You all know I like to stay op-relevant as the op defines its own point and while the above statement is certainly true it's not specifically the point being discussed. The fact is Sussman lied, whether found criminally guilty of doing so or not AND his doing so, the collaboration his deceit received, and consequences are not and should not be, imo, a particularly partisan issue. If the roles were reversed the protests from the other side of the political spectrum would be vigorous and I would agree. This is why the tu quoque of Russian collusion is invariably trotted out when the topic is actually Sussman, not Trump. FISA abuses are not okay. Delaying investigation and prosecution to influence elections is not okay and that is applicable to Clinton, Trump and anyone and everyone. Favoritism isn't okay, either. Neither is it okay for the media to collaborate with all this malfeasance and then say, "Oops!" and not reform itself. A democracy (representative republic) NEEDS a free press and when the Fourth Estate behaves unethically that is and should be a problem for all citizens. They violate their own
Code of Ethics throughout the day every day and little is done about correcting that condition. The Sussman trial is specifically about one man lying but its meaning and significance has extensive implications.