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Within a week after signing the documents to begin the Trump-Russia investigation, Strzok traveled to [[London]] to interview "a key witness". Strzok and Lisa Page debated what would be shared with DOJ prosecutors while the investigation is ongoing: {{quotebox|Strzok - I think we need to consider the lines of what we disclose to DOJ. For example, the last stipulation notes we will not disclose.}} Lisa Page sent Strzok a text, {{Quotebox|Page – Jesus. You should read this. And Trump should go f himself. Moment in Convention Glare Shakes Up Khans American Life http://nyti.ms/2aHulE0<br>Strzok – God that’s a great article. Thanks for sharing. And F TRUMP.<br>Page – And maybe you’re meant to stay where you are because you’re meant to protect the country from that menace. To that end comma, read this:<br>Page – Trump Enablers Will Finally Have to Take A Stand http://nyti.ms/2aFakry<br>Strzok – Thanks. It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps }}

Within a week after signing the documents to begin the Trump-Russia investigation, Strzok traveled to [[London]] to interview "a key witness". Strzok and Lisa Page debated what would be shared with DOJ prosecutors while the investigation is ongoing: {{quotebox|Strzok - I think we need to consider the lines of what we disclose to DOJ. For example, the last stipulation notes we will not disclose.}} Lisa Page sent Strzok a text, {{Quotebox|Page – Jesus. You should read this. And Trump should go f himself. Moment in Convention Glare Shakes Up Khans American Life http://nyti.ms/2aHulE0<br>Strzok – God that’s a great article. Thanks for sharing. And F TRUMP.<br>Page – And maybe you’re meant to stay where you are because you’re meant to protect the country from that menace. To that end comma, read this:<br>Page – Trump Enablers Will Finally Have to Take A Stand http://nyti.ms/2aFakry<br>Strzok – Thanks. It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps }}

On October 28, 2016, ten days before the election, James Comey reopened the Clinton  email investigation. 600,000 classified [[State Department]] emails were found on [[Anthony Weiner]]'s computer. Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch opposed notifying Congress, but aides persuade her firing Comey for doing so would put Lynch in the midst of a firestorm.<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/news/330050-nyt-lynch-didnt-want-comey-to-notify-congress-on-clinton-emails</ref> Comey's hand was forced by New York Police Department (NYPD) investigators who seized [[Weinergate|Weiner's laptop]] and turned it over to the FBI late in the game. Comey's surprise letter to Congress threw Clinton's lead in the polls into a tailspin. The "insurance policy" became operational: government leaks alleging collusion between Trump and Russia were rampant.<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/veteran-spy-gave-fbi-info-alleging-russian-operation-cultivate-donald-trump/</ref> Ironically, the ''[[New York Times]]'' at the same time ran a story and headline that said, ''Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link To Russia:'' {{Quotebox|For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued a widening investigation into a Russian role in the American presidential campaign. Agents scrutinized advisers close to Donald J. Trump, looked for financial connections with Russian financial figures, searched for those involved in hacking the computers of Democrats, and even chased a lead – which they ultimately came to doubt – about a possible secret channel of email communication from the Trump Organization to a Russian bank.<br><br>Law enforcement officials say that none of the investigations so far have found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government...<br><br>'''Hillary Clinton’s supporters, angry over what they regard as a lack of scrutiny of Mr. Trump by law enforcement officials, pushed for these investigations.'''<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/fbi-russia-election-donald-trump.html</ref>}}  

