Peter Strzok served in the FBI from 1996 to 2018, rising to the deputy of its Counterintelligence Division. During his career, he worked around the world against national security threats from China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and others, including countering state-sponsored disinformation, prosecuting acts of economic espionage and theft of intellectual property, and combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Prior to the FBI, he spent four years on active duty in the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division. He’s an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, is the NY Times bestselling author of Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J Trump, and co-host of the Cleanup On Aisle 45 podcast.
Join us for this riveting conversation about Peter's role as the architect of the "Crossfire Hurricane" Russian-collusion investigation; his thoughts on Putin's manipulation of Trump and the possible dirt he has on him; the Muller investigation and former Attorney General Bill Barr's protection of Trump; Trump's role as mastermind of the January 6th insurrection, his overall corruption and mounting legal troubles; the continued impact of Trumpism and its racist foundation on our culture; the Proud Boys trial, seditious conspiracy and domestic terrorism; the Supreme Court ethics violations; 2024 and the existential threat of another Trump presidency; and more.
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