$2 million in settlements went to Strzok and Page

Brian Netter Approved $2M Payout to Russia Hoaxers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) official who approved a $2 million in settlements for disgraced Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page — whose anti-Trump texts became central to allegations of political bias in the bureau’s 2016 Trump-Russia probe — is a left-wing activist, according to a Friday report.

Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by the Center to Advance Security in America in 2024, it was revealed the DOJ’s former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Federal Programs Branch, Brian Netter, was responsible for approving the settlement agreements, according to The Federalist.

Netter, who served under Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland, has since been working as the Legal Director for Democracy Forward.

The annex showed the FBI ignored information suggesting Hillary Clinton’s campaign planned to falsely link Trump to Russian organized crime. Strzok and Page settled with $1.2 million and $800,000, respectively, according to Politico.

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