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FD-302 (R<!v. 5-S-10)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEST!GATlON
Date of t-r.tty

DOCUMENT RESTRICTED TO CASE PARTICIPANTS

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FBI Deputy Ast1i:;;tant Direct.(1r (DAD) Peter r. St:rzok was
intexvic-wed in his tJff:j_cE~ :i.n th0 Sf,€cial counsel I z OfficE- . :Ln Washington D.
C.
l?articipatin9 in the l.nt.e-rview were Senior Assistant Special Cc,1.msel
and FBI SupervL:::c1ry .Special Ag1;:nt
1'he
purp,:;:::;e of the interview was to collect certa.in informati<.,n reqart.linq
St:rz,:::k 1 ~; involv0ment in varic,u.s ,'.'l.spects of what has bec,:,me the Special
Coun.$el' s investigat:i..on.
Strzok provided the fo11owln9 infor·tnatiO!':l:

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AB FBI Count:erint.elliqence DAD, Strzok had involvement in

seve:raJ. FBI investigations which were subsequently taken over by th\?
Spe-cial Counsel. Spec.ific.ally, ltBI in.\-'esti9a.tions xegardin9 then-·National
Security Advise-r, General Michael Flynni
At varlous time.s, Strz.ok and the Deputy Attorn>:'y General/Actihg A.ttorney General Sally Yate.:, and
-()th.er D01J repre:::ientat.ives on the entire zpan of the FBI's RussJ.an electi()n
inte1:ference / collusion invl:'stigations.

up to Acttnq N.SD

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A::,sistant Attorney General Mary McCord.

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Flynn.
M,:;i";ctbe ca.llE d FJ.ynn at J.:·:::-:(1 p.m. a.rd Flynn aqr?~,:1 t(, b'2
int.e,rvif.'W('<l that -:iay at : : JO J:;. m,
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may ha·.1;:, d,>cumc·nr,::-:J th,:'
co.iyver.sctt ic,n.
<~ome-y was q,:iin9 to telJ. '.:.'a.t·.,:;-.-c; r i,Jttt b(,fc,!:<::" t.L(· int~-rvi>:w,
but ;:\he ,.:,.;1}lt'.J him fir.St fc11: anctl"h7!: ~:e-8:~:;.,; l>:>f<11c· hr ha.J a ,:·1·.an,::0 t~;
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call. When he t.o.ld her the FBI was inter.view:tng Flynn shE- wa;:l n,:,,t
happy.
his interview partner, got
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St):Zok and FBI SSA
ac:1::e::s::: tc, the White HousE: w.ith the as:::tJ~;tance of an FBI Whi.t.t? Hou.~:e

detail<?e,
aqr0e-d.

Flynn met t.hem at abc11.1t '."2:15, which was earliei: than
Flynn was alone and nrela:-:ed anJ jocular."

He W,:.l.nti::d to 9:i.ve

them a little tour of the- 4.r1;:a a;r,:,und his Dffice.
D1..1rin9 their waik
tluou9h the Wet::::t W.ing, l?re:':iide-nt Trump and some rnove-rs who were -:..ii.:3cuss.i.ng
where to place sonv:· art work walked between Strzok and
but nobody

paid attentia:,n to th€: a9ent$.
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Flynn did not introduce them to anyone.

Before the intervi.ew, McCabe, FBI General Counsel ,James Baker

and others decided the agents would not warn Flynn that it. wa::: a crime to

lie during an FBI interview because they wanted Flynn to be relaxed, and
they were concerned that giving the warnings miqht adversely affect the

rapport.
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F.lynn was unquarded and clearly saw the FBI agents a.s

a.llie.s.
Ht? tall:ed ab,)ut various subjects, includinq hotel:;; wh;z,r,:; they
stayed dtu.:ing the campai9n and the Pt·e3ident '.s knack for i.nt0ric,r
de:dgn.
He taH:i;,d about the long hour.-::; of the job and c.omplatned about
th€' politice surrounding it, but Flynn alway:":: c-::E~emed to woi:k his way to
the subject of ter1'01·h:m. Flynn war::: so talkative, and had so rnuch time
for them, that Strzok w,::indered if the Natic,nal Security AdviBer cUd not
have m()re important. things to do tflan have.- such a relaxed; n.on-pert.in€~nt

discus.sJ.on with thE-m.

interv.i.ew and.
rc~s:p.::,nsible for taking notez and writing the FD--3D2.
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Throughout the interview, Flynn had a very

was pri.rnarily

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~rnr-e" demeanor and

did not ·give any indicatc,rs c•f d:ecE>pt.ion.
Hw <lid not pctL':Hl: bi;:; wc,1:,js vr
he.zitat.1:, .i.n any of his answe-r:1. · He only hedged once, which they

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docum'C'nted in th0 30'.:'..
Strz.ok and
bc,th had the J,mp.1:e~;si,.:,n at the
ti.@} that Flynn wa~; not lying vr did not T,hink he was lying.
Flynn struct
Strzo}: as 11 bd.ght, but not profoundly sophisticated, 11

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rhe ag<C'nts lE·ft Flynn .in a collegial, positive way.

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'I'here wa:::

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retnrned to FBI Headquarter.~, and briefed
St.rzok and
McCabe and Baker on the- interview. McCabe briefed Camey. Strzo}: wat~:
awaro2 that Baker and Principal Associate Deputy Atto1-ney General Hatt
Axel:r,:.,j later argued about the FBI' s deci.sic.,n to interview Flynn.
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Shortly afte.r th€' interview, YateB and McCord briefed White
Huu.-:.:0 staff on the Flynn calls.

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