FBI lawyer James Baker testifies he's 'not out to get’ Sussmann: 'This is not my investigation, it's yours' FBI lawyer James Baker testifies he's 'not out to get’ Sussmann: 'This is not my investigation, it's yours'(Connecting the Dots: Baker, Clinton, Soros, FBI, CIA, Atlantic Council, Clinton Foundation & the Brookings Institution)

FBI lawyer James Baker testifies he's 'not out to get’ Sussmann: 'This is not my investigation, it's yours' FBI lawyer James Baker testifies he's 'not out to get’ Sussmann: 'This is not my investigation, it's yours'(Connecting the Dots: Baker, Clinton, Soros, FBI, CIA, Atlantic Council, Clinton Foundation & the Brookings Institution)

Sussmann is charged with making a false statement to the FBI in his meeting with Baker about information on Trump in Sept. 2016. He has pleaded not guilty

By Brooke Singman , Jake Gibson , David Spunt | Fox News

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-lawyer-james-baker-testifies-sussmann-investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former FBI General Counsel James Baker took the stand in the trial of Michael Sussmann on Wednesday afternoon, declaring that he is "not out to get Michael," but is simply cooperating as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation.

Baker falls at the center of the trial. Sussmann has been charged with making a false statement to the FBI when he told Baker in September 2016, less than two months before the presidential election, that he was not doing work "for any client" when he requested and attended a meeting where he presented "purported data and ‘white papers’ that allegedly demonstrated a covert communicates channel" between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank, which has ties to the Kremlin.

Durham’s team alleges Sussmann was, in fact, doing work for two clients: the Hillary Clinton campaign and a technology executive, Rodney Joffe. Following the meeting with Baker, Sussmann billed the Hillary Clinton campaign for his work.

Sussmann has pleaded not guilty to the charge. 

Baker, during testimony Wednesday, explained that the 2016 meeting was initially requested by Sussmann via text message to his personal phone on Sept. 18, 2016.

Durham, in a filing in the weeks leading up to the trial, referenced these text messages, saying "the night before the defendant met with the general counsel, the defendant conveyed the same lie in writing and sent the following text message to the general counsel’s personal cellphone."

Baker testified that he had forgotten about the text conversation and found it in response to a request from the government earlier this year. Baker said that in March, Durham asked him to "look for" emails and other communications he may have had with Sussmann.

"I’m not out to get Michael and this is not my investigation, it’s yours," Baker said to the prosecution. "Nobody had asked me to go look for this material before that." 

Baker testified that upon finding the text messages, he notified the government through his attorney "as quickly as I could," and said that same afternoon, FBI agents "came to my house."

Baker explained his relationship with Sussmann, saying the two were "friends" who had kept in contact, but testified that he was "a bit surprised" to receive the texts.

"I was a bit surprised to get it from Michael, kind of wondered how he got my personal cell number, but Michael is a friend so it didn’t really freak me out," Baker testified. "I trust Michael, it seemed to me at the time it was very important and so I thought I should meet with him right away."

The government presented the text messages to the jury for consideration Wednesday.

The text message stated: "Jim — it’s Michael Sussmann. I have something time-sensitive (and sensitive) I need to discuss," the text message stated, according to Durham. "Do you have availability for a short meeting tomorrow? I’m coming on my own — not on behalf of a client or company — want to help the Bureau. Thanks."

Baker replied, "OK. I will find a time. What might work for you?"

Sussmann replied: "Any time but lunchtime you name it."

"2:00pm in my office? Do you have a badge or do you need help getting into the building?" Baker responded.

"I have a badge. Please remind me of your room #," Sussmann said.

Baker on Wednesday explained he thought Sussmann could have a badge to admit him into the FBI Headquarters due to the work he often did with clients and law enforcement.

Baker is expected to continue testimony on Thursday. 

Connecting the Dots: 

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and was a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

George Soros was a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank). 

James A. Baker III is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

William H. Webster is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

John A. Gordon is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

James R. Schlesinger is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

George J. Tenet was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

R. James Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

James A. Baker III is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group.

William J. Perry was a member of the Iraq Study Group, is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982

(The investigation into the “Carnegie Endowment for International Peace” uncovered the plans for “Population Control” by involving the United States in war)

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Lee H. Hamilton is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the co-chair for the Iraq Study Group.

Iraq Study Group made policy recommendations on U.S. involvement in Iraq.

James A. Baker III was a co-chair for the Iraq Study Group, the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was a member of the Iraq Study Group and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Robert S. Mueller III is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and was a director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Howard M. Shapiro is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Louis J. Freeh was a director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the bankruptcy trustee for MF Global Holdings Ltd.

Soros Fund Management was the buyer of assets, post-bankruptcy for MF Global Holdings Ltd.

George Soros is the founder for the Soros Fund Management, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and was a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James A. Baker III is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. 

James B. Comey was a director at HSBC Holdings plc, the deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice and is the director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice. 

Resources: Past Research 

Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Explained (Past Research on Hillary Clinton)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/11/hillary-clinton-email-scandal-explained.html 

James Baker: Ukraine Crisis is New Cold War (Past Research on James Baker)

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/normal-0-false-false-false_10.html 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (PAST RESEARCH ON THE FBI AND CIA)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2020/11/federal-bureau-of-investigation-fbi.html

Wave of lawmaker arrests: They're all Democrats (Past Research on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI))

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/wave-of-lawmaker-arrests-theyre-all.html 

Iraq Study Group (Past Research on the Iraq Study Group)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/iraq-study-group.html 

James A. Baker (government attorney)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Baker_(government_attorney)

James Andrew Baker^[1] is a former American government official at the Department of Justice who served as general counsel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).^[2]

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan Law School, he joined the Department of Justice in 1990.

In December, 2017 he was replaced as general counsel and reassigned to a different position within the FBI.^[3] It was revealed on April 19, 2018 that he was a recipient of at least one Comey memo.^[4] On May 4, 2018, Baker resigned from the FBI and joined the Brookings Institution as a fellow, writing for the justice-focused blog, Lawfare.^[5] In January 2019, Baker left Brookings to become the director of national security and cybersecurity at the R Street Institute, a conservative think-tank in Washington, D.C.^[6] He also teaches at Harvard Law School.