In September 2021, Sussmann was indicted by special counsel John Durham investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia [[fraud]]ulent claims for lying to the [[FBI]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/09/16/clinton-lawyer-michael-sussmann-indicted-for-lying-to-fbi-while-spreading-the-false-alfa-bank-trump-russia-collusion-conspiracy-on-behalf-of-clinton-campaign/</ref> According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', Sussmann lied to the FBI to hide the identity of the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Clinton campaign]] as Sussmann's client while he pushed widely discredited claims about communications between Russia's Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization in the lead-up to the [[United States Presidential Election, 2016|2016 election]].<ref>https://denvergazette.com/news/jake-sullivan-pushed-alfa-bank-claim-at-center-of-durham-s-possible-indictment/article_68e2d981-63cd-5383-af94-0979a236120d.html</ref> | In September 2021, Sussmann was indicted by special counsel John Durham investigating the origins of the Trump-Russia [[fraud]]ulent claims for lying to the [[FBI]].<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/09/16/clinton-lawyer-michael-sussmann-indicted-for-lying-to-fbi-while-spreading-the-false-alfa-bank-trump-russia-collusion-conspiracy-on-behalf-of-clinton-campaign/</ref> According to the ''[[New York Times]]'', Sussmann lied to the FBI to hide the identity of the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Clinton campaign]] as Sussmann's client while he pushed widely discredited claims about communications between Russia's Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization in the lead-up to the [[United States Presidential Election, 2016|2016 election]].<ref>https://denvergazette.com/news/jake-sullivan-pushed-alfa-bank-claim-at-center-of-durham-s-possible-indictment/article_68e2d981-63cd-5383-af94-0979a236120d.html</ref> |