# Lisa Page: A Comprehensive Research Report [[Crossfire Hurricane]] ![[Lisa Page Headshot.png]] ## Background and Early Life **Lisa Caroline Page** was born on [[September 5, 1979]], in the [San Fernando Valley in California](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). According to sources, Page has **Iranian heritage** through her mother, **[[Tamara Najarian]]**, an [Iranian-born immigrant who married [[Stephen Butler Page]]](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). [Page and her younger sister, [[Ashley Erica Page]], inherit this Iranian heritage from their mother](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). When Page was a teenager, her [family relocated to Ohio, where she was raised](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). [[Stephen Page]], Lisa's father, is described as an [experienced management professional who has worked for major multinational companies and has authored books on finance and management](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). After graduating high school, Page moved to Washington, D.C., where she attended **American University** and [graduated cum laude with a BA in 2000](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). She then returned to Ohio to study law at the **Ohio State University Moritz College of Law**, [living with her parents to save money](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). ## FBI Career and Rise Through the Ranks Straight out of law school in 2006, Page was [selected for the prestigious **[[DOJ]] Honors Program**](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). This launched her [six-year career as a federal prosecutor and then counselor with the [[FBI]]'s office of general counsel](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). In her early career days, she worked as a [trial lawyer in the organized crime and gang section of the [[DOJ]]'s Crime Division](https://www.dreshare.com/lisa-page-wiki-age-bio-net-worth-facts/). Page [specialized in complex and international money laundering cases](https://www.conservapedia.com/Lisa_Page). She [investigated **Ukrainian oligarch [[Dmitry Firtash]]**, a one-time business partner of former Trump campaign manager [[Paul Manafort]]](https://www.conservapedia.com/Lisa_Page). Page also worked as [Special Counsel to [[FBI]] Deputy Director [[Andrew McCabe]] during critical operations](https://www.conservapedia.com/Lisa_Page). Page recalled the [Boston Marathon bombing and [[Edward Snowden]]'s global](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447)as defining events in her [[FBI]] career. Following reforms by the [[Barack Obama]] administration, Page was appointed to a special counsel position and [rose through the [[FBI]] ranks until she became former [[FBI]] deputy director [[Andrew McCabe]]'s special counsel](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). ## Personal Life and Family Lisa Page was married to **[[Joseph Burrow]]**, a [non-profit executive with experience in international education](https://www.dreshare.com/lisa-page-wiki-age-bio-net-worth-facts/). [[Joseph Burrow]], a [New York University alumnus from 1995 to 1999, served as director for North America at i-graduate, a market research company for the education sector](https://glamourfame.com/who-is-lisa-page-husband). The couple had [**two children together** - one son and one daughter](https://www.dreshare.com/lisa-page-wiki-age-bio-net-worth-facts/). However, Page [finalized her divorce from [[Joseph Burrow]] on **[[June 29, 2023]]**, citing "unhappy and irreconcilable differences"](https://radaronline.com/p/fbi-lawyer-who-had-affair-with-agent-investigating-russiagate-divorces-husband/). According to court documents, Page and [[Joseph Burrow]] had been living separate lives since [[November 1, 2020]], three years after her affair with [[Peter Strzok]] was exposed. As part of the divorce settlement, Page [kept possession of the couple's $1,035,600 home "in an upmarket neighborhood close to Capitol Hill favored by DC's political elites"](https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/14/lisa-page-gets-divorced-from-man-who-allegedly-stood-by-her-through-creepy-strzok-affair-1395968/). Regarding her **religion**, sources indicate [Lisa Page's religion is **Christianity**](https://www.dreshare.com/lisa-page-wiki-age-bio-net-worth-facts/). ## Involvement in Trump-Related Investigations ### Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Page and [[FBI]] agent **[[Peter Strzok]]** were [involved in the [[FBI]]'s investigation into [[Hillary Clinton]]'s handling of classified information in 2016](https://grabien.com/profile?id=105447). Page [served as legal counsel to [[Andrew McCabe]] and advised former [[FBI]] Director [[James Comey]] on the [[Hillary Clinton]] email investigation in 2016](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/5/controversial-fbi-officials-lisa-page-james-baker-/). ### Russia Investigation (Crossfire Hurricane) Page was [involved in the [[FBI]]'s initial counterintelligence investigation into Russian meddling and potential collusion with [[Donald Trump]] campaign associates during the 2016 election](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-transcripts-reveal-details-of-anti-trump-insurance-policy-concerns-over-full-blown-probe). She later [served on Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]]'s team before being removed due to the text message controversy](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-transcripts-reveal-details-of-anti-trump-insurance-policy-concerns-over-full-blown-probe). Page