But Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the FBI made serious and repeated mistakes in seeking an order under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to conduct surveillance of Page.
The prosecution was led by John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut. He was assigned by then-Attorney General William Barr to examine the origins of the Russia investigation. Pete Williams. Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.
The warrant for approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has been a flashpoint for conservative critics of the FBI and the Mueller investigation. Page himself addressed the judge before the sentence was imposed, saying the disclosures that he was being investigated had resulted in death threats.
A former FBI lawyer was sentenced Friday to probation, avoiding a prison sentence, for falsifying a claim made to sustain government surveillance on a key figure in the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The FBI's submissions to the court made assertions that were "inaccurate, incomplete, or unsupported by appropriate documentation," the report said. Clinesmith believed he was conveying accurate information, his lawyer told the judge. "He reported to the agent what he believed to be true, albeit incorrectly," which was that Page had been ...
Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg said that while Clinesmith's actions were serious, the warrant application probably would have been approved anyway without his misstatement. Boasberg also serves as the presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Ex-FBI lawyer gets probation for falsifying Carter Page surveillance application. Kevin Clinesmith's actions were serious, but the warrant probably would have been approved anyway, a judge rules.. Carter Page participates in a discussion hosted by Judicial Watch at the One America News studios on Capitol Hill, in May 2019.