Judge Delays Sentencing of FBI Lawyer in Trump-Russia Investigation

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/clinesmith-durham-sentencing-delay/2020/12/25/id/1003142/

A judge has delayed sentencing until Jan. 29 for an FBI lawyer who admitted to falsifying a document to obtain a surveillance warrant in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg of the D.C. District, appointed to the bench by then-President Barack Obama in 2011, has pushed back the sentencing for Kevin Clinesmith, Politico reporter Josh Gerstein posted to Twitter.

The reason, reportedly, is because Carter Page, the Trump campaign aide who had his communications surveilled as a result of the warrant obtained by Clinesmith’s alteration of an email, is seeking to be treated as a victim and get restitution, Gerstein reported.

AFTER the inauguration!

How convenient.

Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Nunes' Libel Case Against Washington Post

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/nunes-washingtonpost-libel-defamation/2020/12/25/id/1003141/

California Rep. Devin Nunes has had his libel case against The Washington Post dismissed by an Obama-appointed judge, who cited procedural deficiencies and ruling that the nine-term Republican didn’t state a factual claim of defamation.

At issue was a Washington Post story written by Shane Harris from February headlined Senior intelligence official told lawmakers that Russia wants to see Trump reelected.

The article stated as fact that Nunes informed President Donald Trump about a briefing by a U.S. intelligence official to the House intelligence committee that Russia had developed a preference for Trump in the upcoming presidential election. It added that Trump grew angry because of the erroneous belief that then-Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire or his staff gave the briefing to intelligence committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., exclusively.

The article did not specify the reason for Trump’s erroneous belief but quoted people familiar with the matter that the president became angry for having learned about the briefing from a congressman, according to the opinion written by U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta. Nunes claimed he was defamed by the story’s clear implication that he lied to and deceived the President of the United States.

And the hits just keep on coming.

smh