In what appears to be the first sign of discord in Robert Mueller’s FBI Special Counsel probe into Russian meddling in last year’s election, veteran FBI section chief Peter Strzok has left the probe just weeks after joining.
Strzok is a heavy hitter – having spearheaded the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, interviewing the presidential candidate last July. Of note, Strzok appears to have been one of the few investigators involved with the probe who isn’t a Hillary or Obama supporting Democrat.
ABC reports:
The recent departure of FBI veteran Peter Strzok is the first known hitch in a secretive probe that by all public accounts is charging full-steam ahead. Just last week, news surfaced that Mueller’s team had executed a search warrant at the Virginia home of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. And the week before that ABC News confirmed Mueller is now using a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., to collect documents and other evidence.
It’s unclear why Strzok stepped away from Mueller’s team of nearly two dozen lawyers, investigators and administrative staff. Strzok, who has spent much of his law enforcement career working counterintelligence cases and has been unanimously praised by government officials who spoke with ABC News, is now working for the FBI’s human resources division.
Questions abound…
Strzok was instrumental in both the investigation and reopening of the investigation into Hillary’s emails, with his team miraculously
sifting through 650,000 emails found on Anthony Weiner’s laptop in 8 days before concluding they were a nothing burger.
In spring last year, Mr. Strzok, the counterintelligence supervisor, reported to Mr. Comey that Mrs. Clinton had clearly been careless, but agents and prosecutors agreed that they had no proof of intent. Agents had not yet interviewed Mrs. Clinton or her aides, but the outcome was coming into focus.
Did Strzok discover that Mueller is simply witch hunting the President and refuse to be associated? I suppose time will tell.
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The Duran has reported that the investigation is going nowhere and that the legal team are taking out liability insurance to protect against retaliatory suits.
http://theduran.com/russiagate-inquiry-going-nowhere-investigators-private-insurance/
I am waiting for Trump to pardon Joe Arpaio. That will send shock waves through Mueller’s team.
Strange that a ‘heavy hitter’ investigator would end up in human resources. Maybe a conflict of interest was found?
Great color Cricket, thanks for adding.
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Protestors for hire.
If the lead investigator quits then:
1. There is no there, there.
2. The investigation is deviating from the original issue
And so the guy doesn’t want to waste his time on a witch hunt, soiling his name and reputation just to codify Mueller and Comey, butt buddies.
Crowds on demand….like that airheaded twit protesting in front of Trumps building saying she was just doing what she was told… Mmmhmmm