New: Peter Strzok has filed his opposition to DOJ's motion to dismiss his lawsuit. It raises pointed new questions about the ability of government employees to share personal opinions on matters of public interest—including on government-issued devices. politico.com/news/2019/12/3…
The new filing also argues that the FBI and DOJ’s burden in demonstrating that the texts were disruptive—and therefore warranted Strzok’s removal—is made heavier by the fact that DOJ made the exchanges public voluntarily.
And they note that there's no evidence FBI/DOJ has sought to similarly punish the FBI agents who, according to the newly released inspector general report, celebrated Trump’s election victory in private texts and volunteered to work on a probe of the Clinton Foundation.
