Ric Grenell: FBI wasn’t ‘duped’ by Hillary-linked lawyer indicted in Durham probe

Former Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell said Special Counsel Durham’s indictment of Sussmann is an important development in the probe into the origins of the FBI’s investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russia, but is not necessarily key to the entire genesis of the Russia investigation. Grenell, who also served as President Trump’s ambassador to Germany, called the entire probe “such a ‘swamp’ situation” and added that Sussmann was simply one of the subjects of 63 transcripts released while he was DNI, after Durham requested them.

“I don’t believe that the FBI officials were duped by an outside lawyer working with Hillary Clinton who lied about his client,” Grenell, speaking on “Fox News Primetime,” said of Sussmann. “There is a treasure trove of information of people lying under oath in these,” Grenell said…. (Excerpts from Fox News)