Scalise reacts to Clinton attorney being indicted “There it is. It’s clear: Democrats and their partners in the media perpetrated a massive misinformation campaign.”
Thursday, Rep. Steve Scalise reacted to news Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann indicted for allegedly lying to FBI during Russia investigation.
Scalise wrote:
There it is. It’s clear: Democrats and their partners in the media perpetrated a massive misinformation campaign. Will they apologize? Or just try to cover it up? We already know the answer.
🚨🚨 There it is. It’s clear: Democrats and their partners in the media perpetrated a massive misinformation campaign.
Will they apologize? Or just try to cover it up? We already know the answer. https://t.co/VZfELNPBKq
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) September 17, 2021
Per Fox News:
A federal grand jury returned an indictment sought by sought by Special Counsel John Durham against Democratic lawyer Michael Sussmann, accusing him of lying to the FBI during the Russia investigation.
The indictment accuses Sussmann of hiding the fact that he was working for the Clinton campaign while pushing for an investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump’s ties to Russia in 2016.
Trump appointed Durham to investigate the origins of the Russia probe, with indictment coming just weeks before the five-year statute of limitations was set to expire.
Sussmann, whose firm had previously represented the Democratic National Committee, told the FBI’s James Baker in Sep. 2019 that he was not representing a client when pushing for an investigation into Trump. Sussmann denied any wrongdoing, while withholding the fact that he was working on behalf of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.