The depressing reason why Trump's new 'spying' conspiracy theory is a success

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By Amanda Marcotte, Salon- Commentary
Published February 16, 2022

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Have you heard of the latest conspiracy theory fueling the bizarre fantasy life of the right?

The liars of the right definitely think they've got a hot one with this "Durham report," an official-sounding document that Republican propagandists will have you believe "proves" Hillary Clinton was spying on Donald Trump. The "report," however, is actually just a court filing made by John Durham, a right-wing lawyer installed in the Department of Justice by Trump and then-attorney general Bill Barr for the obvious purpose of generating conspiracy theories to feed into the right-wing propaganda mill. Fox News has been humping this non-report nonstop. Trump just used it as an excuse to once again threaten Hillary Clinton's life. And unfortunately, the mainstream media is failing to push back by labeling this conspiracy theory for the bucket of nonsense that it is.

Mainstream media is letting the right's tendency to use confusing accusations and dense language scare them off of direct and clear descriptions of lies as lies. Certainly, there's woe in the future of anyone who actually tries to read this supposed "evidence" for Clinton's "spying operation." The court filing is full of techno argle-bargle that would cause the eyes of even the most enthusiastic programmer to glaze over, much less the average journalist.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-s-new-spying-clinton-conspiracy-theory-is-a-success-as-cowardly-mainstream-media-confounded/

Dear NYT is is really easy to ask why the US Congress does not bring in this Durham "guy" to determine if what he is doing should be continued and funded by the taxpayers...to support unsubstantiated lies....and create conspiracy theories....

[lame54]

1. Why can't reporters team up with...

Legal experts for a more accurate analysis

[PortTack]

2. Spying conspiracy theory success...well at least for next ten minutes

An Internet search provides just as much evidence that it isn’t a success...that is in the REAL world

[Tickle]

3. He's a well known lawyer

and was CT's AG from 2018-2021.

This is what everyone is talking about

Durham's prosecutors allege Sussmann lied when he told the FBI general counsel during a 2016 meeting that he was not representing any client when he presented findings from cybersecurity researchers that suggested links between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank. The special counsel's office has accused Sussmann of hiding that he was working for the Clinton campaign when he met with the FBI.

[Demsrule86]

4. I don't think it is a success.

[BlueIdaho]

5. The 30% echo chamber

The usual suspects will believe this story because they are programmed to believe this story. Durham is unwrapping old fish and trying to sell it as todays fresh catch. I sincerely doubt this will move the needle for the vast majority of Americans.

Durham’s only real talent is dropping a report timed to keep his little kangaroo court empowered and funded. This could all come to a close if our AG and our DOJ decided they were moving its funding to more important issues like voter intimidation.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. BS. They've been trying to stick anything onto Biden and the democrats since day 1.

Why don't they concentrate on the constant stream of news about trump cheating on taxes, trump screwing around on filling forms w/ the state of NY and others, when requested to do so, and not cheat as he usually does? Why don't they concentrate on the hookers suing trump? Why don't they concentrate on the contractors that rump screwed over? Why dont' they laugh at trump's latest estimate of his wealth (catch your breath here, he claims is $6.3 billion dollars) after his accounting firm dropped him like a hot potato, and who claimed that all of his numbers for the last 10 years were suspect?

The list can go on...

[Blue Owl]

7. Then again Diarrhea Donny's idea of success is along the lines of....

“Man, woman, person, camera, TV…” etc.