Peter Strzok

PETER STRZOK is the former FBI deputy assistant director of counterintelligence and a twenty-two-year veteran of the Bureau. He served as one of the original case agents for the Russian couple who inspired the TV series The Americans, an he has investigated a range of other high-profile cases, from WikiLeaks to the 9/11 hijackings to Hillary Clinton's private email server. He was selected to head the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and worked with Robert Mueller as a leader of the FBI's efforts in creating the Special Counsel's Office. Also a veteran of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, he is the recipient of the FBI's highest investigative honor, the Director's Award for Excellence. He lives in Virginia with his family.