Tag: Michael Sussmann

Fusion GPS Challenges Durham Motion to Turn Over ‘Privileged’ Communications

Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm hired by the Clinton Campaign in 2016 to produce a dossier alleging connections between then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Russian government, has petitioned to intervene in the trial of former Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussman. Sussmann is set to go to trial on May 16 before United States…


Sussmann’s Attorneys Want FBI Officials’ Notes Nixed as Evidence

Former Clinton Campaign attorney Michael Sussmann’s attorneys want notes recorded by two FBI officials from being introduced as evidence when their client goes on trial for lying to the agency in September 2016 as he delivered debunked allegations regarding a “secret server” link between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank. In a 46-page motion…


Durham: 5 Witnesses Connected to Clinton Campaign Refusing to Cooperate

Special counsel John Durham revealed that five witnesses who have connections to the Clinton campaign are invoking their Fifth Amendment right and will not cooperate with his investigation, according to a recent court filing. In a motion filed (pdf) on April 15, Durham revealed that one unnamed individual, “Researcher-2,” was given immunity in exchange for testimony,…


Durham’s Prosecution of Sussmann to Proceed to Trial, But Questions Remain About What Can Be Asked in Court

Former Clinton Campaign attorney Michael Sussmann will go on trial May 16 for allegedly lying to the FBI about being a “concerned citizen” in September 2016 when he provided the agency with data purporting to document a “secret server” link between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank. But Sussmann won’t be tried on the…


Sussmann Trial to Proceed but Questions Remain About What Can Be Asked in Court

Former Clinton Campaign attorney Michael Sussmann will go on trial May 16 for allegedly lying to the FBI about being a “concerned citizen” in September 2016 when he provided the agency with data purporting to document a “secret server” link between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank. But Sussmann won’t be tried on the…


Ex-Clinton Campaign Lawyer Fights Durham’s Use of FBI Expert Testimony

Attorneys for former Democratic National Committee lawyer Michael Sussmann filed a motion seeking to exclude certain expert testimony from his case, accusing special counsel John Durham’s attorneys of missing a key deadline, and asking a judge to block testimony in his false statement case. The lawyers representing Sussmann, who is accused by the Justice Department of…


[PREMIERING NOW] Kash Patel: Durham Hits Clinton Campaign with ‘Joint Venture Conspiracy’; Sussmann Defense ‘in Shambles’

This episode will premiere on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. ET.        “What I find most striking about this pleading is John Durham’s use of the joint venture/conspiracy exception to [Rule] 404(b).” Special counsel John Durham says he has evidence of a joint venture or conspiracy involving the Clinton campaign. In this…


Kash Patel: Durham Hits Clinton Campaign with ‘Joint Venture Conspiracy’; Sussmann Defense ‘in Shambles’

“What I find most striking about this pleading is John Durham’s use of the joint venture/conspiracy exception to [Rule] 404(b).” Special counsel John Durham says he has evidence of a joint venture or conspiracy involving the Clinton campaign. In this episode, we discuss the details of Durham’s latest 48-page filing, why ex-Clinton campaign lawyer Michael…


[PREMIERING 8PM ET] Kash Patel: Durham Hits Clinton Campaign with ‘Joint Venture Conspiracy’; Sussmann Defense ‘in Shambles’

This episode will premiere on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. ET.        “What I find most striking about this pleading is John Durham’s use of the joint venture/conspiracy exception to [Rule] 404(b).” Special counsel John Durham says he has evidence of a joint venture or conspiracy involving the Clinton campaign. In this…


Ex-Clinton Lawyer’s Durham Defense ‘In Shambles’: Kash Patel

Former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s defense is “in shambles” after special counsel John Durham’s latest filing, the former lead investigator for the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation, Kash Patel, said. Patel made the remarks in an episode of EpochTV’s “Kash’s Corner” after Durham late Monday published potentially conclusive evidence in the case against Sussmann. The…