I think the point of departure is not what Clinesmith did, but the ramifications it had for the legitimacy of the investigation. Obviously those in the Trump camp will raise this (admittedly serious) wrongdoing as a symptom of the broader campaign against the presidency in the deep state. Others see it as a more isolated act where the bulk of the investigation appears to have been professional, apolitical, and predicated on very reasonable concerns.

I think I took your statement to mean you hadn't seen anything about Clinesmith in non fringe press; clearly I misread your intent.