Washington | The FBI lacked “actual evidence” to investigate Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and relied too heavily on tips provided by his political opponents to fuel the probe, US Special Counsel John Durham concluded in a report released on Monday, (Tuesday AEST).

The report marks the end of a four-year probe, launched in May 2019, when then-attorney general William Barr appointed Mr Durham, a veteran prosecutor, to probe potential missteps by the FBI when it launched its Crossfire Hurricane inquiry into potential contacts between Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia.

Reuters