On Sept. 11 anniversary, Trump launches fresh attacks on FBI and Justice Department with dubious...

On Sept. 11 anniversary, Trump launches fresh attacks on FBI and Justice Department with dubious allegation

By Matt Zapotosky
September 11 at 4:54 PM

As politicians and others went on Twitter on Tuesday morning to mark the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Trump used the platform to launch a fresh round of assaults on the FBI and Justice Department.

Trump — apparently seizing on allegations leveled the night before by one of his conservative allies in Congress — referred to two former FBI officials who have become infamous for trading anti-Trump texts: Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

The president repeated a claim from Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) that the pair employed a “media leak strategy” to undermine his administration, then blamed the bureau and Justice Department for inaction on the matter.

The claim from Meadows is debatable; Strzok’s attorney said his client’s reference to a “media leak strategy” was an effort to stem unauthorized disclosures of information. Both Strzok and Page have left the FBI, Strzok because he was fired over his anti-Trump texts.

“New Strzok-Page texts reveal ‘Media Leak Strategy.’ @FoxNews So terrible, and NOTHING is being done at DOJ or FBI - but the world is watching, and they get it completely,” Trump wrote.

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