

If you’re having to quote Roger Stone, then you probably need to have a good hard look at your own life.

[@oldguy9078]

Is there anybody out there that wants to work without bias and corruption and save this country ? Anybody at all?

[@billkosman3802]

Trump! We Trump and Us! Gonna win it third time in a row! This I can tell You Be there Or be square

[@jjohnson8977]

i like Kristi Noem from S Dakota. I think she is what your asking for

[@huemann7637]

I wonder how much longer it is going to take for mankind to realize that other humans are not to be trusted with authority.

[@clinttullous5233]

Well I know one ! Trump is an American Patriot and will fight for us!🇺🇲💪🇺🇲👍🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲 MAGA 💯🇺🇲

[@kigman1980]

I think some politicians go in with good intentions, but with time the corruption is so gradual that it’s hard for self reflection to do any good. Until there’s a massive wave of people running to vote for term limits on congress, our problems will not only perpetuate but continue to worsen.

[@leelemon3373]

Mr. Gaetz has opened my eyes to John Durham repeatedly dropping the ball on this investigation. Thank you Mr. Gaetz

[@herbiehusker1889]

Dropping the ball or intentionally mishandling?

[@betty-janececile5214]

And bill Barr I hope the history books are not so kind they both have no integrity, AND sold out they ARE complict in all the demoRATS CRIMES

[@FargomanLA]

@@herbiehusker1889 The latter.

[@RJ1999x]

The swamp isn't going to dig too deep into itself, an attorney should have been chosen out of the swamp arena .

[@metaglypto]

He has done far more than any other 'investigator'. Why the hell won't Gaetz let him answer his phukking questions?

[@captaincaptain2736]

The problem is all these crimes are being exposed and NOTHING is being done

[@vld7850]

TRUE!

[@itsheresy]

The level of corruption in broad daylight in this country is disgraceful.

[@harryseaword]

I agree. When Manafort sold polling data to Kolimnik, he should have been charged as a traitor. He was convicted of other things, but that wasn't enough. Then, of course, he was later pardoned by a sore loser.

[@wendyc1902]

@@harryseaword Oh give me a break! The big picture flies right over your head!

[@carpentertom2835]

And the majority of Americans could care less

[@soulessvalleys8404]

​@@carpentertom2835sad sheep for sure

[@gene8675]

@@harryseaword he means the judeo-bolsheviks that have hijacked our financial system, educational system, forcing sodomites agenda, judeo-media.... That couruption

[@jamesfeldman4234]

John Durham did an excellent job of making it look like he actually did something when he really did nothing but protect the criminals in the Government responsible for the real crimes.

[@Xenophon1]

That was the mission given to him by Barr- protect the DOJ/FBI from any real fallout for their crimes against Trump and the American People.

[@beautifulmind6156]

Know what Ii know now he most probably reviewed the all file with the two fatface Barr and this is the result, protecting themselves first!

[@brianstansfield4367]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Always hilarious how magamorons turn against their own when their fever dreams about "criminals in government" turns out to be just that and there is nothing there.

[@joewest9663]

You can throw Bill Barr in that pile of criminals as well. Meanwhile Demorats suggest Donald Trump is always playing the victim card. Sort of like saying someone who has been gang raped is playing 'the victim card' and blaming the girl for being rape and ignoring the rapists instead of throwing them in jail!! Jail isn't just for January 6 patriots that did nothing wrong except not believe 81 million people voted for a dementia riddled corrupt basement bound child sniffing political grifting pervert. Just sayin'.

[@rodli11]

Had me fooled.

[@cml524]

We, THE PEOPLE, are absolutely sick and tired of watching a certain group of people run roughshod over our legal system, our constitution, and our nation without ANY accountability and without a single shred of dignity. We are watching a broken sytem at work and it is LONG overdue for a top-down clean out and reset.

[@bukavac5607]

Hyper partisanship is a big part of that corrupt system. They need you on their team to crush the other corrupt team! They run on social issues to drum up support and get your heart into it. Hell some people even identify as one of the political parties. Their whole identity is tied into one of the two parties. I’m a guy who leans left. Pretty further left than most Forbes viewers (although I have seen some left leaning content from them as well). I have no idea what the video is about because I pay Matt Gates zero attention. I’m here to hate scroll. This post is in no way an attack on you. I saw in your post the words “broken system” and I believe the system was broken on purpose long ago. Yet we continue to support those that keep it broken to enrich themselves. The entire political media eco system now is mainly focused on partisanship. Many of the podcasts and videos I watch and listen to tell me Republicans are evil. I try to balance myself out and consume right wing media but they are just the flip side of the same coin. Lol you can watch a video of any event and have two entirely different outcomes depending on which side of the party’s you consume. I would use the Emma Vingland vs Tim Poole debate or even the CNN Trump town hall as an example. And that is how I believe the system works now. I hate you. You hate me. I don’t know you. You don’t know me. We are fellow countrymen and that no longer means anything. Our job as voters is to protect our corrupt politicians and stick it to the other side’s corrupt politicians. It’s gotten really, really old. God speed and all that other good shit. Sorry about the long rambling response lol.

[@WordPressThemes9000]

The system isn't broken the system is massively corrupt and heavily influenced by China.

[@doug753]

Amen to that.

[@AmethystGirl1776]

Amen!

[@TheEriegpman]

You're right, TRUMP most be stopped

[@Joshpower57]

Durham found that there was intentional abuse of power and basically went “there’s nothing we can do”

[@MichaelShinosky]

He's right. Military is the only way.

[@drrydog]

Because he is right, It's civil war or nothing, and he knows it.

