Inside SCOOP: Joe Pientka. Follow the pen. Catherine Herridge. #MyHighlighter  Catherine Herridge Follow @CBS_Herridge 27 Aug, 4 tweets, 3 min read SCOOP: Two sources close to the Senate probe tell @CBSNewsthat FBI agent Joe Pientka has been interviewed behind closed doors for "multiple hours" by investigators with Senate Judiciary + Senate Oversight/Governmental Affairs. In 2018, then-Chairman @ChuckGrassley first sought Pientka's testimony but the request was denied until now. WHY IT MATTERS: Pientka is at the intersection of key events in the #Durhaminvestigation. Along with agent Peter Strzok, Pientka conducted the January 2017 WH interview of @GenFlynn that led to his dismissal. More recently, declassified records showed Pientka + others used an August 2016 "defensive-briefing" to warn candidate Trump, Flynn + @GovChristieabout national security threats to gather information on their line of questioning about Russia for the.. FBI probe known as Crossfire Hurricane. These events + decision making fall under Durham. @LindseyGrahamSC@SenRonJohnson @CBSNews https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1299131137890177024.html