Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation

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FILE - This 2018 representation released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Connecticut's U.S. Attorney John Durham. Tasked with examining the U.S. government's probe into Russian predetermination interference, peculiar counsel John Durham charged a salient cybersecurity lawyer connected Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, with making a mendacious connection to the FBI. The lawsuit against the attorney, Michael Sussmann of the Perkins Coie instrumentality firm, is conscionable the 2nd prosecution brought by peculiar counsel John Durham successful two-and-a-half years of work. U.S. Department of Justice via AP, File)

Posted at 8:01 PM, Sep 16, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-16 21:01:20-04

WASHINGTON (AP) — A salient cybersecurity lawyer has been charged successful the peculiar counsel’s probe of the U.S. government’s probe into Russian predetermination interference.

The lawyer is accused of making a mendacious connection to the FBI. An indictment was handed down Thursday against Michael Sussmann of the Perkins Coie instrumentality firm.

It is conscionable the 2nd prosecution brought by peculiar counsel John Durham successful two-and-a-half years of work.

Neither lawsuit brought by Durham undoes the halfway uncovering of an earlier probe by Robert Mueller that Russia had interfered successful sweeping manner connected behalf of Donald Trump’s 2016 statesmanlike run and that the Trump run welcomed that aid.

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