[@MichaelShinosky]

@@drrydog There won't be a civil war. Trump goes away in a paddy wagon, chaos ensues(most likely from internet and electrical blackout), not too long after Trump is released. And then the public military tribunals begin.

[@grahamhodge8313]

Actually, Durham spent 4 years and millions of dollars and found very little. Two failed prosecutions and one plea deal is all he had to show for his efforts. To call his investigation a "nothingburger" would be flattering.

[@jeffjohn9898]

Read the Art Of War by Sun Tzu…….

[@Anonymit]

Of course stuff has been covered up, the fact half of the American public is still being duped by these people is beyond me

[@DoRC]

Duped? You do realize that the Mueller report found plenty of evidence of very specific collusion between Trump his campaign and the Russians right? Mueller determined that he wasn't able to properly indict a sitting president which is why no indictment was handed down. This is all in the report it's public record. If you want a very specific example you can go and find for yourself Trump in a rally asked the Russians to go and find Hillary Clinton's 30,000 emails. The first hacking attempts of the Clinton campaign occurred from Russia just hours after that happened. There's plenty of other examples in the report but that's a very easy one you can go look up yourself.

[@jaxtonsmomma]

The democrats today are the dumbest people to have ever existed in the history of humanity.

[@sultanofswat9382]

Yes, it’s amazing

[@bentonrp]

According to the Intel drops (if you believe the online research project published in 2016 about this), Durham can't work in a corrupt system to prosecute, let's say Hillary, because no judge would see the case and it would give ammunition to the enemies who have overthrown and hijacked our system. They need to be dismantled piece by piece in front of the full American public (not the way Matt Gaetz is requesting), because then they won't be able to counter the will of the people. Without the majority of such backing, some part of the population will be easily bribed or hijacked into violence against, what would be, their preported "hijacking of the system," when it was they who hijacked it all along.

[@You_suck_at_games]

What are the republicans going to do about? We already know. Nothing but make clips for their re election

[@downhomebiggie1299]

Although not a fan, Geatz is on to something here and these are all responsible questions that Durham should be able to answer

[@Shadowcruise99]

I assume you meant reasonable questions.

[@davidepling724]

It would make sense to investigate who gave the order to initiate the fake investigation into the Trump campaign.

[@Mid.night1000rr]

Another Bill Bar Rhino. Give just enough to the people

[@fwfrazorx]

Huge fan of Gaetz. How could you not be? Maybe listening to the marxist media.

[@Elstar901]

Why are you not Mr Geatz fan? Do you hate someone who is seeking the truth?

[@geneclemetson4779]

Kudos to Gaetz for not letting up on this guy.

[@jack-alope5529]

Gaetz is an Asshole. He did this for the camera's. He Knows that Durham had severe limits on his ability to get things done, to collar people, etc. He did not have the Power of the FBI and DOJ to go heavy on people, arrest them, f necessary. Under the circumstances, he did a pretty good job. Gaetz couldn't even try a speeding ticket case. Not to mention his oft ventures into ethic violations and evading the Law.

[@eniselmenic5056]

crooked republicans telling crooked republicans to go after less crooked republicans. sure, eat each other and replace yourselves with more crooked republicans.

[@williamblake827]

Gaetz is brilliant. He feels the same frustration we all feel. And Durham took 4 years to investigate this. Thanks for the bone, John.

[@lovegod9045]

Seems to me Durham handled this investigation with kid gloves, afraid to find the truth.

[@az_3kgt714]

yep. He let these corrupt fbi agents get away with murder.

[@tankmacnamara3734]

You are right

[@olivervision]

There's some serious BS going on here somewhere.. Hillary was never locked up, Obamacare wasn't repealed, Biden's 2020 election miracle, missing whistleblowers, unverified FBI reports etc.. Leaving us all wondering if the left are actually really smart or the right is just that stupid. How does this keep happening?

[@Thelongmanable]

*_We need an investigator, NOT CONNECTED TO THE FBI!!!_*

[@whitemale6227]

Not afraid bcs he was clearly not looking but covering up

[@alanwatson3233]

Durham is a lapdog for Barr.

[@tankmacnamara3734]

​@@BabyWick351what's BS ? Your little comment? I agree...

[@geneeverett7855]

He’s the coverup man along with Barr. Many called it in 2019. While others called this guy a hero , it was clear he’s just coverup job guy.

[@jody6851]

Barr to Durham: "Leave the gun at home. Use the cannoli."

[@timogul]

He was hired by Trump to find dirt on Democrats. The only thing Biden did was stay completely out of his way the entire time.

[@righteyeartistry156]

Durham/Barr have always been a part of the deep state.

[@dorothyarensindependentcon3328]

Hold him in contempt especially if he is supposed to be under oath. Withholding information in this serious mess is not good enough for an excuse!

[@DarkHorseSki]

It's far more offensive what the FBI did than any questions the GOP have had about trying to find out about why the FBI did offensive things.

[@danielread1942]

I must say that when I looked at the report I had the same feelings of why there was no one held accountable for the crimes committed by the FBI or the Mueller team in covering up the crimes . Sad day for America and its citizens. No justice.

[@ihatecrackhead]

no DC jury will convict a leftist especially corruption against the people or republicans

[@Devous7114]

I just finished reading the very same report, what crimes EXACTLY are you referring to??

[@ihatecrackhead]

@@Devous7114 espionage act, the fbi is guilty

[@johnnlteichroeb548]

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[@shane3878]

@@Devous7114 Apparently you didn't read the report.

[@stiggsmasta]

What bill barr and john durham did was run a protection racket to run out the clock on the statute of limitations

[@thomaslawson801]

Remember. Barr was in charge of the Ruby Ridge cover up.

[@loripiontek]

bingo

[@kronosblade3002]

Agree!

[@AmethystGirl1776]

Yep.

