Durham ‘encouraged’ by FBI reforms, but says more are needed

Trump-era special counsel John Durham said he is ‘encouraged’ by some of the reforms that have been implemented in the Department of Justice and FBI, but the issues outlined in his report cannot be fixed overnight.

“They cannot be addressed solely by enhancing training, or additional policy requirements,” Durham said. “Rather what is required is accountability, both in terms of the standards to which our law enforcement personnel hold themselves and in the consequences they face for violation of laws and policies of relevance.”

If these problems are not addressed, Durham warned during a public House Judiciary Committee Hearing Wednesday, they could “result in significant national security risks and further erode the public’s faith and confidence in the justice system.”