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Article snippet: Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page and Peter Strzok’s, the counterintelligence agent who testified in public for 10 hours the day before. Where the marathon Strzok hearing was a pageant display of the animosity and deeply divided politics surrounding the bureau, Page’s closed-door deposition led to few fireworks. She did not answer questions from reporters entering and exiting the Judiciary Committee’s closed spaces — and the handful of lawmakers who conducted the interview provided few details. Multiple Republican lawmakers described Page as cooperative and credible — in marked contrast to their vituperative characterizations of Strzok — and said she answered some questions that Strzok would not. “We certainly learned additional things today, but I can tell you that the last thing anyone wants to be is falsely accused and her willingness to cooperate today speaks well of her,” said Rep. MORE (R-N.C.). The interview is just the first of two slated sessions. Page is scheduled to return on Monday to continue answering questions. “The overriding issue for us today is, will her testimony match up with his testimony?” said Rep. MORE (R-Texas). Strzok on Thursday gave a confident and passionate defense of his conduct during the 2016 presidential election, denying that he displayed any bias when exchanging thousands of texts with Page that were critical of then-candidate Trump. The two were having an extramarital affair at the time. Strzok further infuriated lawmakers when he... Link to the full article to read more