Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok tweeted out a link to a fundraising page hours after his lawyer confirmed his firing, and promptly raised over $50,000.

Strzok, who was escorted out of the FBI in June after an inspector general singled out his anti-Trump text messages with FBI coworker Lisa Page, with whom he was having an affair.

Within hours of the news, Strzok fired off his first tweet, which included a link to his new gofundme page.

Fired FBI agent Peter Strzok tweeted out a link to a fundraising page hours after his lawyer confirmed his firing

In doing so, he was following in the footsteps of porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims she had an affair with Trump and raised more than $500,000 as she fights legal battles against Trump and his associates.

The link was attached to a statement from Strzok's lawyer, who wrote that the firing was 'deeply troubling to all Americans.'

According to the online solicitation: ' All funds raised on this GoFundMe will be put into a trust dedicated to covering Pete's hefty – and growing – legal costs and his lost income. The trust is being created and details about its management will be shared here as things progress. We also appreciate your help spreading the word about this GoFundMe by sharing this link: www.gofundme.com/peterstrzok.'

It was his first and only tweet to date.

Strzok tweeted out a link to a gofundme campaign

Strzok tweeted out a statement from his lawyer as well as the link to the fundraising page

Strzok also entered a series of 'likes,' including one for comedian Jim Carrey. Carrey wrote about South Carolina GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy, who clashed with Strzok during his House testimony, calling him a 'vile insect.' It was attached to a drawing of Gowdy made to look like a bug.

'When Trey Gowdy woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed into a vile insect. After crawling into the people's chamber he was promptly squashed by Agent Strzok of the FBI,' said the quotation Carrey tweeted.

Helping to raise Strzok's profile was an ongoing Twitter attack by President Trump.

Strzok's lawyer Aitan Goelman slammed the firing in a Monday statement, saying the FBI overruled its own Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and 'departed from established precedent by firing 21-year FBI veteran.'

Strzok lost his job months after being cited in an IG report for his anti-Trump texts

Strzok's Twitter page calls him a 26 year veteran of the Army and the FBI.

President Trump, in his own Twitter attack, highlighted different elements of Strzok's bio.

'Agent Peter Strzok was just fired from the FBI - finally,' Trump wrote

'The list of bad players in the FBI & DOJ gets longer & longer,' the president continued. 'Based on the fact that Strzok was in charge of the Witch Hunt, will it be dropped?' Trump said, using his terminology for special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

Strzok exchanged anti-Trump texts with former FBI lawyer Lisa Page

Trump turned up the heat on the Russia probe once again after news broke of Strzok's firing

The president also called for the FBI investigation that did not charge his political opponent Hillary Clinton to be redone

'It is a total Hoax. No Collusion, No Obstruction - I just fight back!' he said.

The statement issued by Strzok's lawyer, Aitan Goelman, hinted at the type of case he might pursue agains the FBI seeking compensation for his firing.

'The decision to fire Special Agent Strzok is not only a departure from typical Bureau practice, but also contradicts Director Wray's testimony to Congress and his assurances that the FBI intended to follow its regular process in this and all personnel matters,' Goelman wrote.

He could cite President Trump's frequent texts going after the 'FBI lovers' to claim he was targeted for political reasons.

The Justice Department IG found Strzok had 'bias' but found Strzok and Page hadn't let their views impact their decisions on cases.

In one text to Strzok before the election, Page asks: Trump is 'not ever going to become president, right? Right?!'

One early donor was Lawfare editor and fired FBI Director James Comey friend Benjamin Wittes.

'I do not approve of or defend what Strzok did, which was monumentally stupid for a very smart guy, and which caused huge problems for the FBI in two separate high profile investigations on which the integrity of the Bureau's work should have been beyond question,' Wittes wrote on his own Twitter account.

'That said, I don't believe that individual line agents at federal law enforcement agencies should be the subject of Twitter campaigns by the President of the United States,' he continued.

With even allies criticizing his conduct, which was cited in an IG report, Strzok is an unlikely hero for the Trump opposition. He may have helped his case when he delivered a tongue-lashing to congressional investigators during his testimony in June, generating applause from the Democratic minority.