Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Peter Strzok & Lisa Page Texts & FBI's Trump/Russia Investigation Origins

Peter Strzok and Lisa Page's texts shine a highly redacted light on how the Trump-Russia investigation began.

FBI special agent Peter Strzok was downright giddy that day.

As was his wont several times a day, Strzok texted his paramour, Lisa Page, the FBI lawyer in the lofty position of counsel to Deputy Director Andrew McCabe - which made Page one of the relative handful of Bureau officials who were in on the new probe.

Yes, a few explosive messages have captured our attention, most notably, Strzok's "Insurance policy" assertion: An account of an August 15 discussion among top FBI officials in then-deputy director Andrew McCabe's office, with Strzok observing that although it was highly unlikely "Trump gets elected," the government "Can't take that risk" and needed an "Insurance policy" against a Trump presidency.

Strzok tells Page about what appear to be Justice Department officials who will be involved in the Trump-Russia investigation.

Moffa is Jonathan Moffa, an intelligence agent who worked closely with Strzok and Page on the Clinton-emails investigation.

On the afternoon of August 5, Strzok and Page engaged in a tense conversation which involved an imminent meeting with "Agency people" - an apparent reference to the CIA. Strzok suggested that, for the new case, they should conduct Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning meetings "With [REDACTED]" just "Like we did with mye" - Mid Year Exam, the Clinton probe.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/strzok-page-texts-trump-russia-investigation-origins/ 

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