Judges go easy on fed workers convicted of crimes linked to Russia collusion lies Follow Us
Question of the Day Stefan Halper chose British soil to introduce himself in early July 2016 to Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page (pictured), who became the target of an FBI wiretap the following October. Mr. Page told The Washington Times that the July meeting . more > By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times - Sunday, January 31, 2021
Carter Page has received death threats, suffered economic losses and is trying to repair a reputation that is in tatters while the two government employees convicted in relation to the smear against him walked away with a slap on the wrist.
Fisher is defending Gang Chen, a nanotechnology researcher fighting charges that he defrauded the U.S.
“It would be cumbersome if we do have to start filing pleadings during the litigation on paper. That’s going to be more difficult,” Fisher said. “Particularly during COVID. Most of us are working from home.”
The Russian intrusion through the SolarWinds software has President Biden in an early tussle with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, and U.S. senators are worried about the “grave risk” to U.S. intelligence.
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The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts confirmed the court system breach on Jan. 6, joining a victims’ list that includes the State Department, the National Institutes of Health, tech companies and an unknown number of Fortune 500 companies. U.S. officials have linked the effort, which went on for much of 2020, to elite Russia hackers.
A judge rebuffed a request by prosecutors to impose a prison sentence on Kevin Clinesmith, who admitted doctoring an email used to help authorize a wiretap on a former Trump campaign aide.