Michael Sussmann arrives at federal court in Washington on May 18, 2022. (Teng Chen for The Epoch Times)
John Haughey and Zachary StieberThe Epoch TimesA jury on May 31 found former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann not guilty of lying to the FBI.Sussmann was charged with one count of lying to the government because he told a bureau official ahead of the 2016 presidential election that he was not bringing derogatory information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russia on behalf of a client.“I have something time-sensitive (and sensitive) I need to discuss,” Sussmann wrote to FBI lawyer James Baker in a text message before the meeting. “I’m coming on my own—not on behalf of a client or company—want to help the Bureau.”Baker testified during the trial that Sussmann repeated that he wasn’t acting on behalf of a client during the actual
