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The Justice Department "negotiated" an agreement with Hillary Clinton's legal team that ensured the FBI did not have access to emails on her private servers relating to the Clinton Foundation, former FBI special agent Peter Strzok testified during a closed-door appearance before the House Judiciary Committee last summer, according to a newly released transcript. Under questioning from Judiciary Committee General Counsel Zachary Somers, Strzok acknowledged that Clinton's private personal email servers contained a mixture of emails related to the Clinton Foundation, her work as secretary of state and other matters. "Were you given access to [Clinton Foundation-related] emails as part of the investigation?" "My recollection is that the access to those emails were based on consent that was negotiated between the Department of Justice attorneys and counsel for Clinton." Strzok did not elaborate on whether prosecutors made any effort to secure a search warrant, which could have delineated precisely what agents could and could not search. But Strzok later said that agents had access to the "entire universe" of information on the servers when using search terms to probe their contents. The DOJ's goal, Chaffetz said, was to "make sure they hear no evil, see no evil -- they had no interest in pursuing the truth." The Clinton Foundation did not respond to Fox News' request for comment. Strzok, who was fired from the bureau after months of scrutiny regarding anti-Trump text messages between him and Page, confirmed he was involved in an extramarital affair when asked about it during his interview before the committee on June 27, 2018. But Strzok was also asked by Art Baker, the GOP investigative counsel for the committee, whether that affair could have made him "vulnerable to potential recruitment" by "hostile intelligence service[s]."

President Trump's defense lawyer Rudy Giuliani says Mueller should be probed to see if he helped destroy evidence after thousands of text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page went missing; reaction from Francey Hakes, former federal prosecutor. #Tucker #FoxNews…

Looking back at Rep. Trey Gowdy's infamous exchanges as he prepares to say goodbye to Washington DC. Watch part 1 of the interview here: https://youtu.be/Yt0xprEaJfU #TheStory #MarthaMacCallum #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to…

A transcript of former FBI lawyer Lisa Page's House deposition reveals she testified that investigators had no answers on collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia before the appointment of special counsel Mueller. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour…

Ex-FBI official texted Lisa Page about the agency's 'sisters' leaking 'like mad'; investigative reporter Sara Carter reacts on 'Fox & Friends.' FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political…

Ex-FBI official Peter Strzok texted Lisa Page in December 2016 that he was worried about others 'leaking like mad'; Catherine Herridge reports on the latest revelations. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking…

Republican congressman from Ohio sounds off about new allegations of a 'media leak strategy' revealed in new Strzok-Page text messages. Rep. Jim Jordan discusses his bid for House speaker. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated…

Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on the newly-surfaced text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, their 'media leaking' strategy and its implications. #Tucker FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering…

Peter Strzok's attorney says newly released text messages showing anti-Trump FBI officials Strzok and Lisa Page discussing a 'media leak strategy' amid the Russia probe are being misinterpreted; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a…

Washington (CNN)Prosecutors Ryan Dickey and Brian Richardson are no longer working for the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, the Justice Department confirmed. Both lawyers were relatively junior but frequently spotted members of Mueller's corps. Both have worked on court cases that Mueller opened as part of his investigation into Russian interference and coordination with the Trump campaign in the 2016 presidential election. Over this summer, as Mueller opened more criminal cases, other Justice Department units including the US Attorney's Office in Washington and the National Security Division have begun to work on the court action, wedging the cases deeper into the Justice Department's portfolio. Trump, in his ongoing attacks of Mueller on Twitter, has repeatedly called the lawyers in the office "17 angry Democrats." Mueller himself is a longtime Republican previously appointed by presidents of both parties to various federal posts, including FBI director days before September 11, 2001. Richardson had been among Mueller's attorneys at Dutch lawyer Alex Van Der Zwaan's sentencing in April. Richardson had joined Mueller's office directly -- whereas some lawyers moved over on detail from other parts of the Justice Department -- after he finished a clerkship for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Richardson recently became a research fellow at Columbia Law School, according to the law school's spokeswoman Nancy Goldfarb. Both appear to have left Mueller's office sometime this summer, though Carr would not confirm their engagement dates.