Sussmann Case--Not Over Till It's Over?

Rep. Matt Gaetz: DNC Law Firm Perkins Coie Admits It Has FBI Workspace in Its DC Office and Michael Sussmann was Operating the Worksite

Rep. Matt Gaetz @RepMattGaetz

BREAKING: In response to a letter sent by Rep. Matt Gaetz and @Jim_Jordan, Perkins Coie, the legal arm of the DNC and Hillary Clinton, admits they have been operating an FBI workspace in their Washington, D.C. office since 2012.

A partial transcript appears at TGP, which I’ve linked above. The video above contains a few important items not mentioned in the partial transcript: This information was provided by a “whistleblower”--which, as we all know, is a legal designation and status that is defined by statute; the information was imparted to Jim Jordan as well as to Matt Gaetz; Gaetz and Jordan have written a letter to Chris Wray demanding an explanation.

I have no idea what this could be about, but in terms of avoiding appearances of FBI political, having this unusual relationship with a Dem law firm and specifically with a top Dem electoral lawyer seems beyond reckless. The time frame we’re dealing with is: “going back to 2012.” That means this special relationship with the “secure work space” was initiated under Obama when Robert “Bob” Mueller was FBI Director.

The partial transcript:

Rep. Matt Gaetz: “The Democrat Party’s law firm, the law firm that received $42 million from the Democratic Party has this co-located workspace that they operate in concert with the FBI. Why in the world would that be the case? Why would Christopher Wray allow this to continue? Then you would also have to ask yourself why in the last 12 months was the person on behalf of Perkins Coie operating that worksite, Michael Sussmann himself?… What reason would there be for that and what leverage would the Perkins law firm have over the FBI given this work they are doing together?…”