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(151,425 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:04 PM Jul 26

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers

Source: ABC

Former FBI agent Pete Strzok, who was fired from the bureau in 2018 after his disparaging text messages about Donald Trump were made public, has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over his claims that his privacy rights were violated, according to his lawyers.

According to Strzok’s lawyers, the U.S. government has agreed to pay Strzok $1.2 million.

In his 2019 lawsuit, Strzok and his lawyers argued that the FBI and DOJ unlawfully disclosed his private text messages disparaging Trump before and after the 2016 presidential election -- including the time frame during which Strzok helped lead the agency's investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email server and Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump, who made Strzok a frequent target on social media, argued that Strzok's political bias tainted the early stages of the Russia investigation.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-reaches-12-million/story?id=112318094&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jul 26 OP

Cool (nt) pat_k Jul 26 #1

Excellent! wordstroken Jul 26 #2

diaper donald is going to have Kali Jul 26 #3

I hope there's something in the agreement about paying his legal fees. enough Jul 26 #4

Didn't Pete Strzok, at FBI Counter INTEL, bust up a Putin Spy ring out of Canada operating in the US? Attilatheblond Jul 26 #5

I wished the Americans show made some hint about a "real estate developer" cynical_idealist Jul 26 #9

$1.2 million should have come straight out of Chump's pocket FakeNoose Jul 26 #6

Maybe he can use that money to sue Trump. orthoclad Jul 29 #16

Doesn't seem like near enough rainin Jul 26 #7

I thought the same thing Lulu KC Jul 26 #8

Peter Strzok Was Our Number One Russian Spy Hunter. That's Why Putin Wanted Him Taken Out. panfluteman Jul 26 #10

Clown donald the dump failed again wolfie001 Jul 26 #11

Yes and the GQP/MAGA clowns in Congress moniss Jul 27 #12

So we get to pay for what Trump did to him travelingthrulife Jul 27 #13

Proof that the Trump administration weaponized the Justice Department. Martin68 Jul 28 #14

peanuts! he should have got way more... samnsara Jul 29 #15

pat_k

(10,072 posts)

1. Cool (nt)

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:05 PM

Jul 26

wordstroken

(535 posts)

2. Excellent!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:12 PM

Jul 26

He was put through mental hell.

Kali

(55,453 posts)

3. diaper donald is going to have

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:14 PM

Jul 26

(another) sad.

enough

(13,407 posts)

4. I hope there's something in the agreement about paying his legal fees.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:16 PM

Jul 26

Attilatheblond

(3,566 posts)

5. Didn't Pete Strzok, at FBI Counter INTEL, bust up a Putin Spy ring out of Canada operating in the US?

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:17 PM

Jul 26

Think, along the lines of the TV show The Americans. Yeah Russia and that sort of well hidden spy network in real life. Putin was a grand poohba in Russian Intel. So, Pete Strzok cost Putin a good deal of assets and probably. Putin holds grudges. Trump took orders from Putin and did much to curry favor.

Glad to see Mr. Strzok is getting some retribution for the way he was treated, at Putin's behest.

cynical_idealist

(410 posts)

9. I wished the Americans show made some hint about a "real estate developer"

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:22 PM

Jul 26

as a prospect

FakeNoose

(34,586 posts)

6. $1.2 million should have come straight out of Chump's pocket

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:18 PM

Jul 26

But I'm happy that Peter Strzok is finally compensated for the shabby treatment he received form Chump's administration.

orthoclad

(4,016 posts)

16. Maybe he can use that money to sue Trump.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 29, 2024, 10:16 PM

Jul 29

rainin

(3,093 posts)

7. Doesn't seem like near enough

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 06:27 PM

Jul 26

Hopefully, this is the beginning of a series of lawsuits to compensate him for what he went through. Not only should he be compensated for all expenses, past, current, and future, he should be compensated for reputational damage. No idea how to calculate the cost to him, but he was wronged by bad actors and somehow, he should be made whole. I'm thinking in the 10s of millions.

Lulu KC

(3,002 posts)

8. I thought the same thing

Reply to rainin (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 07:17 PM

Jul 26

I wonder if they restored his pension. Maybe from seeing so many big numbers recently in connection to money that has and has not been donated to campaigns, this sounds like peanuts.

panfluteman

(2,141 posts)

10. Peter Strzok Was Our Number One Russian Spy Hunter. That's Why Putin Wanted Him Taken Out.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 08:48 PM

Jul 26

And Donnie Cheetolini was only too happy to do Putin's bidding. Donald Trump is the biggest spy and traitor that America has ever had.

wolfie001

(3,000 posts)

11. Clown donald the dump failed again

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Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:04 PM

Jul 26

moniss

(4,902 posts)

12. Yes and the GQP/MAGA clowns in Congress

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2024, 08:35 AM

Jul 27

have the audacity to whine that the DOJ is being weaponized. When you combine this case, Michael Cohen being thrown back in jail, Barr misrepresenting the Mueller report, Barr stepping in to water down any sentence for Stone, the DOJ policies for family separations aka kidnapping/child abuse/endangerment and the post election DOJ actions of Clark etc. it is pretty clear who the people "weaponizing" DOJ have been.