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Strzok fired
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Reuters) - Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire by Republicans for sending politically charged text messages that disparaged President Donald Trump, was fired from the bureau late Friday, his attorney said on Monday.
Strzok is the third high-ranking person to be fired from the FBI during the Trump administration.
Aitan Goelman, Strzok's attorney, said in a statement that FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich made the decision to terminate his client.
The decision, Goelman added, was at odds with a recommendation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Professional Responsibility, which had called for Strzok to face a 60-day suspension and demotion from his supervisory responsibilities.
"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.
Goelman said that his client's firing was politically motivated and that his texts represented political speech protected by the First Amendment.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after a scathing report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog concluded he had leaked information to reporters and misled investigators about his actions.
Former FBI Director James Comey was fired by Trump in May 2017 after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein helped pen a memo that was critical of how Comey handled the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Later, however, Trump claimed he fired Comey over that "Russia thing," apparently referring to the FBI probe into whether his presidential campaign colluded with Russia. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion and called the investigation a witch hunt.
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Both Comey and McCabe said, however, they believe they were fired because they are crucial witnesses in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into whether Trump may have tried to obstruct the investigation.
Strzok was deeply involved in the FBI's Clinton email investigation and was temporarily assigned to Mueller's office. He was removed from that post after his politically charged texts came to light.
His texts were criticized by the Justice Department's inspector general in a recent report that examined the FBI's handling of the Clinton email probe. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly pointed to them as evidence the FBI is biased against Trump.
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
Strzok is the third high-ranking person to be fired from the FBI during the Trump administration.
Aitan Goelman, Strzok's attorney, said in a statement that FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich made the decision to terminate his client.
The decision, Goelman added, was at odds with a recommendation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Office of Professional Responsibility, which had called for Strzok to face a 60-day suspension and demotion from his supervisory responsibilities.
"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.
Goelman said that his client's firing was politically motivated and that his texts represented political speech protected by the First Amendment.
Earlier this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after a scathing report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog concluded he had leaked information to reporters and misled investigators about his actions.
Former FBI Director James Comey was fired by Trump in May 2017 after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein helped pen a memo that was critical of how Comey handled the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
Later, however, Trump claimed he fired Comey over that "Russia thing," apparently referring to the FBI probe into whether his presidential campaign colluded with Russia. Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion and called the investigation a witch hunt.
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Both Comey and McCabe said, however, they believe they were fired because they are crucial witnesses in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into whether Trump may have tried to obstruct the investigation.
Strzok was deeply involved in the FBI's Clinton email investigation and was temporarily assigned to Mueller's office. He was removed from that post after his politically charged texts came to light.
His texts were criticized by the Justice Department's inspector general in a recent report that examined the FBI's handling of the Clinton email probe. Republicans in Congress have repeatedly pointed to them as evidence the FBI is biased against Trump.
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
So, does he still get the Purple Heart?
Or, is that not likely after you get a Dishonorable Discharge?
Or, is that not likely after you get a Dishonorable Discharge?
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Smirk now, shitbag 
Strzok is a serious threat to national security, well beyond his known past actions.
Consider this:
-It has been demonstrated beyond doubt that he was actively engaged in damaging the current presidency.
-He was the chief counterintelligence agent for the United States. So he knows where all our agents are, what our operations are both internally and abroad, and which foreign agents are known to the U.S and under surveillance.
-He is currently bitter and without a paycheck.
You can expect all our enemies to be making a sales call to see him- and he is more than capable and willing to deliver.
Oh, that's right. We need to be spying on Carter Page to establish whether he drinks Bud or Bud Light.
Consider this:
-It has been demonstrated beyond doubt that he was actively engaged in damaging the current presidency.
-He was the chief counterintelligence agent for the United States. So he knows where all our agents are, what our operations are both internally and abroad, and which foreign agents are known to the U.S and under surveillance.
-He is currently bitter and without a paycheck.
You can expect all our enemies to be making a sales call to see him- and he is more than capable and willing to deliver.
Oh, that's right. We need to be spying on Carter Page to establish whether he drinks Bud or Bud Light.
Another POS hits the road. Hope all these guys do jail time....
Whoever heads FBI's OPR should be fired next.
Oh look... it's a swamp dweller who was appointed by Mueller in 2004. Fire her and all of her acolytes.
https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/fbi-executives/will
Strzok should be waterboarded out on the National Mall, charged with treason, and then transferred to Gitmo to await trial.
I’ve been trying to lock down the official cause for termination and the best I can find is cnn is reporting Strzok was fired simply for sending anti Trump texts.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/politics/peter-strzok-fired-fbi/index.html
This is a big deal and something that needs to be clarified because if that’s it then this certainly was a politically motivated firing.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/politics/peter-strzok-fired-fbi/index.html
This is a big deal and something that needs to be clarified because if that’s it then this certainly was a politically motivated firing.