EXCERPT:
KENNEDY: “Ms. Page got -- quit before she could get fired. Mr. Strzok was fired. And predictably, they filed a lawsuit. Because in Washington, it's easier to divorce your spouse than it is to fire a federal employee. Why did the FBI give Mr. Strzok $1.2 million and Ms. Page $800,000 to settle the lawsuit?”
PATEL: “Senator, I do not know. That settlement was reached in the prior administration.”
KENNEDY: “Who made the decision?”
PATEL: “The prior Department of Justice.”
KENNEDY: “Who in the prior Department of Justice?”
PATEL: “The settlement for that kind of case can only come from the attorney general. It should be Attorney General Merrick Garland.”
KENNEDY: “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?”
PATEL: “My understanding is that was a settlement they agreed to.”
KENNEDY: “Pass me the sick bucket, please.”