#TIME MAGAZINE TRUMP COVER DESK WIND TRIAL#
Sussmann was acquitted of that charge at trial in May.Ī grand jury based in the Eastern District of Virginia last year indicted a Russia analyst who had worked with Christopher Steele, a former British spy who was the author of a dossier of rumors and unproven assertions about Mr. at a meeting in which he shared a tip about potential connections between computers associated with Mr. Sussmann was indicted last year on a charge of making a false statement to the F.B.I. Durham and his team used a grand jury in Washington to indict Michael Sussmann, a prominent cybersecurity lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s campaign. “I have no comment on anything,” he said. Durham declined to address the end of his investigation in response to a question from a reporter as he left Union Station in Washington on Wednesday evening. The Justice Department declined to comment. Durham’s opportunity to present any evidence or conclusions that challenge the Justice Department’s basis for opening the investigation in 2016 into the links between Mr. Garland to decide whether to make its findings public. Durham’s team completes its report, it will be up to Attorney General Merrick B. The recent developments suggest that the chances of any more indictments are remote.Īfter Mr. in relation to outside efforts to investigate purported Trump-Russia ties, but he has not charged any conspiracy or put any high-level officials on trial. Durham has developed cases against two people accused of lying to the F.B.I. Durham and his team are working to complete a final report by the end of the year, they said, and one of the lead prosecutors on his team is leaving for a job with a prominent law firm. Durham has recently used to hear evidence has expired, and while he could convene another, there are currently no plans to do so, three people familiar with the matter said. Durham appears to be winding down his three-year inquiry without anything close to the results Mr. Trump and his supporters expressed a belief that the inquiry would prove that a “deep state” conspiracy including top Obama-era officials had worked to sabotage him. Durham was assigned by the Justice Department in 2019 to examine the origins of the investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, President Donald J.
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