FBI Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Altering Document Used in Spy Operation Against Trump, Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison


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(Worthy News) – Special Attorney John H. Durham, who is investigating the FBI’s 2016-17 spying operation against the Trump campaign, announced that former top FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith, 38, pleaded guilty today to altering a document that was then used to obtain a secret FISA application and warrant to spy on a person working for the Trump campaign.

“Clinesmith pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement within both the jurisdiction of the executive branch and judicial branch of the U.S. government, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years and a fine of up to $250,000,” said the Department of Justice in a press release. Clinesmith’s sentencing is scheduled for December 10, 2020.

Clinesmith worked full-time at the FBI as an Assistant General Counsel in the National Security and Cyber Law Branch of the FBI’s Office of General Counsel from July 12, 2015 to Sept. 21, 2019. At the time and until May 9, 2017, James Comey was director of the FBI. [ Source: CNS News (Read More…) ]

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