On October 28, 2016, ten days before the election, James Comey reopened the Clinton  email investigation. 600,000 classified [[State Department]] emails were found on [[Anthony Weiner]]'s computer. Attn. Gen. Loretta Lynch opposed notifying Congress, but aides persuade her firing Comey for doing so would put Lynch in the midst of a firestorm.<ref>http://thehill.com/homenews/news/330050-nyt-lynch-didnt-want-comey-to-notify-congress-on-clinton-emails</ref> Comey's hand was forced by New York Police Department (NYPD) investigators who seized [[Weinergate|Weiner's laptop]] and turned it over to the FBI late in the game. Comey's surprise letter to Congress threw Clinton's lead in the polls into a tailspin. The "insurance policy" became operational: government leaks alleging [[collusion]] between Trump and Russia were rampant.<ref>https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/veteran-spy-gave-fbi-info-alleging-russian-operation-cultivate-donald-trump/</ref> Ironically, the ''[[New York Times]]'' at the same time ran a story and headline that said, ''Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link To Russia:'' {{Quotebox|For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued a widening investigation into a Russian role in the American presidential campaign. Agents scrutinized advisers close to Donald J. Trump, looked for financial connections with Russian financial figures, searched for those involved in hacking the computers of Democrats, and even chased a lead – which they ultimately came to doubt – about a possible secret channel of email communication from the Trump Organization to a Russian bank.<br><br>Law enforcement officials say that none of the investigations so far have found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government...<br><br>'''Hillary Clinton’s supporters, angry over what they regard as a lack of scrutiny of Mr. Trump by law enforcement officials, pushed for these investigations.'''<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/01/us/politics/fbi-russia-election-donald-trump.html</ref>}}  

[[File:Clinton-Tweet-300x406.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Computer scientists" is a code word for government surveillors. How did Hillary get information gathered by a FISA warrant issued two weeks earlier, clearly used here for domestic political purposes?<ref>[http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html]</ref><ref>Check out @HillaryClinton's Tweet: https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/793250312119263233?s=09</ref><ref>https://me.me/i/pay-close-attention-the-server-in-trump-tower-with-alleged-10790639</ref> Ironically, the ''New York Times'' reported the FBI gave Trump a clean bill of health the same day.]] Lisa Page wrote to Strzok, “The [''New York Times''] probability numbers are dropping every day. I’m scared for our organization,” referring to the ''Times'' forecast which gave Hillary Clinton a 93% chance of winning on October 25, before dropping to an 85% change as of November 3. <!--''International Business Times'' reports child victim of Anthoney Weiner writes to Dir. Comey accusing Comey of outing her identity to reporters and victimizing her again.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/weiner-sexting-victim-pens-angry-letter-fbi-director-comey-1589724</ref>--> When Trump won on election day Strzok texted Lisa Page, "f*****g terrifying." Lisa Page responded, “OMG THIS IS F****** TERRIFYING.” Strzok responds, “Omg, I am so depressed.” [[Facebook]] CEO & founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]] called the Clinton campaign & [[Deep State]] theory that Russian [[fake news]] influenced the election "a pretty crazy idea."<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/10/technology/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-fake-news/index.html</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/11/501743684/zuckerberg-denies-fake-news-on-facebook-had-impact-on-the-election</ref>

[[File:Clinton-Tweet-300x406.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"Computer scientists" is a code word for government surveillors. How did Hillary get information gathered by a FISA warrant issued two weeks earlier, clearly used here for domestic political purposes?<ref>[http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/10/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html]</ref><ref>Check out @HillaryClinton's Tweet: https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/793250312119263233?s=09</ref><ref>https://me.me/i/pay-close-attention-the-server-in-trump-tower-with-alleged-10790639</ref> Ironically, the ''New York Times'' reported the FBI gave Trump a clean bill of health the same day.]] Lisa Page wrote to Strzok, “The [''New York Times''] probability numbers are dropping every day. I’m scared for our organization,” referring to the ''Times'' forecast which gave Hillary Clinton a 93% chance of winning on October 25, before dropping to an 85% change as of November 3. <!--''International Business Times'' reports child victim of Anthoney Weiner writes to Dir. Comey accusing Comey of outing her identity to reporters and victimizing her again.<ref>http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/weiner-sexting-victim-pens-angry-letter-fbi-director-comey-1589724</ref>--> When Trump won on election day Strzok texted Lisa Page, "f*****g terrifying." Lisa Page responded, “OMG THIS IS F****** TERRIFYING.” Strzok responds, “Omg, I am so depressed.” [[Facebook]] CEO & founder [[Mark Zuckerberg]] called the Clinton campaign & [[Deep State]] theory that Russian [[fake news]] influenced the election "a pretty crazy idea."<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/10/technology/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-fake-news/index.html</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/11/501743684/zuckerberg-denies-fake-news-on-facebook-had-impact-on-the-election</ref>