Oooooooh. Something interesting is going on!
The FBI’s Peter Strzok– you know, the agent who sent nasty anti-Trump messages to his lover– was escorted out of the bureau’s HQ.
News – FBI special agent Peter Strzok was escorted out of the FBI building on Friday, source familiar tells me; as of today, he is still employed; he's been stationed in Human Resources since dismissal from Mueller team.
— Laura Jarrett (@LauraAJarrett) June 19, 2018
***BREAKING*** Anti-Trump Agent Peter Strzok is OUT, reportedly 'ESCORTED' from FBI building… https://t.co/OfmqzqYe77
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) June 19, 2018
Peter Strzok, the FBI agent whose text messages highly critical of President Donald Trump have fueled claims that the special counsel’s ongoing investigation of the Trump presidential campaign is tainted by bias, was escorted out of the bureau’s headquarters, his lawyer said Tuesday.
But Strzok “remains a proud FBI agent who wants to continue working to keep the American people safe,” his lawyer Aitan Goelman said in a prepared statement.
Goelman said that Strzok was “escorted from the [FBI] building as part of … ongoing internal proceedings.”
Or so they’d have us believe. An FBI spokesperson refused to comment on the matter.
An FBI spokeswoman, when contacted by CNBC, said “we don’t have a comment,” when asked both if Strzok remained employed by the bureau, and if he was escorted from the building as reported.
“Generally speaking, we do not comment on personnel matters,” the spokeswoman said.
Full statement from Strzok’s attorney pic.twitter.com/G7EyuAQuGk
— Laura Jarrett (@LauraAJarrett) June 19, 2018
We’ll update you as we find out more.
h/t NBC News