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The FBI’s Trump ‘Insurance’
More troubling evidence of election meddling at the bureau.
By The Editorial Board
Dec. 13, 2017 7:22 p.m. ET
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Democrats and the media are accusing anyone who criticizes special counsel Robert Mueller as Trumpian conspirators trying to undermine his probe. But who needs critics when Mr. Mueller’s team is doing so much to undermine its own credibility?
Wednesday’s revelations—they’re coming almost daily—include the Justice Department’s release of 2016 text messages to and from Peter Strzok, the FBI counterintelligence agent whom Mr. Mueller demoted this summer. The texts, which he exchanged with senior FBI lawyer Lisa Page, contain expletive-laced tirades against Mr. Trump. Such Trump hatred is no surprise and not by itself disqualifying. More troubling are texts that suggest that some FBI officials may have gone beyond antipathy to anti-Trump plotting.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fbis-trump-insurance-1513210929 (https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fbis-trump-insurance-1513210929)