Lawyers, Liars, and Enablers — Welcome to DC
By Jim Thompson | Dec 16, 2021 8:00 PM ET
Lawyers, Liars, and Enablers.
Remember Kevin Clinesmith? Clinesmith was and remains a Trump-hater. He was also the senior lawyer at the FBI who altered evidence sent to the FISA court. The altered evidence was in part, the reason for the court-authorized surveillance of Carter Page. Thereafter, a cascade of warrants issued that, in turn, lead to the useless but expensive Mueller Report. Durham’s team caught Clinesmith and indicted him. He pled guilty to a felony and was sentenced in January. Clinesmith, acting as a lawyer for the government did great harm to the county and the credibility of the FBI; yet he spent a total of zero days in jail. He was sentenced to probation.
When a lawyer is convicted of a felony, whatever jurisdiction he/she practices in has a BAR, and they are licensed by that Bar. The bar(s) will mete out punishment. Punishments can range from disbarment to suspensions, to reproval. In Clinesmith’s case, the DC Bar, did nothing. He had agreed to a one year suspension then, the Bar did nothing. When a lawyer is convicted of a felony, they are required to inform the Bar within 10 days. Clinesmith, did nothing, and the DC Bar did nothing. Clinesmith is now eligible to practice law, like an upstanding ethical lawyer. He’s officially back in “Good Standing.”
His superiors – Andrew McCabe and Peter Strzok — were fired, as well. Both are also liars. Both made “allegedly” false statements while in the employ of the FBI. Neither were charged with crimes. McCabe could, if he chose, practice law like an upstanding ethical lawyer. Strzok if he’s still interested in cheating on his wife, has more time to shag Lisa Page. Other than appearances to bash Trump, he doesn’t seem to have to work. Page (another lawyer) has nothing but contempt of Trump. She not the least bit sorry about what she wrote about Trump in texts to her lover, Strzok, but she’s super sorry she was drawn into the light.
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