Paul Sperry of Realclearinvestigations reported that Sullivan figures prominently in an investigation by Special Counsel [[John Durham]] into an alleged [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign]] scheme to use both the [[FBI]] and [[CIA]] to smear [[Donald Trump]] as a colluder with Russia.<ref>https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/09/23/biden_security_adviser_sullivan_tied_to_16_clinton_plan_to_co-opt_cia_and_fbi_to_tar_trump_795498.html</ref> Sullivan spearheaded what was known inside her campaign as a “confidential project” to link Trump to the [[Kremlin]] through dubious email-server records provided to the agencies. Sussmann, a partner in Perkins Coie, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements to the FBI about a secret Trump-Russia server. After a months-long investigation, the FBI found no merit to the rumor. | Paul Sperry of Realclearinvestigations reported that Sullivan figures prominently in an investigation by Special Counsel [[John Durham]] into an alleged [[2016 Hillary Clinton campaign]] scheme to use both the [[FBI]] and [[CIA]] to smear [[Donald Trump]] as a colluder with Russia.<ref>https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/09/23/biden_security_adviser_sullivan_tied_to_16_clinton_plan_to_co-opt_cia_and_fbi_to_tar_trump_795498.html</ref> Sullivan spearheaded what was known inside her campaign as a “confidential project” to link Trump to the [[Kremlin]] through dubious email-server records provided to the agencies. Sussmann, a partner in Perkins Coie, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements to the FBI about a secret Trump-Russia server. After a months-long investigation, the FBI found no merit to the rumor. |