Del Quentin Wilber and Sadie Gurman report for the WSJ:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has fired agent Peter Strzok, whose anti-Donald Trump text messages prompted sharp criticism over his handling of two politically charged investigations.
His attorney, Aitan Goelman, said Mr. Strzok was fired Friday. The FBI didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Mr. Strzok was the lead agent on the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state. He later served as the lead agent in the early days of special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Mr. Mueller removed him from the probe a year ago, after the Justice Department inspector general uncovered Mr. Strzok's exchange of tens of thousands of text messages from 2015 through 2017 with a former FBI lawyer, Lisa Page, with whom he was having an affair.
Mr. Strzok testified in July on Capitol Hill that he never permitted his views to affect his official actions, a stance Republicans contested.
This is an example of "appearances matter" and why we don't take the word of those who say, in effect, trust me.
For those who are counting, this are now three people involved in the Trump-Russia thing that have acted very badly:
Andrew McCabe, Bruce Ohr and now Strzok.
And Yates' set up of Flynn on the Logan Act should appall anyone remotely concerned about keeping partisan politics out of law enforcement.
Here is a more comprehensive list:
James Baker, resigned
James Comey, fired
Andrew McCabe, fired
Bruce Ohr, demoted twice
Lisa Page, resigned
James Rybicki, resigned
Peter Strzok, fired
Sally Yates, fired