A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has been acquitted of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to the 2016 electionWASHINGTON -- A lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was acquitted Tuesday of lying to the FBI when he pushed information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and Russia in the run-up to that year's election. He thanked the investigators and prosecutors on his team for their "dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case." The FBI, which was already investigating potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, examined the data but quickly determined that there was no suspicious computer contact. They argued that though Sussmann legally represented the Clinton campaign, he didn't attend the meeting on the campaign's behalf and hadn't asked the FBI to take any action to benefit the campaign. They elicited testimony from former campaign officials who said Sussmann had not been authorized by the campaign to visit the FBI.

Source: ABC News May 31, 2022 22:29 UTC