Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE disclosed Thursday that FBI agent Peter Strzok no longer has his security clearance.

"Mr. Strzok as I understand has lost his security clearance," Sessions stated during a radio interview on "The Howie Carr Show."

The Hill has reached out to the Justice Department for further comment.

Sessions's remark comes after Strzok's attorney confirmed on Tuesday that the counterintelligence agent was escorted from the FBI building amid an internal review of his conduct.

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Strzok has been at the center of ire on the right over private text messages he exchanged with then-FBI attorney Lisa Page that blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE and other political figures during the 2016 election.

The pair made headlines again last week after one of their previously undisclosed text message exchanges surfaced in a report from department's Inspector General (IG).

Text messages in the report show that Strzok, who worked as a top investigator in the probe into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE's use of a private email server while serving as secretary of State, worked in 2016 to reassure Page that Trump would not be elected.

“[Trump’s] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page asked in a text to Strzok in August 2016.

“No. No he won’t. We’ll stop it,” Strzok responded.

The IG report said the text exchange was “indicative of a biased state of mind” — and suggested that Strzok may have purposefully slow-rolled the review of emails connected to the Clinton investigation discovered after the probe was closed, which were on former Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-N.Y.) laptop.

However, the IG also maintained that Strzok and Page's potential political biases never "directly affected" the specific investigative actions that the watchdog reviewed for its report.

Strzok and Page, who were having an affair during the 2016 presidential campaign, were both removed from special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's investigation into Russian election meddling after previously disclosed text messages critical of Trump and other figures were discovered last year.

"Pete has steadfastly played by the rules and respected the process, and yet he continues to be the target of unfounded personal attacks, political games and inappropriate information leaks," Strzok's lawyer Aitan Goelman said in a statement Tuesday.

"Despite being put through a highly questionable process, Pete has complied with every FBI procedure, including being escorted from the building as part of the ongoing internal proceedings."