Nope, he also told the judge it was an accident and not intended. He is gone and he pleaded out. The fix is in.
Kevin was not taken down hard and given a deal to plead that he made an unintentional clerical error because he was tired.
"Clinesmith’s story is that he never intended to deceive a federal court when he falsified evidence. It is an absurd story. I wish the prosecutors had told him to try peddling it to a jury."
"From the nature of the plea, and the defense arguments in court and public, it is obvious there is no arrangement for Clinesmith’s assistance or cooperation on other investigative matters."
Clinesmith's defense is that it was an accident. Everyone else above him on the food chain now has plausible deniability. They were just relying on Clinesmith's documents and we're deceived, they'll say.
I understand everything perfectly well, including the notion that this doesn't have to lead anywhere. Of course he didn't operate in a vacuum. the Awan Brothers didn't either.
I don't think so, no. I keep up with all of this stuff over at the CTH. Nothing about him getting indicted means anything else has to happen. I had no doubt that one or two relatively low level guys would get indicted and plead out to a slap on the wrist.
Clinesmith is a nobody and could very easily be of no consequence whatsoever.
Nope, he also told the judge it was an accident and not intended. He is gone and he pleaded out. The fix is in.
Kevin was not taken down hard and given a deal to plead that he made an unintentional clerical error because he was tired.
"Clinesmith’s story is that he never intended to deceive a federal court when he falsified evidence. It is an absurd story. I wish the prosecutors had told him to try peddling it to a jury."
"From the nature of the plea, and the defense arguments in court and public, it is obvious there is no arrangement for Clinesmith’s assistance or cooperation on other investigative matters."
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/08/19/clinesmith-gets-the-wolfe-plea-deal/comment-page-1/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/kevin-clinesmith-guilty-plea-russia-probe-lying-about-lying/
What about it necessitates any further indictments?
Clinesmith's defense is that it was an accident. Everyone else above him on the food chain now has plausible deniability. They were just relying on Clinesmith's documents and we're deceived, they'll say.
I understand everything perfectly well, including the notion that this doesn't have to lead anywhere. Of course he didn't operate in a vacuum. the Awan Brothers didn't either.
He didnt act alone or under his own initiative
Exactly. Further indictments mean they're working up the chain to ringleaders.
I don't think so, no. I keep up with all of this stuff over at the CTH. Nothing about him getting indicted means anything else has to happen. I had no doubt that one or two relatively low level guys would get indicted and plead out to a slap on the wrist.
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