WASHINGTON, DC – A former FBI official testified Thursday that he was “100% confident” that Hillary Clinton’s campaign lawyer refused to act “on behalf of a specific client” when he leaked information that has since been refuted. and Russia.
“I think it was pretty close to the start of the match. Part of his introduction to the meeting, “former FBI chief adviser James Baker told a jury in Washington, D.C., federal court.
The testimony directly supports the only charge against accused Michael Susman as a result of Special Prosecutor John Durham’s investigation into alleged violations of the law in connection with the FBI and Robert Mueller investigations into alleged links between Trump and Russia.
Susman, 57, was tried on a single charge of lying to the government during a meeting with Baker at FBI headquarters on September 19, 2016.
FBI Chief Counsel James Baker (supra) testified that he was “100% confident” that attorney Michael Sussman had refused to work “on behalf of a specific client.” Twitter lawyer Michael Sussman (front) is on trial for a charge of lying to the government. Reuters Michael Susman did not reveal his role in Hillary Clinton’s campaign during his meeting with the FBI, according to James Baker. REUTERS Special Prosecutor John Durham is investigating possible criminal activity in the Trump and Russia investigation. REUTERS
“He said he wasn’t appearing on behalf of a particular client,” Baker recalled.
“He had information about concerns about an apparently hidden communication channel between Alfa Bank, which he described as linked to the Kremlin in Russia, and part of the Trump organization in the United States.
Who is who in this case
- Michael Susman: Cybersecurity Attorney, who worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign; accused of lying to the FBI
- Rodney Joffy: Former technology director and client of Sussmann, who told him about an alleged reverse cyber channel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa-Bank
- Christopher Steele: British former spy hired by Fusion GPS; compiled the famous Steele Dossier from reports on Trump and Russia
- John Durham: Special Prosecutor Investigating Potential Crime in Government Investigations into Former President Donald Trump’s Alleged Relations with Russia
- James A. Baker: Former Chief FBI Adviser; received information from Alfa-Bank from Sussmann
- Mark Elias: Clinton’s chief campaign adviser, former Sussmann partner at Perkins Coie
- Judge Christopher Cooper: Presiding over the Susman trial in Washington, DC, federal court
- Peter Fritsch and Glen Simpson: former Wall Street Journal reporters who co-founded the research company Fusion GPS; works for the Clinton campaign
- Andrew McCabe: Former Deputy Director of the FBI; claims to contradict the allegations against Sussmann during a briefing in 2017.
Baker added that he was “100% sure he said that at the meeting.”
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