The Trump-appointed special counsel who investigated claims the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference was faulty could become a crucial figure in James Comey’s prosecution—as a defense witness.

John Durham—who was appointed under the first MAGA administration by then-Attorney General William Barr to investigate the origins of the bureau’s probe into allegations of Kremlin electoral meddling in 2016—told Eastern District of Virginia prosecutors in August he’d been “unable to uncover evidence that would support false statements or obstruction charges against the former FBI director,” ABC News reported Monday.

But the DOJ ignored Durham and last month brought charges against Comey for allegedly lying to a Senate Committee in 2020 about whether he authorized media leaks from inside t

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