Posted on 07/12/2018 6:49:23 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Hearing begins at 10AM EST:
Live Coverage: Peter Strzok Questioned by Members of Congress
House lawmakers are poised to question Peter Strzok on Thursday in what is sure to be a lengthy, tense standoff between Republicans and the FBI agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference.
Strzok has been in Republicans' sights for several months after a Justice Department inspector general investigation revealed that he exchanged text messages before the 2016 election that were critical of Donald Trump with Lisa Page, a former FBI lawyer with whom he was having an affair at the time.
Mueller promptly removed Strzok from the Russia investigation when the messages were revealed, but Republicans have zeroed in on him as key to uncovering what they allege was systemic FBI bias against Trump during the election. Democrats, meanwhile, have cast the effort as a politically-driven charade.
Lawmakers questioned Strzok behind closed doors late last month — now, those on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees will have the opportunity to question him publicly.
Strzok is under subpoena to testify before the committees in the public hearing.
Strzok plans to call scrutiny ‘another notch in Putin’s belt’
8:30 a.m.
Strzok reportedly plans to tell lawmakers that the focus on his anti-Trump text messages is aiding Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Associated Press, which reviewed prepared remarks Strzok is expected to deliver, reported that the FBI agent will defend himself against the intense scrutiny from GOP lawmakers by saying his work has been free of political bias.
“Let me be clear, unequivocally and under oath: not once in my 26 years of defending my nation did my personal opinions impact any official action I took,” Strzok will say, according to the AP.
He is expected to tell lawmakers that Congress’s focus on his actions and text messages “is just another victory notch in Putin’s belt and another milestone in our enemies’ campaign to tear America apart.”
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What a joke!
Strzok is so smug- I am sick of these people!
So this a hole is represented by an FBI lawyer....
Strzok is in contempt.
Goodlatte has allowed this to turn into a shit show.
All will skate, period.
This is better than a new Q-drop!
WOW told him he could only consult with his own lawyer! Why in the world is he allowed F.B.I. lawyers on tax payers dime? He is looking pretty smug.
Goodlatte has allowed this to turn into a shit show.
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I don’t agree. I think he did everything possible to shut the vile RATS up.
The chairman needs to get control of this and resist dialoging with the crazy Dems, who want to shut this hearing down.
Hold Strozk in contempt and take him away in cuffs if he continues.
Unbelievable!
Yes but they are REALLY PUTTING THEIR SWAMP FACES OUT THERE.
Strzok had a heads up that the rats would pull this stunt. He arrived appearing very cocky.
Congress is such a fecking waste of time, resources and $$$.
Fatima is making coffee.Gowdy already knew the answer to question.HAHAHA
Worse than a joke....
It is a breakdown in governance and the weakening of the Constitution of the United States of America!!
Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead!!
Strzok just smirking and refusing to answer questions.
Government work attracts that type. Good fit. Courts and the bureaucracy provide cover.
4% of the public is sociopaths. My guess is that 25% of the government is, maybe more.
Absence of empathy and conscience is a positive attribute for "climbing the power ladder."
Exactly.
Strzok is an aggressive witness.
Blood is shooting out of eyes, ears and everywhere (LOL) over his questioning by Gowdy. He looks DEMONIC!
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