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DOJ Investigation Reveals Strzok's Phone Was Wiped and Re-Issued by FBI

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The Department of Justice inspector general released a report Thursday revealing that thousands of text messages sent by fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page were not preserved, creating a gap in the investigation into misconduct at the bureau.

The OIG report states that the cellphones issued by the special counsel Robert Mueller’s office to Strzok and Page were reset after the two were removed from the probe, following the revelation they had exchanged anti-Trump texts during the 2016 presidential race.

The Daily Caller reported the absence of text messages from a crucial period of time after the election prevents Congress and the public from seeing whether Strzok and Page’s sentiments carried over into their work on Mueller’s probe.

“The FBI chalked the missing text messages up to a glitch that affected the message retention system on many FBI-issued phones. Government forensic analysts were able to recover many texts from the missing period,” according to The Daily Caller.

“The OIG did not dispute the FBI’s claims about why the messages were missing from the phones.”

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DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote in the report that his office initiated this investigation into the lost text messages “upon being notified of a gap in text message data collection during the period December 15, 2016 through May 17, 2017.”

“Specifically, the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office was asked to attempt recovery of these missing text message for the referenced period from FBI issued mobile devices issued to Strzok and Page.”

Horowitz added, “The OIG forensically recovered thousands of text messages from FBI mobile devices issued to Strzok and Page through its multiple extraction efforts. Approximately 9,311 text messages were recovered from Strzok’s S5 (Samsung),” while, “Approximately 10,760 text messages were recovered from Page’s S5.”

Anti-Trump texts between the two former FBI officials first began to be made public in December 2017.

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In one of the most stunning exchanges, Page questioned Strzok, with whom she was having an extramarital affair, “(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!”

He responded, “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.”

In another text, Page referred to the then-Republican presidential candidate as “a loathsome human,” and Strzok called him a “f–king idiot.”

In still another exchange, Strzok referenced an “insurance policy,” writing Page, “I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office — that there’s no way he gets elected — but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk. It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.”

Strzok reportedly told the OIG that Andy was former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

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The Wall Street Journal reported that the “insurance policy” Strzok was texting about was the investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia.

The FBI fired Strzok in August, while Page resigned from the bureau in May.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto is the senior staff writer for The Western Journal. He wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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