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The Department of Justice has informed lawmakers that the missing texts between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have been recovered, according to CNN's David Wright.
Why it matters: The lost texts from the five-month span of December 2016 and May 2017 have fueled speculation and conspiracy theories among conservatives about the objectivity of the Russia investigation. (Go deeper: FBI agent texts & #ReleaseTheMemo)