Serious violations but it didn’t matter. But what is the point of process or falsifying the application at all?

Ex-FBI lawyer gets probation for falsifying Carter Page surveillance application
Kevin Clinesmith’s actions were serious, but the warrant probably would have been approved anyway, a judge rules..
Kevin Clinesmith’s actions were serious, but the warrant probably would have been approved anyway, a judge rules..
Kevin Clinesmith admitted last August that he had altered an internal FBI email in the course of seeking a court’s permission to continue government surveillance of Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser. The warrant for approval from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has been a flashpoint for conservative critics of the FBI and the Mueller investigation.