{"id":1439521,"date":"2022-04-15T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1439521"},"modified":"2022-04-15T07:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:30:55","slug":"durham-judge-drops-hammer-on-clinton-lawyer-blow-whistle-or-face-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durham-judge-drops-hammer-on-clinton-lawyer-blow-whistle-or-face-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham Judge Drops Hammer on Clinton Lawyer: Blow Whistle or Face Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<h2>Attorney Michael Sussmann is set to go on trial on May<\/h2>\n<div id=\"authorDate\">\n<p>\u00a0on&#038;nbsp14th April 2022 @ 4.00pm <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure title=\"Sussmann lied when he said he wasn\u2019t providing the tip on behalf of a client\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sussmann lied when he said he wasn\u2019t providing the tip on behalf of a client<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The attorney who represented\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/tags\/hillary-clinton\">Hillary Clinton&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a02016 presidential campaign is headed to trial after an attempt to get his case dismissed was rejected by a federal judge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attorney Michael Sussmann is set to go on trial on May 16 on one count of lying to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>According to special counsel John Durham\u2019s team, Sussmann <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/john-durham-ex-clinton-lawyer-allegedly-lied-to-fbi-in-writing_4384038.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lied <\/a>when he said he wasn\u2019t providing the tip on behalf of a client.<\/p>\n<p>Sussmann, through his attorneys, attempted to convince U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama nominee, that he should dismiss the case, arguing that Sussmann\u2019s lie was an ancillary matter.<\/p>\n<figure title=\"The information that Sussmann provided to the-FBI General Counsel James Baker included three &#039;white papers&#039;\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/The-information-that-Sussmann-provided.jpg\" alt=\"the information that sussmann provided to the fbi general counsel james baker included three  white papers\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>The information that Sussmann provided to the-FBI General Counsel James Baker included three &#8216;white papers&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The effect of the lie was <em>\u201ctrivial,\u201d<\/em> Sean Berkowitz, one of Sussmann\u2019s attorneys, said during a recent hearing on the motion to dismiss, charging that <em>\u201cwe haven\u2019t ever seen a case where someone who provided a tip to the government was charged for making a false statement about something other than the tip.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cooper said it\u2019s too early to tell if Berkowitz\u2019s argument is correct, noting that the cases Sussmann cited to support the motion all went to trial.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo, while Sussmann is correct that certain statements might be so peripheral or unimportant to a relevant agency decision or function to be immaterial under [federal law] as matter of law, the court is unable to make that determination as to this alleged statement before hearing the government\u2019s evidence,&#8221; <\/em>he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Any such decision must therefore wait until trial,<\/em>\u201d the judge wrote in a six-page opinion.<\/p>\n<p>The information that Sussmann provided to then-FBI General Counsel James Baker included three<em> \u201cwhite papers\u201d<\/em> and associated data files that Sussmann claimed would support media reports of a secret communications channel between Trump\u2019s campaign and Alfa Bank, a Russian bank.<\/p>\n<figure title=\"Sussman represented Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign\">\n<div class=\"articleImage\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sussman-represented-Hillary-Clinton.jpg\" alt=\"sussman represented hillary clinton   s 2016 presidential campaign\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"creditNew\">\u00a9\u00a0press<\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Sussman represented Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The supposed connections have never been proven, and several investigators, including special counsel Robert Mueller, have said no evidence has been found to substantiate the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Sussmann, at the time, was representing the campaign of Clinton\u2014who was running for president\u2014as well as the Democratic National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI opened an investigation into Sussmann\u2019s tip but ultimately concluded that there was<em> \u201cinsufficient evidence\u201d<\/em> to support the allegations, according to Sussmann\u2019s indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The probe revealed that the email server that allegedly communicated with Alfa Bank wasn\u2019t owned or operated by the Trump Organization but had been administered by a mass marketing company that distributed advertisements for hundreds of clients in addition to Trump hotels.<\/p>\n<p>According to Durham, if the FBI had been aware of the parties Sussmann represented, the bureau might have been more cautious about opening an investigation<\/p>\n<p>As<a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/18294-hillary-clinton-lawyer-gave-sensitive-data-on-trump-to-cia-durham-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Neon Nettle<\/a> reported in February:<\/p>\n<p>Durham revealed in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.235638\/gov.uscourts.dcd.235638.35.0_1.pdf\">court filing<\/a>\u00a0that Sussmann distributed the data on the sitting President of the United States in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Information on Trump had been gathered from the White House and Trump Tower servers in an effort to\u00a0<em>&#8220;dig dirt&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0on the 45th president.<\/p>\n<p>The computer servers were repeatedly accessed through a\u00a0<em>&#8220;sensitive&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0government contract, according to Durham.<\/p>\n<p>Sussmann faces up to five years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/neonnettle.com\/news\/18282-clinton-operatives-spied-on-trump-in-white-house-durham-probe-finds\">[RELATED] Clinton Operatives Spied on Trump in White House, Durham Probe Finds<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney Michael Sussmann is set to go on trial on May \u00a0on&#038;nbsp14th April 2022 @ 4.00pm   \u00a9\u00a0press Sussmann lied when he said he 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