2016 ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/OBAMA/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration officials investigating the government’s response to Russia’s election interference in 2016 appear to be hunting for a basis to accuse Obama-era intelligence officials of hiding evidence or manipulating analysis about Moscow’s covert operation, according to people familiar with aspects of the inquiry. Since his election, President Trump has attacked the intelligence agencies that concluded that Russia secretly tried to help him win, fostering a narrative that they sought to delegitimize his victory. He has long promoted the investigation by John H. Durham, the prosecutor examining their actions, as a potential pathway to proving that a deep-state cabal conspired against him.”
–Charlie Savage, Adam Goldman and Julian E. Barnes, “Justice Dept. Is Investigating C.I.A. Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets,” The New York Times online, February 13, 2020