Former top FBI official says he's '100% confident' Michael Sussmann told him he wasn't passing on tip for Hillary Clinton's campaign
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former top FBI official testified Thursday that he is
"100% confident" that
Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann told him he wasn't providing a tip about
Donald Trump's potential ties to Russia on behalf of the campaign or any client, critical testimony that bolsters special counsel John
Durham's claims that
Sussmann illegally hid his political ties.
Former
FBI general counsel James Baker told jurors about his meeting with
Sussmann in September 2016, where
Sussmann gave the tip.
Sussmann has pleaded not guilty to one count of lying to the
FBI - specifically that he falsely told
Baker he wasn't there on behalf of any clients.
"He said he was not appearing before me on behalf of any particular client, and that he had some information that was of concern relating to an apparently surreptitious communications channel between something called Alfa Bank."
