John Durham released a potential smoking gun in the case against Michael Sussmann on Monday night, as he published documents showing the Democratic cybersecurity lawyer messaged the FBI general counsel that he was not working on behalf of any client.
John Durham released a potential smoking gun in the case against Michael Sussmann on Monday night, as he published documents showing the Democratic cybersecurity lawyer messaged the FBI general counsel that he was not working on behalf of any client, when in fact he was working for the Clinton campaign.
On Monday evening, however, Durham revealed Sussmann conveyed that lie in a text message to Baker on Sept. 18, 2016 — the night before their meeting at the bureau.“Jim – it’s Michael Sussmann. I have something time-sensitive I need to discuss,” Sussmann wrote to the FBI top lawyer. “Do you have availibilty [sic] for a short meeting tomorrow? I’m coming on my own – not on behalf of a client or company – want to help the Bureau. Thanks.
Sussmann denied wrongdoing, pleaded not guilty, and called upon a federal judge to dismiss the case against him, even relying in part on legal analysis by fired FBI agent Peter Strzok. Durham said on Monday that Baker met with Priestap as well as FBI deputy general Trisha Anderson, and the special counsel sought the court’s permission to admit as evidence notes taken by both. Durham said that “in communicating with these officials, the General Counsel relayed the details of his meeting with the defendant, including defendant’s specific representation that he was not there on behalf of any client.
Sussmann's lawyers on Monday told the court they were fighting to keep those notes out, repeating that Baker"did not record the meeting, take any notes of the meeting, create an official report of the meeting, or otherwise memorialize it."
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