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

[Deplorable Redneck]

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.

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