WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is today pressing the FBI for answers about a series of concerns raised in recently produced text messages exchanged between FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok.
In his letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Grassley first notes that the two FBI officials shared a worry about how they would be perceived by a future President Hillary Clinton if they conducted her interview “loaded for bear.”
Grassley also inquired about the FBI’s handling of appearances of conflicts of interest at the Justice Department and the FBI during the Clinton investigation and highlighted several texts that discuss potential for the appointment of a special prosecutor. The texts also indicate that then-Director James Comey’s chief of staff believed with “100%” certainty that Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should be recused from the investigation.
Lastly, Grassley raises concerns about several references in the text messages to communicating about FBI business on non-governmental systems, such as iMessage, and how such communication may impact their work investigating Secretary Clinton for alienation of federal records, which is a federal crime.
Here's the link to the full text of Grassley’s letter to the FBI. The source texts are available HERE.