also played a role in the [[Michael Flynn]] case. In May 2020, newly declassified documents revealed that [Page and [[Peter Strzok]] conspired to keep the case against [[Donald Trump]]'s former national security adviser [[Michael Flynn]] ongoing when they discovered it hadn't been formally closed](https://nypost.com/2020/05/07/fbi-lovebirds-lisa-page-peter-strzok-conspired-in-michael-flynn-case/). ## Relationship with Peter Strzok Page had an [**extramarital affair** with [[FBI]] agent **[[Peter Strzok]]** from 2016 to 2017](https://nypost.com/2019/10/08/anti-trump-fbi-agents-lisa-page-peter-strzok-lied-about-affair-book-claims/). The two [exchanged over **50,000 text messages** during and after the 2016 election](https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-strzok-lisa-page-exchanged-50000-texts-fbi-russia-probe-2018-1). These messages contained numerous anti-[[Donald Trump]] sentiments, including [calling [[Donald Trump]] an "idiot," "awful," "loathsome," and expressing concerns about him becoming president](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peter-strzok-lisa-page-texts-trump-idiot/). One of the most controversial exchanges occurred in August 2016, when Page wrote to [[Peter Strzok]]: "[[[Donald Trump]]'s] not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" to which [[[Peter Strzok]] replied: "No. No he won't. We'll stop it"](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2605630/fbi-agents-peter-strzok-lisa-page-exchanged-texts-about-how-they-would-stop-trump-from-becoming-president/). Initially, Page [**lied to [[FBI]] bosses** about the affair. When Deputy Director [[Andrew McCabe]] approached her in December 2016 about rumors of the relationship, Page denied they were romantically involved](https://nypost.com/2019/10/08/anti-trump-fbi-agents-lisa-page-peter-strzok-lied-about-affair-book-claims/). She also [went to [[Bill Priestap]], head of counterintelligence, to tell him the affair was not true](https://nypost.com/2019/10/08/anti-trump-fbi-agents-lisa-page-peter-strzok-lied-about-affair-book-claims/). ## Departure from the FBI Page was **not fired** but rather [**voluntarily resigned** from the [[FBI]] on **[[May 4, 2018]]**](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/fbi-officials-lisa-page-james-baker-resign). She [resigned on the same day as [[FBI]] general counsel [[James Baker]]](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/fbi-officials-lisa-page-james-baker-resign). Page had been [reassigned to a less significant position before her resignation](https://nypost.com/2018/05/05/lisa-page-fbi-agent-who-bashed-trump-in-texts-resigns/). Her departure came amid the controversy surrounding her text messages with [[Peter Strzok]] and [before the release of the Inspector General's report on the [[Hillary Clinton]] email investigation](https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/10/lisa-page-sues-doj-fbi-text-messages-081001). ## Congressional Testimony Page appeared before Congress for [closed-door testimony on **[[July 13, 2018]]**, with the House Judiciary and Oversight committees](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/lisa-page-interview-closed-doors). Initially, she had [defied a congressional subpoena on [[July 11, 2018]], but eventually appeared after negotiations](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-lawyer-lisa-page-expected-capitol-hill-gop/story?id=56565132). Republican lawmakers praised Page's testimony as more forthcoming than [[Peter Strzok]]'s public hearing. [Rep. [[Mark Meadows]] called her a "very credible witness" and said she had been "falsely accused" of not wanting to cooperate](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/lisa-page-interview-closed-doors). [Rep. [[Matt Gaetz]] stated he found "Lisa Page to be far more credible than [[Peter Strzok]]"](https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/13/politics/lisa-page-interview-closed-doors). During her testimony, Page revealed significant information about the lack of evidence in the [[Donald Trump]]-Russia investigation. She admitted that [**even as far as May 2017, investigators still couldn't answer the question** of whether there was collusion between the [[Donald Trump]] campaign and Russia](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lisa-page-testimony-collusion-still-unproven-by-time-of-muellers-special-counsel-appointment). This was [more than nine months after the [[FBI]] opened its counterintelligence investigation](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2179168/lisa-page-testified-investigators-had-no-proof-of-collusion-when-robert-mueller-was-appointed-report/). ## Legal Actions and Settlements ### Privacy Act Lawsuit On [**[[December 10, 2019]]**, Page sued the [[FBI]] and [[DOJ]] for allegedly violating the Privacy Act by releasing her text messages to the media](https://www.euronews.com/2019/12/10/trump-target-lisa-page-sues-doj-fbi-unwanted-invasion-privacy-n1099321). She claimed the agencies released the messages ["to elevate [[DOJ]]'s standing with the President" and caused her "permanent loss of earning capacity due to reputational damage"](https://www.euronews.com/2019/12/10/trump-target-lisa-page-sues-doj-fbi-unwanted-invasion-privacy-n1099321). ### Settlement Agreement In [**July 2024**, Page reached a settlement with the [[DOJ]]. She received **$800,000** as part of a total $2 million settlement (with [[Peter Strzok]] receiving $1.2 