Opposition research firm hired by Hillary Clinton’s campaign must turn over emails to special counsel Durham, judge rules
(CNN)A judge ruled Thursday that Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm hired to dig up dirt about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, must turn over 22 internal emails to special counsel John Durham, who is investigating the FBI’s Russia probe.
Fusion, the Clinton campaign and its law firm Perkins Coie say the emails don’t show any wrongdoing, but they have fought in court to prevent Durham from obtaining them. Durham’s team subpoenaed the emails as part of their investigation of Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, who was charged with lying to the FBI and goes to trial next week.
Sussmann has pleaded not guilty.
The emails that will be turned over to prosecutors are largely among Fusion employees and pertain to their efforts to plant news coverage about Trump’s supposed ties to Russia. They are part of a batch of 38 emails that were subpoenaed last year.
While Durham will get the 22 emails, the judge blocked prosecutors from getting the 16 related emails, finding that they were shielded under attorney-client protections. Clinton’s lawyers had hired Fusion to help with some legal work.
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