[@Chuck68ify]

Big Bill saw no evil in the election or Epstein. Just another Swampster whitewash "fixer".

[@Dennis-mn9de]

MATT GAETTZ, KICKING BUTT!!! SOME REPUBLICANS ARE DOING THEIR JOB,THE REST ARE A JOKE!!

[@noclue30]

Moat are a joke

[@johnleepettimoreiii65]

@@noclue30 what does a 'Moat' have to do with it?

[@canaconn2388]

Gaetz voted to increase the debt ceiling.

[@Dennis-mn9de]

NEVER HEARD THAT HE VOTED TO RAISE THE DEBT???

[@OnizukaSenseSay]

Actually impressed by Gaetz on this!

[@The-Rage]

I'm personally tired of these investigations and blatant corruption that we already know... Let them sit in prison like the Jan 6th defendants until they get their day in court..

[@laurenonmoonlightdr]

How about in place of the Jan 6th defendants?

[@marcianelson898]

AMEN . HOPEFULLY they will get jailtime

[@bls5160]

@@laurenonmoonlightdr Good one!

[@Spaghettiest]

@@marcianelson898 they wont

[@douglassepic9030]

Look. That's why Trey Gowdy quit Congress. Congress has power to ask a lot questions and do nothing after that.

[@markszyszkiewicz]

Rep.Matt Gaetz isn't pulling any punches...I appreciate his hard approach.

[@DVG-nd3qj]

Gaetz is clown, you're embarrassing yourself

[@reneemac111]

@@markszyszkiewiczHe would be in jail if he was guilty, the Democrats would make sure of that

[@whisperingsmith2672]

For those of us that have been around awhile. We see lots of talk and investigations with no accountability. When will the peoples corrupt employees be held accountable under the law. The people go to prison for far less crimes.

[@leonardlloyd1089]

When phones and computers get wiped on a large scale, something stinks. Hillary comes to mind.

[@Ramon1710]

And when the smell gets bad enough, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and George “Stinky” Soros come to mind.

[@robertzajkowski1810]

Actually, sounds more like Trump's FBI and DOJ doing.

[@robertzajkowski1810]

​@@Ramon1710don't forget Santos, Trump, Koch Brothers and the whole Right wing judges in SCOTus .I'm sure they love being exposed on bribes they have been taking from right wing billionaires. Yeah.millions for them crumbs for you. Perfect trickle economics.

[@leonardlloyd1089]

@@robertzajkowski1810 really? After Hillary tried to play so naive about wiping the server clean, on camera? You have to be brighter than that, but then, I bet you try to prove me wrong.

[@robertzajkowski1810]

@@leonardlloyd1089 no. I won't try to prove you wrong. But unlike corrupt Republicans, she didn't try to bullshitt her way, and lie about just oh....everything like Trump.

[@rjh2772]

What a joke of a investigator

[@acornsucks2111]

One notch better than Bill Barr. But how can he get a conviction in DC? 95% dems and dem judges.

[@janetstotler399]

I wonder if you could do better.

[@DVG-nd3qj]

*an (speaking of jokes)

[@brianstansfield4367]

HAHAHAHAHA! Always funny to watch magamorons melt down when their heroes can't meet their impossible standards of convicting everyone of these imaginary crimes.

[@rjh2772]

@@janetstotler399 quit lying would be a good start

[@hib32]

They can't break the law when investigating but they can break the law when covering info and misleading the public.

[@scottcantdance804]

The investigators definitely broke many laws as they were investigating. But, for some reason, the investigators who were investigating the investigators felt that they should be tied by the law. Maybe it was to remain as above board as possible to produce results that were absolutely unimpeachable, but the corruption runs unbelievably deep and I don't know why we should give the benefit of the doubt to anyone involved.

[@hib32]

@@scottcantdance804 I don't buy it, neither did Gaetz.

[@danajohnson4480]

What a pile of poo.

[@kathyelliott6051]

EXACTLY 💯

[@thechristopherdavid1]

@@scottcantdance804 Bulls-eye!

[@davidmorrow6409]

Durham… we put so much trust in you!! And someone paid you to commit Treason

[@jerrybarrett6376]

Great job Rep. Gaetz, you should have been the Special Prosecutor. You are a true Patriot with integrity and honor. God bless you. 🐻🙏🇺🇸

[@MickKly-ih4it]

The corruption runs very deep .

[@leonhuynh2641]

50 years…you are too late for the bus..since JFK

[@wnchstrman]

You have no idea. The tip of the iceberg.

[@M--76]

I get the feeling Gaetz is literally the only one trying to get to the bottom of things.

[@dianakidd4219]

I watch the hearings. Several are speaking up. MTG, Jim Jordan, Josh Hawley and a gal from Florida named Kat. I can’t recall her last name. She’s a fire ball.

[@janetstotler399]

Then why doesn’t he investigate?

[@floodgatestudios1825]

The only "bottom" Gaetz is trying to get to is under the skirt of an underage girl

[@bigalsbeans2]

The only think Mattie G wants to get to the bottom of is would be a teenage girl.

[@dsc420247]

@@bigalsbeans2 Now do Biden and his daughter!!!!!! Hunter and his niece!!!!!!!

[@agordianknot]

The chokehold on power in this country is unbelievable. It is disgusting the level of protection those in power are given by our "so called" judicial system. The people of this country will have to restore fairness and equality under the law.

[@Rachara]

I thought comparing the special counsel to the Washington Generals was the funniest thing I've heard in awhile, and then I heard Durham respond by saying he thinks that the Generals are really trying hard out there.

[@rickmitchell7835]

Durham was quite red-faced toward the end.

