Barr Appoints Durham Special Counsel for Investigation Into Origins of Russia Probe

Attorney General William Barr has named Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham a special counsel, giving him protection to continue into the Biden administration his investigation of the origins of the FBI’s 2016 Russia probe.

Mr. Barr appointed Mr. Durham special counsel in October under the same regulation used to name Robert Mueller in May 2017 to oversee that Russia investigation, which examined Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election and any links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

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