He has been a cybersecurity lawyer for 16 years at the law firm Perkins Coie, which has deep ties to the Democratic Party. He left the law firm last month. lawyer, James A. Baker, in which Mr. Sussmann relayed concerns about the odd internet data. The case against Mr. Sussmann turns on Mr. Baker’s recollection that Mr. Sussmann told him he was not at the meeting on behalf of any client — which Mr. Sussmann denies saying. Those records are said to also show that Mr. Sussmann met or spoke with Mr. Elias about Alfa Bank repeatedly.

Source: New York Times September 16, 2021 20:30 UTC