Who is Kevin Clinesmith and what did he do?

Kevin Clinesmith admitted last August that he had altered an internal FBI email in the course of seeking a court’s permission to continue government surveillance of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser.

What did the FBI do wrong in Clinesmith case?

The FBI’s submissions to the court made assertions that were “inaccurate, incomplete, or unsupported by appropriate documentation,” the report said. Clinesmith believed he was conveying accurate information, his lawyer told the judge.

Would Kevin Clinesmith’s warrant have been approved anyway?

Kevin Clinesmith’s actions were serious, but the warrant probably would have been approved anyway, a judge rules.. Carter Page participates in a discussion hosted by Judicial Watch at the One America News studios on Capitol Hill, in May 2019. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images file

What did Clinesmith say about his email to the court?

“Kevin deeply regrets having altered the email,” Clinesmith’s lawyer, Justin Shur, said in a statement Friday. “It was never his intent to mislead the court or his colleagues as he believed the information he relayed was accurate.

Kevin Clinesmith was a high level FBI attorney involved in both the ill-fated Trump-Russia collusion probe and the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified emails on a private server while secretary of state.

What happened to Clinesmith’s email to the FBI?

On June 19, 2017, Clinesmith altered the email he received from the OGA Liaison by adding the words “not a source,” and then forwarded the email to the FBI SSA. Relying on the altered email, on June 29, 2017, the SSA signed and submitted the fourth FISA application to the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

What is the case against John Clinesmith?

The case against Clinesmith was the first to be brought by federal prosecutor John Durham, who was appointed by former Attorney General William Barr to review the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation. Barr later named Durham special counsel, a move that ensures the politically charged probe will continue during the Biden administration.

Will Clinesmith plead guilty to falsifying documents?

On August 14, the Times reported, via three sources, that Clinesmith, a “former F.B.I. lawyer,” intends “to plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a deal with prosecutors conducting their own criminal inquiry of the Russia investigation.”