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Durham Debunks Patel's Claims of Clinton Conspiracy

8/5/2025

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Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI director, recently claimed to have found evidence of a Clinton conspiracy to frame Trump over Russia collusion. However, special counsel John Durham swiftly debunked this so-called "smoking gun," labeling it as fake. The emails in question appear to be Russian fabrications, exposing a troubling trend of misinformation in pro-Trump media.

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Story summary

Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI director, recently claimed to have found evidence of a Clinton conspiracy to frame Trump over Russia collusion. However, special counsel John Durham swiftly debunked this so-called "smoking gun," labeling it as fake. The emails in question appear to be Russian fabrications, exposing a troubling trend of misinformation in pro-Trump media.