Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann filed a motion to dismiss special prosecutor John Durman’s case against him, claiming “extraordinary prosecutorial overreach.” “Defendant Michael A. Sussmann, by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(B), respectfully moves this Court to dismiss the Indictment because the single count therein ‘fail[s] to state an offense,'” Sussmann’s lawyers wrote Thursday. Previously, the former Perkins Coie lawyer pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to the FBI. Last year, Durham alleged Sussmann had told then-FBI General Counsel James Baker, who now works for Twitter, in September 2016 that he was not working for any client when he met with Baker to hand over debunked information that connected the Trump Organization to a Russian bank. And on Feb. 12, Durham filed a motion that a technology executive, identified in reports as Rodney Joffee, electronically infiltrated Trump’s residences and the White …
Former Clinton Campaign Lawyer Files Motion to Dismiss John Durham Case
February 17, 2022
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