FBI agent Peter Strzok, who was revealed to have sent a text to his FBI lover saying he would ‘stop’ Trump, was marched out of the building Friday, following the release of an explosive Inspector General’s report.
But Strzok is still on the job, CNN reported.
He has been placed in the Human Resources department, following an IG report that revealed him to have made the statement about stopping Trump to his FBI lover, Lisa Page.
Peter Strzok, deputy head of counterintelligence at the FBI, got reassigned from the Russia probe after it was discovered he had exchanged anti-Trump messages with FBI lawyer Lisa Page
‘Trump’s] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!’ Page texted him.
‘No. No he won’t. We’ll stop it,’ Strzok wrote back.
President Trump in a Sunday night tweet called Strzrok a ‘sick loser.’
‘Why was the FBI’s sick loser, Peter Strzok, working on the totally discredited Mueller team of 13 Angry & Conflicted Democrats, when Strzok was giving Crooked Hillary a free pass yet telling his lover, lawyer Lisa Page, that ‘we’ll stop’ Trump from becoming President?’ Trump tweeted.
‘Witch Hunt!’ he concluded his tweet.
Various GOP lawmakers called for his firing, including House Freedom Caucus head Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who is close to the president.
He was taken out of the building following an internal review, his lawyer said.
‘Pete has steadfastly played by the rules and respected the process, and yet he continues to be the target of unfounded personal attacks, political games and inappropriate information leaks,’ attorney Aitan Goelman said in a statement.
Strzok ‘intends to voluntarily appear and testify before your committee and any other Congressional committee that invites him,’ his lawyer told the head of the House Judiciary panel, who wants to subpoena him.
The Justice Department inspector general wrote in his report that Strzrok’s conduct ‘cast a cloud’ over the FBI’s actions.
Although the IG report found no evidence ‘to connect the political views expressed in these messages to the specific investigative decisions.’
Strzok was escorted after the building following revelations about his anti-Trump texts
Investigators are examining texts between Peter Strzok, deputy head of counterintelligence at the FBI, and Lisa Page (pictured) to see whether they were involved in media leaks