On May 15, John Durham, Special Counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, released the results of an investigation into the FBI’s investigation into alleged links between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia. The report condemned the FBI probe. Here are links to two commentaries for ScheerPost on the report and its consequences, both published last week. — MCM

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Why the conspiracy theory about Trump and Russia won’t go away, by Chris Hedges | ScheerPost  There is no report, investigation or new revelation, including the recent release of Special Counsel John Durham’s “Report on Matters Related to Intelligence Activities and Investigations Arising Out of the 2016 Presidential Campaigns” that will implode the myth that Russia was responsible for the election of Donald Trump. Myths are impervious to facts. They fulfill an emotional yearning. They are a short circuit from reality . . . READ MORE . . .

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John Durham and the burying of American history, by Patrick Lawrence | ScheerPost  There are certain things I do not quite get since Special Counsel John Durham’s report on the epically corrupt conduct of Donald Trump’s enemies during the 2016 election campaigns went to Congress last week. Many things, actually. For all the ground Durham covers in his 306–page report, I don’t get why he left a lot of things undone and unexamined . . . . And then there are a few things I do get. Chief among these . . . READ MORE . . .