President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are greeted in Johnstown, Pa., after arriving to take part in the 17th annual September 11 observance at the Flight 93 National Memorial. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)As politicians and others went on Twitter on Tuesday morning to mark the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Trump used the platform to launch a fresh round of assaults on the FBI and Justice Department. The claim from Meadows is debatable; Strzok’s attorney said his client’s reference to a “media leak strategy” was an effort to stem unauthorized disclosures of information. Both Strzok and Page have left the FBI, Strzok because he was fired over his anti-Trump texts. “The term ‘media leak strategy’ in Mr. Strzok’s text refers to a Department-wide initiative to detect and stop leaks to the media,” Goelman said.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2018 13:35 UTC