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May 20, 2022

Clinton team 'did not trust' FBI in 2016, blames 'most damaging days of campaign' on Comey: Mook testimony

Former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook testified Friday that campaign officials “did not trust” the FBI in 2016

May 20, 2022

Michael Sussmann trial: ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC ignore case at center of Trump-Russia probe

ABC, NBC, CBS and MSNBC have all ignored the trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann.

May 20, 2022

Turley: Jury pool in Michael Sussmann trial a 'nightmare' for prosecutors

Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley on Clinton donors on the Michael Sussmann jury, challenges facing John Durham.

May 19, 2022

Sussmann defense grills Baker during cross-examination, claims inconsistencies in testimony

Defense attorneys for Michael Sussmann grilled former FBI General Counsel James Baker during cross-examination Thursday afternoon

May 19, 2022

Special Counsel John Durham's prosecution of Michael Sussmann: Everything you need to know

The trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, the first during Special Counsel John Durham’s yearslong investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, is set to begin Monday morning.

May 19, 2022

Baker says FBI investigated Sussmann claims of Trump, Russian bank connection: 'There was nothing there'

The FBI found "nothing there" after investigating Michael Sussmann's allegations of communications between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, former FBI general counsel testified Thursday.

May 19, 2022

Durham-Sussmann trial: Baker briefed Comey, McCabe on alleged covert communications between Trump Org, Russia

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Former FBI General Counsel James Baker on Thursday testified that he briefed then-FBI Director James Comey and Deputy Director Andy McCabe on allegations brought to him by Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann in September 2016 claiming a covert communications channel between the Trump Organization and a Kremlin-linked bank and confirmed that the FBI was “already conducting an investigation” into possible ties between Russia and then-candidate Donald Trump at the time of the Sussmann meeting.

May 19, 2022

Judge denies defense motion for mistrial; Sussmann testimony possible

The federal judge presiding over the case of Michael Sussmann denied the defense’s motion for a mistrial Thursday morning, as the defense left open the possibility for Sussmann to testify during trial.

May 19, 2022

Durham probe: Ex-FBI officials expected to take stand in Sussmann trial, as defense plans to argue a mistrial

James Baker, the former FBI general counsel, is expected to take the stand again in the trial of Michael Sussmann for continued questioning from Special Counsel John Durham’s team and the defense.

May 18, 2022

Durham-Sussmann trial: Judge ‘not inclined’ to declare mistrial, despite attempt from defense

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Defense attorneys representing Michael Sussmann in the first trial stemming from Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe signaled they were contemplating moving for a mistrial— a request the federal judge presiding over the case said Wednesday he was “not inclined” to grant.