Andrew Weissmann, who served as top attorney for previous special counsel Robert Mueller
Toobin by Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN warns McCabe is in ‘dangerous condition’ with embedded Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone calling Clinton-Lynch asphalt meeting The Hill’s 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE, criticized the Department of Justice’s decision (DOJ) to bring a case against former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith as part of an investigation into the origins of the Russian probe.
Weissmann awaited subsequent reports Friday that Clinesmith intends to plead guilty to forgery of a document that was part of the FBI’s justification for wiretapping former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page as part of the 2016 investigation into Russian election interference.
“Ask for [U.S. Attorney General William Barr
Bill BarrEx-FBI lawyer Clinesmith to plead guilty in Durham probe Barr says some results on probe into Russia investigation could be released before election Hillicon Valley: ‘Fortnite’ owner sues Apple after game is removed from App Store | Federal agencies seize, dismantle cryptocurrency campaigns of major terrorist organizations MORE]: How are [former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s] known lies to the FBI (repeated to the VP) is not a crime, but Clinesmith is changing an email (the full version of which he also sent to DOJ)? Weissmann tweeted, referring to the Justice Department’s controversial move to withdraw its case against Flynn, who has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
Question for Barr: how are Flynn’s known lies to the FBI (repeated to the VP) not a crime, but Clinesmith is changing an email (the full version he also sent to DOJ)?
– Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) August 14, 2020
Weissmann later claimed that there were “two systems of justice at play.”
“Questions to be asked by the judge before Clinesmith accepts guilty plea: What exactly is the falsity of the statement Clinesmith made? What kind of investigation was there for him?” he tweeted.
Questions Judge Must Ask Before Clinesmith Accepts Guilty Plea:
What exactly is the falsity of the statement made by Clinesmith?
What research was the material?
He gave DOJ accurate information for the Page FISA?
How does the barr materiality std apply to Flynn?– Andrew Weissmann (@AWeissmann_) August 14, 2020
The lawsuit against Clinesmith marks the first criminal case to result from the probe led by U.S. Attorney John DurhamJohn DurhamBarr says some results on probe after Russia investigation could have been released before elections. Graham says FBI chief “dedicated to being useful” to Trump criticism. There is no ’60 day rule ‘- for justice but for elections MORE. The Department of Justice claims that the former FBI attorney changed an email to say that Page was not a source for the CIA, even though Page had an affair with the agency.
Clinesmith’s lawyers on Friday said this was unintentional.
“Kevin is deeply sorry that he changed the email. It was never his intention to mislead the court or his colleagues because he believed the information he passed on was accurate. “But Kevin understands what he did wrong and accepts responsibility,” his lawyers told The Washington Post.
The DOJ’s probe into Clinesmith came on Barr’s report after a report by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz found “significant inaccuracies and omissions” in the FBI’s request to a court to obtain permission for control of Page.
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