Disgraced “FBI sweethearts” Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have reached a “tentative” settlement with the Department of Justice over alleged violations of their privacy rights resulting from the release of derogatory text messages about former President Donald Trump during the Russia collusion investigation.
The deal was disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday, but no terms were disclosed. The Washington Times report.
Strzok, a former FBI counterintelligence agent who led the bureau’s investigation into allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election, was fired in 2018 after his biased, anti-Trump conversations with FBI lawyer Page were exposed. After reviewing Strzok’s cellphone, the Justice Department also found he had been having an affair with Page, who resigned the same year.
The pair, who Trump has called “the FBI’s girlfriends,” said the condemning message Theatre Production Justice Department officials by that name filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia in 2019, alleging that the department violated their privacy rights by sharing copies of messages with news organizations that included DOJ officials calling Trump an “idiot” and an “abominable human being.”
Strzok also filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation over his firing, alleging that the bureau violated his First Amendment rights by bowing to “relentless pressure” from President Trump. In his lawsuit, Strzok seeks back pay and reinstatement.
“The tentative settlement does not resolve these constitutional claims.” Times Consideration of court notice.
Page’s lawsuit also seeks reimbursement for “childcare and travel expenses during multiple investigative investigations and appearances before Congress,” “the cost of paying data privacy services to protect my personal information,” and attorney’s fees, Fox News reported. report.
The tentative settlement proposal is still awaiting finalization and approval from a judge, and it is unclear whether the plaintiffs’ demands are met.
