Strzok on Prioritizing Russia over Hillary, Weiner’s Laptop: ‘Director [Comey] Told Me To’

NADLER Thank you And ░░░░░░░░ that why you thought ░░░░░░░░ important to prioritize and ░░░░░░░░ think it was in ░░░░░░░░ 2016 the Russia investigation ░░░░░░░░ leave Mr Wiener s ░░░░░░░░ to somebody else you ░░░░░░░░ to look into it ░░░░░░░░ The first reason I ░░░░░░░░ it is because the ░░░░░░░░ told me to It ░░░░░░░░ a top priority which ░░░░░░░░ relayed from him and ░░░░░░░░ Priestap and the second ░░░░░░░░ was yes clearly when ░░░░░░░░ re looking at allocation ░░░░░░░░ resources based on the ░░░░░░░░ to national security the ░░░░░░░░ influence on investigation had ░░░░░░░░ greater impact than a ░░░░░░░░ of classified information investigation ░░░░░░░░ Thank you But the ░░░░░░░░ reason is because the ░░░░░░░░ told you to STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ sir NADLER Thank you ░░░░░░░░ frequently does the FBI ░░░░░░░░ in countertrician operations against ░░░░░░░░ powers STRZOK Every day ░░░░░░░░ All the time STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ sir NADLER And how ░░░░░░░░ does the FBI investigate ░░░░░░░░ possible conspiracy between the ░░░░░░░░ candidate or campaign and ░░░░░░░░ hostile foreign power STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ is the first that ░░░░░░░░ can remember in my ░░░░░░░░ NADLER So is it ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented territory STRZOK Speaking ░░░░░░░░ my experience that s ░░░░░░░░ NADLER Speaking from your ░░░░░░░░ STRZOK From my experience ░░░░░░░░ the FBI yes sir ░░░░░░░░ And is it fair ░░░░░░░░ say that our country ░░░░░░░░ and is possibly still ░░░░░░░░ a grave threat from ░░░░░░░░ hostile foreign power STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ is.”
NADLER: “Thank you.”