Jake Sullivan's wife, AG Garland counsel, is not connected to Durham investigation, senior DOJ official says
National Security Adviser Sullivan is 'foreign policy advisor' in former Clinton lawyer indictment, Fox News confirmed
By Jake Gibson , Kelly Laco | Fox News
A senior Justice Department official told Fox News on Friday that National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan's wife, who currently serves as counsel to Attorney General Merrick Garland, is not connected to the Durham investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation.
Fox News reported Tuesday that Sullivan is the "foreign policy advisor" referenced in the indictment of former Hillary Clinton presidential campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, according to two well-placed sources. This is the closest Durham's probe into the origins of the Russia investigation has come to anyone directly associated with the Biden White House.
However, there is no indication that Sullivan is a target of Durham’s investigation, only that he received information from a campaign lawyer. Durham’s indictments have since revealed that the information Sullivan received about an alleged link between the Trump presidential campaign and a Russian bank, which was fed to the FBI, was false.
The senior DOJ official told Fox News that while Sullivan’s wife, Maggie Goodlander, is currently a counsel to Garland, she has no connection to the Durham investigation, adding that among her portfolio are issues such as antitrust and international matters.
In light of Sullivan's newly confirmed connection to a Clinton campaign lawyer, watchdog groups are saying Biden's national security adviser's family ties to the Biden administration are troubling.
Goodlander previously clerked for Garland when he was a D.C. Circuit judge. In addition, Sullivan's brother, Tom, serves as deputy chief of staff for policy at the State Department. Tom's wife, Rose Sullivan, holds a top position as the acting assistant secretary for legislation in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In light of Sullivan's newly confirmed connection to a Clinton campaign lawyer, watchdog groups are saying Biden's national security adviser's family ties to the Biden administration are troubling.
Goodlander previously clerked for Garland when he was a D.C. Circuit judge. In addition, Sullivan's brother, Tom, serves as deputy chief of staff for policy at the State Department. Tom's wife, Rose Sullivan, holds a top position as the acting assistant secretary for legislation in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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