Durham report finds FBI probe into Trump-Russia ties was flawed

A long-awaited study has powerfully criticised the FBI's handling of its probe into ties betwixt Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.

In a 300-page report, peculiar counsel John Durham said the FBI's probe lacked "analytical rigor".

Mr Trump had vowed that Mr Durham's study would uncover the "crime of the century".

The FBI said it has addressed the issues highlighted successful the report.

In the report, Mr Durham - who was appointed by then-Attorney General William Barr successful 2019 - accused the FBI of acting connected "raw, unanalysed and uncorroborated intelligence" erstwhile it launched the probe.

Among the assorted investigative mistakes it made were repeated instances of "confirmation bias" that ignored accusation that undercut the archetypal premise of the investigation, which was known by the codename "Crossfire Hurricane".

In a statement, the FBI said it had "already implemented dozens of corrective actions".

"Had those reforms been successful spot successful 2016, the missteps identified successful the study could person been prevented," the connection added.

The probe into alleged ties betwixt the Trump run and Russia, which was carried retired by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, led to dozens of transgression charges against erstwhile Trump run staff, and concluded that Russia had attempted to interfere successful the 2016 election.

It did not, however, find that the Trump run and Russia conspired unneurotic to power the election.

On his Truth Social societal media level connected Monday, Mr Trump said the study shows that the "American nationalist was scammed".

Mr Durham's four-year probe has resulted successful 3 prosecutions, including an FBI lawyer who pleaded blameworthy to altering grounds portion applying for support to eavesdrop connected a erstwhile Trump run official.

Two different radical were acquitted connected charges of lying to the FBI.