Agent Peter Strzok was just fired from the FBI – finally. The list of bad players in the FBI & DOJ gets longer & longer. Based on the fact that Strzok was in charge of the Witch Hunt, will it be dropped? It is a total Hoax. No Collusion, No Obstruction – I just fight back!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
Sure sounds like Trump had something to do with this. And you know, with Peter Strzok goes decades of institutional knowledge about counterintelligence operations. It’s almost as if Trump doesn’t care about national security! Via the Washington Post:
The FBI has fired agent Peter Strzok, who helped lead the bureau’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election until officials discovered that he had been sending anti-Trump texts. Aitan Goelman, Strzok’s attorney, said FBI Deputy Director David L. Bowdich ordered the firing Friday, even though the director of the FBI office that usually handles employee discipline had decided that Strzok, 48, should face only a demotion and a 60-day suspension. Goelman said the move undercuts the FBI’s repeated assurances that Strzok would be afforded the normal disciplinary process. “This isn’t the normal process in any way more than name,” Goelman said, adding in a statement, “This decision should be deeply troubling to all Americans.” Strzok wrote on Twitter, “Deeply saddened by this decision. It has been an honor to serve my country and work with the fine men and women of the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment.
Aitan Goelman, Strzok’s lawyer, issued this statement, noting that FBI Director Chris Wray testified to Congress that “regular process” would be followed in the investigation:
Full statement from Peter Strzok’s lawyer, who says the director of the FBI office that normally handles employee discipline had decided Strzok should face only a demotion and 60-day suspension—but was overruled by the FBI’s deputy director. pic.twitter.com/djAHeboYpC
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) August 13, 2018
Strzok was a loose cannon. He was arrogant and stupid.
Strzok had been the job much too long and thought that the rules no longer applied to him.
That makes him corrupt.
Then there’s the matter of his mistress.
As for Trump, he’s becoming more vicious by the day.
We’ve never had an actual insane president in office before, so what doesn’t kill us will make us stronger.