GOP senators refer Strzok-Page texts to Barr over spying concerns
by Daniel Chaitin | April 25, 2019 10:00 PM
A text message exchange between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page is getting a fresh look.
Two top Senate Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday, offering a tip for his review of the initial investigation into the Trump campaign in the summer of 2016.
They cite "text messages that may show potential attempts by the FBI to conduct surveillance of President-elect Trump's transition team," in which Strzok and Page discussed on their work phones the "possibility of developing 'potential relationships' at a November 2016 FBI briefing for presidential transition team staff."
After noting a prior briefing with "Pence," most likely then-incoming Vice President Mike Pence, Strzok indicates he is talking with former top FBI official Bill Priestap and asks Page if they want to "go with" a specific individual, whose name is redacted, "for a variety of [reasons]."
Page replied that she is unsure, wondering, "Would it be unusual to have show up again? Maybe another agent from the team?”
"Or, he's ‘the CI [counter-intelligence] guy.' Same.might make sense. He can assess if [there] are any new Qs, or different demeanor. If [redacted's] husband is there, he can see if there are people we can develop for potential relationships," Strzok said.
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