This thread seems a little bare, don't it?
Posted on 08/14/2020 9:47:21 AM PDT by bitt
Kevin Clinesmith, a former top lawyer in James Comey's FBI, pleaded guilty on Friday to falsifying a federal spy warrant against Carter Page.
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.
Clinesmith’s deliberate falsification of a federal spy warrant was first revealed last December following a lengthy investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), headed by Michael Horowitz. Horowitz and his team wrote in a 434-page report that Clinesmith — identified in the report as “OGC Attorney” — altered an email from a separate U.S. federal agency, believed to be the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to falsely state that Page had never worked with the CIA to investigate suspected Russia agents operating within the U.S. In fact, as Clinesmith was told by the operative, Page had worked with the CIA previously, as well as with the FBI.
According to the OIG report, Clinesmith “[o]mitted Page’s prior relationship with another U.S. government agency, despite being reminded by the other agency in June 2017, prior to the filing of the final [FISA warrant] renewal application, about Page’s past status with that other agency.”
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He’s not a decision-maker.
The core of FBi and DoJ live to Coup the next Republican President. There is no dis-incentive for their relplacements.
Have you ever seen a picture of Clinesmith?
Does he testify in front of Congress?
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This thread seems a little bare, don't it?
You were one of the most vocal nay-sayers. You said Bagpipe Bob and Durham wouldn't never do nothin'. Ever.
Now, here we are and you're STILL belly achin'.
You got a sack on you.
What's your dealy, yo?
Yeah. And tell me again, when is Lindsay Graham going to call those peach mint witnesses?
They wouldn't offer him a plea deal if this was going to be the end of it. I just hope the other dominoes fall before the end of the summer.
Happy?
No.
AG Barr, I believe on the Levin interview, said that something would be happening on Friday. Is this that “something”?
So headline should read,
Mueller team attorney pleads guilty to falsifying FISA Warrent in the Obamagate probe
Too little, too late. Clinesmith’s guilty plea isn’t even being reported during the news break on the RUSH LIMBAUGH show here in Florida.
He should have been forced to take the 5th in front of Congress, indicted and hung out to dry for months. Instead we get the minimum required as always from the GOP.
But no doubt the sunshine pumpers will run with this tiny shred of good news and continue to aid and abet the ongoing coup against POTUS.
amusing flashback/summary of the rats being rats during Horowitz’s testimony 12/11/19
This is me not waking up the homies.
So, who is he going to flip on to get leniency?
I dont want to say you need an opto-rectomy, but this ‘tiny bit of good news’ is an earthquake. We should revel in the triumph of justice, each and every step of this. Durham hasnt been twiddling his thumbs. There is most certainly more to come.
Haha. Got your second win, eh?
You just don't give up, do ya.
Its okay. Trump, Barr, Durham, and us patriots will do this even with you nipping at our heels.
And we will continue to pump that sunshine.
#BadDog
I dont want to say you need an opto-rectomy, but this ‘tiny bit of good news’ is an earthquake.
Such a big earthquake it isn’t even being reported on the RUSH LIMBAUGH local news break here in Trump country, Jacksonville, FL. You have to love how it was carefully managed by Durham’s team. Guilty plea, statement from Clinesmith’s lawyer, friday news dump, etc. Had this happened during the Mueller Coup was active or even impeachment it would have been an “earthquake”. Now it’s just old news. Sorry.
OK, Kamala.
Durham wasnt appointed until after Mueller was done. Its clear that never-Trumpers and deep-staters were embedded throughout the russian hoax investigation. Its taken time to clean house, but that cleaning is now in full swing. You and I might think this is ‘old news’ but the fact that some people who broke their oaths and the law are now being served is GOOD news. I dont know why Rush Limbaugh or any other single media outlet has to be the gatekeeper of all good news for it to be good news. However, as a Rush fan, I have a strong feeling this will be on his broadcast agenda the next time he is on air.
Your honor, it was a mistake when I added three zeros to my tax refund and accidently got $5,375,120.00. I did not intentionally mislead anyone.
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