[@patriotcanuck6485]

You would be too if you spent 4 years away from your family, if you have a family, to investigate a corrupt system. He refused to waste his time with DC courts and Muffsad (sp). The American Federal government agencies who are tasked to finding people abroad claimed they could not find Muffsed (sp) what else can Durham do?

[@kicnbac]

@@patriotcanuck6485 I'm sure he didn't spend 4 years away from his family. This investigation should have only taken three months tops

[@timogul]

It's hard to argue against a narcissistic sociopath. Often wrong, never in doubt.

[@JeddieT]

He looked like a beet. …AND beaten.

[@Glock-Perfection]

@@patriotcanuck6485 Joseph Misfud took orders, FBI agent Asra Turk also took orders. Who gave them the order to plant "seeds" at Papadopoulos ? Who ordered Muller team to wipe out the phones ? Durham should have investigated it unless he is blackmailed by the deep state.

[@VIKING33NY]

Well done, Matt Gaetz.

[@maguslascivious4980]

Mr Durham should be in JAIL...

[@harperwebster5913]

Ask him if they threatened him and his family.

[@ralphholiman7401]

Durham does not appear to have run a serious investigation.

[@eurlenerobinson290]

Just not want to hear 😘

[@karens2111]

I see, Durham didn’t get the goods you hoped for so Gaetz , Jordan and MAGA cabal are trying to discredit him.

[@joedirt3563]

Seems like the FBI only wants to investigate republicans. Especially when you have the current FBI director who claimed a while ago that all republicans are terrorists.

[@DBMorris]

He was just there to waste time. So the Clintons could outlast the statute of limitations. He did exactly what he was tasked to do. Waste time!

[@thomaswinston5927]

Well starting an investigation on conspiracy theories will do that champ.

[@coopersbullhorn]

I love seeing Durham called out. He was held up as the Messiah of justice that would expose all the corruption and we'd be able to set things right. But I do believe he is part of the cover-up

[@dougdownunder5622]

Years of stonewalling.

[@wesleysnipes1873]

Durham was special prosecutor put in charge of investigating the CIA torture program and found everything to be above board. He's been worthless for decades.

[@robinbennington4607]

Or maybe Durham is demonstrating to all of us that there is no way to get this corruption taken down through a system that has been set up to protect the corrupt Government. Military tribunals will be the only way that the American people will ever get the justice that is warranted. The military is the only way! Bring on the tribunals and the resulting penalty for treason.

[@traveler320ak7]

Yep

[@dougdownunder5622]

Q trust sessions Q trust Barr Q trust Durham Banana Republic of Americanista

[@italeevn6200]

Thats what happens when u have lawyers running the government n in the government. If society wants justice then no lawyer should be allowed in government, in any relation to public service and with any influence on people's life.

[@JodySugarspringerdoodles]

They're just kicking out all the good guys that do good and keeping all the evil ones so they can continue doing their evil!!

[@davehconner]

What bothers me most about this coverup is that nothing will become of it. Durham might as well be sitting there flipping Congress the bird with both hands.

[@rottierumbles9451]

you mean flipping WE THE PEOPLE the bird which he actually did , by not doing shit about this corruption.

[@davehconner]

@@rottierumbles9451 In my first version of this comment, I wrote "...flipping America the bird...", so yes, I agree with you.

[@danajohnson4480]

​@@rottierumbles9451What corruption? Once again you're making stuff up.

[@IcybernateCaptCliff]

Problem is the FBI, DOJ is corrupt and will NOT dish out any justice so Durham is not going to give all the information, it will be saved for military tribunals, my opinion.

[@cluelessbeekeeping1322]

Bingo

[@benlee803]

The Durham report came out just after the statute of limitations was reached for the crimes committed. Convenient.

[@BULLWRINKLE]

well apparantly statute of limitations mean nothing if it discredits trump ask e jean whacko carroll

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

It's all so obvious.

[@LuigiMordelAlaume]

​@@BULLWRINKLEhave you ever heard of the adult survivors act passed in NY? What statute of limitations is 4-5 years that is now expired?

[@stephenhood2948]

@@LuigiMordelAlaume An Act passed just a year ago. An Act passed for the sole purpose of allowing this whack job chic to sue President Trump. LOL It allows people to file a Civil Suit for a period of 1 year, from Nov 24 2022, to Nov 24 2023. WTF is that?? The sole purpose of that ridiculous Act was to smear Trump's name. These people are so desperate, it's laughable. They are terrified of this man, and their fear of him only makes me want to vote for him more.

[@johnanderson60]

Treason has no statue of limitations.

[@theplinkerslodge6361]

Really bad. Justice will never be served.

[@chrispattee77]

It's extremely apparent that there's so much more going on than they are all willing to admit, on both sides unfortunately 🤔🤔

[@kellyk3889]

Durham should have said "Look we all know what happened, but I wasn't tryin to get Arkancided over this mess."

[@riverrose3089]

Yip, thats about how i see it too. Even if he was just a little subtle like "you know i have children i love"

[@dontforget2289]

bingo

[@vas-87]

Exactly, that's what he meant when he said his group of people was doing the job trying to protected Americans. Lol. From casual "suicides " or terrible accidents. Lol. That's what the leftists do with their political enemies.

[@Swizzenator]

Arkenwhowhat?

[@tyalexander8154]

You are exactly right Kelly

[@hunkydory900]

Durham is either complicit or was threatened. Either way, did a sterile job. America is gone.😢

[@marksommers6764]

The End ALL is not Durham .. all info is valuable , even the omitted info !

[@13LesTadO13]

Our freedom has always rested on 2a

[@tonythegoodman]

Id say the latter..

