News Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith sentenced to 1-year probation for altering Russia probe email January 29, 2021Kristine Phillips and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAYComments Off on Ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith sentenced to 1-year probation for altering Russia probe email Kevin Clinesmith had pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Russia investigation that was used to justify the surveillance of ex-Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.