Aug 19, 2020 · An FBI lawyer famous for texting “Viva le resistance” to a colleague after President Trump’s election victory pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsifying a document to justify the surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. Kevin Clinesmith, who worked in the FBI general counsel’s office from July 2015 to September 2019, admitted to editing an email so it …
Jun 14, 2018 · Former Mueller Team Attorney Texted: “Viva le Resistence”. An FBI Attorney who was part of Mueller’s investigative team until February sent several anti-Trump texts. The texts were released in the IG report published Thursday. One of the anti-Trump text messages sent to a colleague read, “Viva le Resistance.”.
The “Viva le resistance” line didn’t reference any official action, FBI Attorney 2 told investigators. The other FBI attorney ― who was also working on the Russia investigation ― said she thought it was “a joke obviously,” and that nothing about the exchange affected her …
Jun 14, 2018 · But the lawyer then eschwed second-thoughts: 'Hell no. Viva le resistance' The lawyer worked on the Mueller probe until this year Report blasted the FBI's handling of the Clinton email probe but ...
Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith will plead guilty to falsifying Russia probe doc. An ex-FBI lawyer will plead guilty to doctoring an email that led his agency to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser, officials said Friday — which the president claimed is clear proof he has been “spied on.”.
Mueller’s final report did not find evidence of a criminal conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign. His report added that it could not reach a conclusion on whether the president obstructed justice by allegedly trying to thwart the investigation. With Post wires.