As an institution, the FBI was a victim. At the individual level at the leadership at the FBI there is probably some complicity. Remains to be see what Durham does there.
Right, but isn't Durham opening up a huge risk here? Couldn't Danchenko argue -- to the satisfaction of a NoVA jury, anyway -- that the FBI already knew the underlying truth, and thus there was no material impact of his false statements? Sussman's team repeatedly taunted Durham over the "uncharged conspiracy" in their briefs. Unless Durham indicts senior FBI leadership as PART OF the scheme for Danchenko to give these false statements (i.e., they were all with a wink and a nod), couldn't Danchenko reuse Sussman's playbook?
Do you think Durham is strangely painting the FBI as a victim and, in doing so, risking another acquittal?
As an institution, the FBI was a victim. At the individual level at the leadership at the FBI there is probably some complicity. Remains to be see what Durham does there.
Right, but isn't Durham opening up a huge risk here? Couldn't Danchenko argue -- to the satisfaction of a NoVA jury, anyway -- that the FBI already knew the underlying truth, and thus there was no material impact of his false statements? Sussman's team repeatedly taunted Durham over the "uncharged conspiracy" in their briefs. Unless Durham indicts senior FBI leadership as PART OF the scheme for Danchenko to give these false statements (i.e., they were all with a wink and a nod), couldn't Danchenko reuse Sussman's playbook?