[@dianakidd4219]

America cannot come back from this waste of money. Currently every American has a tax on our heads of $95,000.00 each. Our great grand children will be paying. America must be reformed , this isn’t working and what’s sad is those with power are destroying this country on purpose. China owns Joe. He works for communists, not free people.

[@jackflash6377]

@@tonythegoodman I thought I heard him say that he had been briefed by someone prior to the testimony and told who and what he can and can't talk about.

[@bookwormgirl8178]

Put someone else to task to do Durhams job since he refused to properly do the job. Investigate him too! Was he threatened, was he bribed???

[@markhaseley3304]

At least his report exposed how shallow, sad, and unaccountable our government remains.

[@d.holland3025]

Amen!! Matt Gaetz please stay strong. There has to be a Mr Smith that truly believes in our constitution and will hold this freaking corrupt swamp accountable!!! Please save our country!!

[@rickc661]

I nominate VP Pence who stood true to his oath to the constitution ( one of few rrepubs to do so ) and stopped the plot to destroy a US Election, run from the Trump White House. Giulliani, Clark, Flynn, Eastman, Trump, Trump. TRAITORS.

[@richardlesh393]

👍👁️‍🗨️💯🇺🇲🎯🎉😇

[@shelly442]

WHERE IS A MR. SMITH ?

[@Kwinters988]

Oh my word! Gaetz is the best you can compliment? Please! Are you STILL drinking the koolaid? Wake up!

[@SMsPRTyCRw07]

Gaetz is as Swampy as it gets Bubba!

[@vas-87]

Well, Goetz was correct on this points, Mr. Durham took years to investigated those criminals but he actually did less than 50% to complete the job assigned.

[@Devous7114]

He was talking out his ass. Durham was being praised for his career achievements. Then when he comes up empty, he's part of the "COVER-UP"??

[@joedirt3563]

50%...wow that's high! He'd make great politician with that kind of number.

[@jim6690]

So, in what way was Goetz corrected? If Durham didn't do 50% of what he was supposed to do, then he didn't do his job, and Goetz was exactly correct.

[@gregm55mullen62]

@@jim6690I think he meant correct

[@wjdyr6261]

Comey, Strozk, Lisa P., McCabe and some others were never questioned or anything

[@nicholasklangos9704]

I don’t have a law degree and I could have gotten a conviction of these criminals!!

[@adamkorzon2972]

True who is the person who told them to do it.That is the whole point of an investigation.

[@NanNan-vd4hk]

Xa mountsa$'s told 'im to do it.

[@joedirt3563]

The Obama/Clinton thugs.

[@Paul-kd3ui]

We must find the person who has the AUDACITY to act like a shadow government they are the deep state

[@suvorovetz642]

Barr

[@GgTothemaxx]

Obama

[@TheNameisPlissken1981]

Why didn't more Republicans point this out??? Good job, Matt! It's infuriating that these men weren't even questioned?!?!

[@budv33]

We are at a point where the Democrats have such wide spread corruption they are the source problem then the FBI. All that is going to work is not letting the media and the politicians ignite this corruption and the Biden corruption. Demonstrations,demands and protests have to start and continue. It has to interrupt government and daily life. All be it, it has to be peaceful because they are waiting to put conservatives and Republicans away!

[@jamesbizs]

Because they are cowards? We pretend like our side is better. But are they? In some ways, sure. Democrats get crappy things done. Republicans don’t do anything to prevent crappy things from being done. So which one is worse? You know, if you know about a crime happening and do nothing, you get charged. Republicans would get charged for all the crimes they’ve allowed to happen, even if democrats are the ones committing the crimes.

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

Half the GOP is RINO. This country is going, going, gone.

[@SusanConstant1607]

Because it is a uniparty. When do you sheeple start paying attention ?

[@canaconn2388]

@@KenMac-ui2vb you mean ALL the GOP. Gaetz is part of it.

[@gregoryholman7063]

LESS, LIES, AND MORE LIES!!! ARE THEY NOT UNDER OATH?? ISN'T THIS PERJURY??? PUNISHABLE BY PRISON??? PROSECUTE!!

[@PoGirlShines]

OMG...he's "offended" that someone is telling him what they think of his poor/shady job.

[@metapuckluck6887]

So are you going to hold Trump accountable AT ALL for hand-picking a prosecutor overwhelmed by such a key job? “All the best people”!!!???

[@misohoney4656]

Durham was simply the cherry on the top of the massive cover-up. They are ALL dirty as hell.

[@TedATL1]

I don't believe for a minute Durham and Barr really tried to find Mifsud. With all the resources and international contacts of the US Dept of Justice??? Ridiculous! Even a private citizen could pay $50K to a private investigator and find Mifsud.

[@barryscott6222]

Durham wasn't allowed to find Mifsud. Mifsud is obviously an asset/agent for the intelligence agencies, and as such it is illegal to expose him. So he wasn't legally allowed to track and trace him, as that would break Mifsud's cover. He doesn't have the authority to step outside the parameters dictated to him. Sure the evidence leads directly to a whole line of crooks, but he has been told point blank - shut up, don't ask - or we will put you in jail. It would have taken an actual backbone to have done a Snowden.

[@michaelogrady232]

Maybe there is no longer any Mifsud to find. Maybe Mifsud was just an op who started the op.

[@amorgan310]

​@@michaelogrady232yup, i feel as though it's simply a title and there was never an individual. We have no way of knowing since they all treat his existance like a boogeyman. Mueller refused to even talk about him and Durham is clearly uncomfortable because of it... There are some lines you cannot cross.

[@trogglepope9792]

​​​@@amorgan310 It is very likely that you are correct: Mifsud may have just been the one-time-use alias of a CIA agent.

