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Peter Strzok, Lisa Page iPhones “Scrubbed”? DOJ’s Inspector General Weighs In

Bill Gnade

A report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) shows serious lapses in the retention of text messages at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), particularly those related to FBI agents Peter Strzok's and Lisa Page's Apple iPhones. The two agents, who also were involved romantically, were key players in the Special Counsel Office's (SCO) investigation into alleged Russian collusion by President Trump and/or his associates and related allegations of "Russian interference" in the United States' 2016 presidential election (an investigation Strzok authorized). Strzok had also been the lead investigator in an earlier probe into the allegedly illegal handling and storing of classified emails by Hillary Clinton during her term as secretary of state; Clinton had used a private server in some of her work while she was with the State Department.

The OIG report says the investigation into missing texts began when the office learned of a "gap" in the archiving of the texts.

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Atheist Threatens Satanic Display If City Doesn’t Take Nativity Down

John Cronin

A nativity display at a public park in Claremont, New Hampshire has triggered an atheist to the point where he wants to put up a satanic symbol if the city doesn't take the nativity display down.

The 36-year-old man says the nativity depicting the birth of Jesus of Nazareth doesn't belong on public land. He also says the symbol he comes up with will offend a lot of people, according to The Union Leader.

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