Posted on 05/17/2022 6:55:46 AM PDT by janetjanet998
John Haughey of The Epoch Times twitter feed with live updates
John Haughey @JFHaughey58 · 1h Deliberations begin Tuesday morning at the E. Barnett Prettyman U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., in Michael #Sussmann's trial for allegedly lying to the FBI about the #Trump Organization's purported ties to a Russian Bank
There will actually be 16 jurors seated during the trial with four not knowing that they are alternates and will not be "in the room" when the case goes to the jury for a verdict.
Lengthy discussion regarding the infamous #SteeleDossier ...former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele cannot be compelled to testify so the dossier will enter the case tangentially in testimony from several witnesses, including #FusionGPS employee Laura Seago.
No way Durham can get a convection with a DC jury and I think he didn’t expect it to go to trial assuming a plea deal instead
This is rather a minor case in the bigger picture and is a narrow charge of lying to the FBI rather then a conspiracy
John Haughey
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Brittain Shaw delivers prosecution’s opening statement. The government’s goal is to prove #Sussmann lied to FBI General Counsel Jim Baker when he provided documents as a “concerned citizen” when he was representing the #Clinton campaign and “internet executive” Roland Joffe
The judge allowing Hillary donors on the jury, The judge offering to step down over conflicts of interest, and Durham being ok with all that, should be warning signs this is going nowhere
New York Times reporter also live tweeting
https://twitter.com/charlie_savage/status/1526549684000538625
The Just Us system will operate as one would expect.
Reuters also live tweeting
https://twitter.com/SarahNLynch/status/1526562543644426241
She said the plan had three parts: “A look. A leak. And a lie.” This included a plot by Internet executive Rodney Joffe, who is not charged, to connect Trump’s campaign to Russia’s Alfabank using DNS data
Charlie Savage
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Arg re Steele dossier stuff, including whether prosecution can tell jury that it reached the FBI team on same day as Alfa Bank meeting. Defense says prejudicial, coincidence gives misleading impression of coordination, given winding path of dossier. Judge hasn’t ruled yet.
“Here is some evidence of coordination.”
“You can’t use that! It might make people think there was coordination!”
Sarah N. Lynch
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Now Michael Bosworth, one of Sussmann’s lawyers, is offering his opening statements
Bosworth said his client is a serious and seasoned cyber security expert who has experience working with the FBI. The tips he received about the Trump-Alfabank connection came from a credible cyber expert, Rodney Joffe, who was once an informant for the FBI
Sussmann’s lawyer says the Clinton campaign “did not authorize” Sussmann as its lawyer to meet with the FBI to pass along the concerns about the Trump-Alfabank internet traffic
who isn't an FBI informant these days?
Wrapping up she again calls Sussmann privileged because he could walk into FBI and get meeting with Baker. Whether Republican or Dem, whether love Trump or hate him, we should all agree that FBI should not be used for political ends, she say>
Charlie Savage
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A key factual/interpretive thing comes into view: Shaw said Sussmann went to FBI bc frustrated NYT was delaying the story - to sex it up and create urgency. Bosworth says Sussmann believed story’s publication was imminent when went to FBI - to give heads up of what was coming
DC juries don’t convict DemonRat operatives.
Bosworth tries to poke other holes. Sussmann was the last lawyer Dems would have sent if trying to conceal since FBI knew he was a Dem/DNC/campaign lawyer. Campaign didn’t direct or want him there; Joffe gained nothing. Source didn’t matter anyway; FBI didn’t even ask
Charlie Savage
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First prosecution witness, FBI supervisory special agent David Martin, is sworn in. He is cyber crime specialist. Shaw is walking through his background and experience.
What’s the point? The jury is filled with low-IQ D.C. Democrat slaves, and TWO of them have already been confirmed by Posobeic as known Trump-haters the judge allowed to remain. This is going nowhere.
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