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Michael Sussmann is set to face a jury over allegations that he lied to the FBI during a meeting about Trump-Russia allegations in 2016.
May 11, 2022 at 05:51 PM
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Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot on white-collar, regulatory and compliance news and trends. Today, we preview the upcoming trial of former Perkins Coie partner Michael Sussmann for allegedly lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting over Trump-Russia allegations. Plus, Jonathan Kanter fills out his leadership team at DOJ's antitrust division, and a look at lawyers involved in two new SEC crypto-related cases. Please reach out with tips and feedback. Contact me at [email protected] and @AGoudsward on Twitter.
Attorney Michael Sussmann who was charged with lying to the FBI during the Trump-Russia investigation leaves the federal court in Washington, Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP Ex-Perkins Coie Partner Heads to Trial Over Trump-Russia Meeting With FBI
In October 2018, two dueling portrayals of Michael Sussmann appeared in the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal.
Conservative columnist Kimberely Strassel tore into the former Perkins Coie partner for meeting with a top FBI lawyer weeks before the 2016 election to share information about possible links between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russia. Strassel called Sussmann a "point man" for the firm's representation of the Hillary Clinton campaign and held up the meeting as proof that the bureau "strayed beyond obvious guardrails" in its zealous pursuit of Trump and his campaign.
A week later, the managing partner of Perkins Coie's Washington, D.C., office offered a retort. Drafting a letter to the editor entitled "Our Man Michael Sussmann is an Honorable Man," John Devaney described the attorney as a "nationally recognized privacy, cybersecurity and national-security lawyer" who worked in the U.S. Justice Department under presidents of both parties.
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