Bill McGurn: The Text Messages Between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page ‘Suggest They Knew What They Were Doing Was Improper’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCOTT Another ░░░░░░░░ story this morning new ░░░░░░░░ of possible political bias ░░░░░░░░ the FBI Lawmakers now ░░░░░░░░ a new trove of ░░░░░░░░ messages sent between Peter ░░░░░░░░ and Lisa page Strzok ░░░░░░░░ removed from the Russia ░░░░░░░░ for sending anti Trump ░░░░░░░░ to page who was ░░░░░░░░ his mistress In the ░░░░░░░░ released exchange they write ░░░░░░░░ looks like hell Yeah ░░░░░░░░ is awful timing Lisa ░░░░░░░░ agrees In a later ░░░░░░░░ page says it s ░░░░░░░░ real profile in courage ░░░░░░░░ she knows no charges ░░░░░░░░ be brought All this ░░░░░░░░ in reference to then ░░░░░░░░ general Loretta lynch s ░░░░░░░░ meeting with Bill Clinton ░░░░░░░░ in 2016 and their ░░░░░░░░ that Hillary Clinton would ░░░░░░░░ be charged in the ░░░░░░░░ investigation Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ bill McGurn main street ░░░░░░░░ for the Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ and speech writer for ░░░░░░░░ W Bush The timing ░░░░░░░░ all of this is ░░░░░░░░ the very least suspicious ░░░░░░░░ James Comey had not ░░░░░░░░ out yet and said ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton would not ░░░░░░░░ charged MCGURN Right Although ░░░░░░░░ had drafted a statement ░░░░░░░░ earlier that she would ░░░░░░░░ be charged before she ░░░░░░░░ been interviewed Look Jon ░░░░░░░░ s just the latest ░░░░░░░░ of evidence that we ░░░░░░░░ to know more about ░░░░░░░░ the FBI was doing ░░░░░░░░ are entitled to have ░░░░░░░░ own opinions and strong ░░░░░░░░ but the text messages ░░░░░░░░ and forth between Peter ░░░░░░░░ and Lisa Page suggest ░░░░░░░░ knew that what they ░░░░░░░░ doing was improper There ░░░░░░░░ several references to we ░░░░░░░░ t be doing this ░░░░░░░░ our work phones and ░░░░░░░░ forth And some of ░░░░░░░░ messages like that one ░░░░░░░░ of contradict the official ░░░░░░░░ that s out there ░░░░░░░░ people need to know ░░░░░░░░ this an honest inquiry ░░░░░░░░ There is also the ░░░░░░░░ that five months of ░░░░░░░░ have turned up missing ░░░░░░░░ When the IRS said ░░░░░░░░ were missing and turns ░░░░░░░░ they were going missing ░░░░░░░░ his rule I think ░░░░░░░░ normal times you might ░░░░░░░░ able to give some ░░░░░░░░ to this in government ░░░░░░░░ s a pretty fair ░░░░░░░░ stupidity and ineptitude is ░░░░░░░░ telling than sort of ░░░░░░░░ intent but it is ░░░░░░░░ very convenient that these ░░░░░░░░ are missing I think ░░░░░░░░ needs to get to ░░░░░░░░ bottom of that too ░░░░░░░░ a report to make ░░░░░░░░ that the FBI Is ░░░░░░░░ telling the truth on ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT We should point ░░░░░░░░ you aren t an ░░░░░░░░ FBI Crusader MCGURN No ░░░░░░░░ family business my dad ░░░░░░░░ an FBI Agent very ░░░░░░░░ of it I m ░░░░░░░░ proud of my dad ░░░░░░░░ service He has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with my coverage ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ FBI Agents out there ░░░░░░░░ would say the majority ░░░░░░░░ them are good The ░░░░░░░░ there are questions The ░░░░░░░░ Was investigating both presidential ░░░░░░░░ and there are questions ░░░░░░░░ what it did on ░░░░░░░░ Right now there is ░░░░░░░░ memo sitting in Congress ░░░░░░░░ classified information mostly about ░░░░░░░░ FBI Seeking of a ░░░░░░░░ on members of the ░░░░░░░░ campaign team The question ░░░░░░░░ were they honest in ░░░░░░░░ I haven t seen ░░░░░░░░ memo Several people have ░░░░░░░░ on TV and said ░░░░░░░░ s very disturbing what ░░░░░░░░ FBI And justice were ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT Worse than Watergate ░░░░░░░░ of stuff MCGURN If ░░░░░░░░ s true they weaponized ░░░░░░░░ enforcement in opposition research ░░░░░░░░ go after a political ░░░░░░░░ of another party that ░░░░░░░░ pretty terrible SCOTT You ░░░░░░░░ talking about this anti ░░░░░░░░ dossier compiled by fusion ░░░░░░░░ using money apparently from ░░░░░░░░ Clinton campaign and the ░░░░░░░░ that we still don ░░░░░░░░ know the answer to ░░░░░░░░ did the FBI Rely ░░░░░░░░ that document that dossier ░░░░░░░░ go to a FISA ░░░░░░░░ and say we need ░░░░░░░░ spy on American MCGURN ░░░░░░░░ go further Was it ░░░░░░░░ What I want to ░░░░░░░░ is whether it s ░░░░░░░░ or not Whether the ░░░░░░░░ Funld faoujed in its ░░░░░░░░ If Mrs Clinton turned ░░░░░░░░ evidence that is true ░░░░░░░░ s hard to complain ░░░░░░░░ they used flimsy disinformation ░░░░░░░░ use to cast a ░░░░░░░░ for the election SCOTT ░░░░░░░░ interesting chain of questions ░░░░░░░░ what happened in the ░░░░░░░░ Clinton email investigation beginning ░░░░░░░░ the fact there were ░░░░░░░░ grand jury investigations MCGURN ░░░░░░░░ looks like a fix ░░░░░░░░ in from the Justice ░░░░░░░░ In fairness Mr Comey ░░░░░░░░ t in charge of ░░░░░░░░ those decisions on immunity ░░░░░░░░ the grand jury But ░░░░░░░░ could have stood up ░░░░░░░░ said I m not ░░░░░░░░ to preside over an ░░░░░░░░ that s not true ░░░░░░░░ resigned I think that ░░░░░░░░ have been an honorable ░░░░░░░░ to exit SCOTT One ░░░░░░░░ the big stories out ░░░░░░░░ now A lot of ░░░░░░░░ getting swallowed up by ░░░░░░░░ government shutdown MCGURN A ░░░░░░░░ of people don t ░░░░░░░░ to know let s ░░░░░░░░ it that way SCOTT ░░░░░░░░ column in the Wall ░░░░░░░░ journal Thanks for being ░░░░░░░░