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Justice Department inspector general finds missing FBI texts between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page

By Kelly Cohen
Published January 25, 2018 6:01pm ET
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Justice Department inspector general finds missing FBI texts between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page
The Justice Department inspector general locates missing text messages from a critical five-month period between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page. (Bloomberg Photo) | Andrew Harrer

The missing text messages between FBI officials Lisa Page and Peter Strzok have been located, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., in a letter Thursday.

The text messages were missing from a critical five-month period — Dec. 14, 2016 to May 17, 2017 — because of an alleged technical issue on FBI-issued mobile phones.

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