trump/russia collusion hoax. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . deliberations resumed just this morning. a guilty verdict would put more evidence behind former president donald trump s claims that he was unfairly targeted by the f.b.i. an acquittal could raise doubts about the legal merits of durham s entire investigation. former attorney general bill barr. i think whatever you think of trump, the fact is that the whole russia thing was the grave injustice. i believe it is sed i shallous, whether it can be proved in court as a crime in one issue but people are coming to see what actually happened. harris: ranking member jim jordan is in focus. let s begin with david spunt live at the district court in washington david. special counsel john durham began his investigation into trump-russia narrative three years ago. we re still on verdict watch. the jurors are looking at a single charge f.b.i. false statements case. they passed a note to the judge
the jurors are looking at a single charge f.b.i. false statements case. they passed a note to the judge about 90 minutes ago asking specifically what the government needed the prove. the government attorneys special counsel john durham s team asked on friday and were told the evidence is overwhelming to convict former clinton campaign attorney michael sussman when he told the f.b.i. that he was delivering information about an alleged secret communication back channel wen the trump organization and a kremlin-connected bank on his own not on behalf of any client. durham argues that sussman was politically motivated meeting with his friend james baker weeks before the 2016 election. prosecutors showed emails between sussman and reporters but they say it comes down to this text from september 18th, 2016. jim it s michael sussman. i have something time sensitive and sensitive i need to discuss. do you have availability for a short meeting tomorrow? i m coming on my own not on