So, who is John Dunham, and why was he appointed?
Durham does have a history of going after official corruption in federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Durham was appointed to lead that investigation by Janet Reno, Bill Clinton’s Attorney General.
Notably, the Boston abuses he investigated – that resulted in prison time for FBI agent John Connolly, who collaborated with crime boss White Bulger and framed four innocent men for murders that Bulger commtted – involved Robert Mueller, who was assistant US Attorney and then acting US Attorney in Boston for much of the period. Mueller “wrote letters to the parole and pardon boards throughout the 1980s opposing clemency for the four men framed by FBI lies.”
Durham apparently has been at work on related issues of leaks and has a sterling bipartisan reputation as a corruption fighter. This could well give him a head start on a special counsel. If a speedy uncovering of corruption is an issue, this is a good move.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/_if_a_speedy_uncovering_of_corruption_is_an_issue_this_is_a_good_move.html