At Thursday's Senate Approrpiations Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned FBI Dir. Kash Patel about Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
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00:00That's called equal treatment under the law, isn't it?
00:03Yes, Senator.
00:06You remember Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, don't you?
00:09Yes, Senator.
00:11Mr. Strzok worked for the FBI.
00:13Ms. Page, I mean, I'm sorry, Mr. Strzok worked for the FBI.
00:17I think Ms. Page worked for justice.
00:20The Inspector General found in its investigation that they hated President Trump
00:27and they really wanted Secretary Clinton to win.
00:31Is that true?
00:32That's correct, sir.
00:34And this would be the same Ms. Page who sent an email to Mr. Strzok
00:44with whom she was having an affair.
00:46Trump's not ever going to become president, right?
00:49Right.
00:50And Mr. Strzok, with the FBI, senior official at the FBI replied,
00:56quote, no, no, he won't.
00:58We'll stop it.
01:00Did I read that correctly?
01:01You did, Senator.
01:02Okay.
01:03Now, Ms. Page got quit before she could get fired.
01:09Mr. Strzok was fired.
01:13And predictably, they filed a lawsuit.
01:16Because in Washington, it's easier to divorce your spouse
01:21than it is to fire a federal employee.
01:27Why did the FBI give Mr. Strzok $1.2 million
01:32and Ms. Page $800,000 to settle a lawsuit?
01:39Senator, I do not know that settlement was reached
01:41in the prior administration.
01:42Who made the decision?
01:44The prior Department of Justice.
01:46Who in the prior Department of Justice?
01:48The settlement for that kind of case can only come
01:50from the Attorney General, which would be
01:52Attorney General Merrick Garland.
01:53So the Attorney General decided to give Mr. Strzok $1.2 million
01:57and Ms. Page $800,000 after they were fired,
02:03after actively interfering in the 2016 election.
02:07Is that right?
02:08My understanding is that was a settlement they agreed to.
02:11Pass me the sick bucket, please.