Chuck Ross:

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On Aug. 8, 2016, Strzok assured Page that "we'll stop" Trump from becoming president. On Aug. 15, 2016, Strzok said that the FBI needed an "insurance policy" in case Trump was elected.



Strzok insists in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., that his anti-Trump text messages are protected by the First Amendment. The lawsuit also alleges that FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich rejected a recommendation from the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility to "suspend and demote, rather than fire" Strzok.

