I am assuming Mr. Durham has the opinion of an equal to Mr. Sussmann when it comes to the law and cybersecurity. Cyber experts have their own way of walking and talking. I think there is a lot of wiggle room for them when it comes to the law. Cyber security changes on a regular basis due to an incredible desire in the world to hunt and peck at every security wall. So, the idea there is a law that actually applies to this very fluid technology is wrong on it's face.
I hope Dr. Durham has done an excellent job, but, my initial impression is that the charges won't hold water.
By Ken Dilanian
Washington - The special counsel (click here) appointed by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to probe the Russia investigation has charged a prominent Democratic lawyer with making a false statement to the FBI by not disclosing he was working for multiple clients, including the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.
Special counsel John Durham charged lawyer Michael Sussman over a statement during a Sept. 19, 2016 meeting between Sussmann and the then-FBI general counsel, James Baker, at which Sussman told Baker about suspicions relating to alleged secret communications between the Trump campaign and Russia. The suspicions were later determined to be unfounded.
According to the indictment, "During the meeting, Sussmann lied about the capacity in which he was providing the allegations to the FBI. Specifically, Sussmann stated falsely that he was not doing his work on the aforementioned allegations ‘for any client,’ which led the FBI General Counsel to understand that Sussmann was acting as a good citizen merely passing along information, not as a paid advocate or political operative."
"In fact, Sussmann acted on behalf of specific clients, namely a U.S. Technology Industry Executive, a U.S. Internet Company, and the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign.”
The indictment says the lie was material because it misled the FBI “about the political nature of his work.”...
September 11, 2020
By Edward H. Mahoney
Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, (click here) a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned — at least partly out of concern that the investigative team is being pressed for political reasons to produce a report before its work is done, colleagues said.
Dannehy, a highly regarded prosecutor who has worked with or for Durham for decades, informed colleagues in the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Haven of her resignation from the Department of Justice by email Thursday evening. The short email was a brief farewell message and said nothing about political pressure, her work for Durham or what the Durham team has produced, according to people who received it....
