Strzok Downplays Calling Trump Voters ‘Ignorant Hillbillies’ Who ‘Smell’

GOODLATTE In regard to ░░░░░░░░ cases was it normal ░░░░░░░░ on your part to ░░░░░░░░ with colleagues in the ░░░░░░░░ you did on the ░░░░░░░░ case about how much ░░░░░░░░ despise the very person ░░░░░░░░ re investigating or complimenting ░░░░░░░░ person you re investigating ░░░░░░░░ the Clinton case Is ░░░░░░░░ typical STRZOK Sir I ░░░░░░░░ draw a distinctions between ░░░░░░░░ on case related matters ░░░░░░░░ discussion of personal belief ░░░░░░░░ think those are very ░░░░░░░░ matters rather than saying ░░░░░░░░ person as a witness ░░░░░░░░ not credible or this ░░░░░░░░ is a target or ░░░░░░░░ did or didn t ░░░░░░░░ something That s a ░░░░░░░░ different matter GOODLATTE You ░░░░░░░░ completely separate out what ░░░░░░░░ personal opinion is from ░░░░░░░░ you discussed with others ░░░░░░░░ investigations STRZOK I am ░░░░░░░░ you sir I separated ░░░░░░░░ my personal belief from ░░░░░░░░ action GOODLATTE But you ░░░░░░░░ not do that with ░░░░░░░░ regard to attorney Page ░░░░░░░░ is also involved in ░░░░░░░░ investigations STRZOK Sir I ░░░░░░░░ with that I separated ░░░░░░░░ my personal beliefs from ░░░░░░░░ action I took officially ░░░░░░░░ an FBI agent every ░░░░░░░░ GOODLATTE Do you recognize ░░░░░░░░ your vitriol against President ░░░░░░░░ makes it appear you ░░░░░░░░ never approach the case ░░░░░░░░ a fair minded manner ░░░░░░░░ Sir of course I ░░░░░░░░ that I understand that ░░░░░░░░ GOODLATTE Let s discuss ░░░░░░░░ text that hits home ░░░░░░░░ me On August 26th ░░░░░░░░ you texted miss Page ░░░░░░░░ just went to a ░░░░░░░░ Virginia Walmart I could ░░░░░░░░ the Trump support and ░░░░░░░░ is in capital letters ░░░░░░░░ capital letters What does ░░░░░░░░ support smell like Mr ░░░░░░░░ STRZOK Sir that s ░░░░░░░░ expression of speech I ░░░░░░░░ wasn t smelling one ░░░░░░░░ or another What I ░░░░░░░░ commenting on is living ░░░░░░░░ northern Virginia GOODLATTE What ░░░░░░░░ that mean STRZOK What ░░░░░░░░ meant by that was ░░░░░░░░ in northern Virginia having ░░░░░░░░ 150 150 miles south ░░░░░░░░ the same state I ░░░░░░░░ struck by the extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ in the expression of ░░░░░░░░ opinion and belief amongst ░░░░░░░░ community there from where ░░░░░░░░ live GOODLATTE And you ░░░░░░░░ that as smell in ░░░░░░░░ letters STRZOK Sir that ░░░░░░░░ a quick choice of ░░░░░░░░ and crosstalk GOODLATTE All ░░░░░░░░ So earlier you had ░░░░░░░░ Ms Page that another ░░░░░░░░ of Virginia Loudoun County ░░░░░░░░ is I think in ░░░░░░░░ Virginia is quote still ░░░░░░░░ hillbillies end quote Is ░░░░░░░░ what you meant STRZOK ░░░░░░░░ sir not at all ░░░░░░░░ You consider Trump supporters ░░░░░░░░ be ignorant hillbillies What ░░░░░░░░ you mean by that ░░░░░░░░ STRZOK Sir the first ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ a proud Fairfax County ░░░░░░░░ there s a healthy ░░░░░░░░ between Fairfax and Loudoun ░░░░░░░░ think I would tell ░░░░░░░░ is that in no ░░░░░░░░ did I or do ░░░░░░░░ believe any resident of ░░░░░░░░ County or southern Virginia ░░░░░░░░ anywhere else in the ░░░░░░░░ is are any of ░░░░░░░░ things That was a ░░░░░░░░ GOODLATTE Do you understand ░░░░░░░░ implications of this text ░░░░░░░░ my constituents in Virginia ░░░░░░░░ it STRZOK I do ░░░░░░░░ And I would ask ░░░░░░░░ to tell them that ░░░░░░░░ was in some case ░░░░░░░░ an unfortunate use of ░░░░░░░░ that in no way ░░░░░░░░ I believe that those ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk]