Will Durham’s Excoriation of the ‘Deficient’ FBI Lead to Meaningful Reform — or Fizzle?

Some of the FBI’s harshest critics are demanding fundamental reforms, even defunding, but the FBI says it’s already made substantial changes.

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John Durham, May 16, 2022. AP/Evan Vucci

Special Counsel John Durham’s report about FBI bias and “deficiencies” in its Trump-Russia investigation has sparked a round of criticism from conservatives and supporters of Mr. Trump who claim the FBI has become a rogue agency in need of serious reforms. It’s far from clear, though, if the FBI’s critics, now that they control the U.S. House, will have their way.

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