BY Chris Donaldson
Disgraced former FBI special agent Peter Strzok was slammed by a top agency official over his “sustained pattern of bad judgment” and “selfishness” that seriously damaged the reputation and credibility of the bureau in a scathing draft of his termination letter.
Strzok’s hatred of former President Donald J. Trump and obsession with the debunked Russiagate conspiracy theory that the ex-POTUS was in cahoots with the Kremlin clearly affected his judgement, resulting in anti-Trump text messages that were deeply embarrassing to the nation’s foremost law enforcement agency, leading to his firing in 2018, a steamy, adulterous affair with FBI attorney Lisa Page also didn’t help.
The firing letter which was written by David Bowdich who was the bureau’s deputy director at the time was released as a part of the FBI’s response to Strzok’s federal lawsuit alleging that his privacy rights were violated and that he was wrongfully terminated.
“While there is no doubt your 21 years of service to the organization cannot and should not be erased, it is difficult to fathom the repeated, sustained errors of judgment you made while serving as the lead agent in two of the most high profile investigations in the country,” Bowdich wrote in the letter which was dated August 8, 2018. “Though the Office of the Inspector General found no evidence of bias impacted any of your or the FBI’s investigative actions or decisions, your sustained pattern of bad judgment in the use of an FBI device has called into question for many of the decisions made during both the Clinton e-mail investigation and the initial states of the Russian Collusion investigation.”
“In short, your repeated selfishness has called into question the credibility of the entire FBI.”
Strzok's dismissal letter was published today:
"In my 23 years in the FBI, I have not seen a more impactful series of missteps that has called into question the entire organization and more thoroughly damaged the FBI’s reputation."
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— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) September 30, 2022
“In my 23 years in the FBI, I have not seen a more impactful series of missteps which called into question the entire organization and more thoroughly damaged the reputation of the organization,” Bowdich wrote. “In our role as FBI employees we sometimes make unpopular decisions, but the public should be able to examine our work and not have to question motives.”
“As Deputy Assistant Director, you were expected to be a leader who was beyond reproach and set an example for not only our direct subordinates, but others throughout the organization who watched and observed your behaviors and actions,” the two page letter reads. “You failed to do so repeatedly and put your own interests [above] the interests of the organization. Though it pains me to do so, it is for this reason that I am dismissing you from the rolls of the FBI.”
After he was kicked to the curb, Strzok took to Twitter to write, “Deeply saddened by this decision. It has been an honor to serve my country and work with the fine men and women of the FBI,” including a link to a GoFundMe account.
Strzok committed Treason against the United States of America.
And I find it hilarious that the FBI is pretending this guy is some rogue agent, or something.
He’s a product of their organization. It’s filled with many, just like him.
Strzok isn’t the only one at the Bureau who abetted a four-year long coup and decided to override the Will of the American people.
He will not be the scapegoat they hope for.
Well, that is spot on. It could also apply to Comey, McCabe, Wray, Clinesmith and numerous others. They have all caused tremendous damage to the credibility and honor of the FBI to the point that it is considered a threat to national security.
Though the letter says Strzok’s bias and prejudice didn’t affect any investigations, I would argue it did. The letter may be a CYA attempt because it is difficult to believe that his venomous bias wasn’t well known. Strzok should have been fired or at least taken off the investigations long before the amount of damage done to Trump, the Presidency, the FBI, the DOJ and the nation happened.
Strzok is pure garbage. Worthy of MSDNC
Yeah, they can really attract them. I wonder how many times they steal each other’s lunches?