Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Posted on 07/26/2024 3:36:16 PM PDT by KingofZion
The Justice Department has agreed to settle claims by former senior FBI special agent Peter P. Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who had filed lawsuits accusing the government of violating their privacy rights by leaking their politically charged text messages criticizing Donald Trump.
Strzok’s attorneys say he will receive a $1.2 million settlement. Terms for Page were not disclosed.
Strzok and Page said they were illegally targeted for retribution by the Trump administration after the FBI investigated Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Strzok, a former top counter-intelligence expert, was fired by the FBI in 2018 after news reports surfaced of his politically charged text messages with Page, in which the pair were criticizing Donald Trump while they were having an affair.
***Page’s Arnold & Porter law firm team, led by Amy Jeffress, added, "As Attorney General [Merrick] Garland recently testified in response to questions about this settlement, the Department settles cases based on the litigators’ assessment of the chances of success and the potential costs of losing the case. Here, the evidence was overwhelming that the release of text messages to the press in December 2017 was for partisan political purposes and was against the law. As the Attorney General explained: ‘It’s a question of the government paying for violating the law.’”
A spokeswoman for the Justice Department declined to comment outside of court filings.
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“”As the Attorney General explained: ‘It’s a question of the government paying for violating the law.””
EXCEPT when it comes to regular citizens who are targeted and injured...the government is taking care of its own here.
Let’s see the same conclusion for all the J6 accused, convicted and imprisoned.
Fixed.
BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS !!!!
Sometimes being a POS pays off.
Should be getting a prison sentence instead
You have to be @@@@@@@ kidding me.
Pay off for treason well done.
Wow.
Instead of being hung by the neck or thrown into jail for 30 years, he gets to take my money from me, with that smirk.
Wow.
If anyone tells you there isn’t a “Deep State” this would be an object point. But the truth is, with him getting NO punishment, and actually taking money from us, it incentivizes and emboldens people like him.
We will see much more of this now that they know how well protected they are.
Pay off for treason well done.
“...It’s a question of the government paying for violating the law...”
So in 2025, the government will be paying Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro $1.2 million each, because the DOJ violated their civil rights.
Also in 2025, Strzok and Page will be going to prison for their role in the Russia hoax. It will not be forgotten. They are going to pay the ultimate price. /spit
Upside down world.
Reward for a job well done
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waiting for the book deal next
Boy, did you ever hit the nail on the head there!
Wonder how much Bannon, Navarro, Stone will be getting.
Trump should get quite a bundle too.
Was wondering what happened to ol’ Peter Stroke.
I figured settling with these two meant life without parole instead of execution.
Shows ya what I know.
“You may think you hate the US DOJ, but you don’t hate them near enough.”
This is nothing but a consent decree between two “adversaries” that are actually on the same side. And it’s coming out of your & my pockets!
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