FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, frequent target of Trump's ire, steps down: NBC News
FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down immediately. McCabe faced attacks from President Trump and some congressional Republicans, who accused him of political bias. McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until March, when he is eligible to retire with full benefits.
Could be the FBI wants him out of the way as they escalate their case against Trump staffers and he�s become a distraction and convenient excuse for the right.
Sounds like the next set of Trump loyalists to get their commemorative set of matching bracelets will be revealed in March. I wonder if any are engraved �Don Jr� or �Jared�.
Republicans have questioned McCabe�s ties to the Democratic Party, considering his wife ran as a Democrat for a Virginia Senate seat in 2015 and got financial help from a group tied to Clinton family ally Terry McAuliffe.
"BeaverFever" said Could be the FBI wants him out of the way as they escalate their case against Trump staffers and he�s become a distraction and convenient excuse for the right.
Sounds like the next set of Trump loyalists to get their commemorative set of matching bracelets will be revealed in March. I wonder if any are engraved �Don Jr� or �Jared�.
The Mooch or Omarosa would both make for great replacements. Maybe Martin Shkreli too. Great people. Just the greatest. We only hire the best, just like our university and our steaks!
Andrew McCabe was pressured to quit by FBI Director Christopher Wray in advance of an inspector general report examining the agency, reports CBS News.
Mr McCabe was reportedly due to retire on 18 March.
His exit from the top law enforcement agency comes a week after a report that Mr Trump wanted him out.
An internal communication authored by Mr Wray shows Mr McCabe's early departure was the result of a forthcoming FBI inspector general report that concluded the agency must perform at the highest standards, according to CBS News.
Earlier on Monday, the New York Times reported that Mr Wray had expressed an interest in moving Mr McCabe to another job, which would have been a demotion, ahead of the inspector general report.
It is unclear when the report will be released.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Monday's daily press briefing: "This decision was not made by the White House."
"The president wasn't part of this decision making process," she added.
I'd say there's a purge taking place and McCabe is just the first to feel the axe. But hey, given the way they've been operating lately I just have one question. Who the fuck do they think they are, the CIA?
FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down immediately.
McCabe faced attacks from President Trump and some congressional Republicans, who accused him of political bias.
McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until March, when he is eligible to retire with full benefits.
Smart man.
Replace with who person?
Who needs the FBI??
Sounds like the next set of Trump loyalists to get their commemorative set of matching bracelets will be revealed in March. I wonder if any are engraved �Don Jr� or �Jared�.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01 ... arned.html
Could be the FBI wants him out of the way as they escalate their case against Trump staffers and he�s become a distraction and convenient excuse for the right.
Sounds like the next set of Trump loyalists to get their commemorative set of matching bracelets will be revealed in March. I wonder if any are engraved �Don Jr� or �Jared�.
The Mooch or Omarosa would both make for great replacements. Maybe Martin Shkreli too. Great people. Just the greatest. We only hire the best, just like our university and our steaks!
Mr McCabe was reportedly due to retire on 18 March.
His exit from the top law enforcement agency comes a week after a report that Mr Trump wanted him out.
An internal communication authored by Mr Wray shows Mr McCabe's early departure was the result of a forthcoming FBI inspector general report that concluded the agency must perform at the highest standards, according to CBS News.
Earlier on Monday, the New York Times reported that Mr Wray had expressed an interest in moving Mr McCabe to another job, which would have been a demotion, ahead of the inspector general report.
It is unclear when the report will be released.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Monday's daily press briefing: "This decision was not made by the White House."
"The president wasn't part of this decision making process," she added.
I'd say there's a purge taking place and McCabe is just the first to feel the axe. But hey, given the way they've been operating lately I just have one question. Who the fuck do they think they are, the CIA?