Text messages between
FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok
and DOJ lawyer Lisa Page
revealed involvement
of Denis McDonough,
Obama's chief of staff,
John Brennan, Obama's CIA director,
and former Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid working to create
an atmosphere of paranoia
that gave them the excuse
to launch the Russia probe
in the summer of 2016.
Investigators who leaked the information
to Fox said the texts between Strzok
and Page "strongly" suggest
coordination between the White House,
two independent intelligence agencies,
and a Democratic Congressional leader.
That contradicts the Obama administration
claims of non-involvement.
A text message from Strzok to Page
on August 3, 2016 described former
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
as being concerned with
"information control"
related to the initial investigation.
Coordination between
political appointees
at the White House
and DOJ investigators
would cast doubt
on the entire Russia probe,
Fox's sources said.
August 30, 2016,
Strzok texted Page:
"Here we go,"
sending a link to
a NY Times report titled,
"Harry Reid Cites Evidence
of Russian Tampering
in U.S. Vote and seeks FBI inquiry."
The texts also detail
the Bureau and Brennan's role
in feeding information to Reid,
which inspired him to write a letter
to the FBI demanding an investigation
be launched.
That letter was later leaked to the press.
The Reid letter, Fox said,
provided political cover
for the bureau
when it tried to justify
launching an investigation
into Trump as early as July 2016.
The texts provide the clearest sign
yet into the Obama administration's role
in helping get the Russia probe
off the ground in an attempt to roadblock
Trump's administration, all the while
Obama chose to do nothing
about reports of Russian attempts
at election interference.
