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| https://raskin.house.gov/media/press-releases/judiciary-democrats-demand-clarity-after-doj-releases-inconsistent-statements | Judiciary Democrats Demand Clarity After DOJ Releases Inconsistent Statements about FBI Text Messages Released to Media | 2017-12-15 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | MD | Jamie Raskin | R000606 | raskin.house.gov | legacy | (WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD),sent a letterto the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Public Affairs Director Sarah Flores to demand clarity after she made inconsistent statements regarding the release of text messages between two FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page to the press. In a statement to CNNyesterday evening, Flores said, When the initial inquiries came from the committees and members of Congress, the deputy attorney general consulted with the inspector general, and the inspector general determined that he had no objection to the Departments providing the material to the Congressional committees . . . . After that consultation, senior career ethics advisers determined that there were no legal or ethical concerns, including under the Privacy Act, that prohibited the release of the information to the public either by members of Congress or by the Department. In a statement to POLITICOissued later, Flores said, As we understand now, some members of the media had already received copies of the texts before thatbut those disclosures were not authorized by the department. Todaysletterfollows two letters sent yesterday by Nadler, Jeffries and Raskin toDOJ Inspector GeneralMichael Horowitz andDOJ Public Affairs, requesting details regarding the release of text messages between FBI officials to the media. The Committee has not received a formal response from the Inspector General or the Public Affairs Director. On the evening of Tuesday, December 12th, the U.S. Department of Justice released 375 text messages between FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page to the House Judiciary Committee. The following day, DOJ Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the Committee.During the hearing, Rosenstein confirmed that the Department released the text messages to Congress in consultation with the Inspector General and that any determination on wrongdoing regarding Strzok or the Clinton investigation would be made after the IGs report. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries questioned Rosenstein about a tweet which stated that Fox News had obtained 10,000 text messages between Strzok and Page, noting that the Committee had only received 375 messages. The Office of the Inspector General informed the Special Counsel of the existence of these texts messages on July 27, 2017. Although federal regulations permit an FBI agent to [e]xpress his or her opinion as an individual privately and publicly on political subjects and candidates, Special Counsel Mueller immediately removed Strzok from the investigation. View the original letter to the DOJ Inspector General here. View the original letter to the DOJ Public Affairs Director here. View todays follow up letter to the DOJ Public Affairs Director here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |