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<\/a><\/p>\nBy Sara Carter<\/p>\n
Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok could face \u2018serious\u2019 charges for his involvement and actions in the bureau\u2019s probe of Hillary Clinton\u2019s use of a private server to send classified emails, as well as the FBI\u2019s investigation into President Trump\u2019s campaign, multiple sources with knowledge of Strzok\u2019s actions told\u00a0SaraACarter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Further, sources contend that the nearly year long investigation by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, will reveal explosive information and shed light on alleged malfeasance by FBI and DOJ officials directly involved in the Russia investigation. The Inspector General\u2019s report may be completed as early as May or June, according to testimony provided this week by Attorney General William Barr.<\/p>\n \u201cTHERE ARE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOOKING AT PETER STRZOK\u2019S ACTIONS AND INACTIONS AND HOW THOSE ACTIONS AFFECTED BOTH OF THE INVESTIGATIONS HE WAS INVOLVED IN,\u201d U.S. OFFICIAL.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Strzok who has already been investigated by Horowitz for his role in the FBI\u2019s Clinton investigation is also expected to be named in the IG\u2019s upcoming report on how the Russia investigation was handled by the FBI. He was removed from\u00a0Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0team in 2017 and then fired from the FBI in August, 2018. He was fired by the FBI after an extensive review by \u00a0Horowitz\u2019s office into the FBI\u2019s handling of the Clinton investigation and was removed from Mueller\u2019s team after the IG discovered his anti-Trump text messages to his paramour former FBI Attorney Lisa Page.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a number of individuals who are looking at Peter Strzok\u2019s actions and inactions and how those actions affected both of the investigations he was involved in,\u201d said a U.S. official, with knowledge. \u201cFurther evaluation of what Peter Strzok did or did not do needs to be evaluated thoroughly.\u201d<\/p>\n The official did not reveal what Strzok\u2019s \u201cactions or inactions\u201d may have been but said \u201cobstruction, is a serious concern.\u201d<\/p>\n Strzok \u201cis in hot water,\u201d said another government official, with knowledge. \u201cI\u2019m certain he\u2019s not the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n After several years of congressional inquiries and investigations many Republican lawmakers say Barr\u2019s statements this past week have renewed their faith that there will be justice and a serious investigation to access what happened prior, during and after the 2016 election.<\/p>\n Those lawmakers, like Rep. Mark Meadows, R-NC, expect the Justice Department will take the necessary steps in investigating evidence uncovered by their committees that allege abuse of power in institutions normally trusted by the American public.<\/p>\n Meadows told SaraACarter.com that testimony provided by Barr to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees over the past several days showed Barr\u2019s exemplary knowledge of the facts and his determination to seek justice.<\/p>\n Lawmakers contend that the mounting evidence uncovered over the past several years cannot be ignored or swept away. They say it is Barr\u2019s duty to investigate the abuse. One of the major revelations during congressional investigations was \u00a0discovered by the House Intelligence Committee under then Chairman Devin Nunes, R-CA, which revealed the FBI used an unsubstantiated and fabricated dossier to obtain a warrant from the nation\u2019s secret court to spy on former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. According to many legal experts, analysts and lawmakers this could be one of the most egregious offenses. The dossier was compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele and paid for by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton Campaign through the embattled research firm Fusion GPS.<\/p>\n \u201cJim Jordan<\/a>\u00a0(R-Ohio) and I have long reviewed evidence that suggests improper surveillance occurred on the Trump campaign,\u201d Meadows said. \u201cTo have Barr agree that there was spying on the campaign means accountability is only one step away from bringing those who broke the law to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n Barr revealed to the Senate on Tuesday that he believed Trump\u2019s campaign was spied on by the FBI. This was the first time the DOJ had made such a direct statement on the issue.<\/p>\n He said under questioning, \u201cI\u2019m not suggesting it wasn\u2019t adequately predicted, but I need to explore that.\u201d<\/p>\n In the explosive back and forth between Barr and Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen Barr added, \u201cI think spying on a political campaign is a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n Shaheen then questioned Barr if he believed the bureau spied on members of the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not suggesting, though, that spying occurred?\u201d Shaheen followed-up.<\/p>\n \u201cI think spying did occur. Yes, I think spying did occur. But the question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated,\u201d Barr said.<\/p>\n He informed the House Appropriations Committee on Monday that he has formed a team within the DOJ to look into the origins of the FBI\u2019s investigation into Trump\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n Moreover, Barr revealed this week that Horowitz\u2019s IG report regarding the FBI\u201ds handling of alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia could come as soon as May.<\/p>\n