https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/14/us/politics/14reuters-usa-trump-russia.html
Former FBI Lawyer to Plead Guilty as Part of Russia Probe: Defendant's Lawyer
WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, an attorney for the former FBI lawyer said on Friday.
The former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, will admit he changed an email from the CIA that was used in seeking renewed court permission in 2017 for a secret wiretap on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, the New York Times reported.
Just think, it only took four years to figure out what intelligent
people knew a long time ago.
The Russia probe was a HOAX, top to bottom. Crooked democrats.
@earl-of-trumps saidSo the eight people sentenced for crimes like lying to protect Trump during the Russia probe don't matter, only this one guy.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/14/us/politics/14reuters-usa-trump-russia.html
Former FBI Lawyer to Plead Guilty as Part of Russia Probe: Defendant's Lawyer
[quote]WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trump's ...[text shortened]... ent
people knew a long time ago.
The Russia probe was a HOAX, top to bottom. Crooked democrats.
Puppet.
@earl-of-trumps saidNo worries.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/14/us/politics/14reuters-usa-trump-russia.html
Former FBI Lawyer to Plead Guilty as Part of Russia Probe: Defendant's Lawyer
[quote]WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trump's ...[text shortened]... ent
people knew a long time ago.
The Russia probe was a HOAX, top to bottom. Crooked democrats.
There’s lots more material to use against this mutt in the WH.
@vivify saidThere never should have BEEN a Russia probe. Period.
So the eight people sentenced for crimes like lying to protect Trump during the Russia probe don't matter, only this one guy.
Puppet.
Trump needs no protection. The Steel dossier is trash and never should have
been a cause for FISA courts to issue spy warrants to the FBI.
This is the lawyer admitting what he did
WHO ASKED HIM TO DO THIS???
@earl-of-trumps saidThen why did those convicted criminals lie to protect Trump?
Trump needs no protection.
@earl-of-trumps saidBe a good citizen and hand over the information you have to the FBI.
There never should have BEEN a Russia probe. Period.
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@earl-of-trumps saidhttps://www.newsday.com/news/nation/papadopoulos-politics-trump-russia-1.20912671
who said their lie was to protect Trump?
I can't answer you - or even attempt to, without specifics.
"Papadopoulos says he lied to federal investigators believing he was protecting Trump"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/23/mueller-investigation-question-why-so-many-aides-lied-protect-trump/3230200002/
"Michael Cohen, a former executive in Trump’s private business and his personal lawyer, said he lied because the president wanted him to.
“Everybody's job at the Trump Organization is to protect Mr. Trump. Every day most of us knew we were coming in and we were going to lie for him on something and that became the norm,” Cohen said in sworn testimony to a House committee Feb. 27".
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/stones-trial-closing-arguments.html
"Roger Stone Lied to Protect Trump, Prosecutors Argue at Trial"
@earl-of-trumps saidOr you can wait for Michael Cohen's book.
@vivify
Roger Stone did not lie protecting Trump. His lie was one that - had truth been
told, would amount to nothing prosecutable.
the rest I can't speak for. Ask them.
@earl-of-trumps saidShow me the part where it says that the FBI lacked a legitimate basis to investigate the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia. Hmm?
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/14/us/politics/14reuters-usa-trump-russia.html
Former FBI Lawyer to Plead Guilty as Part of Russia Probe: Defendant's Lawyer
[quote]WASHINGTON — A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a federal probe into the origins of an investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trump's ...[text shortened]... ent
people knew a long time ago.
The Russia probe was a HOAX, top to bottom. Crooked democrats.
@handyandy saidOh, gee... the FBI forged a CIA document in order to get the FISA courts to
Show me the part where it says that the FBI lacked a legitimate basis to investigate the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia. Hmm?
issue a warrant. And you want to see where they lacked legit basis to investigate?
That's exactly how the FBI got the warrant to spy on Carter Page.
Please.
@earl-of-trumps saidNot a single assertion in this post is anywhere near true. What Clinesmith did, however wrongful, was part of of a warrant application well AFTER the investigation was opened:
Oh, gee... the FBI forged a CIA document in order to get the FISA courts to
issue a warrant. And you want to see where they lacked legit basis to investigate?
That's exactly how the FBI got the warrant to spy on Carter Page.
Please.
"Specifically, the inspector general accused Clinesmith, though not by name, of altering an email about Page to say that he was “not a source” for another government agency. Page has said he was a source for the CIA. The Justice Department relied on that assertion as it submitted a third and final renewal application in 2017 to eavesdrop on Page under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act."
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/08/14/ex-fbi-lawyer-plead-guilty-durhams-trump-russia-probe/
The same IG that concluded that a criminal investigation of Clinesmith would be warranted, also concluded:
"Clinesmith was referred for potential prosecution by the department's inspector general's office, which conducted its own review of the Russia investigation.
That review found that the Russia probe was opened for a legitimate reason and did not find proof of political bias, but it also concluded that the FBI made significant errors and omissions as it applied for secret national security warrants to eavesdrop on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page."
@earl-of-trumps saidOf course, his lie was to protect Trump; it was to hide his knowledge that Wikileaks had obtained DNC e-mails from the Russians and that these were released to help Trump's election chances:
@vivify
Roger Stone did not lie protecting Trump. His lie was one that - had truth been
told, would amount to nothing prosecutable.
the rest I can't speak for. Ask them.
The special counsel describes Stone as a conduit between the campaign and Wikileaks, which disseminated internal Democratic National Committee emails in the summer of 2016. Mueller has accused 12 Russian intelligence officers of hacking those emails, and it's the consensus of the U.S. intelligence community that those Russians "relayed material it acquired from the DNC and senior Democratic officials to WikiLeaks."
An unidentified "senior Trump campaign official was directed to contact Stone about any additional releases and what other damaging information [Wikileaks] had regarding the Clinton Campaign," the special counsel's office wrote in its indictment of Stone. "Stone thereafter told the Trump Campaign about potential future releases of damaging material by [Wikileaks]."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/indictment-roger-stone/story?id=61147060