US Congressman: The FBI Tried to Stop Donald Trump from Becoming President
Speculation has run rampant for months that the FBI was working against a Donald Trump presidency, and now a United States congressman has given credit to that theory and what it would mean.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, told conservative radio host Todd Starnes he is convinced the FBI was working against Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
“The whole pretext is wrong. Think about this, you had — I’m convinced now — the FBI actively seeking with intent, actively trying to stop Donald Trump from being president of the United States,” Jordan said on the Todd Starnes Show.
Jordan pointed to text messages written by investigator Peter Strzok that referred to an “insurance” policy.
“I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office — that there’s no way he gets elected — but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk. It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40,” Strzok wrote.
The reference was meant to convey that the bureau needed to aggressively investigate allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, people familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal.
Jordan was concerned the “insurance policy” might have included dressing up the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, turning it into an intelligence document and using it to obtain warrants in the FISA court that allowed them to spy on Americans.
In the same text messages, Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page disparaged Trump, calling him an “idiot” and “loathsome human,” showing their obvious bias against the then-candidate.
To make matters worse, Strzok was the lead agent on the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state.
He was also the top investigator for special counsel Robert Mueller, who has been in charge of looking into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Strzok was removed from that position after the problematic texts surfaced. But lawmakers like Jordan have remained concerned over how his bias may have influenced his role.
In fact, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote to the Justice Department about the issue, saying Strzok’s texts appeared to “go beyond merely expressing a private political opinion.”
They “appear to cross the line into taking some official action to create an ‘insurance policy’ against a Trump presidency,” Grassley wrote.
Jordan called the situation “as wrong as it gets.”
“If that happened, and it sure looks like it did – if that happened it is wrong as it can possibly be in this great country for the FBI to actively be trying to make sure one individual, one major party’s nominee does not become the next president is as wrong as it gets,” Jordan told Starnes.
He’s right. The FBI should never be involved in trying to sway the outcome of an election — especially the U.S. presidential election.
It certainly appears they crossed that line, however, and something must be done to ensure they’re dealt with appropriately and that this never happens ever again.
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