The media narrative surrounding FBI Agent Peter Strzok’s firing has been framed, almost exclusively, around his political text messages. Given the nature of the media participation in the events this is not surprising. However, Strzok’s text messages have no bearing on his firing.
In March 2018 the DOJ Office of Inspector General announced an ongoing review of how the DOJ and FBI used FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) as a weaponized tool against their political opposition.
As part of this examination, the OIG also will review information that was known to the DOJ and the FBI at the time the applications were filed from or about an alleged FBI confidential source. Additionally, the OIG will review the DOJ’s and FBI’s relationship and communications with the alleged source as they relate to the FISC applications.Two months later on Monday May 21st, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein added a significant DOJ mandate to the Inspector General review. Rosenstein expanded the original FISA review to include looking at whether officials within the intelligence community may have unlawfully used human intelligence assets to “spy” or “surveil” the Trump campaign:
“The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the ongoing review of the FISA application process to include determining whether there was any impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its counterintelligence investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election.”Part of that ongoing IG review surrounds FBI Affidavits presented to the FISA Court (FISC) and whether those affidavits were fraudulent; thereby misleading the court. FBI Agent Peter Strzok is the primary affiant swearing to the truthfulness and fullness of the information that underlines the FISA application. We know Peter Strzok lied and misrepresented information to the court.
(Via: TLR)
Blog Author's Comments: The only way all of this corruption reaches the average American citizen is by way of indictments. Until then, the mainstream media will not report it, just spin it as usual. So what if all these people are getting fired, we need to see people go on trial. Until that happens 50% of America doesn’t really care. I and many others are tired of seeing this corruption and nothing happen. Someone, perhaps the President, will need to clean house and expose these people and government agencies.
I have thought since the beginning that arrests and indictments were needed. This may be the only way to perhaps bring a halt to Special counsel Mueller's investigation before the midterms. Failing to do this could be a problem for the GOP and hamper Trump's agenda greatly in the second half of his term. I am guessing the President is going to wait until he gets the national support he needs from the mid-terms. Then he can safely fire Sessions and hire a tough and intelligent Attorney General, one who will do the job he/she was hired to do.
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