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Republican attacks on federal forces have helped the Russian campaign to wreak havoc in the United States, a senior government official said in Congress Thursday. counterintelligence of the FBI. our elections are a serious attack on our democracy, "Deputy Deputy Director Peter Strzok told legislators in his opening statement.
" The most troubling one is that it was a huge success – sowing discord in our country and undermining faith in our institutions.I have the greatest respect for the congressional oversight role, but I sincerely believe that Putin's belt and another milestone in the campaign of our enemies to tear America apart. "
Strzok's statement also denied that political considerations ever affected his official investigator's deeds.
The tone he gave might not please him with House leaders Judiciary and the oversight committees that have made the lawyer, Lisa Page, targeted months of attacks against political biases within agencies.
Lawmakers could also be upset by Strzok's warning that he does not expect to be able to answer all their questions as some will likely involve the ongoing Russian investigation and others could address issues that lawyers the FBI forbade him to argue.] The Insiders
Strzok played an important role in the investigation on Hillary Clinton's private server while she was secretary of the board. State and investigation on electoral interference russian in the 2016 presidential race.
Mueller rebadigned Strzok after the Justice Department discovered highly politicized text messages that he sent to Page during the 2016 election cycle.
Page says to the investigators she and Strzok had an affair, according to a report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice on the Clinton email survey, and that they were using their devices to conceal that from their spouses. investigators could access all their messages, including those in which they criticized Trump, and seemed to be discussing how they could use their powers to prevent him from being elected.
Both were mowed down by the official investigation of the investigation. Page has since left the office. Strzok remains with the FBI, although removed from his former work of investigation.
Republicans cited Page and Strzok's messages as evidence of what they call prejudices in federal law enforcement and that the conspirators launched the investigation. The FBI chief agent who criticized Trump appears in Congress before the Onslaught GOP “/>
