FBI Attorney Admits Altering Email Used for FISA Application During “Crossfire Hurricane” Investigation

justice.gov ^ | 9/19/2020 | U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Connecticut

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FBI Attorney Admits Altering Email Used for FISA Application During "Crossfire Hurricane" Investigation

Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, 38, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to a false statement offense stemming from his altering of an email in connection with the submission of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) application, announced John H. Durham, Special Attorney to the Attorney General.

Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the guilty plea proceeding occurred via videoconference before U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between July 2015 and September 2019, Clinesmith was employed with the FBI as an Assistant General Counsel in the National Security and Cyber Law Branch of the FBI’s Office of General Counsel in Washington, D.C. On July 31, 2016, the FBI opened a Foreign Agents Registration Act investigation, known as “Crossfire Hurricane,” into whether individuals associated with the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign were coordinating activities with the Russian government. By August 16, 2016, the FBI had opened cases under the Crossfire Hurricane umbrella on four individuals, including an individual identified in this case as “Individual #1.”

Clinesmith was assigned to provide legal support to FBI personnel working on Crossfire Hurricane, and he assisted FBI personnel with applications prepared by the FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division to conduct surveillance under the FISA. During the investigation, there were a total of four court-approved FISA applications targeting Individual #1. Each of the FISA applications alleged there was probable cause that Individual #1 was a knowing agent of a foreign power, specifically Russia.

On August 17, 2016, prior to the approval of the first FISA application #1, another U.S. government agency (“OGA”) provided certain members of the

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[Gay State Conservative]

So,will he get 14 months for providing valuable evidence...or will he just give trash and get 10 years?

[volunbeer]

One down and dozens to go. This clique on the 7th floor did not sneeze without permission of their betters.

[son of terrence]

Sadly, he will get zero. The sentencing is set for 12/20 in the hope that Biden wins. He should be in jail tonight for the max of 5 years.

[samadams2000]

We need to bring out the finger nail pliers and toe loppers to get this finished quickly.

[gcparent]

Four months wait is ridiculous.

[Hambone 1934]

They will all use the excuse bosses didn’t know..THEY ALL WENT ROGUE....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I don’t know anything about federal crimes, but it strikes me “false statement offense” is rather mild. The bastard participated in a coup d’erat and MANUFACTURED FALSE EVIDENCE to frame President Trump. And all he gets is a “false statement offense” charge? Where is the justice in the world?

Let’s hope he sang and sang and sang in exchange for a lesser crime. Bearing false witness should be a hanging offense.

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The maximum for this charge is 5 years, he’ll get none, or maybe a couple weeks in a country club prison. That’s not really much to press him into giving up the whole scheme.

[SaveFerris]

[FBI Attorney Admits Altering Email Used for FISA Application During “Crossfire Hurricane” Investigation]

Members of the Democrat Barack Hussein Obama administration lied for political treason? No way!

[SaveFerris]

[FBI Attorney Admits Altering Email Used for FISA Application During “Crossfire Hurricane” Investigation]

Members of the Democrat Barack Hussein Obama administration lied for political treason? No way!

[SaveFerris]

Dang -—— again

[Gahanna Bob]

He got a pretty good deal with a single charge of lying to the FBI. The only way he got that was spilling the beans on the coup plotters. Andrew Weissmann must be crapping his pants.

[Fido969]

Judge in the case is a lead FISA judge. Let’s see how mad the FISA court is for getting rolled.

My guess is: Not much.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

People should realize, that what clinesmith has pleaded to places his crime in precisely the same category as that of Michael Flynn. In other words, Flynn misremembered something that was not even a crime, speaking to the Russian Ambassador during the transition. Before January 20th 2017, when Trump was to take office. Clinesmith has not just made a false statement. He tampered with evidence, in a most egregious way, not to mention before a fisa court. Clinesmith damn well better sing some very elegant songs with regard to his cohorts otherwise this is a massive whitewash. I am reserving my opinion.

[CaptainK]

As has been anticipated based on press reports of comments by his attorney, Clinesmith told the judge during the hearing that at the time he sent the email to the FBI Supervisor who asked him to get information from the CIA, he thought the content of the email was accurate. But he admitted that he did alter the email by inserting words into it that the CIA Liason who sent him the email had not included.

I’m certain this will disappoint many, but the guideline range for this charge has always been 0-6 months, and it is likely that Clinesmith will receive no jail time, but will instead be placed on a period of probation

https://www.redstate.com/shipwreckedcrew/2020/08/19/901052/

[EQAndyBuzz]

This guy will never see a day in prison and everyone else will claim ignorance. And so goes Washington.

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18 Aug: Hollywood Reporter: Pro-Trump Russiagate Doc in the Works From Daughter of Hollywood Legend (Exclusive)
by Tatiana Siegel
Amanda Milius, whose father is ‘Apocalypse Now’ screenwriter John Milius, shot in secret ‘The Plot Against the President,’ with participants including Devin Nunes, Rudy Giuliani and Roger Stone.
There’s a hush-hush Russiagate documentary on the horizon from a director who hails from Hollywood royalty. But this one makes the case for President Trump.

Amanda Milius, daughter of legendary screenwriter-director John Milius and a State Department alum, has directed The Plot Against the President, based on Lee Smith’s 2019 best-seller of the same name..

“I definitely think this ought to be of extreme interest to all Americans because surveillance and law enforcement abuses are not a partisan issue,” says Milius, who also courted high-profile left-wing voices for the film. “This isn’t about the campaign. It’s not even really about the president exactly. It’s about people with power behaving badly and the destruction of democracy and American institutions.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pro-trump-russiagate-doc-in-the-works-from-daughter-of-hollywood-legend-exclusive

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Let’s see how mad the FISA court is for getting rolled. <<<

LMAO!...Rolled????...Hell they were put in place to Roll all of us.....SECRETLY!!!!...

now that they have been caught they should all be hung!...No trial needed......we'll do it their way!!!

That's my opinion....I welcome yours!