President Trump hyped up newly released government documents that contain text messages between FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok.
“NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning.
NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2018
Strzok told his fellow agent President Obama “wants to know everything we’re doing” related to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, according to a newly released text. The two were having an extramarital affair at the time.
“Potus wants to know everything we’re doing,” Page texted Strzok on Sept. 2, 2016. That text was in reference to then-FBI Director James Comey, who had been preparing talking points for Obama regarding the probe into the former secretary of state.
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Trump hypes up Strzok, Page messages: "NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS" https://t.co/SujKw7omhl pic.twitter.com/9EJbue4bmt
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 7, 2018
Reassuring the country that our system of government is steady, our Union is strong, and that all of the nation's agencies are working together for the good of the American people. https://t.co/Wu7J5NsXqO
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 7, 2018
This text came three days before Obama confronted Putin about election-meddling. It's not exactly a mystery why he'd want a full account of what the FBI knew https://t.co/MgNckg68cn
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 7, 2018
JUST IN: Trump tweets about “new FBI texts” during scheduled daily intelligence briefing https://t.co/sJrHgVq6D8 pic.twitter.com/yOcT2INqtZ
— The Hill (@thehill) February 7, 2018
Some Republicans argue the new exchange is evidence that Obama was more involved in the Clinton email probe than previously known.But the texts were sent in September, roughly two months after Comey announced he would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton for using a personal email server as secretary of State.
Nevertheless, Trump and his GOP allies have seized on Strzok and Page’s texts as proof that the Russia investigation is politically motivated.
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Trump latest tweet came 10 minutes after his daily intelligence briefing was set to begin, suggesting the president was running behind schedule.
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