million)](https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/07/26/government-to-pay-ex-fbi-agent-1-2-million-in-settlement-over-release-of-anti-trump-texts/). The settlement [resolved her Privacy Act claims regarding the 2018 release of her text messages](https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/07/26/government-to-pay-ex-fbi-agent-1-2-million-in-settlement-over-release-of-anti-trump-texts/). In a statement, Page said: ["While I have been vindicated by this result, my fervent hope remains that our institutions of justice will never again play politics with the lives of their employees"](https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/07/26/government-to-pay-ex-fbi-agent-1-2-million-in-settlement-over-release-of-anti-trump-texts/). ## Current Employment and Activities ### ZwillGen Law Firm After leaving the [[FBI]], [Page joined **ZwillGen PLLC** as Counsel in May 2018](https://www.zwillgen.com/company-news/lisa-page-brings-additional-law-enforcement-experience-to-zwillgen/). [ZwillGen is a boutique law firm specializing in internet law, cybercrime, privacy, and data security issues](https://www.zwillgen.com/company-news/lisa-page-brings-additional-law-enforcement-experience-to-zwillgen/). The firm announced that [Page brings "more than a decade of law enforcement experience at the [[DOJ]] and [[FBI]] on the types of national security and investigative issues that ZwillGen handles for its clients every day"](https://www.zwillgen.com/company-news/lisa-page-brings-additional-law-enforcement-experience-to-zwillgen/). ### MSNBC Analyst Role In [**June 2020**, Page was hired by **NBC News and MSNBC** as a **national security and legal analyst**](https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62911148/). She [made her first appearance on MSNBC on "Deadline: White House" with [[Nicolle Wallace]]](https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/05/lisa-page-nbc-news-msnbc-national-security-legal-analyst/). The [hiring was announced by MSNBC's public relations account on Twitter](https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/05/lisa-page-nbc-news-msnbc-national-security-legal-analyst/). President [[Donald Trump]] criticized the hiring, [tweeting "You must be kidding??? This is a total disgrace!"](https://nypost.com/2020/06/06/trump-blasts-msnbc-for-hiring-ex-fbi-lawyer-lisa-page/). Page appeared with [[Rachel Maddow]] and [began her work as a legal analyst by discussing her controversial work at the [[FBI]]](https://jonathanturley.org/2020/06/06/lisa-page-hired-by-nbc-and-msnbc-as-legal-analyst/). ## Inspector General and Durham Report Findings ### Horowitz Report (December 2019) The Justice Department Inspector General's report released in December 2019 made several key findings regarding Page: - [**Page did not play a role** in the [[FBI]]'s decision to open the [[Donald Trump]]-Russia investigation ("[[Crossfire Hurricane]]")](https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/09/inspector-generals-report-russia-key-takeaways-079030) - The report found [**no documentary or testimonial evidence that political bias** influenced the decision to open investigations](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/09/politics/ig-horowitz-report-russia-trump) - While Page's text messages with [[Peter Strzok]] "potentially indicated or created the appearance that investigative decisions were impacted by bias," [[[Michael Horowitz]] found **no evidence that bias directly affected specific investigative decisions**](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2729864/former-fbi-agent-lisa-page-joins-msnbc-as-legal-analyst/) ### Durham Report (May 2023) Special Counsel [[John Durham]]'s report, released in May 2023, was more critical: - The report cited the ["now-infamous text exchange" between Page and [[Peter Strzok]], particularly [[Peter Strzok]]'s statement that [[Donald Trump]] wouldn't become president because "we'll stop it"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/05/15/special-counsel-john-durham-fbi-should-not-have-launched-trump-russia-probe/) - [[John Durham]] found that ["certain personnel" involved in opening the [[Donald Trump]] investigation had **"a predisposition" to do so**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/05/15/special-counsel-john-durham-fbi-should-not-have-launched-trump-russia-probe/) - However, the [[John Durham]] report [**did not recommend any new charges** against individuals, including Page](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/05/15/special-counsel-john-durham-fbi-should-not-have-launched-trump-russia-probe/) ### Mueller Report The [[Robert Mueller]] Report did not focus specifically on Page's role, as she had already left [[Robert Mueller]]'s team before the investigation concluded. [Page briefly served on [[Robert Mueller]]'s team before returning to the [[FBI]] when the text messages were discovered](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/02/politics/lisa-page-interview). ## Media Appearances and Public Statements After maintaining silence for over two years, Page gave her [first public interview to **The Daily Beast** in December 2019](https://theweek.com/speedreads/881643/former-fbi-lawyer-lisa-page-done-being-quiet-tired-trumps-demeaning-abuse). She stated she was ["done being quiet" and cited [[Donald Trump]]'s "demeaning fake orgasm" impression of her at a Minneapolis rally as "the straw that broke the camel's back"](https://theweek.com/speedreads/881643/former-fbi-lawyer-lisa-page-done-being-quiet-tired-trumps-demeaning-abuse). Page