The Michael Sussmann Indictment
No surprise: Trump/Russia was a @HillaryClinton operation all along.
By @Techno_Fog
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No surprise: Trump/Russia was a @HillaryClinton operation all along.
By @Techno_Fog
technofog.substack.com/p/the-michael-…
The allegation from the indictment:
“Sussman’s statement to the FBI General Counsel that he was not acting on behalf of any client was knowingly and intentionally false.
“Sussman’s statement to the FBI General Counsel that he was not acting on behalf of any client was knowingly and intentionally false.
In truth and in fact, and as SUSSMAN well knew, SUSSMANN acted on behalf of and in coordination with two specific clients of [Perkins Coie], Tech Executive-1 and the Clinton Campaign, in assembling and conveying these allegations.”
The indictment also describes Sussmann’s public relations operation. Prior to the meeting with the FBI, Sussmann was providing details of the Trump/Alfa Bank allegations to reporters and updating the Clinton campaign of his work.
After the meeting with the FBI, Sussmann was practically begging reporters to push the Trump/Alfa Bank story. All this while he was billing the Clinton campaign.
The indictment also reveals communications within the group that “researched” and helped create the Alfa Bank allegations.
The highlights are damning.
They wanted to please the “VIPs” (the @HillaryClinton campaign):
The highlights are damning.
They wanted to please the “VIPs” (the @HillaryClinton campaign):
“Tech Executive-1” (an executive at an internet company)- a client of Sussmann’s who helped obtain the data underlying the Alfa Bank claims - was “tentatively offered the top [cybersecurity] job by the Democrats when it looked like they’d win.”
They knew the Trump/Alfa Bank allegations were false and expressed concerns that they would have to “expose every trick we have in our bag.”
Finally, here is the false statement charge:
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