It has been said that he was offered a plea deal and is cooperating with the investigation. My point is that he is being used to catch bigger fish, and they didn't need to offer immunity. They offered a lesser punishment and to me this is a good thing. Your statement that "You use the promise of a very length trial and sentence to get them to talk in exchange for a plea deal" is most likely what happened with Clinesmith. They had him on a higher charge of altering a federal document, 18 USC 1519, which carries a punishment of up to 20 years. He is cooperating and was offered a plea deal of 18 USC 1001, which carries a punishment of up to 5 years.
Thank you for this clarification and I hope your assessment is more accurate to the truth.
If the only one to go down for illegally spying on an American citizen and a political opponent is 1 small fish, even with Trump in charge, then that all but guarantees future administrations, both Dems and RINOs, that they can get away with anything.
It's already frustrating enough that Clapper and Brenner go around as if they did nothing wrong and the media gives them a total and complete pass.
It has been said that he was offered a plea deal and is cooperating with the investigation. My point is that he is being used to catch bigger fish, and they didn't need to offer immunity. They offered a lesser punishment and to me this is a good thing. Your statement that "You use the promise of a very length trial and sentence to get them to talk in exchange for a plea deal" is most likely what happened with Clinesmith. They had him on a higher charge of altering a federal document, 18 USC 1519, which carries a punishment of up to 20 years. He is cooperating and was offered a plea deal of 18 USC 1001, which carries a punishment of up to 5 years.
Thank you for this clarification and I hope your assessment is more accurate to the truth.
If the only one to go down for illegally spying on an American citizen and a political opponent is 1 small fish, even with Trump in charge, then that all but guarantees future administrations, both Dems and RINOs, that they can get away with anything.
It's already frustrating enough that Clapper and Brenner go around as if they did nothing wrong and the media gives them a total and complete pass.