As many as three Hillary Clinton donors - including one who also supported US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - are among the prospective jurors for former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann's trial.
Special counsel John Durham's team objected to putting one Clinton contributor on the panel after the man said he would "Strive for impartiality as best I can."
In 2016, DC voters favored Clinton over Trump, 90.9% to 4.1%, and Democrats in the nation's capital now outnumber Republicans, 76.5% to 5.4%, according to an April 30 tally posted online by the local Board of Elections.
Another Clinton supporter, a former bartender who appeared to be in her 20s, said she'd also donated to progressive firebrand Ocasio-Cortez but was put on the panel after a Sussmann defense lawyer told her that neither Clinton nor former President Donald Trump were on trial and asked if she could be impartial.
Cooper decided to eliminate one potential juror who works as an accountant and prepared tax returns for a former FBI official, lawyer James Baker, who figures prominently in the case against Sussmann.
Who's who in the case Michael Sussmann: Cybersecurity lawyer who worked for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign; charged with lying to the FBI.Rodney Joffee: Former tech executive and Sussmann client who told him about a purported cyber back channel between the Trump Organization and Russia's Alfa Bank.Christopher Steele: Ex-British spy hired by Fusion GPS; compiled the infamous "Steele dossier" of reports on Trump and Russia.
Marc Elias: Clinton campaign general counsel, former partner of Sussmann's at Perkins Coie law firm.
https://nypost.com/2022/05/16/hillary-aoc-donors-among-jury-pool-in-ex-clinton-lawyers-trial/
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