linked to then condit donald trump to russia. at the statute of limitations was making a false statement to the fbi in five years meaning he really just has two more days to get this done. durham is moving forward with the charge of making that false statement to the fbi and he's interviewed dozens of people inside and outside the government over the past two years and is investigation of an that's access to grand juries and other investigative materials. and in part he said to mr. sussman has committed no crime in any prosecution you would be baseless, unprecedented and an unwarranted deviation from the apolitical and principled way in which the department of justice is supposed to do its work. we are confident that if mr. sussman is charged, he will prevail at trial and to vindicate his good name. bill, the department of justice and a spokesperson for durham declined to comment on this story. what i can tell you back in february during his confirmation