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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 02:57 PM Dec 2017

FBI agent becomes GOP public enemy No. 1

Republicans have a new public enemy No. 1: Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who was reassigned from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative team over allegedly anti-Trump text messages he sent during the presidential race.

A slate of reports from multiple outlets have catapulted the once-anonymous intelligence agent into the political maelstrom over what Republicans say is a woeful double standard of political bias at the FBI.

According to one report from CNN, Strzok, who also worked on the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of State, was behind then-FBI Director James Comey’s decision to call Clinton “extremely careless” in handling classified information over the server instead of “grossly negligent.”

Trump and his allies have used the stories about Strzok to bolster their argument that the investigation into Russian election meddling is a politically motivated “witch hunt” — and that the investigation into Clinton’s server was a sham.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/364369-fbi-agent-becomes-gop-public-enemy-no-1

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FBI agent becomes GOP public enemy No. 1 (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 OP
I agree bdamomma Dec 2017 #1
The last time the GOP attacked the Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #2
Yes. They must unanimously support Trump or otherwise, they are biased. kentuck Dec 2017 #3
Well, yes. TrishaJ Dec 2017 #4

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
1. I agree
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 03:00 PM
Dec 2017

with that statement from the FBI. GOP is teetering on the edge if they go after Intelligence agencies.

TrishaJ

(798 posts)
4. Well, yes.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 03:31 PM
Dec 2017

That's what a dictatorship is. Can't have public dissent. Can't have opposing viewpoint. Can't have free press. Can't have independent law enforcement.

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