Posted on 07/12/2018 6:49:23 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Hearing begins at 10AM EST:
Live Coverage: Peter Strzok Questioned by Members of Congress
House lawmakers are poised to question Peter Strzok on Thursday in what is sure to be a lengthy, tense standoff between Republicans and the FBI agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference.
Strzok has been in Republicans' sights for several months after a Justice Department inspector general investigation revealed that he exchanged text messages before the 2016 election that were critical of Donald Trump with Lisa Page, a former FBI lawyer with whom he was having an affair at the time.
Mueller promptly removed Strzok from the Russia investigation when the messages were revealed, but Republicans have zeroed in on him as key to uncovering what they allege was systemic FBI bias against Trump during the election. Democrats, meanwhile, have cast the effort as a politically-driven charade.
Lawmakers questioned Strzok behind closed doors late last month — now, those on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees will have the opportunity to question him publicly.
Strzok is under subpoena to testify before the committees in the public hearing.
Strzok plans to call scrutiny ‘another notch in Putin’s belt’
8:30 a.m.
Strzok reportedly plans to tell lawmakers that the focus on his anti-Trump text messages is aiding Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Associated Press, which reviewed prepared remarks Strzok is expected to deliver, reported that the FBI agent will defend himself against the intense scrutiny from GOP lawmakers by saying his work has been free of political bias.
“Let me be clear, unequivocally and under oath: not once in my 26 years of defending my nation did my personal opinions impact any official action I took,” Strzok will say, according to the AP.
He is expected to tell lawmakers that Congress’s focus on his actions and text messages “is just another victory notch in Putin’s belt and another milestone in our enemies’ campaign to tear America apart.”
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Poor Petie, He is certainly getting a bit worked up.
LOL, now they want to subpoena Steve Bannon!
What a circus.
Applause?
They need to get Mueller to testify why he fired Stok and not the other Dems on the committee if it was only about "appearance".
It is considered polite to applaud the actors in the [kabuki] theatre.
its difficult to describe this clown properly other than he is full of BS. I don’t believe a word he says. Its all self serving. Dems are clearly protecting this guy and not interested in the truth. sad day for America, politics have sunk so low.
Deflect.
Deflect.
Deflect.
Hold up more signs!
LOSER rats.
its difficult to describe this clown properly other than he is full of BS. I don’t believe a word he says. Its all self serving. Dems are clearly protecting this guy and not interested in the truth. sad day for America, politics have sunk so low.
I don’t think we’ve had a relevant and useful Congressional hearing since Watergate and that of course was questionable.
All these hearings do is give free exposure to pols looking to be re-elected. There have to be better ways to deliver the truth to the public.
Yes BRAVO!
Looks like the Dems want to make this another 10 hour hearing, which is bad for lying Strox
Vile RATS successfully delay the hearing with a vote.
LOL
Strzok isn’t used to having someone talk down to him. He seems to think he’s above the law. Gowdy really got under his skin when he hammered him on getting kicked off Mueller’s probe.
Gowdy got Strzok to trip up about how many people he interviewed while on Mueller’s team. Instead of giving the I can’t answer that, he said said something to the effect he couldn’t remember if it was zero..
The FBI is protecting this guy. I want to know what others, like McCabe knew about this guy’s views.
THEY EXPECTED HILLARY TO WIN.
I missed what they were voting for?
It was a Democrat-staged, nationally televised (gavel-to-gavel, all networks) kangaroo court if there ever was one.
why hasn’t he been fired ?
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