Strzok then responded to Page, noting that FBI counterintelligence leader Bill Priestap agreed with her assessment:
“Agreed. I called Bill and relayed what we discussed. He agrees. I will email you and same.”
Controversy Surrounding Investigations Into Hillary Clinton
The content of the aforementioned text messages is a contributing factor in the overall distrust that many Republicans have in government, hence their belief in the existence of the deep state. Over the course of Hillary Clinton’s career, she has found herself in a plethora of scandals. However, an indictment has yet to come.
Conservatives, included President Trump, have noted that there are Americans who have had their lives ruin for committing a fraction of Clinton’s alleged crimes. Critics furthermore assert that Clinton’s political connections have kept her out of prison. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as “pay-to-play politics.”
During the 2016 Presidential election, pay-to-play politics were widely discussed and debated. In fact, many Americans opined that habitual pay-to-play politics contributed to Clinton’s (failed) 2016 Presidential campaign:
