FBI agent says Sussmann claims of Trump ties to Russia bank ‘didn’t make any sense’ (Sussman Trial)

washingtontimes.com ^ | 5/17/2022 | Jeff Mordock

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An FBI agent told jurors Tuesday that Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann‘s purported evidence tying former President Trump to Russia’s Alfa Bank strained credibility because there was no effort to hide what Mr. Sussmann claimed was secret back-channel communications.

Special Agent Scott Hellman was a prosecution witness in the case of Mr. Sussmann, who is on trial for lying to the FBI.

Prosecutors say he concealed his ties to the Clinton campaign when he presented an FBI lawyer with now-debunked evidence claiming covert internet communication between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank.

Mr. Hellman, who oversees a team of cyber investigators, looked into the allegations, which the FBI later concluded were meritless. Investigators determined that the so-called covert communications were merely marketing emails.

In his testimony, Mr. Hellman told the court that evidence compiled by Mr. Sussmann and tech executive Rodney Joffe, didn’t add up. He said the domain name used by the Trump Organization had Mr. Trump’s name on it, suggesting there was no effort to hide the communications.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I’ve had a gut feeling from the very beginning that Durham’s real job was to protect the FBI and DOJ.

[McCarthysGhost]

I think you have that right. I’d expect a democrat lawyer to try to do a lot of unlawful things. The FBI and only The FBI should be held responsible for all of the illegal actions that they took. As you say they knew it was all bogus.