The Epoch Times Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, who is accused of lying to the FBI when he claimed he was not handing over information about then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, made false statements to CIA officers in a meeting after Trump was sworn into office, according to new filings by Special Counsel John Durhamâs team.
Sussmann told James Baker, at the time the FBIâs general counsel, that he had âtime-sensitive (and sensitive)â information to share before the pair met, according to a text message recently disclosed by prosecutors. In the same message, Sussmann claimed he was âcoming on my ownânot on behalf of a client or company,â even though heâd been directed to deliver the information by Rodney Joffe, a technology executive, and billed the Clinton campaign for the work, according to prosecutors.
Sussmann provided Baker in a Sept. 19, 2016, meeting with white papers that alleged Trumpâs business had a secret channel with a Russian bank, allegations the FBI later determined were untrue…
