JUST IN: Sentencing of only person charged in Durham probe, ex-FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, slips into Biden administration. Delay appears due to motion from Carter Page to be treated as victim & get restitution. New sentencing date Jan. 29. Earlier:
Lawyers for Kevin Clinesmith say crime victims groups shouldn't intervene for Carter Page
Kevin Clinesmith, who worked for the FBI for four years, pleaded guilty last summer to falsifying an email used to support an application to renew surveillance of Carter Page.
Kevin Clinesmith admitted to altering an email used in support of an FBI application to monitor the communications of a former Trump campaign aide.
Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith guilty plea is the first of more to come: Rep. Doug Collins @MorningsMaria @FoxBusiness
Kevin Clinesmith & Russia Probe: FBI Knew Carter Page Was Not a Russian Spy. In fact, the bureau knew he was a CIA asset. From @AndrewCMcCarthy .
Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleads guilty to falsifying documents in Russia probe
A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty to altering a document related to the Trump-Russia probe. Kevin Clinesmith admitted to doctoring an email the FBI relied on to get court approval to eavesdrop on the Trump campaign.
Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation.
Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty to making a false statement, is the first current or former official to be charged in a special Justice Department review of the investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Just in: FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith plans to plead guilty to charges related to information-gathering involving the Trump campaign and Russia four years ago, according to his lawyer. It's the first criminal charges associated with how the Russian investigation was conducted.
Confirmation of a Crime: @TomFitton says Kevin Clinesmith’s guilty plea confirms the deep state lied to the courts to spy on @realDonaldTrump . #AmericaFirst #MAGA #Dobbs
Kevin Clinesmith: -Worked for Peter Strzok. -Deliberately doctored #FISA evidence. -Bragged about being part of the “resistance.” The Obama/Biden/Comey Cabal was out to take down President Trump. Let’s hope there’s more justice to come.
NEW: Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith is expected to plead guilty today to altering an e-mail in the course of seeking a renewal of Carter Page's FISA warrant, his attorney confirms. AG Barr said it was not an "earth-shattering development." First reported by the NY Times.
“According to his criminal investigation, it seems that he is involved in a plea agreement. Kevin Clinesmith also helped investigate the Clinton email scandal.” @GeorgePapa19 shares details on Former FBI Lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleading guilty in the ‘Russiagate’ scandal.
‘Highly Unusual’: @DevinNunes questions why Kevin Clinesmith is set to make his first court appearance before a federal judge who is also in charge of the FISA court. #AmericaFirst #MAGA #Dobbs
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 Carter Page.
President Trump reacts to ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith pleading guilty in the Durham probe to falsifying FISA warrants: "The fact is they spied on my campaign and they got caught."
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