has made appearances on various MSNBC programs, including [interviews with **[[Rachel Maddow]]**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iaqge2xYoM). In her media appearances, she has maintained that ["there's no fathomable way that I have committed any crime at all, let alone [[Treason]]"](https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/05/lisa-page-nbc-news-msnbc-national-security-legal-analyst/). ## Books and Publications **Lisa Page has not written any books** as of 2025. The search results show [various other authors named Lisa Page who have written books](https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/33311676.Lisa_Page), but none are the former FBI lawyer. These include [romance novels, scientific texts, and other works by different individuals with the same name](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/33311676.Lisa_Page). ## Awards and Recognition There is **no evidence that Lisa Page received any awards from the FBI** during her tenure. The only recognition mentioned in available sources relates to her [settlement payment of $800,000 from the Justice Department for Privacy Act violations](https://ktvz.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/07/26/government-to-pay-ex-fbi-agent-1-2-million-in-settlement-over-release-of-anti-trump-texts/). ## Tulsi Gabbard Declassifications and Potential Legal Liability Regarding **[[Tulsi Gabbard]]'s recent declassifications** as Director of National Intelligence, the newly released documents focus primarily on [the intelligence community's assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2l01ek0y7o). [[[Tulsi Gabbard]] has claimed these documents show [[Barack Obama]] administration officials "manufactured" intelligence to undermine [[Donald Trump]]](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabbard-releases-russia-documents-concerns-intelligence-sources/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17). However, [**there is no specific mention of potential criminal charges or legal liability for Lisa Page** in connection with these declassifications](https://wtop.com/elections/2025/07/gabbards-claims-of-an-anti-trump-conspiracy-are-not-supported-by-declassified-documents/). The declassified materials primarily concern: - [The January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabbard-releases-russia-documents-concerns-intelligence-sources/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17) - [Republican House Intelligence Committee reports from 2017-2020](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-ratcliffe-strongly-supports-gabbard-declassification-of-sensitive-documents-agency-says/) - [Questions about the reliability of intelligence sources](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-ratcliffe-strongly-supports-gabbard-declassification-of-sensitive-documents-agency-says/) [Democrats have disputed [[Tulsi Gabbard]]'s characterizations, with Senator [[Mark Warner]] stating the documents don't change previous assessments about Russian interference](https://wtop.com/elections/2025/07/gabbards-claims-of-an-anti-trump-conspiracy-are-not-supported-by-declassified-documents/). ## NGO Work and Current Associations **No evidence was found** of Lisa Page working with any NGOs or non-governmental organizations. Her current professional activities appear to be limited to her [work at ZwillGen law firm](https://www.zwillgen.com/company-news/lisa-page-brings-additional-law-enforcement-experience-to-zwillgen/) and her [role as an MSNBC analyst](https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/05/lisa-page-nbc-news-msnbc-national-security-legal-analyst/). ## Conflicts of Interest Beyond the obvious conflict created by her affair with [[Peter Strzok]] while both were working on politically sensitive investigations, **no additional conflicts of interest** have been identified in the available sources. The Inspector General's report addressed the appearance of bias created by their personal relationship and anti-[[Donald Trump]] text messages but [found no evidence that this bias affected specific investigative decisions](https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/09/politics/ig-horowitz-report-russia-trump). ## Summary Lisa Page, a former [[FBI]] lawyer of Iranian heritage, played significant roles in the [[Hillary Clinton]] email investigation and the initial stages of the [[Donald Trump]]-Russia investigation. Her extramarital affair with [[FBI]] agent [[Peter Strzok]] and their anti-[[Donald Trump]] text messages became central to Republican claims of [[FBI]] bias. Page voluntarily resigned from the [[FBI]] in May 2018 and was not fired. She successfully sued the government for Privacy Act violations and received an $800,000 settlement. Currently, she works as counsel at ZwillGen law firm and serves as a national security analyst for MSNBC. While Inspector General [[Michael Horowitz]] found no evidence that Page's personal views affected investigative decisions, the [[John Durham]] Report was more critical, suggesting a predisposition to investigate [[Donald Trump]]. However, **no criminal charges have been recommended against Page**, and recent declassifications by [[Tulsi Gabbard]] do not appear to create new legal jeopardy for her. Page's divorce from [[Joseph Burrow]] was finalized in 2023, and she has not written any books or received [[FBI]] awards. Her current activities focus on legal work and media commentary on national security issues.