The case of ex-Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann revealed key details about the campaign’s efforts to seed claims about Donald Trump and the FBI’s treatment of those claims, former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) says. “This was a really important case that got brought in D.C.—even with the verdict—because we learned so much,” Nunes, now…
Live Q&A at 10:30AM ET: Sussmann Found ‘Not Guilty’ in Trial With Heavy Conflicts of Interests; Former FBI Agent Details Durham’s Case
Hillary Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted by a jury on May 31. He was charged with lying to the FBI when claiming he didn’t work for any specific client, as he was working for the Clinton campaign and was spreading false information of a covert communications channel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa…
Trump Responds After Former Clinton Lawyer Is Acquitted
Former President Donald Trump on May 31 said the legal system isn’t working properly after a jury in Washington acquitted a former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who had been charged with lying to the FBI. “Our Legal System is CORRUPT,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding that “our Judges (and Justices!) are…
Jury Finds Former Clinton Campaign Lawyer Not Guilty of Lying to FBI
A jury on May 31 found former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann not guilty of lying to the FBI. Sussmann was charged with one count of lying to the government because he told a bureau official ahead of the 2016 presidential election that he was not bringing derogatory information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and…
Prosecutors Urge Jurors to Convict Ex-Clinton Lawyer, Defense Claims Reasonable Doubt
WASHINGTON—Prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed on one point on May 27—that former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann told the FBI he was not bringing claims about Donald Trump on behalf of the client—but diverged on whether the statement was a lie and whether it was repeated. Sussmann, of Perkins Coie, texted then-FBI lawyer James…
Ex-Clinton Lawyer Facing Jail Time If Convicted Won’t Testify
WASHINGTON—The former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who is on trial for allegedly lying to the FBI will not take the stand to testify, he said in federal court on May 26. Michael Sussmann, the lawyer, said that he agreed not to testify after speaking with his lawyers when asked by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper,…
Ex-Clinton Lawyer May Testify as He Seeks Acquittal on Charge of Lying to FBI
WASHINGTON—The lawyer who was representing Hillary Clinton’s campaign when he took derogatory information about her rival Donald Trump to the FBI in 2016 may take the stand in his own defense. Michael Sussmann, the lawyer, would speak for about three hours of direct testimony if he does choose to testify, Sean Berkowitz, one of his…
Anonymous Source Who Vouched for Trump–Russia Claims is Same Man Who Sent Lawyer to FBI: Agent
WASHINGTON—The technology executive who helped gather data on Donald Trump and Russia in 2016 sent some of the data to the FBI as a confidential source, an FBI agent revealed in federal court on May 25. Rodney Joffe, the executive, also had his lawyer take the data separately to FBI lawyer James Baker, according to…
Ex-Clinton Lawyer Told Congress, Unlike FBI, He Brought Trump-Russia Info on Behalf of Client, Jury Hears
WASHINGTON—A lawyer representing Hillary Clinton’s campaign told members of Congress in 2017 that he took information about Donald Trump and Russia to the FBI on behalf of a client, even though he told the bureau previously that he was bringing the data on his own violation, jurors in federal court heard on May 25. “I…
Ex-Clinton Lawyer Told Different Stories to Congress and FBI About Origin of Trump-Russia Info, Jury Hears
WASHINGTON—A lawyer representing Hillary Clinton’s campaign told members of Congress in 2017 that he took information about Donald Trump and Russia to the FBI on behalf of a client, even though he told the bureau previously that he was bringing the data on his own violation, jurors in federal court heard on May 25. “I…
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