Idon’t know if Michael Sussmann will be found guilty of making a false statement to the FBI. Special Counsel John Durham’s team has so far put in what appears to be a convincing case, and Sussmann’s defense seems incoherent. The D.C. jury was always going to be tough for Durham, however, and it’s been made tougher still by the judge’s refusal to exclude for cause jurors who were admirably candid about having contributed to Democrats, strongly supported Hillary Clinton, and opposed Donald Trump.
Whether or not Sussmann beats the rap, though, there is some poetic justice here. He and his too-clever-by-half gaggle of Hillary Clinton campaign schemers probably did manage to get Donald Trump elected president. That may be harder for Sussmann to live with than a felony conviction.
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