After a report from The New York Times that special counsel John Durham’s investigation is wrapping up, co-author of the report Charlie Savage joined Morning Joe on MSNBC to discuss the story and conservative media’s reaction to it, namely Fox News.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump had hoped Durham’s report would uncover political corruption at the government’s highest levels. Thus far, Durham has indicted a Russian national accused of lying to the FBI and a Washington D.C. lawyer who lied to the FBI about communication between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank.
“The conspiracy — or the theme of this — has morphed over time,” Savage said during his Morning Joe appearance. “Its moved from ‘Durham is going to find a high-level, deep state, FBI/CIA White House conspiracy to get Trump,’ to ‘Maybe people who are associated with Hillary Clinton’s campaign were conspiring to make people think that Trump was colluding with Russia.’”
Savage continued that the investigation could serve as new “fodder” for conservative outlets who continue to support the former President.
“It’s not a deep state government conspiracy that discredits the FBI’s investigation in the first place,” Savage said. “So the extent they want something to talk about on Fox News, Durham’s investigation has provided fodder. But to the extent that they were hoping Jim Comey would go to jail, things like that, there’s just nothing there.”
