WASHINGTON – FBI agent Peter Strzok has been subpoenaed to testify earlier than the House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform committees this week.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), the House Judiciary Committee chairman, issued the subpoena on Friday.
In an emailed assertion to CBN News, Goodlatte acknowledged that the committees have "repeatedly" requested to interview Mr. Strzok, however he has but to seem.
Strzok's testimony is scheduled to happen on Wednesday at 10:00 am, in accordance to a press launch from the Judiciary Committee.
Strzok was a main official within the FBI's investigation on Hillary Clinton's personal electronic mail server.
The look earlier than the House panels is a part of the committees' investigation into the Justice Department's actions in 2016.
Strzok was certainly one of two FBI officers faraway from particular counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged ties between the Trump marketing campaign and Russia after it was revealed that he and his colleague, Lisa Page, had despatched textual content messages that had been extremely essential of then-candidate Trump.
In a assertion to CBN News, Strzok's lawyer, Aitan Goelman, wrote the committee's resolution to subpoena Strzok is regrettable.
"We regret that the committee felt it necessary to issue a subpoena when we repeatedly informed them that Pete was willing to testify voluntarily," he wrote.
"While you are, of course, free to continue pursuing this process, it is wholly unnecessary," Goelman wrote within the letter.
"Special Agent Strzok, who has been fully cooperative with the Justice Department Office of Inspector General, intends to voluntarily appear and testify before your committee and any other congressional committee that invites him," he additionally stated.