Rod Rosenstein says he authorized release of Strzok-Page texts

Published January 18, 2020 5:19pm ET



Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he made the decision to release to the media text messages between two FBI employees who criticized President Trump during the 2016 presidential election.

Rosenstein said in a court filing late Friday that he made the call in part to protect the FBI from selective leaks by Congress.

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