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Tom Tiffany: “In 2021, the FBI lawyer Kevin Kleinsmith was sentenced to 12…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Congressional Hearing on RISA Reforms and Biggs Amendment with Tom Tiffany

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

I want to ask you another question, and I'm not sure if you're going. You let me know if you can answer it or not. In 2021, the FBI lawyer Kevin Kleinsmith was sentenced to 12 months probation versus a typical five years. Why was that? Well, it was an unfortunate slap on the wrist. And I'm separately representing Carter Page in his litigation against the department. (04:03–04:13)

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Asserts that FBI lawyer Kevin Kleinsmith received a lighter sentence than typical for his offense.

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