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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Former Clinton campaign lawyer Marc Elias testified for more than three hours on Wednesday as part of the trial of Michael Sussmann, confirming that he hired Fusion GPS to run opposition research for Hillary For America during the 2016 election cycle, and revealing that he would share “the fruits of their work” with senior Clinton campaign officials.

Michael Sussmann is charged by special counsel John Durham with one count of lying to the FBI. His defense calls the accusations "nonsensical."

An FBI agent said that it took him "less than a day" to determine that one theory about Donald Trump having ties to Alfa Bank was made up by Michael Sussman.

An FBI agent told jurors Tuesday that Clinton campaign attorney Michael Sussmann's purported evidence tying former President Trump to Russia's Alfa Bank strained credibility because there was no effort to hide what Mr. Sussmann claimed was secret back-channel communications.

Rep. Jim Jordan weighs in on key takeaways from the first day of testimony in the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann.