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Sussmann billed Clinton campaign for thumb drives he gave to FBI
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:20 am
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:20 am
Special counsel John Durham's team presented evidence suggesting Michael Sussmann billed Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential team for the thumb drives he used to push now-discredited Trump-Russia allegations to the FBI in 2016, despite Sussmann claiming he did not do so for the campaign.
Kori Arsenault, a paralegal for the Justice Department, discussed an expense report in which the expense owner was listed as “SUSSM” — Sussmann, who submitted it on Sept. 22. The allocation was marked “confidential” and charged to Hillary for America. The expense report included a Staples store receipt dated Sept. 13, and it included a two-pack of 16-gigabyte flash drives that cost $12.99. The store location, which Arsenault showed on Google Maps, was just around the corner from the Perkins offices in Washington.
The disbursement report listed the client as Hillary for America, stated “General Political Advice” was the purpose, and described it as “Sussmann Purchase of new single use flash drives for secure sharing of files 9/13/16.”
Arsenault put together other records aiming to demonstrate that Sussmann went to the FBI on behalf of the Clinton campaign, including a Perkins billing chart laying out her findings related to Sussmann billing time to the Clinton campaign. She specifically pointed to a meeting on “Communications with M Elias regarding server issue” on July 1, “Communications with M Elias regarding server issue” on July 31, “Meeting with consultant, M Elias, revisions to white paper, meeting with expert and reporter, follow up meeting” on Sept. 6, “Multiple meetings regarding confidential project, draft white paper … meetings with M Elias” on Sept. 14, and “Work and communications regarding confidential project” on Sept. 19.
During the trial Wednesday, Arsenault went through numerous Perkins calendar entries, including showing Clinton campaign-related meetings for “Marc, Michael, Fusion Team” on July 29 and for “other work and multiple telephone conferences regarding confidential project” for four to five hours on Sept. 20. She was later shown a Nov. 6 email from Sussmann to Perkins on “Time Monday September 19” that read “HFA. Work and comms regarding confidential project” for 3.3 hours. She said Sussmann now had billed approximately an hour less than before and that “I believe" Sussmann removed the phrase "work on written materials."
Charnov displayed messages showing at least some at the FBI knew he was representing the DNC or Clinton campaign, including where the FBI listed Sussmann as an attendee for a secret-level threat briefing at FBI headquarters for the DNC, DCCC, and Clinton campaign.
The defense team assistant also admitted that “September 19 is not in the chart” despite it being the date of the Baker-Sussmann meeting.
The Durham prosecutor asked him if he even knew about that meeting, and Charnov replied, “To be honest, this is the first time I’m hearing of this.” When Keilty asked him if that was a key date in this trial, Charnov said, “I don’t disagree. I just don’t have an opinion.”
Charnov also said he “was not aware” that Sussmann also went to the CIA in 2017, when Sussmann had again pushed Trump-Russia claims, and Durham says he again misled about not doing it for a client. LINK
Kori Arsenault, a paralegal for the Justice Department, discussed an expense report in which the expense owner was listed as “SUSSM” — Sussmann, who submitted it on Sept. 22. The allocation was marked “confidential” and charged to Hillary for America. The expense report included a Staples store receipt dated Sept. 13, and it included a two-pack of 16-gigabyte flash drives that cost $12.99. The store location, which Arsenault showed on Google Maps, was just around the corner from the Perkins offices in Washington.
The disbursement report listed the client as Hillary for America, stated “General Political Advice” was the purpose, and described it as “Sussmann Purchase of new single use flash drives for secure sharing of files 9/13/16.”
Arsenault put together other records aiming to demonstrate that Sussmann went to the FBI on behalf of the Clinton campaign, including a Perkins billing chart laying out her findings related to Sussmann billing time to the Clinton campaign. She specifically pointed to a meeting on “Communications with M Elias regarding server issue” on July 1, “Communications with M Elias regarding server issue” on July 31, “Meeting with consultant, M Elias, revisions to white paper, meeting with expert and reporter, follow up meeting” on Sept. 6, “Multiple meetings regarding confidential project, draft white paper … meetings with M Elias” on Sept. 14, and “Work and communications regarding confidential project” on Sept. 19.
During the trial Wednesday, Arsenault went through numerous Perkins calendar entries, including showing Clinton campaign-related meetings for “Marc, Michael, Fusion Team” on July 29 and for “other work and multiple telephone conferences regarding confidential project” for four to five hours on Sept. 20. She was later shown a Nov. 6 email from Sussmann to Perkins on “Time Monday September 19” that read “HFA. Work and comms regarding confidential project” for 3.3 hours. She said Sussmann now had billed approximately an hour less than before and that “I believe" Sussmann removed the phrase "work on written materials."
