Federal Prosecutors: Clinton Lawyer Sought to 'Use the FBI as a Political Tool' Against Trump

An attorney who worked for Hillary Clinton abused his links with the FBI to try to damage former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign during the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential elections, federal prosecutors alleged.

Michael Sussmann, formerly hired by Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential campaign, misled the FBI about who he represented during a September 19, 2016, meeting with the agency’s top lawyer, then-General Counsel James Baker, prosecutor Deborah Brittain Shaw told a jury in a Washington court, Reuters reported.