News Ex-FBI lawyer Clinesmith pleads guilty to falsifying email in Russia probe in Durham’s first case August 19, 2020 Kristine Phillips and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Ex-FBI lawyer Clinesmith pleads guilty to falsifying email in Russia probe in Durham’s first case Kevin Clinesmith, a former FBI lawyer charged with falsifying documents used to support the surveillance of President Donald Trump's former campaign aide Carter Page, pleaded guilty Wednesday.