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Durham wants ex-New York Times reporter to answer 'all relevant questions'
foxnews ^ | may 20th

Posted on 05/20/2022 7:55:51 PM PDT by janetjanet998

Listen to this article 0:00 / 4:37 1X BeyondWords Special Counsel John Durham on Thursday requested controversial former New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau should be forced to answer all questions posed to him during the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann despite the journalist’s request to limit the scope of queries. "If Lichtblau takes the witness stand at trial, the Court should require him to answer all relevant questions posed to him that fall within the scope of his direct testimony, the criminal charge, or his credibility and reliability," Durham wrote in a response to Lichtblau’s motion for protective rights.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2020election; alfabank; deepstate; election2016; election2020; ericlichtblau; fusiongps; joffe; lichtblau; michaelsussmann; nytimes; nytimesreporter; rodneyjoffe; spygate; sussmann; sussmanntrial

1 posted on 05/20/2022 7:55:51 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Lichtblau essentially wishes to block questions that he feels stray from the central conversation between himself and Sussmann in order to protect sources and not expose unpublished journalism. Durham feels that "in the event Lichtblau testifies, the government should not be restricted" in its cross-examination of the ex-Times reporter.

"The government should be permitted to cross-examine Lichtblau about any communications he had with other individuals, including, but not limited to, Fusion GPS personnel and computer researchers, regarding the alleged connections between the Trump Organization and Alfa bank. To the extent Sussmann, Fusion GPS, or others (including computer researchers) approached or communicated with Lichtblau concerning Alfa Bank or related matters, the government should be permitted to question Lichtblau about such exchanges, as they are relevant to the defendant’s communications with Lichtblau on these same issues and are probative of the defendant’s alleged actions on behalf of clients (Rodney Joffe and the Clinton Campaign). The government also intends to cross-examine Lichtblau on issues pertaining to the credibility and reliability of his testimony," Durham wrote.

2 posted on 05/20/2022 7:57:57 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Wonk..Wonk...Wonk...Wonk
goes Charlie Brown’s teacher.


3 posted on 05/20/2022 7:58:14 PM PDT by lee martell
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this could get very interesting because we now know hillary approved these fake news leaks to the media

I doubt the Judge allows it though


4 posted on 05/20/2022 7:59:25 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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Don’t forget the Yahoo guy, Mr. Durham.


5 posted on 05/20/2022 8:01:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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Don’t forget the South Park teacher M’K.


6 posted on 05/20/2022 8:03:46 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President! )
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He always taught important stuff about The Facts of Life TV show.


7 posted on 05/20/2022 8:07:00 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: eyedigress

Just remembered his name

Michael Isikoff


8 posted on 05/20/2022 8:08:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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This is how it works, Federal Prosecutors get what they want.

Stone, Flynn, and Mannafort lost every one of the motions that I read about. Prosecutors had the Statute of Limitations suspended, just by asking, and those defendants were prohibited by from even using the defense that the charges were Politically motivated. Amy Berman Jackson opined that Manafort could spend the rest of his life in Prison before any evidence was presented in Court.

The point is FEDERAL Prosecutors are like a team in most of these cases.

However, this Judge, whose wife represents other members of the Coup, has restricted Durham numerous times already.

Durham hasn’t fought back, and, of course, will never point out the Judge’s obvious conflicts.

It’s an Act, Durham and the Judge want to contain info and restrain the information to certain people that supposedly misled that FBi peeps that swore they would prevent Trump from becoming President, and repeatedly broke the law in the course of their frame job.

Zero Raids from Durham as years have gone by and the Public has lost interest.


9 posted on 05/20/2022 8:11:49 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden)
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“...and the Public has lost interest....”

the public is just learning about it


10 posted on 05/20/2022 8:18:26 PM PDT by elpadre (W)
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To: SaveFerris

He will get away.


11 posted on 05/20/2022 9:00:36 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President! )
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To: eyedigress

More than likely 😞


12 posted on 05/20/2022 9:37:32 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: janetjanet998

Eric Lichtblau was a complete Clinton tool during the impeachment wars of 1998-1999.


13 posted on 05/20/2022 9:40:00 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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