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Jury forewoman explains Sussmann verdict: 'There are bigger things that affect the nation'
justthenews.com ^ | May 31, 2022 | Madeleine Hubbard

Posted on 06/01/2022 5:31:26 AM PDT by lowbridge

Former Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann was acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI because the jury thought it was a waste of time, jurors indicated after giving the not guilty verdict."

I don't think it should have been prosecuted," she said, The Washington Times reported. "There are bigger things that affect the nation than a possible lie to the FBI."

Special Counsel John Durham charged Sussmann with lying to the FBI about his work with the Clinton campaign and a former tech firm executive when he provided the agency with information on the since-debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative.

She explained, "It was the government’s job to prove it, and they succeeded in some ways and not in others... We broke it down, and it did not pan out in the government’s favor."

She stressed that the verdict was not a partisan decision. 

"Politics were not a factor. ... We felt really comfortable being able to share what we thought. We had concise notes, and we were able to address the questions together," the forewoman said, according to The Washington Post. 

The government "could have spent our time more wisely," she added.

Another juror told the Post that "everyone pretty much saw it the same way" in the jury room.

(Excerpt) Read more at justthenews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corrupticrats; coupdetat; demagogicparty; durham; michaelsussmann; mistrial; sussmann
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To: lowbridge

a small lie that leads to a presidential coup... not an attempt, like the Jan 6th protest, but an actual coup.


21 posted on 06/01/2022 5:43:46 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: lowbridge

No bias to see here.

Move along, peons.

/s


22 posted on 06/01/2022 5:44:03 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: lowbridge

This is not justice, it’s an abomination and a jury nullification. Durham should have known this, or he was participating in this charade.


23 posted on 06/01/2022 5:44:31 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: lowbridge

Another juror told the Post that “everyone pretty much saw it the same way” in the jury room.

I’ll bet.


24 posted on 06/01/2022 5:44:38 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: lowbridge

Ignorant pig.


25 posted on 06/01/2022 5:44:52 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: euram

Yup.


26 posted on 06/01/2022 5:44:52 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: neverevergiveup

That jury saw the deep state protection racket up close and personal for too long to play nice anymore. This was a middle finger to corrupt “Feds Inc.”.


27 posted on 06/01/2022 5:45:27 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: McGruff
How are were supposed to have any confidence in our judicial system with travesties like this.

You can't. The rule of law is truly dead at this point. We live in a tyranny of the leftist mob.

29 posted on 06/01/2022 5:47:13 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: lowbridge

Even the jury given the swamp talking points...

Committed a crime...Yes...but at this point what does it matter...Acquit...!

We’ve seen this movie before...


30 posted on 06/01/2022 5:47:14 AM PDT by MCEscherHammer
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To: lowbridge
"Jury forewoman explains Sussmann verdict: 'There are bigger things that affect the nation".

Well, I guess that pretty explains what's going on in the, so called, Department Of Justice.. No matter the law, the verdict must be politically slanted to please the left..

The bad guys (Crooks, thieves, liars and DC lawyers) are running the show...

31 posted on 06/01/2022 5:47:26 AM PDT by unread ("It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required." W. Churchill.)
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To: lowbridge

Trial venues need to be moved out of the District of Columbia as much as Constitutionally permitted. DC juries are infected with bias against Republican defendants and prosecutions.


32 posted on 06/01/2022 5:47:45 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: lowbridge

The Jury Forwoman sound just like Hillary. Wonder if she looks like Hillary.


33 posted on 06/01/2022 5:49:13 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: HighSierra5

“There’s only one way to fix this problem. It’s stated in the Declaration of Independence.”

Let’s hope the next election starts us toward a fix.


34 posted on 06/01/2022 5:49:28 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: TiGuy22

I think I agree with you, despite believing deep down inside that the defendant was a dirt-eating viper.


35 posted on 06/01/2022 5:49:42 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: McGruff

How are were supposed to have any confidence in our judicial system with travesties like this.

You are not, this is a step in moving the country into complete chaos which is the goal of all loyal commies.


36 posted on 06/01/2022 5:50:45 AM PDT by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media )
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To: Socon-Econ

“Trial venues need to be moved out of the District of Columbia as much as Constitutionally permitted.”

That’s only going to happen if politicians and bureaucrats stop committing their crimes primarily in Washington DC.


37 posted on 06/01/2022 5:53:42 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: lowbridge
Juries in DC are made up of unemployed or retired Negros, all nursing the typical grievances. You probably couldn't find a more prejudiced jury pool in the United States than you you'll find in DC: nullification by Negro. Long before Ray Nagin, DC was known as Chocolate City.

The outcome is no surprise at all.

38 posted on 06/01/2022 5:54:09 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: neverevergiveup
There are many out there like her, who are too biased to know just how biased they are, too misinformed to know how misinformed they are, and so ideological such that they feel justified in lying, stealing votes, etc. - as long as their ‘side’ comes out on top.

Bias was certainly a huge part of it, but so is idiocy. I have been on juries where I hear people speak as she did that "the prosecution did not prove its case". They practically expect a video showing the crime or "it wasn't proven". Beyond a reasonable doubt has become beyond the shadow of a doubt for these idiots. Also, some people on juries (often women) just don't feel comfortable judging anyone.

39 posted on 06/01/2022 5:55:00 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: TiGuy22

I knew when he showed billing info that he had done other work that day, they wouldn’t have solid evidence regarding FBI visit.


40 posted on 06/01/2022 5:58:28 AM PDT by Engedi
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