JUST IN: Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann acquitted of lying to FBI in early days of Trump-Russia investigation.
“While we are disappointed in the outcome, we respect the jury’s decision and thank them for their service," Durham said in a statement."I also want to recognize and thank the investigators and the prosecution team for their dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case.”Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Algor told jurors that Sussmann “used his privilege as a high-powered Washington lawyer, as a former DOJ prosecutor, and as a friend ...
Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer, provided Baker with obscure internet data indicating a possible communications channel between computer servers associated with the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest commercial financial institution. The FBI later determined Sussmann’s concerns were unfounded.
The case centered around prosecutors’ claim that Sussmann told Baker during the meeting that he was passing on the information as a concerned citizen, and not passing on behalf of any client. Algor told jurors that in actuality, Sussmann was there on behalf of two clients — the Clinton campaign and Rodney Joffe, the technology executive who oversaw research into Alfa Bank.
Sussmann lawyer Sean Berkowitz pointed out to jurors that there was conflicting information from Baker and others over the years about what Sussman said in the meeting. Berkowitz also said Sussmann was not acting on the campaign’s behalf — particularly because the campaign was mistrustful of the FBI over its well-publicized investigation into Clinton’s
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