DOJ office says it has found missing text messages of FBI agents

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

BY AVERY ANAPOL - 01/25/18 01:05 PM EST

Months of missing text messages between two FBI agents have been located, according a letter obtained by The Hill.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) in a letter that the messages spanning from December 2016 to May 2017, previously though missing due to a technological glitch affecting FBI phones, have been found.

“The [Office of the Inspector General] has been investigating this matter, and, this week, succeeded in using forensic tools to recover text messages from FBI devices,” the letter read.

The messages between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have come under scrutiny primarily by GOP lawmakers who say that they are proof of political bias against President Trump in the Russia investigations and the FBI overall.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370711-justice-department-recovers-missing-fbi-agents-text-messages

[LittleGirl]

1. JHC, are they hiring amateurs in the IT dept now?

FFS, this is ridiculous.

[Sam McGee]

2. This is NOT good news . . .

. . . for Nunes and the rest of the GOP mad dogs.

[mobeau69]

3. And faux "news". n/t

[PatSeg]

5. True

But I'm sure they'll find a way to twist it to their advantage. Meanwhile, it makes a nice diversion, even if it is inconsequential.

[chelsea0011]

16. Oh, they will just go off on something else or start a conspiracy that these are fake emails

and where are the real ones?

[DURHAM D]

4. Did they get them from wikileaks? nt

[yallerdawg]

6. New texts:

"Hey, baby, you're hot!"

"Not as hot as you are, babe!"

Nunes and Johnson: "Global warming conspiracy supporting Hillary and Chinese solar panels! Deep state secret society run out of Taco Bell!"

[procon]

7. Republicans staff the government with loyalists, just like any other Banana Republic.

Remember that Saddam Hussein only hired his loyal Baath Party members to run Iraq, Trump thinks the same way as any other dictator who fears his misdeeds will catch up with him. Republicans are fanatics, and like any other narrow minded extremist group, they believe everyone is just as much a diehard zealot as they are.

They can't believe that anyone can hold opposite views or be critical of their policies, but still be dedicated to doing their jobs with competency and proficiency, sans the litanies and burnt offerings to Trump.

[Jim__]

8. The IG didn't tell Nunes? Proof of a conspiracy! - n/t

[Nitram]

9. So we're back in another email non-scandal.

I think I'm having a dejavu.

[hurple]

10. Dear God...

I hope they never discussed plans for a pizza dinner...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

11. Pizza you say?!! As in basement pizzeria pedophile ring?!!! I knew it!! nt

[watoos]

12. Yeah, that pedophile ring

located in the basement of a pizza joint that didn't have a basement is still believed today by Trumpers.

There's guy who isn't talked about much who is behind most of these conspiracy theories, he's a friend of Alex Jones, Dr. Steve Pieczernik. Check out his web site if you have some time to kill but wear a lot of aluminum foil.

[chowder66]

13. If any republicans think their text messages are safely deleted they may need to think twice!

Beware the forensic tools!!

[mobeau69]

15. Ron Johnson should be thrown out of the Senate.

A proven nutcase conspiracy theorist is a U.S. Senator. We may be doomed.

[winstars]

17. DID THEY BLEACH THEM FIRST??? LOL