Andrew Goudsward
@AGoudsward
Baker concedes that at time of 2016 meeting, he knew Sussmann had represented the DNC and Clinton campaign in response to Russian hack. He has previously said he couldn’t recall if he knew that at time.
“I felt stupid for not having found that material before,” Baker says about finding text in March of this year from Sussmann setting up 2016 meeting.
Andrew Goudsward
@AGoudsward
Berkowitz now showing Baker notes from a DOJ official from a March 2017 briefing about the status of Russia investigation. Official noted that Alfa Bank allegations came to FBI from a lawyer on behalf of client.
Baker says he doesn’t remember that being said in meeting. Has only vague recollection of the meeting taking place.
Baker says it wasn’t until Durham’s investigators began “homing in” on meeting with Sussmann in June 2020 that he thought in detail about what Sussmann said about not having a client.
Andrew Goudsward
@AGoudsward
Berkowitz is showing Baker testimony in which he recapped meeting with Sussmann and mentioned that Sussmann had “some number of people that were his clients.”
Baker now says that testimony was inaccurate and was “shorthand way” of describing people Sussmann was working with.