The former FBI lawyer who admitted to fabricating evidence against a former Donald Trump associate during the Trump-Russia investigation has been restored to “good standing” status by the District of Columbia Bar. Kevin Clinesmith was restored despite being a convicted felon who has not yet finished his probation. Clinesmith pleaded guilty last year to doctoring an email that originated with the CIA. He manipulated the message to make it seem as if Carter Page, the former Trump campaign associate, was not an asset for the CIA. Page was a CIA asset. Clinesmith claimed he did not intend to lie when he made the fabrication and received no jail time from a federal judge in January. While the Michigan Bar disbarred Clinesmith because he pleaded guilty to a felony, the D.C. Bar opted for a temporary suspension. Clinesmith was suspended “based upon his conviction of a serious crime in the United …
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