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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

John Durham Stands Tall Against Left and Right

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Former Special Counsel John Durham's testimony before Congress shows how too many in both political parties want prosecutors to become a tool against their opponents. Plus, Justice Samuel Alito defends himself in the Wall Street Journal against a ProPublica article, causing the press to attack the Justice instead of examining the substance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:19.0

From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:24.8

Former Special Counsel John Durham testifies before.

0:28.6

Congress about his probe into the origins of the Russia collusion story from the

0:33.1

twenty sixteen campaign and gets hit from both sides.

0:37.5

It's revealing about the state of our politics, plus Justice Samuel Alito defends himself

0:44.5

in the Wall Street Journal against a slanted article in ProPublica and the press corps

0:49.6

attacks the justice rather than looking at the merits of his arguments.

0:54.8

This is certainly revealing about the state of our press corps.

0:58.8

We'll talk about both of those subjects.

1:00.4

Welcome to all of you.

1:02.1

I'm Paul Gigo with the Wall Street Journal editorial page here with Kim Strassel and Kyle

1:07.1

Peterson.

1:08.1

And let's start with the John Durham probe.

1:10.4

He was testifying on Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee and unusually he got

1:15.5

hit from both sides.

1:16.8

Let's listen as Democratic Congressman Stephen Cohen addresses him and his response.

1:22.7

You have a good reputation.

1:24.4

You had a good reputation.

1:25.4

That's why the two Democrats supported you.

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