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Former FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation.Kevin Clinesmith, who pleaded guilty to making a false statement, is the first current or former official to be charged in a special Justice Department review of the investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.RELATED: Trump campaign's contacts with Russia posed 'grave' counterintelligence threat, Senate panel saysAttorney General William Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S.