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  1. The DOJ IG made a criminal referral of Kevin Clinesmith, a former low-level FBI lawyer, for altering an email from another agency used in preparing to seek renewals of the Page FISA. But he's not found politically biased actions by FBI higher ups. nytimes.com/2018/07/21/us/politics/carter-page-fisa.html
    1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
      Lots of new detail with my colleague @adamgoldmanNYT Horowitz's report appears likely to stoke the debate over the FBI Trump-Russia investigation without resolving it-offering both sides things they can point to as vindication for their rival worldviews. nytimes.com/2019/11/22/us/politics/russia-investigation-inspector-general-report.html
      1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
        @adamgoldmanNYT Important: Horowitz's §1001 referral of Clinesmith for adding stuff to the bottom of an email in a way that misled the FBI's FISA affiant appears to be why the Barr-Durham look at the Trump-Russia inquiry got elevated from a mere administrative review to a criminal investigation.