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Judge Boasberg, who signed off on illegal surveillance of Republican Senators, is a long-time member of the anti-Trump "Resistance"
Boasberg played a pivotal role in letting off a key FBI Russiagate lawyer despite his criminal misconduct.
Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty in 2020 to forging an email that was used in the FISA renewal process for illegal surveillance of the Trump campaign and Admin, whilst texting his anti-Trump colleagues at the FBI "Vive Le Resistance!"
Clinesmith had doctored an email in 2017 to falsely state that Carter Page was “not a source” for the CIA, when in fact Page worked for the CIA. This falsified email was material because it negated information that undercut the FBI’s assertion that Page was a foreign agent.
In January 2021, Judge Boasberg presided over Clinesmith’s sentencing in U.S. District Court. Federal guidelines for the false statement offense suggested a sentence of up to six months in prison.
Boasberg opted for a light sentence, and no prison time: 12 months’ probation and 400 hours of community service.
Judge Boasberg explained his reasoning for leniency. He disingenuously argued that while Clinesmith’s alteration of the email was serious, he did not believe the falsified detail was ultimately decisive in the FBI obtaining the Page warrant.
“It is not at all clear to me the FISA warrant would not have been signed but for this error,” Boasberg said at the sentencing. Boasberg stated that Clinesmith had “taken a shortcut” and shown poor judgment, but he had not set out to betray the court or orchestrate a grand conspiracy.
The judge also argued out that Clinesmith had already suffered considerable consequences – he lost his job, was publicly shamed, and became the focus of a media “hurricane” for year
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