A hint in Clinesmith plea. Durham could have indicted on 18 USC §1519, destruction of federal investigative records, which attracts a 20 year max sentence. Instead the plea is to a §1001 “false statements” charge, only 5 years. Suggests Crossfire’s main FBI lawyer is cooperating
I wouldn’t get too excited though, the question is whether there was anything criminal for Clinesmith to flip on, and if there was, did he know about it. Durham has just called the guy a liar in federal court. Not the best start to being a future witness against others.
👆The above is the same position I had about the Flynn and Papadopolous plea deals. They “flipped” but there was no actual conspiracy or Collusion to flip on, and Mueller burned them as credible witnesses with that move. Need to see more from Durham to know where this is going
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