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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I wouldn’t get too excited about that. They all went out with lavish pensions and many of them to make much more as talking deceivers on network news.
In that case Sessions deserves at least some credit for that. Curious timing, just as Sessions was being shown the door.
Yes, very curious.
Almost as if it were some kind of plan, or something.
I hope so too. Let’s hope he’s the minnow being thrown in the water to catch a big fish. Tell us all what happened, Kevin.
But everyone has pretty much expected this would start lower, then go higher, that Clinesmith is first Is expected by almost everyone. Barr strongly intimated that this was a first step, not a last or only step, kind of apologized to those who somehow thought the silence might be followed by a Big Bang by putting it out there that more will be coming.
Maybe, just maybe. Trump was trying to make it look like he wasn't directing the investigation. That his AG wasn't being used to go after his political enemies, like the derps keep trying to say he is.
Notice how careful he is to explain that he's keeping his hands off in his statements.
That might explain the whole Sessions affair. And why Q kept saying [Trust Sessions]. And why Q Trump is playing this real smart. He has always had a plan, from day one.
We are seeing its first fruit.
Also, this.
Certain people believe that Q+ is President Trump.
This post was signed Q+ directly after Sessions left office.
Thank you for your service to our Country, Mr. Jeff Sessions!
Your sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Q+
Was Sessions part of the plan?
We report, you decide.
Yep, even used the same link, 3 minute delta.
Mine was cliff notes version.
Clinesmith might not be the top level scalp we want, but he was a high level core player and was certainly acting under direct orders from Comey and/or McCabe. The only real question is if he flips on them. Was Clinesmith smart enough to preserve evidence?
The Replacements ...
The Agencies and Institutions change very little - see
Mueller - Comey - Wray.
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PROTECTED:
Strzok
Page
Comey
Yates
Joe Pientka
Brennan
Rice
McCabe
Weissmann
Mueller
James Baker
Biden
Obama
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That Poster is phony.
Right off the top of my head, Trish Anderson was not fired. John Carlin was not tired.
Total made-up BS.
I’m sure you don’t know, but Mike Flynn was not Fired, he was charged with a Felony.
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Here we go, with minor-actor scapegoats bearing the brunt for the swamp. Expect a few more tangential actors to be slapped and this whole thing to go away by Christmas. I am utterly sick of the never-ending swamp protecting itself.
that’s a crummy meme...
not all these people were fired. Some resigned\retired.(granted...some left 5 minutes ahead of the posse.)
Example: Giacalone resigned 02/2016 because the Hillary investigation went south.
McCord is listed twice.
Carlin is listed twice
Campbell is listed twice
Bump
A top FBI lawyer is charged and you call that the swamp protecting itself.
Interesting.
But you go on living in your pretty world.
Yes, in the entire scheme of things, this guy is small fish. Bait fish, in fact.
Wake me up when the real movers are held to account. And by “to account,” I mean prison, and worse.
You take each action individually and pick it apart and say that's not good enough. I want more.
And then more comes, and you do it again.
The trick is, to step back and look at the big picture. The pattern.
The pattern has been moving toward a major takedown for nigh unto three years or so.
Clinesmith will not be the last. Barr said so himself, if you listen carefully to what he said.
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