Ex-top FBI lawyer says he got Russia meddling info from Democrat-linked attorney in 2016
by Naomi Lim
| October 04, 2018 06:10 PM
A Democrat-connected attorney from the law firm linked to the controversial Trump dossier gave materials about Russian election meddling to the FBI's general counsel during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a report.
James Baker, who was the FBI's top lawyer until May, told Congress on Wednesday that Michael Sussmann, of Perkins Coie, passed on documents to him about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election, the Daily Caller reported Thursday.
The exchange occurred in late summer or early fall, the former FBI official told a closed joint session of the House Judiciary and House Oversight Committees. The two met after Sussmann approached Baker, but before the FBI and the Justice Department applied for a FISA warrant to surveil ex-Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page. Baker was a key player in successfully obtaining multiple warrants for Page.
Baker told congressional investigators Wednesday he did not read all the information provided by Sussmann, but described the meeting as "atypical."
Daily Caller's report follows Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., calling Baker's appearance Wednesday “explosive."
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