[@judyoram999]

They found innocent people from Jan. 6 and charged them with being terriost

[@pamaliaculvern6626]

This is just crushing....is EVERYONE in on the fix?!?!? What was the pay off? How much to purposely sabotage such a big case??? So dang frustrating. We can't get out of our way because we've lost our way.😢😢😢

[@cargotoolshop5319]

Thank you Matt, we needany more like you to fight for our country, may god bless you

[@Pbalix]

Rino Durham x Barr can't ever seem to find any wrong doing 🤔

[@1foolishcaribou195]

Unless they're talking trash about Trump or the American citizens.

[@dianeroach6301]

They both need removed and investigated to see whom all they covered for and what crimes. Last I heard aiding and abetting crimes is illegal‼️

[@staciepaul]

This investigate yielded no prison time for anyone. That doesn't happen by accident.

[@stevetortola1682]

Well Done, keep on being a Search Engine 💯👊

[@msdony308]

Talk talk talk, We want to see ACTIONS !

[@jackiem6037]

Durham’s handler Bill Barr outlined the scope & limits of what to investigate & what to omit

[@morganbrickwall7902]

Barr has shown he is also a deep state swamp rat.

[@SMsPRTyCRw07]

Oh God! No matter what the results it’s a conspiracy ! Get your head out of your Ass

[@8AD858D8]

The media painted Durham up like he was a Honey Badger instead we got a Cotton Tail Rabbit.

[@rongrooms2000]

The conservative media painted him up, and they once again lead everybody down the primrose path. Why do Republicans think they can prosecute hearsay? That's only done in Banana Republics, which they're trying desperately to turn us into via a coup.

[@GunShark0]

🎶"Here comes Peter Cotton-tail, hoppin' down the bunny trail..." 🎶 😂

[@wnchstrman]

Either controlled opposition or gutless and ineffectual. Not sure which is actually worse.

[@Ajox191]

I don't understand that analogy at all 🤣🤣🤣

[@kentwoods7132]

​@@GunShark0😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidcurtis9110]

The most impactful questioning during the entire worthless hearing!!! Great job, Mr. Gaetz!!!!! However, I'm completely disgusted by all of this!!! One day, somebody's gonna do something about it! Well... better finish this beer and get to bed! Gotta punch the clock tomorrow so I can keep making the payments on the Truck and Bass boat! Maybe my kids will figure this all out when it's their turn...

[@robryan751]

4 years of work, getting paid very well, and accomplished not one F'n thing. Just wow.

[@notwaiting9239]

Gaetz goes deep into the muck and seems to be genuinely working for the taxpayers. I wish the rest of the GOP would help him out and earn their big salaries.

[@starshine4579]

He just got picked to act like that today. Maga freak.matt

[@googleisevil4733]

I agree! Only MAGA candidates can be trusted to actually do their dang jobs and not be controlled opposition.

[@jeffdroog]

He goes deep into little girls too lol I mean,it's likely a shallow jab in reality,but you know,support what you like I guess.

[@Yamahauler54540]

A M E N‼️

[@LivingtheDream67]

@@jeffdroog ya ya ya, its like the extortion against his family. The false allegations that have been spewed in the last 7 years is beyond comprehension. A Democrat could come out today make a claim Trump did thousands of girls and you like many others would believe it because you want to,even with no proof. Some sick society and whats even worse we have corrupt gov agencies and politicians that dont give a rats azz about you or anyone else. Dont be a sheep,they get eaten by wolves.

[@usssanjacinto1]

The fact that they wiped their phones is a crime.

[@Ramon1710]

James Comey: Well yeah. Hillary and her staff destroyed a lot of subpoenaed evidence. But I’m sure she didn’t mean nothing by it. She was probably just confused.

[@bettelovelace4456]

Good job Gaetz👏👏👏💜💜💜💜

[@damien4401]

Nothing will happen. Corruption will continue. No one will be found guilty or serving jail time.

[@iBeHampe]

The Durham Report exposed a lot.. but it’s obvious he also held back a ton! He still played ball and made sure not to expose too much.. only enough to create a few talking points, without bringing the whole building down.

[@jchapman8248]

Let's hope that's the case. Maybe the real evidence is being withheld for close Committee sessions? We'll see. At present Durham is a disappointment.

[@januarysson5633]

John Durham is part of the coverup, not the investigation.

[@Spaghettiest]

@@jchapman8248 all evidence has almost certainly been destroyed

[@timhagen1426]

Well, people do get 'suicided' for stuff these days

[@robertrhodes2810]

Put them all in prison

[@debmcclellan3144]

I agree, "we" Our Country should not go on like this. We must support one another, Our duty is to remove the INEPT Criminals in OUR Government offices by reducing their pay to one dollar per day then do the work till we find good earnest replacements. Obviously shutting down the government until we have fixed and placed what we know will put all U S back on right track and so on ...

[@artspeakman]

All of these liars need to be held accountable.

[@cherylschneider6903]

It hard to believe these people are all so crooked ? Can we get anything done right in Washington. For God's sake.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

The establishment immediately digs up dirt on pretty much everyone that sets foot in Washington DC, and holds that over them as blackmail. This guy doesn't look crooked... he looks scared. He knows if he doesn't toe the line, the DNC crime syndicate will go after him, they'll go after his family, his friends, and anyone he's ever worked with. And THAT is what we now face in DC.

[@henryrifleownerpa1813]

No

[@elatomala1976]

Babylon exists THERE so we are witnessing the FALL

[@Propnut48]

NOPE!! We need a total overhaul, abolishing of this government and replacing the government with a new constitutional system.

[@OneNationUnderGod.]

Too much money & power in DC for this corruption to be cleared out anytime soon. Term limits for both elected & appointed officials & yearly audits would be a great start!

