Judge Throws Out Lawsuit From a Trump Nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Strzok, Who Claims His Firing Violated His First Amendment Rights

Strzok says the FBI’s decision to fire him for calling Trump a ‘loser’ on what he thought was a private text was done through ‘unrelenting pressure’ from the president.

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Then-Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok testifies before a joint committee hearing of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill July 12, 2018. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

DANIEL EDWARD ROSEN

Published: Sep 25, 2025, 12:53 AM ET
Updated:Sep 25, 2025, 12:58 PM ET

A federal judge rejected claims by a former top FBI counterintelligence agent who had a key role in the “Russiagate” investigation and called President Trump a “loathsome human” in a private text message that his 2018 firing violated his First Amendment rights.

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