February 17, 2022
The former Perkins Coie LLP partner charged with lying to the FBI asked a D.C. federal court Thursday to toss the case, claiming that the indictment represents "extraordinary prosecutorial overreach" and that allowing a trial to go forward risks criminalizing ordinary conduct.
February 15, 2022
The former Perkins Coie attorney facing a charge of lying to the FBI late Monday slammed special counsel John Durham's newest accusation in D.C. federal court that he worked with a person who exploited access to Trump White House data, calling it an attempt to inflame media coverage and politicize the case with misleading claims.
February 14, 2022
Special counsel John Durham has raised potential conflicts of interest in Latham & Watkins LLP's representation of former Perkins Coie LLP attorney Michael Sussmann on a charge of lying to the FBI in the run-up to the 2016 election.
January 26, 2022
Former Perkins Coie attorney and Hillary Clinton campaign counsel Marc Elias testified to a grand jury as part of the special counsel's case accusing fellow ex-firm partner Michael Sussmann of lying to the FBI in the run-up to the 2016 election, according to Tuesday court filings.
December 08, 2021
The D.C. federal judge presiding over a special counsel's case against an ex-Perkins Coie LLP partner for allegedly lying to the FBI said Wednesday that a trial would likely start by June 2022. But he noted he must first gain clearance to issue a scheduling order due to courtroom COVID-19 protocols.
December 07, 2021
The ex-Perkins Coie LLP partner charged with lying to the FBI says new evidence impairs prosecutors' claim that he affirmatively misrepresented who he was acting on behalf of when turning over information that drew an alleged link between former President Donald Trump's company and a Russian bank.
October 26, 2021
Ex-Perkins Coie partner Michael Sussmann on Monday again demanded more "precision" on the criminal charge that he lied to the FBI's top lawyer as he drew a link between former President Donald Trump's company and a Russian bank.
October 21, 2021
Special counsel John Durham on Wednesday resisted ex-Perkins Coie LLP partner Michael Sussmann's push for more specific details on the charge he lied to the FBI in the run-up to the 2016 election, calling the indictment more than adequate and saying much of what Sussmann seeks will be produced during discovery.
October 06, 2021
Former Perkins Coie LLP partner Michael Sussmann asked a D.C. federal court on Wednesday to require the U.S. Department of Justice to provide more specificity to the "vague" and "confusing" indictment that accuses the cybersecurity expert of lying to the FBI in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
September 22, 2021
The D.C. federal judge overseeing the case involving a former Perkins Coie LLP lawyer accused of lying to the FBI in the run-up to the 2016 election said Wednesday he and the attorney were "professional acquaintances" in the U.S. Department of Justice decades ago, and he'd entertain a motion to recuse if desired.