[little jeremiah]

For anyone who likes Techno Fog’s legal stuff about the Durham trial. I have a short ping list, if anyone wants on/off, freepmail me. Linking as there are lots of images of documents etc.

Day 1 of the Michael Sussmann Trial

Techno Fog

https://technofog.substack.com/p/day-1-of-the-michael-sussmann-trial?s=r

Day 1 of the Michael Sussmann trial is a wrap.

It started with disclosure by Special Counsel DeFilippis informing the Court that government witness Dr. Manos Antonakakis (identified as Researcher-1 in the Sussmann indictment) “has decided to invoke his Fifth Amendment right.” He would not be called to the stand. More background on Manos here.

From there it was time for opening statements.

Special Counsel Brittain Shaw made clear that this case is “about privilege: the privilege of a well-connected D.C. lawyer with access to the highest levels of the FBI; the privilege of a lawyer who thought that he could lie to the FBI without consequences.” Using that privilege, Sussmann:
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[bitt]

https://freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/4064152/posts?page=1

Day 1 of the Michael Sussmann Trial
technofog.substack.com ^ | 5/17/2022 | technofog

[stylin19a]

He would not be called to the stand.

Sit him down anyway and make him take the 5th. I would to love to hear the questions he would be asked...