Former President Donald Trump’s first White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, voiced outrage after a jury in Alexandria, Virginia, dealt a significant blow to special counsel John Durham‘s criminal investigation into the FBI‘s Russia inquiry.
On Newsmax, where he co-hosts the show Spicer and Co., Spicer gave an early reaction to Russian national Igor Danchenko being found not guilty Tuesday on four false statements charges over allegations that the main source of British ex-spy Christopher Steele lied to the FBI about his sourcing for the now-discredited anti-Trump dossier.
“We’ve been waiting and waiting and told hold our breath that there’s more coming — just be patient, be patient. This is — I don’t even think disappointing does justice to how bad this is,” Spicer said. “This is just — after everything that the Right has been through and all of the misallegations and misappropriation and the Russia, Russia, Russia that was taken us through the first couple years of this Trump administration. To see this all go down the tubes, and all of the faith put into this special counsel, John Durham, unbelievably disappointing.”
Durham’s investigation began more than three years ago. Although the prosecutor has secured one conviction so far, the only other case he’s brought, against lawyer Michael Sussmann, ended in acquittal. While Trump and his allies claim the businessman-turned-politician was unfairly targeted in a bid to undermine his campaign and presidency, Democrats and some legal observers claim the inquiry is meant to undercut Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation and inflict damage on Trump’s political foes.
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Although it is unclear whether Durham will bring any more charges, he is expected to write a report on his findings.
