Deliberations underway in trial linked to Trump-Russia probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Deliberations underway in trial linked to Trump-Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign hid his partisan interests from the FBI as he pushed “pure opposition research” related to Donald Trump and Russia in the weeks before the election, a prosecutor asserted Friday during closing arguments of the attorney’s trial. At the time of Sussmann’s meeting with the FBI in September 2016, the bureau was already investigating whether Russia and the Trump campaign were colluding to sway the election won by Trump that November. The case turns on a Sept. 19, 2016, meeting in which Sussmann presented the FBI’s top lawyer, James Baker, with computer data that Sussmann said suggested a secret communications backchannel between a Russia-based bank and the Trump Organization, the candidate’s company. Algor said the fact Sussmann repeatedly billed the Clinton campaign for his work on the Alfa Bank matter is proof he was acting on the campaign’s behalf when he met with the FBI.

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Trump Bungled the Trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Bungled the Trial

Politico  

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'Only means to get to the truth': Prosecutor doubles down on Trump investigation demand
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Only means to get to the truth': Prosecutor doubles down on Trump investigation demand

Raw Story  

New York Attorney General Letitia James doubled down Tuesday on her demand that the judge in former President Donald Trump's $464 million civil fraud trial allow her to investigate him after his former CFO pleaded guilty to perjury, court records show. The Attorney General's office Tuesday filed a quick reply to Trump and Allen Weisselberg's attorneys sharp rebuttal to her …

Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI
2 years, 6 months ago

Clinton 2016 campaign lawyer acquitted of lying to the FBI

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to that year’s election. The case against Michael Sussmann was the first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham since his appointment three years ago to …

Donald Trump Jr. buried in mockery after complaining about failed Durham probe: 'You need your pacifier?'
2 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump Jr. buried in mockery after complaining about failed Durham probe: 'You need your pacifier?'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump, his son Don Jr., and former aides are attacking the American judicial system after a jury declared that former Hillary Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann was innocent of accusations by special counsel John Durham. Durham has focused on Sussmann as part of an investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump's purported links to Russia. At …

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe
2 years, 7 months ago

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The star prosecution witness in the trial of a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer testified Thursday that he was “100 percent confident” that the attorney told him he was not acting on behalf of a particular client when he presented information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and possible links to Russia. Baker was the FBI’s general counsel …

Testimony: Clinton team did not approve lawyer’s FBI meeting
2 years, 7 months ago

Testimony: Clinton team did not approve lawyer’s FBI meeting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign did not authorize a lawyer to meet with the FBI and provide information that was meant to cast suspicions on rival candidate Donald Trump and possible connections to Russia, according to trial testimony Wednesday. Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for Clinton’s 2016 campaign, is charged with lying to the FBI during a meeting at which …

EXPLAINER: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first trial resulting from special counsel John Durham’s investigation of the early days of the Trump-Russia probe hardly seems an explosive affair. Sussmann is accused of lying to the FBI’s general counsel, James Baker, during a meeting on Sept. 19, 2016, in which Sussmann presented research that he said suggested a possible secret backchannel of communications between …

British spy Christopher Steele may be called as witness in trial of former Clinton attorney: court filings
2 years, 8 months ago

British spy Christopher Steele may be called as witness in trial of former Clinton attorney: court filings

Raw Story  

Special counsel John Durham may call Christopher Steele as a witness in the upcoming trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. The new filings show Durham, who was appointed by Trump to investigate the origins of the Russia probe, intends to show the Clinton campaign tried to dig up dirt about the former president in his first campaign …

There's a message buried in John Durham's latest indictment — and it isn't pretty
3 years, 3 months ago

There's a message buried in John Durham's latest indictment — and it isn't pretty

Raw Story  

Last week, Special Counsel John Durham secured an indictment against an obscure cyber-lawyer and Democratic insider named Michael Sussmann for allegedly lying to the FBI about who his clients were when he relayed a tip about possible digital communication between the Trump Organization and Russia. But there's no evidence that the FBI would have done anything differently if they'd known …

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI
3 years, 3 months ago

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham has worked for 2½ years examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russia’s interference in U.S. elections. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general counsel, when he relayed concerns from cybersecurity researchers about potentially suspicious contacts between …

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