The latest string of text messages between disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok and his in-house paramour Lisa Page appear to show a concerted strategy to leak secret information to The Washington Post and The New York Times.
"I had literally just gone to find this phone to tell you I want to talk to you about media leak strategy with DOJ before you go," Mr. Strzok texted Ms. Page on April 10, according to Mr. Meadows, quoting text messages recently released by the Justice Department after nearly a year of intragovernment wrangling between congressional Republicans and the DOJ. Two days later, Mr. Strzok alerted Ms. Page that two articles would be coming out about Ms. Page's "Namesake," one that would be worse than the other.
"Also, apparently Times is angry with us about the scoop and earlier discussion we had about the Schmidt piece that had so many inaccuracies. Too much to detail here, but I told Mike and Andy they need to understand we were absolutely dealing in good faith with them," Mr. Strzok texted to Ms. Page on April 14, 2017.
"Article is out! Well done, Page," Mr. Strzok wrote to Ms. Page on April 22, suggesting that she may have helped facilitate the article.
Ms. Strzok and Mr. Page's media leak strategy was able to work only if they had partners at The Washington Post and The New York Times.
The problem for them is, they had to know the Carter Page story was crap.
You can't have a "Media leak strategy" without plenty of willing accomplices in the media.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/13/peter-strzok-lisa-page-needed-media-complicity-lea/
"I had literally just gone to find this phone to tell you I want to talk to you about media leak strategy with DOJ before you go," Mr. Strzok texted Ms. Page on April 10, according to Mr. Meadows, quoting text messages recently released by the Justice Department after nearly a year of intragovernment wrangling between congressional Republicans and the DOJ. Two days later, Mr. Strzok alerted Ms. Page that two articles would be coming out about Ms. Page's "Namesake," one that would be worse than the other.
"Also, apparently Times is angry with us about the scoop and earlier discussion we had about the Schmidt piece that had so many inaccuracies. Too much to detail here, but I told Mike and Andy they need to understand we were absolutely dealing in good faith with them," Mr. Strzok texted to Ms. Page on April 14, 2017.
"Article is out! Well done, Page," Mr. Strzok wrote to Ms. Page on April 22, suggesting that she may have helped facilitate the article.
Ms. Strzok and Mr. Page's media leak strategy was able to work only if they had partners at The Washington Post and The New York Times.
The problem for them is, they had to know the Carter Page story was crap.
You can't have a "Media leak strategy" without plenty of willing accomplices in the media.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/13/peter-strzok-lisa-page-needed-media-complicity-lea/
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