Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Newsmax TV on Thursday night that embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok no longer has an active security clearance.
Sessions appeared on "The Howie Carr Show" and confirmed one of the central figures in the Russia investigation is facing an uphill battle.
"Mr. Strzok, as I understand, has lost his security clearance," Sessions said. "That's a matter decided by the FBI."
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When asked if Strzok is still on the FBI payroll, Sessions replied, "Some personnel who are subject to discipline have certain rights. That's my understanding" that he is still an FBI employee.
Strzok has come under intense scrutiny because of anti-Trump text messages he exchanged with FBI lawyer Lisa Page. Both worked on the bureau's Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russia probe that is looking at whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
Strzok was mentioned in a recent inspector general report that examined how the FBI and the Department of Justice handled the Clinton investigation. One of the revelations of that report was this text message exchange between Strzok and Page:
Page: Trump's "not ever going to become president, right? Right?!"
Strzok: "No. No he's not. We'll stop it."
Inspector General Michael Horowitz is now probing Strzok's messages and whether there was something more to them than simply a political opinion. Strzok was escorted from FBI headquarters last week after Horowitz's report was made public.
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