Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor The Democratic-linked lawyer was accused of lying about his clients to the F.B.I. when he passed on a tip about possible connections between Donald J. Trump and Russia.
More Evidence Bolsters Durham’s Case Against Democratic-Linked Lawyer Separately, defense lawyers asked a judge to block the Trump-era special counsel from making the Steele dossier a focus of next month’s trial.