FBI director Chris Wray has been deposed by lawyers for two ex-FBI employees who are suing over their departures, which followed public ridicule by then-President Trump.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing before the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill April 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C.FBI director Chris Wray was deposed under oath this week by lawyers for former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who are separatelyover their departures from the FBI, which came after months of public ridicule by then-president Donald Trump and his allies.
Page resigned from the FBI in May 2018, and Strzok was fired from the agency three months later. Though they filed separate lawsuits, their legal teams are working together to gather evidence and conduct depositions. The Justice Department has defended its actions, saying in court that the text messages were lawfully made public, that the text messages "risked serious harm to the FBI's mission by undermining its perception of professionalism and impartiality," and that any First Amendment rights were consequently outweighed by "the FBI's interests in ... protecting its reputation as a trusted, non-partisan investigative institution.
Ahead of Strzok's termination, Trump and Wray both attended meetings that included discussions of Strzok and Page's employment status. Those meetings were the focus of Wray's deposition on Tuesday, which lasted two hours, according to court records and one person involved in the matter.
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