BloggeRhythms

Things seem to be more or less constant around the world in recent days, regarding anything particularly different, exciting or extraordinarily unusual. Most outstanding is that Putin is finding that his invasion of Ukraine may have been a huge mistake. There’s a high probability that he’s currently seeking a graceful way out and someone or something to blame for ever starting the incursion in the first place.

However, while scanning various news-sites this morning, finding nothing exceptional a different light went on, as a realization hit that the last time Bill Clinton’s wife was in headlines could not be remembered. A scan revealed that the last article about her was posted back on March 8, @https://www.usnews.com, regarding her stating: “The political figure [Clinton] the right wing loves to hate made it very clear Tuesday morning that she is absolutely not running for president again.”

While it’s far too early for those kinds of statements to matter, her comment spurred another search. This one to find a possible cause for Bill’s wife’s decision, which could very well do with the extremely quiet John Durham.

Regarding Durham, the last posting came from all places, CNN, and Crime and Justice reporter Katelyn Polantz, who writes: “Special counsel John Durham gave a glimpse on Wednesday of his extensive use of a federal grand jury to bring a false statement charge against former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann.

 “In a new court filing, Durham says he issued subpoenas to 15 people and entities in the course of his investigation, including political organizations, a university, researchers, an investigative firm and companies.

“Sussmann is only the second defendant in the two-and-a-half-year investigation of special counsel Durham, which previously inspired former President Donald Trump and his supporters to believe a takedown of the FBI was coming for its actions investigating Trump and Russia.

"Sussmann is accused of not fully disclosing his motivations and clients -- the Clinton campaign and a tech executive -- to an FBI official to whom he provided information that suggested a connection between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank of Russia in 2016.”

Most importantly, “Durham also said he is beginning to turn over evidence to Sussmann's defense team so it can prepare for trial. Federal authorities are working to declassify 30 reports of witness interviews, grand jury transcripts and the FBI case file on Alfa Bank -- the topic which Sussmann had brought to the FBI in 2016.”

While things have been silent from Durham for quite a long time now, it’s at trial where situations become most serious as defendants seek to trade information for leniency or penalty reduction. The most important point being that while Durham is extremely cautious and quiet, he’s certainly not gone away.

That’s it for today folks.

Adios

PS: Today a man walked into the Bronx Congresswoman’s bar and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. She gave him a glass of water.