Sussman found NOT GUILTY

[lamp_shade]

https://twitter.com/AGoudsward

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, Sussman case was 100% hands down a political prosecution with LITTLE TO NO bases ...

... other than semantics.

The fact this was even allowed to go to trial is what blows me away !!

A person who doesn't have the means of Sussman would be in jail for a crime they didn't commit !!

The DOJ needs to get its shit together and stop political prosecutions of democrats going back to the 90s.

[Nevilledog]

2. Yup. Been following emptywheel's take on it since the beginning.

[uponit7771]

3. Do you have link to the emptywheel? thx in advance

[quaint]

5. https://www.emptywheel.net/

https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/05/31/john-durham-starts-his-fourth-year-with-an-embarrassing-acquittal/

[uponit7771]

9. thx !!

[Ohio Joe]

13. I'm fine that this went forward...

Durham has been investigating since 2019 and found jack shit. The best he could come up with is this one case of supposed lying that got proven to be false in court. Durham did his best to try and weasel in some other bullshit but got slapped down hard. If President Biden or AG Garland had stopped it, the magats would have been able to scream 'cover up' straight through to 2024 and there would have been zero to counter it... It would have worked greatly in their favor. Now? They have jack shit and they know it. Durham was left to do as he pleased and he showed not only was it a bullshit investigation but that the entire Russia probe was 100% justified.

The magats falling flat on their faces is the best possible set up for the upcoming GJ & trials for 1/6 insurrection.

[TheRealNorth]

29. Russia probe 100% Justified

And that should be the Democratic messaging today and tomorrow.

[uponit7771]

33. MAGATs will scream cover up no matter what reality is. Better to do the right thing by the law and

... no try to play politics with DOJ resources which is what the Sussman case was.

Durham investigation is horrible use of DOJ time and money

[Kingofalldems]

4. Poor trolls---they proclaimed Sussman guilty right here on DU.

Kick and rec.

[Nevilledog]

8. Oh noes!.......

Link to tweet

[getagrip_already]

6. And meanwhile, barr announces Durham closing in on seditious...

Activities.

No doubt by Hillary and Obama.

It will never stop.

[cilla4progress]

24. Wait

what??!!

Why would Barr announce this?

And how can Durham do more investigations at this point?

[getagrip_already]

35. Because barr is a political hack and arsehat......

He is basically conflating the fake Hillary falsely set up trump parody and attacking the presidency, and thus being seditious.

I'm not going to link the claims, they are all rwnj sites. But you can find them with a simple search.

[spanone]

7. There's your fucking Witch Hunt

How many millions of taxpayers dollars did Durham spend?

[uponit7771]

10. right ?!

[underpants]

16. $3.8 Million as of Dec. 2021. That's 1 year. That was 6 months ago.

CNN) Special counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's Russia probe cost about $3.8 million over its first year in operation, according to reports released by the Justice Department.

The reports, including one released Wednesday, show Durham's team spent more than $2.8 million on travel, salaries, benefits, IT services and litigative support from October 2020 through September 2021. Other parts of the Justice Department that supported the special counsel's office spent nearly $1 million in that time frame.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/politics/john-durham-investigation-russia-probe-cost/index.html

[Nevilledog]

28. GOP has a sad 😂

Link to tweet

Tweet text:

House Judiciary GOP
@JudiciaryGOP
·
May 31, 2022
The Swamp always protects its own.

Brooke Singman
@BrookeSingman
BREAKING: jury finds Michael Sussmann NOT GUILTY of making a false statement to the #FBI #SussmannTrial

Mike Gilchrist
@mgcanmore
Now you’re questioning the validity of jury trials? What’s next? What other American institutions are you going to demean and undercut . . ?
10:06 AM · May 31, 2022

So......... Now jury trials are rigged.

[Wounded Bear]

11. K & R...nt

[kentuck]

12. Does that mean they are not going to hang Hillary?

It's a sad day in 'Murica.

[Takket]

14. Victory for democracy!!!

Durham was asked to investigate NOTHING and had to basically charge someone with jaywalking to justify all the time and money wasted, and they couldn’t even get a conviction on that!!!

[underpants]

19. It's like Durham doesn't understand what billable hours are

10:15 - 12:30 Worked on the Penske File
12:30 - 12:45 communicated illegal stuff to FBI for HRC (see decoder ring)
12:45 - 1:00 Prep for lunch (charge the Watson account)

[gab13by13]

15. Meanwhile,

no investigation into the Trump tower server connected with Alfa Bank in Russia.

[FakeNoose]

17. From the OP link:

(link) https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/05/31/ex-perkins-coie-partner-michael-sussmann-found-not-guilty-of-lying-to-fbi/

Former Perkins Coie partner Michael Sussmann was found not guilty on Tuesday of lying to the FBI about his client representations when he shared allegations of possible ties between Donald Trump and Russia ahead of the 2016 election.

A federal jury acquitted Sussmann, a former federal prosecutor and prominent cybersecurity attorney, after about six hours hours of deliberations. The jury was not convinced by arguments from Special Counsel John Durham that Sussmann lied during a September 2016 meeting with the general counsel of the FBI, James Baker.

Durham alleged that Sussmann claimed not to be representing any particular client in the meeting when he was actually acting on behalf of both Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and a cybersecurity executive, Rodney Joffe, who commissioned research on Trump’s ties to Russia.

The verdict brings a measure of redemption for Sussmann, who cultivated a reputation as a thoughtful and balanced cybersecurity attorney, but who has been pilloried in right-wing media as a partisan operative who worked with the Clinton campaign in an attempt to degenerate Trump. Sussmann, who worked on cybercrime, privacy and government surveillance issues, resigned from Perkins Coie after being indicted last September.

- more at link -

It's hard to believe that the FBI is still pursuing these charges. Don't they have their hands full investigating all those criminals and insurgents in the Chump administration? This one is ancient history.

Sheesh

[blueinredohio]

18. Imagine that.

An investigation that cost millions when there was nothing there.

[UTUSN]

20. Well well well, time for DURHAM to take his carry-all off the island!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Huge.

[Kingofalldems]

22. Kick this one.

[Nevilledog]

23. New York Times pitchbot.....parody account for spoofing bad NYT articles

Link to tweet

Tweet text:

New York Times Pitchbot
@DougJBalloon

Whether it's Trump facing no consequences for leading an insurrection against the United States, or Michael Sussman getting acquitted of something complicated that I don't understand that doesn't seem to be illegal, terrible criminals on both sides are getting off easy.

9:36 AM · May 31, 2022

[GoCubsGo]

25. And, the cult says, "Nothing to see here. Move along."

"Look over there! Squirrel!!!"

[Alien Life Form]

26. I guess the Trumpies will have to come up with another BS story to be outraged about

[Hortensis]

27. What a surprise. Especially since the allegation is the crime.

The allegation will of course live on for those who know it's true. Mr. Sussman, former partner at the firm he had to resign from, will move on.

[SunSeeker]

30. Suck it, Durham, you piece of shit. nt

[dlk]

31. Imagine that...

n/t

[gab13by13]

32. The MSM should apologize

for making this out to be a big deal, but it won't.

[MissMillie]

34. As you can imagine, the cult is fuming

"rigged jury," "biased judge" yadda yadda yadda

None so blind as those who will not see. Time and time again TFG's circle is guilty of criminal activity, but they can't be bothered to admonish their demagogue.