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Durham convinces judge to review concealed documents in Clinton privilege battle
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 5/4/2022 | jerry dunleavy

Posted on 05/04/2022 2:59:32 PM PDT by bitt

The judge in the case of Democratic cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann has agreed to review dozens of records currently withheld because of assertions of attorney-client privilege by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign to see if they have been improperly concealed.

The agreement is a win for special counsel John Durham in his case against Sussmann, who has been indicted on charges of concealing his clients, the Clinton campaign and tech executive Rodney Joffe, from FBI general counsel James Baker when he pushed eventually debunked claims of a secret backchannel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa Bank.

Judge Christopher Cooper said Wednesday he would grant the government’s motion, arguing he did not believe it was breaking attorney-client privilege for him to review the records in dispute in an “in camera” setting, away from the public and the press.

British ex-spy Christopher Steele created a dossier on then-candidate Donald Trump after being hired by the opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which was itself hired by the Perkins Coie law firm and Marc Elias, the general counsel for Clinton’s campaign.

The judge repeatedly pointed to the difference between hiring a firm to do “fact-checking” versus hiring it to do “opposition research.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2020election; election2016; election2020; johndurham; michaelsussmann
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1 posted on 05/04/2022 2:59:32 PM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 05/04/2022 2:59:44 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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3 posted on 05/04/2022 3:00:30 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: rdl6989

Bookmark


4 posted on 05/04/2022 3:07:00 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: bitt

I believe Podesta and Mook will be charged with felonies for their false representations of Fusion GPS giving legal counsel that was worthy of attorney-client and/or work product privilege. Billing records clearly show otherwise. Bzzzzt!


5 posted on 05/04/2022 3:11:47 PM PDT by rx
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To: bitt

The documents haven’t disappeared yet?


6 posted on 05/04/2022 3:13:38 PM PDT by Pirate Ragnar (Hope coming from Florida)
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To: bitt

I have been pleasantly surprised over the last few months,
with Durham’s activity.

It wasn’t my thought that we’d see anything from all this.

He’s getting closer and closer to the Moll.


7 posted on 05/04/2022 3:20:13 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Durham’s got a track record for being highly methodical and detailed in his investigations, so while it upset FReepers that he didn’t just ram through a bunch of indictments that would have been blown apart by the kind of defense lawyers these people will have, the rewards of his slow but steady paced approach are now becoming visible.


8 posted on 05/04/2022 3:29:45 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

We have been waiting for this for a long time

We just want to get these Christmas presents opened.

We waited through the Clinton criminal years through George, do nothing, Bush years, Through to illegal election of of Obama years. Finally Trump came along and it is starting to look like justice will prevail.


9 posted on 05/04/2022 3:36:43 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: bitt

Looking better and better!


10 posted on 05/04/2022 3:50:38 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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To: bigbob

Maybe should have the nickname Tortoise.


11 posted on 05/04/2022 3:52:13 PM PDT by Pollard (Don't ask if there's a conspiracy. If you're not in one, you need to start one. CA Fitts)
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To: DoughtyOne

The Moll will be dead and buried after lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda before Durham gets close enough to mean anything.


12 posted on 05/04/2022 3:55:05 PM PDT by hflynn ( )
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To: Pollard

Let the tortoise take his time if she’s gonna get convicted let that it be in 2025. We don’t want a pardon from the great pretender in the oval office.


13 posted on 05/04/2022 4:07:09 PM PDT by magua (It's not racism, it's just that thisBecause it’s being reported that a lot of this started in 2015. )
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To: bitt

Hmmmmm...

Rabid Chipmunk vs Determined Schnauzer?


14 posted on 05/04/2022 4:33:44 PM PDT by T. Rustin Noone (the angels wanna wear my red shoes......)
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To: bitt

Hillary looks like a Cabbage Patch Doll


15 posted on 05/04/2022 4:41:50 PM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. https://youtu.be/VexKSRKoWQY)
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To: rx

Bzzzzt! yes!!!


16 posted on 05/04/2022 6:16:55 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: redshawk
same cheekbones


17 posted on 05/04/2022 6:19:16 PM PDT by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%> )
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To: magua
We don’t want a pardon from the great pretender in the oval office.

Unfortunately, Biden can pardon her before she is convicted, just as Ford did with Nixon.

18 posted on 05/04/2022 7:16:09 PM PDT by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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To: TChad

That’s probably what will happen if it went that far.


19 posted on 05/04/2022 8:24:10 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: bitt

Want to see how bad Hillary is? Go here, if you dare.

https://beforeitsnews.com/scandals/2022/05/boooooom-the-hillary-child-sex-tape-is-worse-than-you-can-imagine-the-satanic-syndicate-graphicdisturbing-content-2438563.html


20 posted on 05/04/2022 8:54:09 PM PDT by Rennes Templar (Come back, President Trump.)
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