The implication being he/Sussmann could go to the FBI without Hillary's explicit approval (let's face it, she almost certainly knew). He also states he started sharing Alfa Bank accusations with Hillary's campaign in the 2nd half of August 2016. Remember, Sussmann approached the FBI (James Baker) Sept 18th. It would be totally plausible that there was a strategy discussion on where to take this info with Hil & Co. https://nitter.net/JFHaughey58/status/1526999200008896512#m And let's not forget Hillary's infamous tweet about it on October 31, 2016 https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/793250312119263233