FBI secret society conspiracy theory

The FBI secret society is a conspiracy theory claiming the existence of a group of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation employees with a collective goal of undermining the presidency of Donald Trump. It began with a text message between two FBI investigators, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, formerly part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the Russian government's interference in the 2016 United States election. The text, sent the day after the 2016 election, said "Are you even going to give out your calendars? Seems kind of depressing. Maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society."[1] Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson speculated that it could refer to a particular "secret society," though he later said "it's a real possibility" that it was instead a joke.[2][1][3][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. Blake, Aaron (January 25, 2018). "The GOP's thoroughly silly 'secret society' FBI conspiracy theory". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. Raju, Manu; Stracqualursi, Veronica (January 25, 2018). "Sen. Johnson backs off 'secret society' claim". CNN.
  3. Cillizza, Chris (January 25, 2018). "The FBI's 'secret society,' explained". CNN. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. Cheney, Kyle (January 25, 2018). "Schumer knocks Johnson as 'delusional' over FBI 'secret society' flap". Politico. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  5. Greenwood, Max (January 25, 2018). "GOP senator: 'Real possibility' that FBI 'secret society' text was a joke". The Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  6. Lanktree, Graham (January 25, 2018). "THE GOP SAYS IT HAS EVIDENCE OF A SECRET SOCIETY AT THE FBI—BUT NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SEE IT". Newsweek. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  7. Memoli, Mike (January 24, 2018). "GOP lawmakers seize on 'secret society' texts to cast doubt on FBI". NBC News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.


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