The Clinesmith File https://kevinclinesmith.com/ A sourced critical briefing on Kevin E. Clinesmith. Facts are cited. Opinion is marked. The conviction is one § 1001(a)(3) count. en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0600 The Plea Papers Put Him in FBI OGC From July 2015 to September 2019 https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/fbi-ogc.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/fbi-ogc.html Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:00:00 -0600 Plea papers: assistant general counsel, National Security and Cyber Law Branch, July 12, 2015–September 21, 2019. Four FISA Applications Targeted Individual #1. He Provided Legal Support. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/crossfire-fisas.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/crossfire-fisas.html Sun, 31 Jul 2016 12:00:00 -0600 Four FISA applications. Plea papers: he provided legal support. Individual #1 is the filing’s term. He Added “and not a source,” Then Forwarded the Email https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/altered-email.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/altered-email.html Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0600 June 19, 2017: he added “and not a source” to an OGA email and forwarded it. The original did not say that. FISA #4 Went Up on June 29. The Affiant Relied on the Altered Email. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/fisa-four.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/fisa-four.html Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:00:00 -0600 June 29, 2017: SSA signed FISA #4 relying on the altered email. No OGA history in the application. Horowitz Described the Altered Email. He Did Not Charge the Crime. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/horowitz.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/horowitz.html Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:00:00 -0600 OIG 20-012: an OGC attorney altered the liaison email. Inspector General finding, not a conviction. Durham Filed a One-Count Information. The Charge Was § 1001(a)(3). https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/information.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/information.html Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0600 One-count Information. False statement, § 1001(a)(3). Durham’s name on the plea papers. Judge Boasberg Accepted the Guilty Plea on August 19, 2020 https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/guilty-plea.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/guilty-plea.html Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Guilty plea accepted. One count. False statement. Not a wider conspiracy verdict. Carter Page Said the Alteration Put His Life at Risk. That Is His Claim. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/carter-page.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/carter-page.html Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Page’s claim, via The Federalist. CVRA order: ten minutes at sentencing, no restitution. The Federalist and RCP Said the Plea “Goes Higher.” That Is Their Hypothesis. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/goes-higher.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/goes-higher.html Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0600 Federalist and RCP: “goes higher.” Hypothesis. Not a count in the Information. Twelve Months’ Probation. Prosecutors Had Asked for Jail. https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/sentencing.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/sentencing.html Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0600 12 months’ probation. $100 assessment. Jail was briefed and not imposed. D.C. Suspended Him for One Year, Nunc Pro Tunc to August 25, 2020 https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/dc-bar.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/dc-bar.html Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0600 One-year D.C. suspension, backdated. 8.4(b) and 8.4(c). Not a moral-turpitude finding. Just the News and RealClearInvestigations Wrote That D.C. Restored His Standing https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/bar-restored.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/bar-restored.html Thu, 16 Dec 2021 12:00:00 -0600 JTN and RCI: standing restored. Secondary. Check a live D.C. lookup. RealClearPolitics Posted a Bondi Hearing Clip That Names Clinesmith https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/bondi.html https://kevinclinesmith.com/posts/bondi.html Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0600 RCP video, January 16, 2025. Bondi names the case. Not a new charge.