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DOJ Inspector General Confirms He’s Investigating Whether Peter Strzok’s Bias Influenced Trump-Russia Probe

Emily Zanotti

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified late Tuesday that his agency is investigating disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok’s anti-Trump text messages, and whether Strzok’s apparent political bias had an impact on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Fox News reports that Horowitz’s investigation is related to an FBI probe into whether members of the Trump presidential campaign conspired with Russian officials to affect the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Strzok was dropped from that probe when a series of secret texts between Strzok and his colleague-turned-lover revealed his political leanings.

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