[Red State] For the sake of the Republican party, this better not be true, though there’s reason to believe it might be. We’ll do a little reading between the lines in a second.A new report from Fox News is claiming that John Durham may be looking to "punt" the end of his investigation beyond the November election.
Two sources familiar with Durham’s investigation told Fox News this week that Durham is working expeditiously to try to finish the probe by the end of summer, but that several lines of investigation are not yet complete.On its face, this doesn’t seem very definitive to me. But I have worried that the DOJ may move to not release their findings in order to not "interfere" with the election. While that may seem ludicrous to those of us that have watched this unfold for years, don’t underestimate the pressure of bureaucratic decorum. Durham is not a partisan, he’s a careerist, and if he feels his work may be overly politicized, he may seek to protect it.
"He believes it’s critical to do them," one source said. "He is feeling more pressure to get this done and wrapped up."
The source also told Fox News that Durham "does not want this to be viewed political," and the closer it gets to November, Durham could "punt it to after the election."
Julie Kelly, who’s been focused on this issue like a laser beam, responded this morning and appears to believe there’s some truth to it.
AG Barr reported on Fox yesterday that he "didn't know precisely where Durham was with the investigation, was not aware of a timeline, hadn't spoken to Durham lately, hadn't been following it" etc. (paraphrasing) A strange admission of lack of knowledge from a man alleged to be 'a brilliant legal mind' and top DoJ official. His statement was not exactly reassuring to say the least. Strange, very strange.
