A federal judge postponed the sentencing of Kevin Clinesmith, the former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty in August to falsifying evidence connected to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) application. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the D.C. District again rescheduled the sentencing, postponing it to Jan. 29, after Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Clinesmith was first scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 10 and had it postponed to Jan. 7. Kevin Clinesmith admitted on Aug. 19 to altering an email used in a FISA warrant application to spy on Carter Page, an aide in President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Clinesmith, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement and was charged as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the 2016 FBI probe of whether individuals connected to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were coordinating with the Russian government. The offense carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years …
Sentencing of Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Falsified Evidence in Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Delayed to Jan. 29
December 29, 2020
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