Trump claim of 'Crime of Century' fizzles in 3-year probe

 

October 19, 2022



WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump once predicted that a special prosecutor appointed during his administration would uncover "the crime of the century" — a conspiracy to sink his 2016 campaign.

Yet here are the results of the three-year probe by prosecutor John Durham: two trial acquittals — the latest on Tuesday — and a former FBI attorney sentenced to probation.

That has fallen far short of Trump supporters' expectations that Durham would reveal a "deep state" plot behind the U.S. government's investigation into ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

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