Last year, the first defendant charged by Durham - former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith - was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to doctoring an email to get a wiretap renewed against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

“Certainly, an acquittal would look bad and would enable politicians to call for an end to his work.” Sussmann served as one of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign lawyers. “But you never know if a jury will rebel against that are not accompanied by more serious crimes,” Trusty said. Washington, DC, lawyer Jim Trusty, a former high-ranking Justice Department prosecutor, said that Durham “has a pretty strong case” against Sussmann, who’s charged with a single count of lying to the FBI. And if Clinton runs, this anti-corruption message is even more likely to be front and center.” “I would expect him to continue to say that illegally spied on him and that Hillary did it. “If Sussmann, one of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign lawyers, is convicted, it will further confirm that Trump is a crime victim,” said Tom Fitton, president of the conservative Judicial Watch activist group. The outcome of the closely watched case in Washington, DC - the first trial to result from Durham’s virtually leak-proof efforts - will be both a test of his work and a potential harbinger of the looming 2024 election, according to observers. Special Counsel John Durham’s three-year probe into the FBI and Robert Mueller’s investigations of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign will reach a critical moment with Monday’s trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. Republicans damned if they do, damned if they don’t in Trump’s 2024 candidacy Hillary Clinton weighs in on Joe Biden’s age ahead of his potential 2024 run: ‘It’s a concern’ John Durham to publicly testify on report detailing FBI bias in Trump-Russia probeįresh evidence Justice is sweeping Biden family crimes under the rug

Trump on Trial by Kevin Sullivan