Last week, a federal judge denied former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann’s motion to dismiss special counsel John Durham’s case against him. Sussmann has been charged with lying to the FBI. In a September 2016 meeting with then-FBI general counsel James Baker, he claimed he was not acting on behalf of any client when, in fact, he was working for the Clinton campaign and tech executive Rodney Jaffe.
Sussmann’s trial is scheduled to begin on May 16.
Michael Sussmann’s motion to dimiss has been denied.
They’re going to trial on May 16, absent a plea deal or other developments (continuance, etc).
Full doc: https://t.co/TBgYOT9OEe pic.twitter.com/XlFHqx3kSm
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) April 13, 2022
Late Friday, Durham filed a motion which revealed two new pieces of information. First, it included two sets of CIA notes pertaining to Sussmann’s initial contact with the agency on Jan. 31, 2017 and his subsequent meeting the following month. The notes were deeply critical of Sussmann’s data.
Durham’s filing states: “Agency-2 [the CIA] concluded in early 2017 that the Russian Bank-1 data and Russian Phone Provider-1 data was not ‘technically plausible,’ did not ‘withstand technical scrutiny,’ ‘contained gaps,’ ‘conflicted with [itself],’ and was ‘user created and not machine/tool generated.’ The Special Counsel’s Office has not reached a definitive conclusion in this regard.”
This is something –
That data Michael Sussmann passed to the CIA in 2017?
The CIA concluded it was not “technically plausible” and was “user created and not machine/tool generated”
[Thread on latest Durham filing] pic.twitter.com/uvyu16Jlwh
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) April 16, 2022
The second revelation is that Durham has granted immunity to Researcher-2 (who has been identified as David Dagon), because “at least five other witnesses who conducted work relating to the Russia Bank-1 allegations invoked (or indicated their intent to invoke) their right against self-incrimination.”
The filing alleges that Researcher-2 expressed concerns to Sussmann that the data “was being unlawfully collected and used.” Dagon was part of the team that produced the white paper that Sussmann had provided to the CIA.
It also points out that Sussmann billed the Clinton campaign for the creation of the white paper in September 2016.
Durham has granted immunity to “Researcher-2” – identified as David Dagon.
Dagon raised concerns to Sussmann that the Trump data
As we predicted here:https://t.co/KITN0b4Cio pic.twitter.com/I3ErkiPzVP
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) April 16, 2022
The motion explains why Durham finds the Sussmann team’s request that the government grant immunity to “Tech-Executive-1,” who was identified early on as Rodney Joffe, to be unreasonable. Joffe is a “subject” of their investigation. Joffe has said he intends to plead the Fifth [Amendment right against self-incrimination] in next month’s trial, as per The Washington Examiner.
According to Techno Fog (a widely followed internet lawyer who has covered the Trump-Russia collusion case from its earliest days), Sussmann’s team has claimed that Durham can no longer prosecute Joffe because the five-year statute of limitations has run out. Durham addresses this claim in the motion: “[D]efense counsel is not – and could not be – aware of all the evidence that the Government has collected and continues to collect, or the possible violations of law it is investigating.”
Hmmm.
The filing states: “The Government also currently intends to seek immunity at trial for an individual who was employed at the U.S. Investigative firm.” This firm is Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm which commissioned former British spy Christopher Steele to produce the bogus dossier on former President Donald Trump. Moreover, “Unlike Tech Executive-1 [Joffe], that individual is considered a ‘witness’ and not a ‘subject’ of the Government’s investigation based on currently-known facts.”
Durham began his probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation in May 2019. By October 2019, the inquiry had turned into a “criminal” investigation. In October 2020, then-Attorney General William Barr appointed Durham as a special counsel to prevent a potential Biden Administration from shutting it down. Unfortunately, he waited until after the election to disclose it, but I digress.
There was a time many of us had lost faith in Durham. Although he’s known for his thoroughness, and the number of records, people and agencies involved in this case is vast, three years is a long time.
But our patience just might pay off. He may actually deliver the goods.
A previous version of this article was published on The Western Journal.
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“User created” is another term for “falsified evidence.” Maybe Durham is getting closer to the real scandal. The Clinton crew made up evidence to frame Trump, and the government played along.
Unless this trial is stretched out to after the end of Biden’s term, “Pardon” will be the result. If any more of this stuff is tried, more pardons will be issued, up to and including Hillary Rodham Clinton.