Posted on 08/13/2018 8:18:49 AM PDT by DCBryan1
The FBI has fired Agent Peter Strzok, who helped lead the bureaus investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election until officials discovered he had been sending anti-Trump texts.
Aitan Goelman, Strzoks lawyer, said FBI Deputy Director David L. Bowdich ordered the firing on Friday even though the director of the FBI office that normally handles employee discipline had decided Strzok should face only a demotion and 60-day suspension. Goelman said the move undercuts the FBIs repeated assurances that Strzok would be afforded the normal disciplinary process.
This isnt the normal process in any way more than name, Goelman said.
The FBI declined to comment.
The termination marks a remarkable downfall for Strzok, a 22-year veteran of the bureau who investigated Russian spies, defense officials accused of selling secrets to China and myriad other important cases. In the twilight of his career, Strzok was integral to two of the bureaus most high-profile investigations: the Russia case, and the investigation into Hillary Clintons use of a private email server while secretary of state.
But when a Justice Department inspector general investigation uncovered politically charged messages that Strzok had exchanged with another FBI official, he was relegated to a position in human resources. Conservatives soon made Strzok the face of their attacks against the special counsel investigation into the presidents campaign, and the FBI took steps to remove him from its ranks.
Strzoks position in the bureau had been precarious since last summer, when Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz told Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III that the lead agent on his team had been exchanging anti-Trump messages with an FBI lawyer. The next day, Mueller expelled Strzok from the group.
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There are plenty more.
I do wish Sessions would just resign. FU Q. Tired of waiting while we're winning.
Don't worry.....The US Attorney out in Utah, you know the one that is handling all these cases for the DOJ is right on top of this one. //sarc off//
This makes me wonder if there’s another shoe about to drop.
I thought 20 years was eligible (30 years max for full retirement?), but I don’t really know what the govt pension plan is today. I am just guessing that if fired for cause, then they could try to take the retirement away, but I don’t know the rules, and it probably depends on how they pursue it.
I am more interested to see if this is just the beginning for Strzok. Are criminal proceedings awaiting?
Or CNN White House corespondent. If RT doesn't get him first...
I’m not expecting much of any of them.
If he were going to be arrested, would he be fired first?
I think this means they got all of the info on him that is needed. I’m sure horseface is next unless she cut a deal!!
Youre - as in you are.
Peter, YOU'RE FIRED!".................
has anybody put a name to who actually fired Strzok?
Wow. Charlie Daniels was a psychic too.
He has 22 years of service, but is only 48 years old. He’ll eventually be able to collect retirement benefits, but will need to wait some years. As well, his benefits would have continued to accrue if he’d have stayed longer.
So, he’ll need to work for some years more before his federal pension kicks in, reduced a little for each year he might have worked if not fired.
F*** STRZOK!
Wondered that myself.
He may be highly employable. Or not. We’ll have to see.
But it will be a few years before he can collect his pension.
The smirking, lawless, arrogant jerk be sitting in a federal prison by now for sedition, conspiracy to remove a duly elected President of these United States and another 50 or so more crimes. Merely sacking the creep is garbage, not to mention way overdue.
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