| − | In or around mid-2015, in an effort to foster greater coordination and cohesion with Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Campaign, the DNC retained the same law firm, [[Perkins Coie]], to serve as its general counsel. Two of Perkins Coie’s senior partners, [[Marc Elias]] and [[Michael Sussmann]], were largely responsible for handling the firm’s representation of the DNC and the Clinton Campaign in their legal, political, and other affairs. Elias, in particular, was designated as “General Counsel” for
| + | Seeking to thwart Donald Trump’s campaign and to diminish the likelihood of him winning the election, the Clinton Campaign and the DNC devised a nefarious scheme to discredit, delegitimize and defame Trump by proliferating a false narrative that Donald J. Trump and his campaign were actively colluding with Russia to interfere in the 2016 Presidential Election. This plot was conceived and funded by Clinton, the Clinton Campaign, and DNC. |
| | Ten days after Hillary Clinton was referred to the FBI for investigation of her emails, Deputy AG Sally Yates issued a legal opinion barring Inspector General oversight of the DOJ-National Security Division. | | Ten days after Hillary Clinton was referred to the FBI for investigation of her emails, Deputy AG Sally Yates issued a legal opinion barring Inspector General oversight of the DOJ-National Security Division. |