[@robertrhodes2810]

He is under oath and he is telling lies why cant they throw them in prison right now

[@huemann7637]

It’s all a show.

[@jesseppee7763]

I’m wondering the same thing. There people in the house are all above the law in Americas court rooms that I have been in ( CIVIL COURTS ) when you lie or get found guilty you go straight to jail as soon as court is over,…….it never happens to these people.💯👍 TRUMP 2024🚂🚂🚂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@degen83]

We cant because the Republicans lack the will to do things that the Democrat party has no qualms doing when they have the numbers to do so. Too many Republicans are not prepared to stand up and use the power they have to get justice against the deep state.

[@klime938]

​@huemann7637 i been sayin that for a while our governments is a glorified mafia and they just put on a show

[@apstech4618]

You are the actual liar. Durham was chosen because of his Fidelity, Bravery and Integrity. Unlike the FBI, he has no bias. Durham doesn't care what these clowns think.

[@carolrheaume3839]

Wow! What an eye opener!!

[@wolfeyes2897]

Falling short every time is the mantra of our Gov. It is pitiful.

[@donaldhenderson5039]

Need more Money - dragging out the Investigation is going to take longer than I thought 😂😂😂😂

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

I really hate to believe that Durham is a swamp creature, I really do, but if he were a surgeon, he couldn’t lance a boil. No one was punished, no one, for the greatest deliberate, nefarious constitutional violation in the last 100 years. We now know what team Barr plays for and he appointed Durham. One thing I have wondered about is whether the venue of grand juries and trial of those few individuals charged was obligatory. The jury pool would be like the OJ Simpson trial. Four years and the perpetrators got off untouched. I have never feared for my country to the degree I do now. We are no longer a nation of laws. Even if Trump were reelected, who could he put in his administration, the snakes are ubiquitous.

[@harryseaword]

How many "witches" were arrested and convicted by Mueller in his investigation? Popodopolos, Manafort, Stone, Gates, Flynn, Van Der Zwaan

[@strongcloud28]

Trump is the alligator, the apex predator, in a swamp full of the likes of creepy Mike Flynn, Crooked Roger Stone and the likes of Durham after years of investigation , nothing. Stand by for the classified documents trial, where we will see the first ever prosecution of a president for stealing the nations most sensitive information for his own personal use. Donald Trump is literally the swamp.

[@harryseaword]

Oops! I forgot Cohen and at least 30 Russians

[@harryseaword]

Do your "research " dear.

[@harryseaword]

Trumps campaign manager admitted to SELLING POLLING DATA TO RUSSIAN SPY KOLIMNIK .

[@juanitaross5492]

Durham said he never read the Mouller report. How ludicrous is that.

[@dianakidd4219]

There was nothing in it. No use in reading it.

[@dna7500]

Omg, that can’t be true

[@copierguy54]

When are these people getting arrested and tried for something. TERM LIMITS FOR ANY AND ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

[@MediaLieDetector]

Disappointed and offended. Durham relies on his emotions rather than the facts. Very telling.

[@ronholtz4882]

Durham is only giving us just enough to appease us thinking we will go away and be happy with at least something. He is part of the coverup.

[@lizamay3703]

Yes and maybe another option is he has gun pointed to his head and his family if he would try to do anything very obvious and revealing. I only see one solution to this problem and no politicians should solve it but all American people should do it. There is no another way to take back your own country. If you will ask how? than I will say - use your historical knowledge and your own imagination what you all should do.

[@The_DC_Kid]

When he started his report I had a lot of enthusiasm about him and the dirt he was going to expose, and then came the big let-down.

[@PJ-cz1xq]

Is there a Durham - Epstein tape?

[@samcramer812]

He did just enough to get a large paycheck from the taxpayer. No more…. No less. He is afraid of retaliation by the powers that be.

[@MichaelShinosky]

Read between the lines. Durham did his job. He is saying the military is the only way without saying the military is the only way. There is no solution that resides within the three letter agencies. Durham is not guilty here. He's just helping to set the table. This is very obvious to those who have studied and researched the "17 papers". Those drops are becoming more and more relevant with each passing day.

[@billpaxton1345]

i said years ago when this started it was never going to show anything and it would be late as well as a half assed effort.

[@romancewiththepast7979]

Well you were correct unfortunately.

[@olivervision]

I called it after Obama never took everybody's guns away... Look, Hillary was never locked up, Obamacare wasn't repealed, Biden's 2020 election miracle?, missing whistleblowers, unverified FBI reports etc.. Now everybody is wondering if the left are actually really smart or the right is just that stupid. How does this keep happening?

[@BabyWick351]

@@romancewiththepast7979 #otto

[@witharebelyell2762]

My goodness! That lady to the right of Durham is BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@joshmontgomery4040]

We the people are pissed off! 🤬

[@ryanperry3201]

The entire DOJ and FBI needs cleaned out, anybody tied to these corrupt acts need fired and pensions pulled.....

[@crankyoldguy2]

The entire Republican contingent in Congress needs to be cleaned out and their salaries and pensions stopped. These people (you too?) have gone off the deep end and invented all of this b....

[@andyman8630]

@@crankyoldguy2 yeah! can't have them uncovering corruption now can we

[@elsierodgers4874]

Republicans have turned people against America's top law enforcement. It's shameful.

[@davee7962]

Notice how the GOP falsely claim the dems are "weaponizing" the government against them and then turn around and actually do that themselves? Shameless.

[@stratmaster921]

Here's the thing though y'all. The House could shut it all down right now without even passing a law. They control the appropriations. If they defund completely they can end these people today. So ask yourself "why aren't they doing that"

[@bhoxified8932]

The FBI should be disbanded immediately.

