Former Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy decried the light sentence handed down to former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith who will not be spending “a single day in prison” for falsifying a document.
Hosting “Fox News Primetime” on Monday, the former House Oversight Committee chairman called out the slap on the wrist for Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty to altering an email in the Russia probe but was spared a prison sentence last week.
Gowdy spoke of “the FBI I know” during the Fox News Channel program, which he will be hosting all week. He blasted Clinesmith for abusing his power and using his position “to target political enemies.”
A U.S. judge last week sentenced the former bureau lawyer to one year’s probation and 400 hours of community service after he had pleaded guilty of falsifying a document related to the wiretapping of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser.
“I worked with a lot of FBI agents when I was a federal and state prosecutor,” Gowdy said Monday.
“Every one of those agents I worked with, you would be proud to have as your next-door neighbor and a coach of your kid’s team. That was the FBI I know,” he added. “But that was not the FBI in charge. I never met or worked with an FBI agent like Peter Strzok. When I was a prosecutor, I never met an FBI agent or employee who would let his own political opinions influence his work. I never worked with an FBI lawyer like...Read More HERE
4 comments:
When the Supreme Court ruled LEO's could lie to suspects with impunity, it's only a step away from we can lie to everyone at anytime, including the courts.
Hey, Mr. Gowdy...what did all those committee hearings into corruption actually accomplish besides spending time and taxpayer money? Huh, huh?
Fuck Gowdy-loudmouth bullshit artist. His mantle has been picked up by Jim Jordan.
Klinesmith should have his home address and phone numbers made public. He needs to live the rest of his life in fear of some vindictive wingnuts coming after him, if he stays in the United States. He needs to be shunned and shamed by his neighbors and coworkers. He needs to have his law license suspended and have to learn a different profession (like flipping burgers). He is not the type of person we want as a US citizen.
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