A former FBI agent sued the Justice Department to get his job back, claiming he was unlawfully fired over his text messages critical of Donald Trump after the bureau caved in to pressure from the president.
Peter Strzok claims his firing was fueled by the illegal disclosure of messages he traded with now-former FBI attorney Lisa Page, with whom he was having an affair.
Strzok says the messages were protected political speech. In one exchange, Page asked Strzok whether Trump would ever become president, to which the agent replied, “No, he’s not. We’ll stop it.”
His firing in August of ...
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