John Durham, the U.S. attorney tapped by former Attorney General William Barr to review the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, is expected to appear for a deposition Wednesday in a case alleging his office acted improperly in its probe of former Vice President Joe Biden’s now-son Hunter Biden.
Durham’s office was accused of going beyond its public mandate of investigating the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into the 2016 election and instead focusing on Biden and other Democrats. This allegedly limited the FBI’s ability to investigate Hunter Biden and other potential corruption related to the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine.
Durham’s camp has denied the allegations, saying that he and his office acted “completely properly” in the course of their investigation. The deposition Wednesday is expected to touch on the specifics of Durham’s role in limiting the scope of the inquiry. It is also expected to provide further insight into any potential political motivations behind the inquiry.
