Posted on 08/14/2020 11:52:41 AM PDT by Beave Meister
A top FBI lawyer who fabricated evidence in a federal spy warrant against Trump campaign affiliate Carter Page is expected to plead guilty to federal charges brought by U.S. Attorney John Durham. Kevin Clinesmith, who is expected to admit to deliberately fabricating evidence in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant application, used to spy on a former campaign affiliate of President Donald Trump, was a top attorney in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) and a key agency attorney under fired former FBI Director James Comey.
Clinesmith is the first individual to be charged as part of U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the efforts in 2016 and 2017 to spy on the Trump campaign and Trump administration. Both Durham and Attorney General William Barr stated at the conclusion of the OIG investigation of the Page FISA warrants that they had reason to believe the entire investigation of Trump, which allegedly began in late July of 2016, was not legally predicated. Durham was tapped by Barr in May of 2019 to investigate the Russian collusion hoax and determine whether any criminal charges against those who perpetrated it were warranted.
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Forgive me for ignorance, does this plead mean he gave up some thing for return or he had tight lips and Durham had no choice but charge him and he plead ?
You left out ‘A’..................
Don’t cooperating defendants tend to plead guilty early to help set up their testimony against the bigger fish?
Canary ratting out Jim Baker, his boss?
We’ve known all along that Clinesmith was going down. It will not even make the MSM for more than a blip. We need a real name like Schiff or even Comey. Clinesmith is already old news.
Usually it means he plead guilty to get reduced charge and not go to trial. I would hope he would have had to inform truthfully on his co-conspirators to obtain the reduced charge, though its not a requirement to make such an agreement. In normal law cases, if the prosecutor can get a plea agreement, he gets his win without risk of losing t trial, so might do it just for that reason. I dont think this case is typical.
Never heard of this guy? When do the ring leaders get prosecuted, I bet never.
Low level operative gonna bite the bullet so the masterminds of the take down of our president will live to try again.
Will he lose his license to practice law? If he does not lose his license to practice law, he will be able to fabricate other “evidence” and defraud other courts in the future.
Will General Flynn sue him?
Will Carter Page sue him?
Will Papadopolis sue him?
Will he lose his license to practice law? If he does not lose his license to practice law, he will be able to fabricate other “evidence” and defraud other courts in the future.
Will General Flynn sue him?
Will Carter Page sue him?
Will Papadopolis sue him?
Or else he was told by Comey and Brennan to take one for the team and President Biden would pardon him to keep him from testifying in court. With the alternative being an Epstein-level case of depression while waiting for trial.
“I’m shocked to find a DNC operative being held accountable for political crime.“
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Let’s wait and see what the resulting consequences are. A slap on the wrist or real prison time.
Yeah, it was one of Donald Trump's wild conspiracy theories.
Someone gave the order...
These bastards were going to give Stone 9 years but Barr said 3 IF he cooperated then maybe probation BUT I want Clapper and Brennan or NO DEAL!! LOCK HIM UP!!
They will still deny it and claim this is political revenge....................
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