Inside D.C.'s Most Dangerous Play About A Mueller Conspiracy (HBO)

Lots of people have long forgotten about the whole Peter Strzok–Lisa Page affair, but plenty of conservatives just can’t let go of it. That’s where the play "FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers" comes in.

The new “verbatim theater” production in D.C. focuses on the texts between the former senior FBI agents (Strzok was on Robert Mueller’s team) having an extramarital affair in 2016, who flirted, gossiped, joked — and discussed their hatred of Donald Trump — on government-issued cell phones. They shared their hatred of Trump, mocked his supporters, texted during presidential debates, and expressed horror that Trump was winning. And though the DOJ’s inspector general found they’d had no impact on the investigations into the president, they still fuel conspiracy theories that he was spied on by law enforcement officials out to get him.

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[nashvillain]

*VICE News: "Lots of people have long forgotten about the whole Peter Strzok–Lisa Page affair, but plenty of conservatives just can’t let go of it."*

*Hey VICE, we'll let it go when justice in meted out and they're prosecuted. Deal?*

[GbawlZ]

Excuse me, but did the meaning of "conspiracy theory"' change? I'm pretty sure we have all seen the actual texts by now.

[YuGiOhDuelChannel]

Blown away they texted these things on their FBI phones....people are truly moronic

[yellowflash]

*Jeanine Pirro sounds like she's always having a stroke*

[QueenetBowie]

This is what happens when Vice gets a 50% staff reduction.... “Hey guys, remember when we used to send journalists to Liberia to interview warlord cannibals or sneak into North Korea? We’ll get excited, we sent a guy to Washington DC to watch amateur actors do a play about the Mueller report.... ooo, hang on to your seats.”

[brianmurphy]

The President out here creating jobs in the arts, who woulda thunk it.

[centurionguards]

I know it's old fashioned but I really like the truth. Wow, in the age of deception telling the truth is revolutionary.

[danieldietsche]

This one play I would actually attend on Broadway...

[herahagstoz]

The “counter culture” of the late sixties and seventies was not about being “edgy” or cool or something, it was really about people fed up with the repressive and all powerful social culture at large. It pushed the concept of civil rights and personal freedoms into center stage; and yes, it was a fun exciting and explosive time. But it was not about being cool or popular. Likewise today we find ourselves finally running out of the coasting momentum of those times so many people took for granted. When we look around we now see the religious conservative pushback has slowly taken up that momentum and this clearly shows that many see inclusion in a not popular or socially conscious group as a mark of being cool and edgy. It seems they missed the entire point of the long ago counter culture as merely a way to get social status—which it most definitely was not.

[Clomwellschimdt]

"Wouldn't it be so edgy and ironic if we were nazis? Like not just joking about it, it'd be way more edgy if we were actually nazis. Sick." -Milo

[mclovin]

The funny thing is...everything they said about trump was bang on. 🤷‍♂️

[chadwilliams]

4:09 these two went on a candle light dinner after going to a play about the Mueller report. 🤦‍♂️

[JizzMasterTheZeroth]

That's exactly what the Mueller Conspiracy is - theatre.

[peterwysochanski]

It's almost more worrisome that they were so stupid as to use their work related email?

[campy]

The people who push this conspiracy reminds me of Alex Jones about a decade or so ago when he was considered liberal. Y'all need some self awareness lol

[eryngium]

Heard you HBO show was canceled, and your Quebec chain shutdown. must suck 😛

[barryb]

Do you think Lindsey Graham's derogatory statements about Trump made at the same time these emails were sent disqualifies him from a position in congress?

[HeWhoFlewFromInwood]

How dare federal employees discuss their hatred of a corrupt conman running for president?

[bhawthorne]

The guy that donated gave me Freddie mercury vibes if he'd gotten thr chance to grow old.. that's a total mercury move lol

[jdgustofwinddance.]

When did not liking a politician become a crime?