After FBI agent Peter Strzok’s 11-hour closed-door congressional testimony Wednesday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to malign “lover” Strzok’s performance based on “most reports” from unnamed people actually privy to the hearing.
Peter Strzok worked as the leader of the Rigged Witch Hunt for a long period of time – he got it started and was only fired because the gig was up. But remember, he took his orders from Comey and McCabe and they took their orders from you know who. Mueller/Comey best friends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2018
Lover FBI Agent Peter Strzok was given poor marks on yesterday’s closed door testimony and, according to most reports, refused to answer many questions. There was no Collusion and the Witch Hunt, headed by 13 Angry Democrats and others who are totally conflicted, is Rigged!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2018
The marathon interview concerned anti-Trump text messages exchanged between Strzok and former FBI agent Lisa Page during the 2016 election when the two were involved in an extramarital affair.
Lawmakers’ reactions to the testimony seem to break predictably along party lines.
Per CNN, Democrats generally said that the conversations were intimate and personal, having no effect on the FBI’s investigation into connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. Republicans disagreed, saying that the pair’s personal politics undoubtedly tainted the operation.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller removed Strzok from his team as soon as the text messages came to light; Page had already left.
Per CNN, Strzok wants to testify publicly, to set the record straight on his side of the story.
