FBI lawyer under criminal investigation altered document to say Carter Page ‘was not a source’ for another agency
(Worthy News) – The FBI became close to correcting a mistake in the third and final warrant application renewal targeting onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, but an FBI lawyer improperly altered a document to cover up that the bureau had erred in the previous filings.
In a report released on Monday, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz offered a detailed description of the actions taken by Kevin Clinesmith, a then-FBI lawyer who was part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, that led to the criminal referral reported two weeks ago.
Horowitz, who looked into allegations of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse, found the FBI made mistakes and omissions in the Russia investigation but did not determine that political bias tainted the effort. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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