SAYS FORMER SECRETARY “CRITICAL PLAYER” IN PROBE, BUT NOT “TARGET”
by Sharon Rondeau
(Mar. 17, 2019) — Under questioning on June 27, 2018 by then-House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, former FBI Deputy Assistant Director of counterintelligence Peter Strzok said that the private, unauthorized server Hillary Clinton used while serving as Secretary of State was used by “a variety of people” (p. 119).
The transcript of Strzok’s testimony was released by Rep. Doug Collins last week.
During his time to ask the witness questions, Gowdy demanded to know who authored and signed the electronic communication (EC) used to launch the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into the 2016 Trump campaign, with Gowdy himself declaring that Strzok himself had done both.
Strzok, along with FBI counsel Mr. Besse, said he could not respond to the question given that it involved classified information.
Gowdy then turned to the way in which Strzok approached the Clinton email investigation begun in 2015 which ended in no criminal referral to the Justice Department.
Throughout his questioning, Gowdy appeared to express skepticism toward Strzok’s claim that his decisions in both investigations, in which he played a key role, were not guided by “personal beliefs” or political views.
In thousands of text messages retrieved and examined by the Justice Department’s Inspector General beginning in January 2017, Strzok and former FBI attorney and colleague Lisa Page were found to have expressed strong views about the 2016 presidential election in favor of Clinton and against Trump.
While his June testimony was conducted behind closed doors, Strzok publicly testified on July 12, again asserting that no political considerations entered into his decisions in either investigation.
After Gowdy presented Strzok with, “Whose server was it?” Strzok hesitated, then responded, “There are a variety of people who use that server…”
On the previous page, Gowdy appeared to have excoriated Strzok for declining to use the word, “target” in regard to Clinton and the investigation surrounding the private server over which she sent classified information.
Rather than “target,” Strzok characterized Clinton at the time as “a critical player” in the investigation, dubbed “Mid-Year Exam,” leading to the revelation that “The server was run by a variety of entities and used by people including the Clinton Foundation, Secretary Clinton, former President Clinton.”
Strzok’s rationale was that the term “target” was used by the Justice Department and not the FBI. Strzok did, however, admit that Clinton sent classified information over the server, which circumvented government-established protocols and firewalls.
On page 122, Strzok characterized Clinton as “a compelling candidate and likely to win.”
Hillary Clinton violated the Espionage Act: 18USC, Sec. 793 and 18USC, Sec. 798, inter alia. She should have been and should be indicted and tried for Espionage. To compound her crime, she was appointed to her position as Secretary of State by a usurper “President”. She was not legally in the office because Obama was not legally in his office. The entire faux “administration” of Barack Obama was a RICO cabal.
I have always felt that Hilliary is a double agent W/ore for whomever is willing to pay her enough money. We don’t even need her to be investigated, we have enough evidence already on all the crooked dealings she and Bill have done, not even to mention all the murders they have commissioned. Put her in jail forever.
I served in the Marines from 80 – 89. In the first half of my enlistment I worked in the S/4
office (logistic and embarkation). About half way into working at the S/4 office a background
and secret clearance was submitted and done on me. I understand it was a “final Secret
Clearance” that I had been approved for.
Shortly after this I took leave in my home town of Buffalo, NY and heard that the FBI had been interviewing neighbors, teachers at my High School and previous places that I had employment.
I was never informed nor coached on handling Top Secret information. However, I never
“actually” handled “severe/high” Top Secret information. But, I just knew not to “run my
mouth” and how to handle it. Example, “need to know” and “keep my mouth shut… and
keep it secured…
So how is it that Hillary had a “Mom and Pops” computer system / unsecured
and not get any punishment in her careless/reckless manner? No one is above the law
and she should be fully investigated and if found guilty, get some serious jail time.
Likewise, those who also used her computer system should be investigated and if at
fault likewise charged and jailed if found lacking.