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Dumber Than Play-Doh FBI Agent Peter Strzok Fired, Lawyer Blasts Decision as 'Response to Political Pressure'

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Goelman, you're just as stupid as your client.  You both gambled 
wrong.

FBI agent Peter Strzok was fired over texts he sent that 
demonstrated a political bias against Donald Trump while he was 
working on the investigation of Trump campaign ties to Russian 
election interference. The termination was ordered on Friday, 
according Strzok’s attorney Aitan Goelman.

Goelman took issue with the decision, saying that the FBI 
official who normally handles such matters decided on a 60-day 
suspension for Strzok and a lower position. Nevertheless, Deputy 
Director David L. Bowdich decided to fire Strzok anyway.

“The decision to fire Special Agent Strzok is not only a 
departure from typical Bureau practice, but also contradicts 
Director Wray’s testimony to Congress and his assurances that 
the FBI intended to follow its regular process in this and all 
personnel matters,” Goelman said in a statement to Law&Crime. He 
claimed, “the decision to terminate was taken in response to 
political pressure.”

Strzok’s firing came after a Justice Department Inspector 
General’s report on the FBI’s handling of matters surrounding 
the 2016 election, particularly the Hillary Clinton email 
investigation, that Strzok worked on. Text messages between him 
and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, with whom Strzok had an affair, showed 
that the pair expressed anti-Trump sentiment and a favorable 
position towards Clinton. Strzok also worked on the 
investigation of the Trump campaign, but when Special Counsel 
Robert Mueller learned of the texts, he dismissed Strzok from 
the probe.

The Inspector General’s report noted that the nature of Strzok’s 
messages, which referred to stopping Trump, indicated a possible 
willingness to act on his political bias while carrying out his 
official duties.  Strzok was questioned about this in a 
congressional hearing that went completely off the rails when he 
refused to answer questions. In June, it was reported that 
Strzok was escorted out of the FBI building.

On June 24, Strzok’s case went before Candice M. Will, head of 
the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility. Will called for 
the suspension and demotion, as well as a “last chance 
agreement,” which would put Strzok at risk if he were to get in 
any other trouble. Ultimately, Bowdich decided on termination 
instead.

“This decision should be deeply troubling to all Americans. A 
lengthy investigation and multiple rounds of Congressional 
testimony failed to produce a shred of evidence that Special 
Agent Strzok’s personal views ever affected his work,” Goelman 
said. ” It is a decision that produces only one winner – those 
who seek to harm our country and weaken our democracy.”

The FBI said in a statement to Law&Crime:

Mr. Strzok was subject to the standard FBI review and 
disciplinary process after conduct highlighted in the IG report 
was referred to the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility 
(OPR). OPR reviewed the investigative materials, as well as the 
written and oral responses of Mr. Strzok and his counsel, and 
issued OPR’s decision. The Deputy Director, as the senior career 
FBI official, has the delegated authority to review and modify 
any disciplinary findings and/or penalty as deemed necessary in 
the best interest of the FBI.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/breaking-fbi-agent-peter-
strzok-fired-for-trump-texts-despite-recommendation-for-lesser-
punishment/

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