Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Expected to Plead Guilty in Review of Russia Inquiry

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/politics/kevin-clinesmith-durham-investigation.html ^ | Adam Goldman

[edwinland]

WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I. lawyer intends to plead guilty after he was charged with falsifying a document as part of a deal with prosecutors conducting their own criminal inquiry of the Russia investigation, according his lawyer and court documents made public on Friday.

The lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, 38, who was assigned to the Russia investigation, plans to admit that he altered an email from the C.I.A. that investigators relied on to seek renewed court permission in 2017 for a secret wiretap on the former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who had at times provided information to the spy agency. Mr. Clinesmith’s lawyer said he made a mistake while trying to clarify facts for a colleague.

Mr. Clinesmith had written texts expressing opposition to President Trump, who is sure to tout the plea agreement as evidence that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and politically motivated. Mr. Trump has long been blunt about seeing the continuing investigation by the prosecutor examining the earlier inquiry, John H. Durham, as political payback whose fruits he would like to see revealed in the weeks before the election.

Attorney General William P. Barr has portrayed Mr. Durham’s work as rectifying what he sees as injustices by officials who sought in 2016 to understand links between the Trump campaign and Russia’s covert operation to interfere in the election.

[thinden]

It’s way bigger than what you think. The FBI knew Carter Page was a CIA source prior to the 1st FISA application. They were all fraudulent.

Clinesmith was also involved in the Flynn questioning. I figure he is singing like a bird and McCabe is going to go down hard along with others.

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so, you suppose carter page is still a spook & was in on the coup all along, and they are just trying to maintain his cover

[TXnMA]

Frank, I'm right with you on the "Painfully slow -- but worth the wait to do it right" line of thought!

For POTUS Trump, getting to where we are has been a long, complex task -- against ceaseless opposition. And "The Plan" has been a "Critical Path" one -- where some tasks must be mostly done before others can even start. That's why I created (and occasionally update) this meme:

Note that the meme -- and the firings -- and the indictments started with the FBI -- right on plan!

A special thanks for your comment on the "Quick & Dirty" Dem attacks! Right on target!! Your pointing out their rush to failure set me up perfectly for pointing out why Barr, Durham, et al "Do it right the first time!" -- even if it takes a bit longer...

Good working with you!

FRegards, FRiend!

TXnMA
  

[nicollo]

Goldman is literally the Maginot Line for the MSM.

[KC Burke]

Good post

[rwa265]

Here’s some reaction to Goldsmith’s pretzel twisting.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ex-fbi-lawyer-to-plead-guilty-in-durham-criminal-investigation-for-allegedly-falsifying-evidence?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwAR3MLB_qjNjiAH9c4aZVpiCQvLHQa4U8Lo0afOG2dw2gVOlpVj8MedSQOo4