Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed the investigation into Peter Strzok. Strzok is the anti-Trump FBI agent famous for the salacious texts between him and his mistress, FBI Lawyer Lisa Page. The investigation is looking into whether the Agent’s anti-Trump bias led to the start of the Russia investigation.
According to Fox News:
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed Tuesday that he is investigating whether FBI official Peter Strzok’s anti-Trump bias factored into the launch of the bureau’s Russia probe.
During a joint hearing before the House Oversight and Judiciary committees, Horowitz testified that his office was reviewing Strzok’s anti-Trump text messages as part of a separate probe related to the Russia investigation.
“It clearly shows a biased state of mind,” Horowitz said, referring to text messages written as the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email use was wrapping up and the Russia probe was getting underway.
The most infamous text, revealed in last week’s IG report on the Clinton email case, showed Strzok responding “We’ll stop it” when his colleague and lover Lisa Page sought assurances that Trump would not become president.
The FBI has not been having a good year. Investigations continue to uncover a culture of bias. Depending on what the IG finds, this new investigation could force an end to the Mueller investigation.
