John Durham to call former FBI general counsel in Hillary Clinton lawyer case

Former FBI General Counsel James Baker will likely be called to testify in the case against former Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann, who is charged with lying to advance the bureau's Trump-Russia collusion probe.

A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Sussmann last month on charges that he hid the fact he was representing Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign when he told the FBI he had evidence of secret communications between then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russia's Alfa Bank.

According to the indictment, Mr. Sussmann told FBI lawyer Mr. Baker that he was not representing any client when the two met to discuss the purported evidence in 2016, but prosecutors say he was there on behalf of Mrs. Clinton's campaign.

The FBI has since determined that there was no evidence to support the Trump-Alfa Bank claims.

Rew deFilippis, an assistant counsel for Special Counsel John Durham, said during a virtual status conference Tuesday that they are planning to call Mr. Baker as a witness during the trial which could begin next spring, The Washington Examiner reported.

Mr. Baker served as general counsel for the FBI from 2014 to 2018.

Mr. Sussmann's attorneys have argued that the charges against him are baseless and rooted in political prosecution.

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