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Home Front: Politix

FBI Investigator Leaves Mueller's Russia Probe

2017-08-17

[Free Beacon] Robert Mueller has lost one of the members of his special counsel investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election.

Experienced FBI investigator Peter Strzok has left the special counsel team and joined the bureau's human resources division, ABC News reports. It is unclear why Strzok decided to leave Mueller's probe.

The news has been rife with stories about Mueller's expanding probe into potential ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, and Strzok's departure marks the only known exit among Mueller's principal team.

Mueller's probe has grown increasingly aggressive in recent weeks. The FBI raided former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's home last month, and it also came out that he had impaneled a grand jury in Washington, D.C.

Posted by:Besoeker

#11 I have seen that is a significant promotion up the bureaucratic org chart for Strzok. It could be a good fit if he had already sold his soul.

Posted by: Glenmore 2017-08-17 20:39

#10 HR strikes me as an interesting place to find those who have been misbehaving -- they have all the personnnel files.

Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-17 18:56

#9 If you get moved into HR, it's punishment.

Posted by: Raj 2017-08-17 17:20

#8 Follow non disclosure laws??? Surly you jest. And don't call me Shirley.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-08-17 16:31

#7 Seems likely to me that Strzok was removed from the probe because he was not willing to follow orders, but Mueller did not want to take a PR hit by firing him, so he was transferred to somewhere in hopes he would quit. All the players are probably legally bound by non-disclosure laws.

Posted by: Glenmore 2017-08-17 10:46

#6 If I was transferred to HR, I'd quit

Posted by: Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 10:20

#5 Could this have been a demotion because he didn't play along?

Posted by: jvalentour 2017-08-17 09:32

#4 Strzok is renowned as a counterintelligence specialist. He transferred to 'human resources'.

I suspect his skills will be required elsewhere.

Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-17 08:53

#3 When a stint in HR is more appealing than a "Yuge" (and potentially career-making) case, well...

Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-08-17 08:52

#2 Strzok got tired of looking for unicorns?

Posted by: JohnQC 2017-08-17 07:08

#1 Strzok's departure marks the only known exit among Mueller's principal team

Because he was the only real cop in Mueller's team?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-17 05:36

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