John Durham is continuing his prosecution of Hillary Clinton proxy Michael Sussmann, and Wednesday delivered some big news on that front.
To set the table, some weeks prior, Hillary for America and Fusion GPS tried to intervene in the trial by arguing that documents Durham had requested were covered by the attorney-client privilege. That was, of course, a laughable notion, given that Sussmann had previously denied he was working for anyone when he took a false Russian conspiracy theory about Alfa Bank and Donald Trump to the FBI.
Further, documented evidence exists of Fusion GPS admitting they hired Sussmann to do political research, not to offer legal advice. Leslie McAdoo Gordon shared a post on social media that perfectly encapsulates the situation.
In short, Durham set a trap, and Sussmann and Hillary’s cronies walked right into it. Now, a decision has been made on the documents in question, and it delivers a big initial victory to the prosecution.