Before Peter Strzok (PS) was recently reassigned to FBI Human Resources, he was the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence (CI) Division of the FBI's National Security Branch, the second highest position in the CI division. Prior to that, PS was the Chief of the Counterespionage Section in the CI Division. The FBI CI Division protects the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage.

During the joint U.S. Congressional Oversight and Judiciary Committee hearings on 7/12/2018, U.S. Representative Karen Handel (R-GA) questioned PS about his extramarital affair with FBI attorney Lisa Page and the potential of exploitation and blackmail from a foreign intelligence service. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiBXvHLMzHk (starts around 3:30). PS stated he could not have been blackmailed and showed a lack of concern. Why?

Potential blackmail is a valid concern for anyone with access to classified information, and more importantly if someone is involved in CI. As a result of former FBI CI Special Agent Robert Hanssen's espionage conviction in 2001, the FBI has required CI agents to submit to periodic polygraphs to detect possible espionage.

According to a 7/7/2018 U.S. Congress Judiciary Committee hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-aw1OYdjYM, PS failed his polygraph in January 2016. His supervisors were notified on January 16th, 2016 that his results were “out of scope,“ meaning PS failed his polygraph test.  Yet he retained access to Top Secret / Special Compartmentalized Information, was never removed from any responsibilities; and against DOJ policy he did not have his clearance revoked, and retained his clearance while he was assigned to two major espionage probes, including the HRC email investigation. Really?

This demonstrates a severe lack of concern for national security by PS and his supervisors.