Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer who represented the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, outside of federal court in Washington following his acquittal on May 31, 2022. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
10 Underreported Revelations From Trial of Former Clinton Lawyer
By Zachary Stieber
June 7, 2022 Updated: June 7, 2022
While former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted of lying to the FBI, a number of new details came to light during his trial. Some haven’t been made known or been widely reported.
1. FBI Lawyer Sussmann Met With Sought Perkins Coie Job
Sussmann passed along claims about Clinton presidential rival Donald Trump to FBI lawyer James Baker on Sept. 19, 2016, as well as data that supposedly supported the claims.
Baker gave the information to others in the bureau, triggering an investigation. The FBI and CIA both determined the claims were unsupported.
Baker, while testifying during the trial, desc…