Kevin Clinesmith Altered An Email In The Trump-Russia Probe To Keep It Going. He Just Received Probation.

A government official who altered an email in order to continue the FBI’s spying on a member of the 2016 Trump campaign received only probation and community service for his crime, a stark reminder that people in government are rarely, if ever, held accountable for the destruction they cause to others.

Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith was sentenced to 12 months probation and 400 hours of community service for altering an email from an FBI agent that stated former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page had been a source for the CIA, Politico reported. Clinesmith altered the email to say Page was “not a source” for the CIA, which helped the FBI continue its surveillance of Page.