An attorney who worked for Hillary Clinton abused his links with the FBI to try to damage former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential elections, federal prosecutors alleged.
Michael Sussmann, formerly hired by Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, misled the FBI about who he represented during a September 19, 2016, meeting with the agency’s top lawyer, then-General Counsel James Baker, prosecutor Deborah Brittain Shaw told a jury in a Washington court, Reuters reported.
The purpose of the meeting was to tip off the agency about alleged internet communications between a Russian bank and the Trump organization. Authorities would later investigate the claims and find them to be untrue.
When Sussmann met Baker, he said he was not representing anyone. However, prosecutors, according to Fox News, alleged that Sussmann when he had met Baker was working for two clients: the Clinton Campaign and tech executive Rodney Joffe.
After the meeting, Sussmann billed the Clinton campaign for his work, the outlet reported.