Wholly accurate. The FBI was gonna FBI. Sussman was merely the vehicle to the commencement of the hoax investigation. He was not the impetus. The upper echelons of the FBI knew it was a hoax, concealed that from the middle and lower tiers of the bureau, and continued for years with this larp. That was the plan from the beginning. It was not of consequence whether the sourcing was from a political campaign or was entirely organic; because this investigation was happening regardless. So no, his statement wasn't material. It isn't that it had no effect; it was never going to have an effect.
It was also less Sussman concealing his connection to Clinton that affected the FBI investigation than the top of the FBI concealing from their underlings that Sussman was the source that affected it. The prosecution was sort of hopscotching there, trying to blame Sussman for what they did, as if they had no clue who he was or who he was working for.
Wholly accurate. The FBI was gonna FBI. Sussman was merely the vehicle to the commencement of the hoax investigation. He was not the impetus. The upper echelons of the FBI knew it was a hoax, concealed that from the middle and lower tiers of the bureau, and continued for years with this larp. That was the plan from the beginning. It was not of consequence whether the sourcing was from a political campaign or was entirely organic; because this investigation was happening regardless. So no, his statement wasn't material. It isn't that it had no effect; it was never going to have an effect.
It was also less Sussman concealing his connection to Clinton that affected the FBI investigation than the top of the FBI concealing from their underlings that Sussman was the source that affected it. The prosecution was sort of hopscotching there, trying to blame Sussman for what they did, as if they had no clue who he was or who he was working for.