A federal jury delivered a major setback to special counsel John Durham on Tuesday, acquitting cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann on a charge that he lied to the FBI in 2016 while acting on behalf of the Hillary Clinton campaign.
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Special counsel loses first trial of Trump probe; Sussmann acquitted
‘Politics were not a factor,’ the jury forewoman said after Michael Sussmann was cleared of lying to the FBI during the 2016 election
Updated May 31, 2022 at 6:45 p.m. EDT|Published May 31, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EDT