Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Democrats don't want public to know origins of Ukraine investigation like they didn't want public to know origins of Russia investigation

Byron York at the Washington Examiner:
"From their point of view, it makes sense. Democrats were rattled by Republican efforts to uncover the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. The Steele dossier, the use of spies and informants to target the Trump campaign, the Carter Page wiretap, the murky start to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation — Democrats resisted GOP attempts to reveal them all.

But in 2017 and 2018, Republicans controlled the House. Then-Chairman Devin Nunes used the power of the House Intelligence Committee to unearth key parts of the story. Nunes' efforts eventually led to a Justice Department inspector general investigation whose results, expected in the coming weeks, could further damage the Democratic Trump-Russia storyline.

And then there is the ongoing criminal investigation led by U.S. Attorney John Durham."
More here.