By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--June 18, 2018
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House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte plans to issue a subpoena for FBI agent Peter Strzok to testify as part of the House GOP investigation into the FBI’s actions in the 2016 election, according to two sources familiar with the subpoena. Goodlatte notified his Democratic counterpart New York Rep. Jerry Nadler of his plan to subpoena Strzok on Friday morning, which sets off a two-day waiting period before the subpoena can be issued under the committee’s rules.The two days are up, but now it appears there will be no need for a show of force. According to Strzok’s attorney, his client is not only willing, he’s eager to testify before any congressional committee that will have him: From CNN last night:
Strzok’s lawyer, Aitan Goelman, called Goodlatte’s pursuit of a warrant “wholly unnecessary.” Goelman wrote in the letter obtained by CNN that his client “has been fully cooperative with the DOJ Office of Inspector General” and “intends to voluntarily appear and testify before your committee and any other Congressional committee that invites him.” Goelman told CNN on Sunday that “Pete is central to this story. We should let the American people see who he really is.” Trump weighed in on Twitter Sunday night, calling Strzok a “sick loser” and questioning his former role on special counsel Robert Mueller’s team in light of texts he sent, revealed by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog report published Thursday, that he and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page would “stop” Trump from becoming president.
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