Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who sent anti-Trump texts, loses First Amendment case over his firing

[True Dough]

2. At least he doesn't walk away empty-handed

There was a settlement in his favor last year. For those who missed it:

The Justice Department has agreed to settle long-running litigation stemming from a decision in 2017 to release to the media text messages between two former FBI employees involved in the probe of alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

In a notice filed with two federal judges in Washington on Tuesday, the Justice Department said it had reached settlements of legal claims that fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page brought in 2019 alleging that the disclosure violated their privacy.

The terms of the settlements were not disclosed in the notice, which said Strzok’s claims that his firing violated his First Amendment and due process rights are not resolved by the agreement. That litigation, alleging that the FBI caved to political pressure from Trump to fire Strzok just before he was eligible for full retirement pay, is ongoing.

Until now, the Justice Department has denied liability and fought the claims in both suits. Efforts to resolve the cases through mediation have been underway for at least six months.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/28/feds-settle-page-strzok-00160300