Headline Roundup • August 13th, 2018
Peter Strzok, Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Text Messages, Fired by FBI
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The FBI fired Peter Strzok, the agent who sent a series of anti-Trump text messages to a co-worker with whom he was having an extramarital affair. Strzok's attorney said that the punishment was too harsh and diverged from "the normal process," while some others say that his bias against the president was grounds for termination long ago.
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FBI fires Peter Strzok, agent who sent anti-Trump text messages
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Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who exchanged anti-Trump text messages with his co-worker girlfriend, was fired, his lawyer said Monday.
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FBI official Peter Strzok, who played a lead role in both the Russian meddling and Hillary Clinton email probes but became a political lightning rod after the revelation of anti-Trump text messages, has been fired.
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