Senator, I do not know. That settlement was reached in the prior administration. Who made the decision? The prior Department of Justice. Who? In the prior Department of Justice. The settlement for that kind of case can only come from the Attorney General, which would be Attorney General Merrick Garland. So the Attorney General decided to give Mr. Strzok $1.2 million and Ms. Page $800,000 after they were fired after actively interfering in the 2016 election, is that right? (02:40–02:46)
CLAIM
Asserts that settlements like the one for Strzok and Page can only be authorized by the Attorney General.
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