Newly released documents related to the so-called Trump-Russia collusion saga have once again thrown the entire narrative into question, revealing how deeply flawed and politically motivated the investigation was from the start. Yet, despite these revelations, much of the corporate media continues to obfuscate, mislead, and cover for the same discredited story they helped propagate nearly a decade ago.

One of the most egregious examples of this ongoing media spin comes from Charlie Savage of The New York Times, a journalist whose reporting has long served as a handmaiden to the Russia collusion hoax. Savage falsely claimed that a previously classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s report disproved key emails indicating that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to smear Donald Trump. The facts, however, tell a very different story.

To understand the significance of the latest documents, it’s important to review the backdrop of Durham’s investigation. Appointed to probe the origins of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane operation-launched in 2016 to investigate ties between the Trump campaign and Russia-Durham’s mandate was to determine whether intelligence agencies improperly targeted a political candidate.

Durham’s report, issued in 2023, concluded that the FBI and other intelligence agencies lacked sufficient justification for opening a counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s campaign. Moreover, Durham found that these agencies were aware early on that the entire Trump-Russia collusion narrative was at least partially based on the Steele dossier-an opposition research document commissioned by the Clinton campaign that was riddled with falsehoods and unverified claims.

Durham’s investigation revealed that the FBI, despite knowing the questionable origins of the Steele dossier, proceeded to investigate Trump and spy on his campaign. Even more damning, Durham uncovered intelligence suggesting that the Clinton campaign intended to “vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference” by Russia –........

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