Then you start hearing all these rumblings around the FBI was investigating Trump and all these things. Leading up to the 2016 election also, I mean, the FBI was already in the spotlight when it came to both sides of the political aisle with James Comey and everything involving the Clinton investigations. Yeah, Durham was a long-time experienced prosecutor. So I think it was in 2019, Trump appointed John Durham to investigate. But yeah, I mean there was concerns about it. It turns out that wasn't all that important. This didn't entirely come out of nowhere because there was lead up with was Lisa Page and Peter Strzok and such had information released before this investigation started happening, right? There was allegations that it was inappropriate for the FBI to be investigating Trump. Of course, some may believe that he is prone to exaggeration, but that's what it was investigating. That said, when Durham was initially appointed, I think Trump said that he will reveal the greatest crime in history, I think was his comment. There was accusations that it was inappropriate for the FBI to be investigating. It was an investigation of the FBI's investigation of potential contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia that occurred during the campaign for the 2016 presidential election campaign. The investigation was really an investigation of an investigation is the best way to put it. So it creates the impression that that's going to be an objective investigation. It's especially important when you're talking the executive branch with this because William Barr's appointed by President Trump at the time and is investigating this thing that ultimately Barr was part of because he was part of Trump's campaign. It's a way to, for whoever appoints the special counsel, in this case, it was Attorney General William Barr to insulate himself from accusations of politics. The most famous special counsel was Ken Starr, who spent ungodly amount of money and ungodly amount of time investigating the Clintons and Whitewater to no effect in the end. It's a version of a special prosecutor appointed to investigate a particular issue that may or may not involve criminal charges. ![]() It covers a lot, but let's start off with a baseline with what is the role of a special counsel, because it is something I'm guessing that doesn't happen terribly often at the federal level like this. For starters, you can tell a political operator didn't write the title of the report, so that maybe helps with the validity of the report. Last month there was a report that came out to United States Department of Justice Office of the Special Counsel John Durham's 316 page report on matters related to intelligence activities and investigations arising out of the 2016 presidential campaigns. Kierstead, and today I'm joined by Professor Buzz Scherr, Director of the International Criminal Law & Justice Program. ![]() Opinions discussed are solely the opinion of the faculty or host, and do not cost to legal advice or necessarily represent the official views of the University of New Hampshire and UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. Now accepting applications for JD and graduate programs. This is The Legal Impact, a podcast presented by the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Legal topics include criminal law, special counsel, fbi, politics, news UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is now accepting applications for JD and Graduate Programs at Get an email when the latest episode releases and never miss our weekly episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcast, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify! Learn more about our International Criminal Law & Justice Program at Clinton election points of contention and the FBI's missteps working around politics. Professor Buzz Scherr dives into The Durham Report, covering the 2016 Trump v.
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