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May 22 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
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Opening statement by the prosecution

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May 20
#SpecialCounselDurham
Opening Statement
"The evidence will show that this is a case about privilege: the privilege of a well-connected D.C. lawyer with access to the highest levels of the FBI; the privilege of a lawyer who thought that he could lie to the FBI without consequences
...the privilege of a lawyer who thought that for the powerful the normal rules didn't apply, that he could use the FBI as a political tool.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, on September 19, 2016, the defendant, Michael Sussmann, a high-powered D.C. lawyer, went to the FBI...
...bringing serious allegations about a presidential candidate on the eve of the election, serious allegations about secret communications with a foreign adversary. But when the defendant walked into FBI headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue, the evidence will show that he bypassed
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May 19
#SussmannTrial #SpecialCounselDurham
Upcoming today: former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker.
His testimony began late yesterday, describing his relationship with Sussmann
Sussmann used to work for the DOJ, and Baker considered him an expert in cyber security and someone he trusted
Baker said that he learned some time in 2016 that Sussmann was representing the DNC on cyber issues.
But Baker did not know Sussmann was representing DNC/Hillary on political issues.
Baker was shown the text message Sussmann sent him setting up the meeting.
This goes directly to the criminal charge of lying to the FBI.
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May 19
As you are watching the Sussmann trial, remember that Hillary's people concealed that they hired Fusion and Steele. It took legal action for Perkins Coie to admit this in October 2017, by which point the damage was done.
#SpecialCounselDurham
October 2017 -- WashPo is forced to report that Hillary paid for the Steele dossier and services of the dirty tricks outfit Fusion GPS
Oct'17: revelation that Perkins Coie (Marc Elias) hired Fusion.
Fusion hired Chris Steele.
Elias gave evidence yesterday in the first Russiagate criminal trial.
Steele refused to appear, but judge allowed his communications with Sussmann and Fusion to be admitted into evidence.
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May 19
#SpecialCounselDurham
Laura Seago (Fusion GPS) testimony
-Started working for Fusion in July 2015
-reported to Fusion parters
-around 8 people worked for Fusion at the time
Seago says Fusion worked for "anti-Trump republicans" in fall 2015 and early 2016, then changed to Democrats.
Seago says in summer/fall 2016, Fusion client was the Democrats. Primary client contact Marc Elias of Perkins Coie.
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May 18
Guide to the Sussmann Trial

Scheduled for ten days.

Day One (Monday)- Opening arguments.

Prosecution outlined the conspiracy.

The Dems sought to use the FBI to derail Tump's presidential bid to ensure Hillary's coronation.
Sussmann is on trial because he is the nexus of the conspiracy, not the "fall guy".

What is the conspiracy?

Hillary campaign faked a story that Trump was a "Manchurian candidate" working for Russia.
Hillary campaign hired a law firm Perkins Coie used as a cut-out.

Law firm hired a dirty-tricks outfit Fusion GPS to feed the press concocted anti-Trump stories.

Dirty-tricks outfit hired "investigators" who in fact just laundered lies for money.
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May 18
The government’s opening statement:
Sussmann’s case is “about privilege: the privilege of a well-connected D.C. lawyer with access to the highest levels of the FBI; the privilege of a lawyer who thought that he could lie to the FBI without consequences.”
Government: “Sussmann
went straight to the FBI general counsel's office, the FBI's top lawyer. He then sat across from that lawyer and lied to him. He told a lie that was designed to achieve a political end, a lie that was designed to inject the FBI into a presidential election”
Government: “we are here because the FBI is our institution that should not be used as a political tool for anyone.”
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