Why Peter Strzok Wanted to Testify

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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After his text messages about President Trump were made public, Peter Strzok, a high-ranking F.B.I. agent who played a pivotal role in the Russia investigation, became a punching bag for Republican lawmakers. So why did he offer to testify before them? Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:25.6	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:32.6	This is The Daily.
0:35.6	Today, an FBI agent's text messages about President Trump have made him a punching bag
0:47.5	for Republican lawmakers.
0:50.0	So why did he ask to testify before them?
0:57.0	It's Friday, July 13th.
1:04.8	I remember exactly where I was when I found out about Pete's text messages.
1:12.6	Mike Schmidt covers national security for the times.
1:15.7	I won't say where it was or who I was talking to, but I was with this guy.
1:21.2	I said to him, why did Pete struck the top FBI counterintelligence agent who oversaw
1:29.5	the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the investigation into Donald Trump's campaign's
1:35.2	ties to Russia, get moved off of the Mueller investigation.
1:40.0	Why would that happen?
1:41.1	Why would one of the most respected investigators in the Bureau go off to work in HR?
1:49.9	And he said it's really a mess.
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