Peter Strzok, the former FBI agent who came under fire for sending disparaging text messages about President Trump and other political figures during the 2016 presidential race, is suing his former employer over his firing, claiming the decision was a result of “unrelenting pressure” from Trump.
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday against the FBI and Justice Department, Strzok’s counsel argued that his firing was politically motivated and in violation of two constitutional amendments.
In particular, they argued that he was fired for using his protected political speech under the First Amendment and that the FBI also “deprived” him of his due process under the Fifth Amendment by denying him the right to appeal the decision.
The lawsuit also alleges that unlawful leaks to the press violated the Privacy Act.
“The concerted public campaign to disparage and, ultimately, fire Special Agent Strzok was enabled by the defendants’ deliberate and unlawful disclosure to the media of texts, intended to be private, from an FBI systems of records, in violation of the Privacy Act,” according to the court documents.
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