Peter Strzok warns Trump: ‘A great deal more to say about the president’s attacks’

He shared a message from his lawyer, Aitan Goelman, who said: “Angered by the disclosures of yet more instances of his betrayal of our national security in the service of his own political advantage, President Trump raged and threatened those public servants tasked with investigating or testifying about his serial misconduct.”

Goelman added, “Peter Strzok, a patriotic career counterintelligence agent whose conduct in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election has been vindicated by two independent IG investigations, today found himself targeted by his President in yet another unhinged attack …. “

Strzok himself teased a further response.

“I will have a great deal more to say about the president’s attacks on those with responsibility for holding him accountable. America deserves better,” Strzok said.

At an impeachment victory celebration earlier in the day, Trump lauded his defenders who helped him dodge being convicted on two Ukraine-related articles of impeachment. He also lashed out at his political rivals and took several shots at former FBI officials who investigated him and his campaign for possible criminal conspiracy with Russia and obstruction of justice, including former FBI Director James Comey.

Calling Strzok and Page “the FBI lovers” and “lowlifes,” Trump mocked text messages between the two ex-FBI officials, which came to light during a Justice Department inspector general investigation, in which they expressed disbelief and disgust in the days before and after Trump won the presidency.

“I can tell you, in my opinion, these are the crookedest, most dishonest, dirtiest people I’ve ever seen. They said, this is Strzok: ‘God, Hillary should win 100 million to one.’ This is about me. This is an agent from the FBI. Look how they let her off. Thirty-three thousand emails deleted. Nothing happens to her. Nothing happens. It’s unbelievable,” Trump said.

Strzok and Page took part in the Hillary Clinton email and Russia investigations, and upon the disclosure of their text messages, Republicans accused them of being part of a plot to undermine Trump. Although Inspector General Michael Horowitz criticized both investigations, the DOJ watchdog has not determined that bias tainted either.

After being fired, Strzok filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in August. Page sued the Justice Department and the FBI for violating her privacy by releasing her personal information to the public.

Page has yet to respond directly to Trump’s latest comments, but she did tweet Thursday morning in reaction to hearing Attorney General William Barr sent a memo to the FBI ordering the organization to clear any investigations into 2020 candidates with him.

“Imagine if Eric Holder or Loretta Lynch had implemented this policy during or after the Clinton email investigation,” she said, referring to the Obama-era attorneys general. “I’m not saying that the Department isn’t well-intended, but I don’t think this is the solution they think it is.”