Disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok assured colleague Lisa Page, the woman he was having an illicit extramarital affair with, that they would stop Donald Trump from becoming president.

That damning assertion was made in a text message included in the DOJ inspector general’s report, according to Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Jennifer Jacobs.

“(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Page wrote to Strzok, Jacobs reported.

“No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it,” Strzok reportedly replied.

“Several FBI employees Who played critical roles in the investigation sent political messages,” IG report says. It cites Lisa Page text to Peter Strzok: “(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Strzok: “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.” — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018

Jacobs was responding to a tweet from Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis, who said despite the text exchange, the inspector general “did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that improper considerations, including political bias, directly affected the specific investigative actions we reviewed.”

IG: Peter Strzok & Lisa Page exchanged anti-Trump texts, BUT “we did not find documentary or testimonial evidence that improper considerations, including political bias, directly affected the specific investigative actions we reviewed" — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 14, 2018

Jacobs reported that while the inspector general found that fired FBI director James Comey “deviated” from established procedures, damaging the FBI’s image, he wasn’t politically motivated.

BREAKING: Comey “deviated” from FBI and DOJ procedures in handling the probe into Hillary Clinton, damaging the law enforcement agencies’ image of impartiality even though he wasn’t motivated by political bias, new IG report says. @cstrohm — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018

Another “extraordinary” tidbit Jacobs reports on is that the inspector general said there was a “troubling lack of any direct, substantive communication” between Comey and Attorney General Loretta Lynch ahead of the July press conference where Comey announced that he did not recommend any charges against Hillary Clinton.

The same lack of direct communication seen with Comey’s October letter to Congress announcing a new review of Clinton’s emails

IG found a “troubling lack of any direct, substantive communication” between Comey and AG Lynch ahead of July press conference and Comey’s October letter to Congress. “Extraordinary that, in advance of two such consequential decisions” Comey didn’t speak directly with Lynch. — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 14, 2018

Social media user John Huber tweeted someone in the DOJ/FBI “almost certainly *deliberately* hid an incredibly partisan [Strzok] text message from the IG, Congress & the public.”

OIG REPORT LEAK: The DOJ/FBI almost certainly *deliberately* hid an incredibly partisan Peter Strzok text message from the IG, Congress & the public PAGE: "[Trump's] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" STRZOK: "No. No he's not. We'll stop it" <– ??? THREAD — Undercover Huber (@JohnWHuber) June 14, 2018

An observation that lead to this question from the Catholic Herald’s Sohrab Ahmari.

“How is it that Lisa Page’s question (“Trump’s not going to become president, right?”) was leaked, but Peter Strzok’s response (“No, we’ll stop it”) was not until now? And how is that not a massive deal? My mind is boggled.”

https://twitter.com/SohrabAhmari/status/1007279078989127680

This is a HUGE deal. Great point here. — Justin T. Haskins (@JustinTHaskins) June 14, 2018

Here’s a quick sampling of responses, beginning with former Congressman Jason Chaffetz, who reminds us that Strzok “headed counterintelligence for the FBI.”

“Scary. Treason? Will DOJ prosecute?” he added.

He headed counterintelligence for the FBI. Scary. Treason? Will DOJ prosecute? https://t.co/UkSIo4z2zF — Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) June 14, 2018

Here’s a sampling of other responses from Twitter:

The following is in the IG report. Why didn’t Rosenstein disclose this to Congress when we asked for the texts? August 8 2016 Strzok-Page texts Page: [Trump’s] not ever going to become President, right? Right?! Strzok: No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it. — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 14, 2018

Lisa Page text to Peter Strzok: “(Trump’s) not ever going to become president, right? Right?!” Strzok reply: “No. No he’s not. We’ll stop it.” This Peter Strzok text about "stopping" Donald Trump was hidden from Congressional investigators. We never had it. Absolutely unreal. — Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) June 14, 2018

First headline on Justice Department report: FBI agent Peter Strzok, a key investigator on the Clinton email case, said in an email that “we” will stop Donald Trump from becoming president. That may be a crime. Best coverage on https://t.co/fqUvO5EEW0. — Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) June 14, 2018

https://t.co/fqUvO5EEW0 legal experts say FBI personnel Peter Strzok and Lisa Page may be investigated for criminal conspiracy charges in the Hillary case. — Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) June 14, 2018

The defense that Strzok didn’t actually stop Trump isn’t all that relevant to the problem of intent. There is more than enough reason to terminate him and place every single one of his actions under the highest degree of scrutiny. Transparency is absolutely vital. — David French (@DavidAFrench) June 14, 2018

Two top FBI agents — who were heavily involved in both the Hillary/email *and* Trump/Russia investigations — privately texted that they’d “stop” Trump from becoming POTUS & would develop an “insurance policy” if he somehow won. That looks really bad because…it is really bad. — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 14, 2018

Strzok text is extraordinary evidence of attempted targeting — and the DOJ's refusal to turn it over to Congress is just as extraordinary. The American public are right to be deeply skeptical of this investigation. Mueller had better have something incredible. — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 14, 2018

BOOM! Peter Strzok, a key investigator on both the Clinton email case and the investigation of Russia and the Trump campaign, assured an FBI lawyer in August 2016 via text that “we’ll stop” Trump from making it to the WH. How is this less crime than stopping bridge lanes? — Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) June 14, 2018

Hell, even CNN’s Jake Tapper couldn’t dismiss the seriousness of the bombshell revelation.