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 Investigations 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 Durhams 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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Of course what they said to democrat press is not what they told a closed session of the house and senate oversight committees because they knew it was all a lie and didn’t want to get in trouble with the law.
If that were the case, there would not be a plea deal. A plea deal pretty much assumes cooperation by the person making the deal.
But, this is uncharted waters. We have not had a situation before, where the coup failed.
I count Watergate as a successful Media coup.
You damn right I did!!!
Adam Schiff is a useless waste of human protoplasm. Nothing he says is of any value in a serious conversation about how and why the whole investigation of “Russian collusion” even got started.
Do not pay any attention to what Adam Schiff says, but keep a keen watch on what he does and has done, and whether any of his actions conformed fully to the legal strictures which even a Congress member cannot flout with impunity.
The news readers are attempting to minimize the event...0
Sounds like he made a deal???
He hasn't been held accountable quite yet. Let's wait and see if he suffers any consequences for his actions (i.e. justice served). Getting a slap on the wrist and being told "You're a bad boy" is not being held accountable. Jail or prison time is.
Cooperation doesn't necessarily mean snitching.
It’s a start. I’m guessing this runt is now singing like a bird.
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He doesn’t look like the kind of guy who’d hold up well in general population in a medium security Federal prison.
“I Hope he makes deal.”
I hope he makes that deal and it’s official, before he runs out of time, if you catch my drift.
“Plead guilty to a FELONY.”
When a 38 year old lawyer does that, he really does a thing on himself because it means almost sure disbarment and destruction of his entire career, even if he doesn’t do any time. Methinks he’s singing now to avoid the gentle romantic attentions of Big Trayvon and Weird Harold. Given his position at the FBI he probably knows a lot.
After Trump won Clinesmith texted “Viva le Resistance”.
Besides producing false documents to obtain warrants in an illegal coup attempt, he doesn’t know the difference between French and Spanish.
Democrat terrorist
“The felony automatically kills his license.”
The deep state will take care of their own.
“almost sure disbarment and destruction of his entire career,”
He will receive a sales or managerial position at some firm and be well paid. He may become a librarian at a private firm and be well paid.
Should we start the Kevin did not kill himself meme yet?
It sure doesnt happen very often, does it? 👎
Yes low hanging fruit but I wasn't even expecting this much.
This will have an effect though. Other government lawyers will think twice before corrupting documents to get their desired outcome.
Government lawyers career goal is to put in time to get a private law firm gig. The probability of getting caught is no longer zero and more importantly the probability of losing your law license is no longer zero. This jerk will serve as an example to all low level punks who think they have carte blanche to create "fake evidence".
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