Durham and the Danchenko verdict: Three questions
In 2019, when John Durham was appointed as special counsel to investigate the origins of the FBI’s probe into contacts between Russia and former President Donald Trump, many on the right cheered.
Mr. Trump and his supporters hoped Mr. Durham would prove the Russia probe a hoax, the product of a political conspiracy involving Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. Some posted pictures of Mr. Durham dressed as Batman or the Punisher.
“What they did was so illegal, at a level that you’ve rarely seen before,” Mr. Trump said in 2021.
But as the Durham probe nears its end, those hopes are far from realized. On Tuesday, in a case Mr.
