Two ex-FBI officials who traded anti-Trump texts close to settlement over alleged privacy violations
SUMMARY
Two former FBI officials, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department regarding their privacy claims. The lawsuit stems from the department leaking their text messages to the media, revealing disparaging remarks about former President Donald Trump. Strzok, a former top FBI counterintelligence agent, was fired in 2018 after the messages surfaced, while Page, a former FBI lawyer, resigned voluntarily. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Strzok also sued over his termination, alleging First Amendment violations, which remain unresolved. The leaked messages were discovered during an investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server use, and their release fueled accusations of bias in the Trump-Russia investigation.
