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FBI Agent Peter Strzok Escorted from Building Amid Internal Review High court should White House faces Judge sends Manafort to VWDQGÀUPO\IRU growing outcry over the jail after Mueller charges free speech migrant family policies witness tampering PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Volume 20, Issue 17 June 20-26, 2018 lasvegastribune.com FBI agent Peter Strzok escorted from building amid internal review By Olivia Beavers get of unfounded personal attacks, Goelman on Tuesday said parti- The Hill political games and inappropriate san politics called into question the FBI counterintelligence agent information leaks,” his attorney “impartiality” of the investigation Peter Strzok was escorted from the Aitan Goelman said in a statement into Strzok’s conduct. building amid an internal review of Tuesday. “All of this seriously calls into KLVFRQGXFWKLVODZ\HUFRQÀUPHG “Despite being put through a question the impartiality of the Tuesday. highly questionable process, Pete disciplinary process, which now Strzok, who had a central role in has complied with every FBI proce- DSSHDUVWDLQWHGE\SROLWLFDOLQÁX- the FBI investigation into Hillary dure, including being escorted from ence. 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