Judge James Boasberg, who was appointed by former President Obama, also ordered Clinesmith to complete 400 hours of community service.
ADVERTISEMENT
Clinesmith admitted to altering an email exchange about whether Carter Page, a onetime foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, had been a source for the CIA information that was used in an application to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to wiretap Page.
The case against Clinesmith is the only criminal charge that has been brought as a result of Durham s ongoing investigation, which has so far failed to prove a wide-ranging political conspiracy against the Trump campaign as the former president had repeatedly alleged.
The Day - Ex-FBI lawyer given probation for Russia probe actions - News from southeastern Connecticut
theday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Former FBI lawyer sentenced to probation for actions during Russia investigation
theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through the tools of our partners. You can find a detailed description of how we use your data in our Privacy Policy. For a detailed description of the technologies, please see the Cookie and Automatic Logging Policy.
By clicking on the Accept & Close button, you provide your explicit consent to the processing of your data to achieve the above goal.
You can withdraw your consent using the method specified in the Privacy Policy.
Accept & Close
Sputnik International
Former FBI lawyer gets probation for altering email during Russia investigation
Print article WASHINGTON A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith apologized for doctoring the email about Carter Page’s relationship with the CIA, saying he was “truly ashamed” of what he had done. “This conduct is the only stain on the defendant’s character that I’ve been able to discern,” U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in imposing a sentence of 12 months probation rather than the prison sentence that prosecutors had requested.