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Records Identify Brian Netter as Authorizer of $2 Million DOJ Settlements for Strzok and Page

He now leads Democracy Forward as questions mount over partisan influence in Justice Department decisions.

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Overview

  • Newly released FOIA records from August 1 confirm Brian Netter approved the combined $2 million settlements for former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
  • The payouts resolved 2024 privacy lawsuits over the public release of their anti-Trump text messages, awarding Strzok $1.2 million and Page $800,000.
  • Netter served as deputy assistant attorney general under Merrick Garland before departing in early 2025 to become legal director at Democracy Forward.
  • Congressional inquiries into who authorized the settlements were stalled until the Center to Advance Security in America’s 2024 FOIA request identified Netter’s role.
  • Netter’s transition into a partisan legal advocacy group has intensified scrutiny of potential political influence on Justice Department settlement decisions.