Charnov displayed messages showing at least some at the FBI knew he was representing the DNC or Clinton campaign, including where the FBI listed Sussmann as an attendee for a secret-level threat briefing at FBI headquarters for the DNC, DCCC, and Clinton campaign.
The defense team assistant also admitted that “September 19 is not in the chart” despite it being the date of the Baker-Sussmann meeting.
The Durham prosecutor asked him if he even knew about that meeting, and Charnov replied, “To be honest, this is the first time I’m hearing of this.” When Keilty asked him if that was a key date in this trial, Charnov said, “I don’t disagree. I just don’t have an opinion.”
Charnov also said he “was not aware” that Sussmann also went to the CIA in 2017, when Sussmann had again pushed Trump-Russia claims, and Durham says he again misled about not doing it for a client. LINK
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Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:22 am to Jbird
It doesn’t matter
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:22 am to tigerbait3488
quote:I know
It doesn’t matter
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:23 am to tigerbait3488
quote:
It doesn’t matter
We shall see
I used to be like you
Now, I believe the walls are crashing around the establishment
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:25 am to Jbird
Like, with a cloth?
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:26 am to ezride25
quote:Lot's of meetings about that server.
Like, with a cloth?
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:34 am to tigerbait3488
God has determined as he said in Luke 12:2-3, that the secrets will be uncovered, the truth will come forth, and God's thought about every behavior and action will be vindicated. What's done in the dark will come to light, and thank God he has created it to operate so!
Posted on 5/27/22 at 7:36 am to Jbird
Will a lawyer wipe his arse without calling it a billable hour?
Posted on 5/27/22 at 8:59 am to Wildcat1996
Tech executive Rodney Joffe fed the Alfa Bank hoax to the FBI via two distinct routes, testimony from yesterday’s proceedings in the Michael Sussmann criminal case indicates. This apparent circular reporting further cements Special Counsel John Durham’s Section 1001 false statement case against Sussmann by highlighting the significance of Sussmann’s alleged lie to former FBI General Counsel James Baker.
In addition to claiming the Hillary Clinton campaign would not have wanted Sussmann to pass the Alfa Bank information to the FBI, Sussmann’s legal team also challenged the prosecution’s case by arguing that Joffe had no reason to use Sussmann to share the Alfa Bank information with the FBI. They said that was because at the time of Sussmann’s meeting with Baker, Joffe was a confidential human source, or a “CHS,” for the FBI.
Questioning last week by Sussmann’s lawyers further indicated that in September 2016, when Sussmann was allegedly meeting with Baker on behalf of Joffe, Joffe had presented FBI Special Agent Tom Grasso a copy of the Alfa Bank whitepaper, under the presumption that Grasso served as Joffe’s handler. Those questions seemingly served to counter the prosecutor’s claims that Joffe used Sussmann to sidestep his handler.
First, Grasso testified that “in early October 2016,” the tech executive had “called Agent Grasso and provided some information on the purported ties between the Alfa Bank/Trump Organization. Joffe further informed Agent Grasso that there was an ongoing investigation on this matter – something Agent Grasso had been unaware of up until that point.”
That testimony proves significant because it shows that within two weeks of Sussmann meeting with Baker, Joffe knew the FBI had launched an investigation into the Alfa Bank “intel,” even though FBI agents testified that they were holding the investigation “close.” The only logical explanation for Joffe’s knowledge is that he knew of the Alfa Bank investigation because Sussmann apprised his client that he had given the data to the FBI. LINK
In addition to claiming the Hillary Clinton campaign would not have wanted Sussmann to pass the Alfa Bank information to the FBI, Sussmann’s legal team also challenged the prosecution’s case by arguing that Joffe had no reason to use Sussmann to share the Alfa Bank information with the FBI. They said that was because at the time of Sussmann’s meeting with Baker, Joffe was a confidential human source, or a “CHS,” for the FBI.
Questioning last week by Sussmann’s lawyers further indicated that in September 2016, when Sussmann was allegedly meeting with Baker on behalf of Joffe, Joffe had presented FBI Special Agent Tom Grasso a copy of the Alfa Bank whitepaper, under the presumption that Grasso served as Joffe’s handler. Those questions seemingly served to counter the prosecutor’s claims that Joffe used Sussmann to sidestep his handler.
First, Grasso testified that “in early October 2016,” the tech executive had “called Agent Grasso and provided some information on the purported ties between the Alfa Bank/Trump Organization. Joffe further informed Agent Grasso that there was an ongoing investigation on this matter – something Agent Grasso had been unaware of up until that point.”
That testimony proves significant because it shows that within two weeks of Sussmann meeting with Baker, Joffe knew the FBI had launched an investigation into the Alfa Bank “intel,” even though FBI agents testified that they were holding the investigation “close.” The only logical explanation for Joffe’s knowledge is that he knew of the Alfa Bank investigation because Sussmann apprised his client that he had given the data to the FBI. LINK
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