Sussmann acquitted on charge brought by special counsel Durham

Attorney Michael Sussmann who was charged with lying to the FBI during the Trump-Russia investigation arrives at federal court in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

By Josh Gerstein

05/31/2022 12:07 PM EDT

Updated: 05/31/2022 12:18 PM EDT

The first courtroom test for Special Counsel John Durham ended in defeat Tuesday as a federal jury found a Democratic attorney not guilty of making a false statement to the FBI about allegations of computer links between Donald Trump and Russia.

The jury deliberated for about six hours before acquitting Michael Sussmann, 57, on the single

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