House GOP Calls For Probe Into “Missing” FBI Text Messages

Arizona Republican Andy Biggs shared the hereinafter public statement earlier today:

“This latest revelation from the DOJ is outrageous, but not surprising. Peter Strzok and Lisa Page believed that then-candidate Donald Trump was a threat to this country. [They] appeared to be taking steps, as sworn members of law enforcement, to subvert the will of the American people. Now, it seems that many of their text messages may have suspiciously disappeared.”

Other members of the GOP are not buying the story that the texts are “lost.” Several Republicans took to social media to opine their disbelief:

FBI Director Wray needs to provide an explanation for why the FBI deleted six months’ worth of Strozk-Page text messages sent during the Trump transition and early months of the Trump presidency. Was evidence about the anti-Trump “insurance policy” deleted? https://t.co/XB38xOZCbJ

— Ron DeSantis (@RepDeSantis) January 21, 2018

First the IRS destroyed emails pivotal to our investigation of their political targeting.

Now the FBI "failed to preserve" texts between Peter Strzok & Lisa Page following the '16 election.

The time for a second special counsel is now.https://t.co/BonrBlsJsB

— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 21, 2018

Unreal. We've been asking for the remaining text messages between anti-Trump FBI agents (and former Mueller team members), Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. The FBI now says the texts are "missing."

If it wasn't already clear we need a second special counsel, it's abundantly clear now https://t.co/nvpNY4s4QV

— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) January 22, 2018

What Does America Think About the “Lost” Messages?

Like Republicans, many Americans have conveyed very strong skepticism about the missing texts. People are moreover having trouble believing that the FBI could simply misplace the aforesaid messages. Theories of deep state involvement, FBI corruption, and worse have also made the rounds on social media: