Report exposes Durham as tool of Barr's political weaponization of DOJ ...Plus, Kari Lake has a lucrative incentive to push conspiracy theories

Alex Wagner shares details from an astonishing new report from the New York Times that looks at how Special Counsel John Durham's investigation of the Trump Russia investigation was manipulated by former Attorney General Bill Barr for its political utility to Donald Trump. 

Friday, January 27, 2023 TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS Report exposes Durham as tool of Barr's political weaponization of DOJ Report exposes Durham as tool of Barr's political weaponization of DOJ Alex Wagner shares details from an astonishing new report from the New York Times that looks at how Special Counsel John Durham's investigation of the Trump Russia investigation was manipulated by former Attorney General Bill Barr for its political utility to Donald Trump.  MORE 'Beyond shocking': Report exposes corruption of Durham probe as political weapon for Trump Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel and senior member of of Robert Mueller's special counsel team, talks with Alex Wagner about revelations in new reporting by the New York Times into how Bill Barr used his position as attorney general to provide political cover for Donald Trump through the John Durham special counsel investigation of the Russia investigation.  MORE 'Beyond shocking': Report exposes corruption of Durham probe as political weapon for Trump Andrew Weissmann, former FBI general counsel and senior member of of Robert Mueller's special counsel team, talks with Alex Wagner about revelations in new reporting by the New York Times into how Bill Barr used his position as attorney general to provide political cover for Donald Trump through the John Durham special counsel investigation of the Russia investigation.  MORE Kari Lake has a lucrative incentive to push conspiracy theories Donald Trump found that the more he lied about his election defeat, the more money he raised. It's a lesson Kari Lake appears to have learned quite well. MORE Kari Lake has a lucrative incentive to push conspiracy theories Donald Trump found that the more he lied about his election defeat, the more money he raised. It's a lesson Kari Lake appears to have learned quite well. MORE Nation on edge ahead of release of video of deadly police beating of Black motorist Alex Wagner revisits prominent examples of traffic stops that left Black motorists dead at the hands of police, and reviews the story of Tyre Nichols who died in the hospital days after reportedly being beaten by police following a traffic stop. All five police officers involved have been fired and arrested ahead of the release of body camera video that is expected to evoke outrage.  MORE Nation on edge ahead of release of video of deadly police beating of Black motorist Alex Wagner revisits prominent examples of traffic stops that left Black motorists dead at the hands of police, and reviews the story of Tyre Nichols who died in the hospital days after reportedly being beaten by police following a traffic stop. All five police officers involved have been fired and arrested ahead of the release of body camera video that is expected to evoke outrage.  MORE MORE FROM THE MADDOWBLOG Trump lawyer Eastman faces possible disbarment, among other troubles List of Trump criminal investigations gets unexpectedly longer As their debt ceiling scheme advances, the GOP still has no plan Prospect of Newsmax collapse drives GOP to cloudy thinking on DirectTV NEWS TIPS? SEND IT TO RACHEL FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK RACHEL MADDOW ON TWITTER 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER