Former Special Counsel John Durham received applause for his response to a warning regarding his reputation.

During a House hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Steven Cohen (D-Tenn.) suggested Durham’s investigation of the FBI’s 2016 Russia probe would hurt his reputation.

ā€œYou got no convictions. You got nothing. It was all set up to hurt the Mueller report… to hurt the Bidens and to help Trump,ā€ Cohen claimed.

He noted Durham ā€œhad a good reputation.ā€

However, Cohen shredded Durham’s investigation as he said, ā€œThe longer you hold on to and this report that Mr. Barr gave you as special counsel, your reputation will be damaged as everybody’s reputation who gets involved with Donald Trump’s is damaged.ā€

ā€œHe’s damaged goods. There’s no good dealing with him because you will end up at the bottom of a pyre,ā€ Cohen added.

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Durham responded, ā€œMy concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord.ā€

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ā€œAnd I’m perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir,ā€ he added.

Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) chimed in, ā€œWell said, God bless you.ā€

Applause could also be heard in response to Durham’s comment.

Durham was directed to investigate the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe in 2019.

In May, he released his findings of the investigation, which stated the FBI should not have launched its Russia investigation in 2016.