[@AllenBarclayAllen]

Yes , the United States Marshal's office has impeccable credibility over the years . Why do we need these FBI bozos ,? why do we need these bozos of the justice department? Every thought that enters their dumb head is obstruction of justice ..! How did they get there United States government cookie-cutter syndrome equivalent and the exact purpose of deep state to only recruit others to that office that are just as sorry as the ones that are already in there . No investigatory old talented needed !

[@SignalLost730]

@@MessyTheBody When police precincts have become corrupt to the core in the past, investigations found guilty officers and completely cleaned house of any and all officers they found to be in on the take. One particularly famous example you can find in the movie American Gangster, when the real life officers who were taking bribes from, and using the heroine of, crime boss Frank Lucas. If you don't hold corrupt individuals or even worse -- institutions -- accountable, then that institution is obviously doing more harm than good. The entire goal of Hearings like this is to identify guilty parties, charge them, learn how it got this bad and then introduce reforms to prevent it from ever happening again. Making a bad faith red team blue team gotcha comment about defunding the police at this point should be the least of your concerns. If there's no justice for the highest levels of crime, you won't have a country left.

[@Mike-uc1eu]

@@MessyTheBody More like defunding the police state...

[@mushyroom9569]

@@MessyTheBody The opposite actually. The movement to defund the police has been exclusively focused on reducing the power of state and local law enforcement, which has the effect of increasing the power of federal law enforcement by opening up jurisdiction.

[@ttatum]

Absolutely! Gaetz is doing a great job of exposing them. About 95% of House GOP members are cowards, so nothing will happen.

[@kimlizotte694]

Finally, someone who is putting the finally the fire to these people!

[@muttly3190]

Wow we need a serious special counsel that will answer these questions.

[@bikeracerdude]

It's critical that every American voter see this exchange between Gaetz and Durham to understand the extent of coverup.

[@Ramon1710]

Democrat, no information voters, will refuse to consider it, because the idea that government is using them, doesn’t give a dam about them, and that the UN is conniving to keep them in fearful submission would melt their snowflake minds.

[@canaconn2388]

And then do what? No matter how much corruption you see, that's the only thing you do: watch

[@cdel4391]

nah they're busy looking at tik tok

[@Ramon1710]

@@cdel4391 Sad, pathetic, and you completely hit the mark. Bread and Circuses, compliments of Brandon’s buyers, the communist Chinese.

[@johnnybravoBoyah]

Show it to DJT 45 or his close aids asap

[@heightsgolan8742]

I always thought Durham was throwing spit balls at his supposed "investigation"

[@elbuggo]

He is good at whitewashing and coverups - that's why Barr picked him.

[@sandromiranda5686]

This time is bullcrap they need to quit doing Justice on time and just do Justice quit worrying about the clock and actually find out who is guilty

[@whodatbe8675]

Facts

[@HarbingerOfRespite]

"I didn't investigate this because it wasn't my job to do so." "That was literally the job you were supposed to do." "Look, I don't know if you've ever done an investigation, or investigated someone, but you can't just investigate something or someone just because there's evidence and it's your job to investigate that evidence."

[@jamescrabb8766]

Durham - "I see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil." AND I search for none.

[@technowey]

To anyone who actually read the Mueller Report, and the 2019 Inspector General Report, and the Durham Report, and followed Congress's actions from 2016 to now, it's *very* obvious that the Mueller Investigation was valid, and that Donald Trump lied about many things in the Mueller Report. The FBI wasn't perfect, but it's *obvious* that MAGA Republicans just want to discredit the FBI to try to protect Donald Trump. The people who let FOX News pundits tell them what the reports state, and then blindly believe the false claims, are sheep. The DOJ isn't corrupt. It's imperfect, but it's apparent that it's a generally fair organization. Anyone who thinks that there was no collusion with Russia by members of Donald Trump's campaign, or that the DOJ conducted a Russia hoax, or that Trump wasn't lying about his business dealings in Russia, or who think that Trump was exonerated, all which Trump claimed, are ignorant. Period. The Mueller Report contradicts all of that, and Durham didn't refute any of those claims. Durham also didn't refute a single prosecution or conviction by the FBI. ---------------------------------------- This is the Mueller report. Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf ---------------------------------------- This is the 2019 Inspector General Report, which is the investigation of the Russia investigations. Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf ---------------------------------------- This is the Durham Report Report On Matters Related To Intelligence Activities And Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaign www.justice.gov/storage/durhamreport.pdf

[@id10t98]

Durham was appointed by Bill Barr who was appointed by Trump. He's your own man.

[@usssanjacinto1]

Mueller investigated things outside his purview.

[@BobJohnson648]

So much for highly respected lawyers

[@wnchstrman]

That is an oxymoron.

[@stanleyclark923]

The 90% give the 10% a bad name. lol

[@stevene.5699]

My dad always told me that lawyers simply have a license to steal. !!

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

America's most dishonest and despicable professionals, lawyers. They only become worse when we are stupid and vote them into public office and then become the most corrupt if they make it to the USSC.

[@tomboyd961]

One of very few honest lawmakers SIC EM !!!

[@RS-dh3uo]

Corruption everywhere

[@andrewbaroch2141]

Dude. You took FIVE years, Mr. Durham.

[@CONEHEADDK]

He probably preferes that he, and everyone he loves, stays alive..

[@mattgeiger8247]

At this point he's just trying to save his own skin, Democrats may suicide to him

[@theresaloncar2539]

We paid 32 Million Dollars for this Investigation. What a waist of our money. Sad that more was not done. They has to be more to this cover up! God bring out the truth our Country needs!

[@ramosel]

*waste *There But I agree with your sentiment!!

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

that is much more than what I read, but your numbers are probably right!