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Trump Wants To Know Why Peter Strzok Still Has A Job

(Reuters photo: Jonathan Ernst

Saagar Enjeti White House Correspondent
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President Donald Trump questioned by FBI agent Peter Strzok remains with the bureau after the departure of two controversial figures in recent weeks.

Strzok engaged in an extra-marital affair with FBI employee Lisa Page for months coinciding with the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. His text messages to Page on his work phone reveal an animus to Trump throughout the investigation and he was briefly assigned to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team.

Trump’s tweet follows the departure of Page and former FBI general counsel James Baker Friday. Both resigned from the bureau amidst increasing scrutiny of their behavior during the 2016 election, and as a DOJ IG report is expected on their activities.