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After the [[2016 Presidential election]] Sullivan took the lead along with Clinton Communications Director  [[Jennifer Palmieri]] in briefing the press on the [[Trump-Russia collusion]] story.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/24/the-clinton-campaign-warned-you-about-russia-but-nobody-listened-to-us/?utm_term=.be79b30c359e </ref>  In September 2021, Clinton campaign general counsel [[Michael Sussmann]] of the [[Perkins Coie]] law firm was indicted for fabricating claims about the Trump-Russia hoax 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>

After the [[2016 Presidential election]] Sullivan took the lead along with Clinton Communications Director  [[Jennifer Palmieri]] in briefing the press on the [[Trump-Russia collusion]] story.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/24/the-clinton-campaign-warned-you-about-russia-but-nobody-listened-to-us/?utm_term=.be79b30c359e </ref>  In September 2021, Clinton campaign general counsel [[Michael Sussmann]] of the [[Perkins Coie]] law firm was indicted for fabricating claims about the Trump-Russia hoax 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 was charged for lying to the FBI about a hide the identity of the Clinton campaign as Sussmann pushed widely discredited claims about communications between Russia's Alfa Bank and the Trump Organization in the lead-up to the 2016 election.  In the closing days of the [[2016 presidential election]], [[Hillary Clinton]] tweeted: "Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank," followed by a lengthy statement written by Jake Sullivan:

According to the ''New York Times'', Sussmann was charged for lying to the FBI to hide the identity of the 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 2016 election.  In the closing days of the [[2016 presidential election]], [[Hillary Clinton]] tweeted: "Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank," followed by a lengthy statement written by Jake Sullivan:

{{quotebox-float|"This could be the most direct link yet between Donald Trump and [[Moscow]].  Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank. This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trump's ties to Russia... This line of communication may help explain Trump's bizarre adoration of [[Vladimir Putin]].  We can only assume that federal authorities will now explore this direct connection between Trump and Russia as part of their existing probe into Russia's meddling in our elections."}}

{{quotebox-float|"This could be the most direct link yet between Donald Trump and [[Moscow]].  Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank. This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trump's ties to Russia... This line of communication may help explain Trump's bizarre adoration of [[Vladimir Putin]].  We can only assume that federal authorities will now explore this direct connection between Trump and Russia as part of their existing probe into Russia's meddling in our elections."}}

Sullivan testified that he never saw the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' until ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' published it in January 2017. He also said he met with [[Fusion GPS]] only one time, when he and Hillary Clinton campaign Chairman [[John Podesta]] met with Fusion GPS co-founder [[Glenn Simpson]] in February 2017, at which point Sullivan said he and Podesta asked Simpson about the dossier.  Sullivan said Simpson called the British ex-spy "highly credible" and "really effective."<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>   

Sullivan testified that he never saw the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' until ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' published it in January 2017. He also said he met with [[Fusion GPS]] only one time, when he and Hillary Clinton campaign Chairman [[John Podesta]] met with Fusion GPS co-founder [[Glenn Simpson]] in February 2017, at which point Sullivan said he and Podesta asked Simpson about the dossier.  Sullivan said Simpson called the British ex-spy "highly credible" and "really effective."<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>