Greg Brower on Strzok/Page Texts: ‘It Was Like a Punch in the Gut to the Entire FBI’

BALDWIN Well we re ░░░░░░░░ waiting for a tweet ░░░░░░░░ the President on this ░░░░░░░░ and how maybe he ░░░░░░░░ this and relates it ░░░░░░░░ concerns he has over ░░░░░░░░ Mueller investigation which is ░░░░░░░░ separate in its legitimacy ░░░░░░░░ you understand to Carl ░░░░░░░░ point about those text ░░░░░░░░ between Ms Page and ░░░░░░░░ Strzok can you understand ░░░░░░░░ concerns about our law ░░░░░░░░ agencies in this country ░░░░░░░░ seeing that kind of ░░░░░░░░ exchange BROWER Yes absolutely ░░░░░░░░ can remember like it ░░░░░░░░ yesterday where I was ░░░░░░░░ what I was doing ░░░░░░░░ I learned of these ░░░░░░░░ messages I tell you ░░░░░░░░ was like a punch ░░░░░░░░ the gut to the ░░░░░░░░ F B I DOJ ░░░░░░░░ As Carl mentioned it ░░░░░░░░ just to this day ░░░░░░░░ to say the least ░░░░░░░░ I would point out ░░░░░░░░ the OIG report I ░░░░░░░░ t read the whole ░░░░░░░░ it appears to have ░░░░░░░░ that this sort of ░░░░░░░░ unprofessional conduct was limited ░░░░░░░░ those two individuals It ░░░░░░░░ not BALDWIN emblematic of ░░░░░░░░ entire agency BROWER Exactly ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ I know that the ░░░░░░░░ B I ranks agent ░░░░░░░░ staff ranks the institution ░░░░░░░░ and DOJ never really ░░░░░░░░ the sort of improper ░░░░░░░░ bias exhibited by those ░░░░░░░░ in those texts as ░░░░░░░░ that was had infected ░░░░░░░░ Bureau generally or DOJ ░░░░░░░░ That just doesn t ░░░░░░░░ in my experience to ░░░░░░░░ have been the case ░░░░░░░░ it s certainly not ░░░░░░░░ the OIG found.”