Democrats shrug off Peter Strzok's boast to 'stop' Trump
by Susan Ferrechio
| June 14, 2018 05:59 PM
Top Senate and House Democrats said an FBI investigator’s newly revealed text pledging to stop President Trump from winning the 2016 election are not evidence of investigatory bias against Trump.
“They showed bad judgment in writing those things,†Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said at a press conference Thursday. But he added, “They kept them from affecting their judgment and decisions.â€
A newly released Department of Justice Inspector General report revealed texts from FBI investigator Peter Strzok to his FBI girlfriend in which he pledged to stop Trump from becoming president.
Democrats said they were not concerned about the pledge, which Strzok made to FBI lawyer Lisa Page, with whom he was romantically involved and who shared a dislike of then-candidate Trump.
At the time, Strzok was investigating the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russians. He was removed from the case but is still employed by the FBI.
Nadler was joined by top Senate and House Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking member on the Senate Intelligence Committee and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. The group held a press conference to respond to the IG report.
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