Newly released text messages between two lovers who worked at the FBI suggest President Barack Obama wanted updates on the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private emails.

Fox News reports texts sent Sept. 2, 2016, between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page said "POTUS wants to know everything we're doing." The pair both previously worked for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of alleged collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia; Strzok was also part of the Clinton investigation.

According to Mediaite, they were discussing the preparation of talking points for then-FBI Director James Comey to give to Obama.

The texts were released in a Senate report by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with majority staff from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. According to Fox News, the report "raises questions about Obama's personal involvement in the Clinton email investigation."

However, the Daily Beast's Lachlan Markay says the texts were sent three days before Obama criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for election tampering. "It's not exactly a mystery why he'd want a full account of what the FBI knew," Markay wrote on Twitter.

The Associated Press reports the new texts were among 50,000 sent between Page and Strzok, along with messages criticizing Trump during the campaign as an "idiot." The special counsel removed Strzok when he learned of their communications; Page had left the Mueller team two weeks earlier for what officials said were unrelated reasons.

The newly released texts also include wide-ranging discussion about a variety of current events and public figures, including U.S. lawmakers, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and an encryption court fight with Apple, as well as candid assessments of their colleagues at the FBI.

Congress, Page wrote in one text, is "utterly worthless." ''Less than worthless," Strzok replied.

The newly released texts also show praise for Comey when he was questioned for hours about his decision not to seek charges against Clinton for her use of a private email server.

"God he is SO good," Strzok said. "I know," Page responded. "Brilliant public speaker. And brilliant distillation of fact."

The AP notes the dialogue also further calls into question White House characterizations of an FBI in "tatters," where "countless" agents complained about their director before his removal. Employee surveys released last year show FBI employees consistently gave Comey high marks.