The inspector general of the president’s own Justice Department concluded the texts were missing due to technological glitches; 20,000 were recovered.
As President Donald Trump raged against “angry Democrats” in a tweet Saturday, he repeated a lie that 19,000 FBI texts had been deliberately deleted and were missing. More than 20,000 FBI agent texts lost in a technological glitch were recovered, which was clearly stated in a report early this month by the Office of the Inspector General in Trump’s own Justice Department.
“All Texts Demanded!” Trump tweeted, claiming “Mueller Angry Democrats” recently “deleted approximately 19,000 Text messages” between former FBI agent Peter Strzok and his girlfriend, FBI lawyer Lisa Page. “This is a total Obstruction of Justice,” he added.
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump
The Mueller Angry Democrats recently deleted approximately 19,000 Text messages between FBI Agent Lisa Page and her lover, Agent Peter S. These Texts were asked for and INVALUABLE to the truth of the Witch Hunt Hoax. This is a total Obstruction of Justice. All Texts Demanded!
Strzok was fired in August for derogatory comments about Trump he sent to Page, who resigned in May.
View the complete December 29 article by Mary Papenfuss on the Huffington Post website here.