FBI's McCabe refuses to go quietly. Will his firing take a bite out of gloater-in-chief Trump?
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions pulled the trigger on FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Friday night. But there was little doubt about who gave the order. And soon after the firing, that man was tweeting his gloat for all to see: xAndrew McCabe FIRED, a greaFBI's McCabe refuses to go quietly. Will his firing take a bite out of gloater-in-chief Trump?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions pulled the trigger on FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Friday night. But there was little doubt about who gave the order. And soon after the firing, that man was tweeting his gloat for all to see: xAndrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2018 The ostensible reason for that firing just hours before the 21-year veteran would have been eligible for his full pension benefit was that he had not been forthcoming about a conversation he okayed between FBI officials and journalists. That accusation is found in a yet-to-be-released internal report by the bureau’s inspector general’s office. In it, according to unnamed sources who have seen it, McCabe is criticized for lacking candor in interviews with those investigators regarding his actions related to a report by The Wall Street Journal, in October 2016 about disagreements between the FBI and the Department of Justice Department regarding an investigation into the Clinton family’s foundation. McCabe authorized a bureau spokesperson and lawyer to speak to the newspaper to respond to allegations that McCabe had dragged his feet on the investigation into the foundation. FBI disciplinary officers had recommended firing McCabe. But the action itself was carried out under highly politicized circumstances and had all the appearance of a vendetta being fulfilled given the timing that impacts McCabe’s pension. Read more