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Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire.
Sessions announced the decision in a statement just before 10 p.m., noting that both the Justice Department Inspector General and the FBI office that handles discipline had found “that Mr. McCabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor — including under oath — on multiple occasions.”
He said based on those findings and the recommendation of the department’s senior career official, “I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately.”

The move will likely cost McCabe a significant portion of his retirement benefits, though it is possible he could bring a legal challenge. McCabe has been fighting vigorously to keep his job, and on Thursday, he spent nearly four hours inside the Justice Department pleading his case.
Michael R. Bromwich, McCabe’s attorney, said in a lengthy statement responding to the allegations that he had “never before seen the type of rush to judgment — and rush to summary punishment — that we have witnessed in this case.” He cited in particular President Trump’s attacks on McCabe on Twitter and the White House press secretary’s comments about him on Thursday — which he said were “quite clearly designed to put inappropriate pressure on the Attorney General to act accordingly.”
“This intervention by the White House in the DOJ disciplinary process is unprecedented, deeply unfair, and dangerous,” Bromwich said.
McCabe has become a lightning rod in the political battles over the FBI’s most high-profile cases, including the Russia investigation and the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices. He has been a frequent target of criticism from President Trump.
His firing — which was recommended by the FBI office that handles discipline — stems from a Justice Department inspector general investigation that found McCabe authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to the media about a Clinton-related case, then misled investigators about his actions in the matter, people familiar with the matter have said. He stepped down earlier this year from the No. 2 job in the bureau after FBI Director Christopher A. Wray was briefed on the inspector general’s findings, though he technically was still an employee.
McCabe, who conducted interviews with several media outlets in advance of his firing, told the New York Times that the allegations against him were “part of an effort to discredit me as a witness” in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
“The idea that I was dishonest is just wrong,” he said.
Through a representative, McCabe declined to be interviewed by The Washington Post.
Bromwich, who himself is a former Justice Department Inspector General, suggested in his statement that office treated McCabe unfairly, cleaving off from a larger investigation its findings on McCabe and not giving McCabe an adequate chance to respond to the allegations he faced. He said McCabe and his lawyers were given limited access to the inspector general’s draft report late last month, saw a final report and evidence a week ago and were “receiving relevant exculpatory evidence as recently as two days ago.”
“With so much at stake, this process has fallen far short of what Mr. McCabe deserved,” Bromwich said. “This concerted effort to accelerate the process in order to beat the ticking clock of his scheduled retirement violates any sense of decency and basic principles of fairness.”
A spokesman for the inspector general’s office did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Some in the bureau might view McCabe’s termination so close to retirement as an unnecessarily harsh and politically influenced punishment for a man who spent more than 20 years at the FBI. The White House had seemed to support such an outcome, though a spokeswoman said the decision was up to Sessions.
“We do think that it is well documented that he has had some very troubling behavior and by most accounts a bad actor,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday.
Trump and McCabe’s relationship has long been fraught. The president has previously suggested that McCabe was biased in favor of Clinton, his political opponent, pointing out that McCabe’s wife, who ran as a Democrat for a seat in the Virginia legislature, received hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations from the political action committee of Terry McAuliffe, then the state’s governor and a noted Clinton ally. During an Oval office meeting in May, Trump is said to have asked McCabe whom he voted for in the presidential election and vented about the donations.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz put McCabe in his crosshairs during a broad look at alleged improprieties in the handling of the Clinton email case. In the course of that review, Horowitz found that McCabe had authorized two FBI officials to talk to then-Wall Street Journal reporter Devlin Barrett for a story about the case and another investigation into Clinton’s family foundation. Barrett now works for The Washington Post.
Background conversations with reporters are commonplace in Washington, though McCabe’s authorizing such a talk was viewed as inappropriate because the matter being discussed was an ongoing criminal investigation. The story ultimately presented McCabe as a somewhat complicated figure — one who some FBI officials thought was standing in the way of the Clinton Foundation investigation, but who also seemed to be pushing back against Justice Department officials who did not believe there was a case to be made.
McCabe, who turns 50 on Sunday and would have then been eligible for his full retirement benefits, had quickly ascended through senior roles to the No. 2 leadership post. He briefly served in an interim capacity as the FBI director, in the months between when Trump fired James B. Comey from the post and Wray was confirmed by the Senate.
McCabe’s team on Friday night released a bevy of statements from former national security officials supporting the former deputy director, including from former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.; former National Security Agency Deputy Director Richard H. Ledgett, Jr.; former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg; former FBI national security official Michael B. Steinbach; and former Justice Department national security official Mary B. McCord.
Steinbach said McCabe had “become a convenient scapegoat so that narrow political objectives can be achieved.” McCord said she “never doubted his honesty or motivations, and can say without hesitation that he was one of the finest FBI agents with whom I ever worked.” Notably absent was a statement from Comey, McCabe’s former boss, though Comey did say after McCabe stepped down as deputy director that he “stood tall over the last 8 months, when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on.”
Comey is still considered a key subject in Horowit’z probe of how the FBI handled the Clinton email case.

 

McCabe Responds To Firing
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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been in the news a lot over the past two years years, most recently for being fired by the Trump administration right on the eve of his retirement — a move that will deny him the pension he earned in over 20 years of service — but he’s rarely if ever spoken directly to the public.
In the wake of his firing, that’s changing. In a statement released to the media, he says he will be silent “no more” and says explicitly that the campaign against him is part of a cover-up.
“I am being singled out and treated this way because of the role I played, the actions I took, and the events I witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of James Comey,” the statement reads, and he calls the effort to discredit him “part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally.”

He closes by observing that Trump’s “persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel’s work” and insisting that “I have unfailing faith in the men and women of the FBI and I am confident that their efforts to seek justice will not be deterred.”
Read the whole thing:
I have been an FBI Special Agent for over 21 years. I spent half of that time investigating Russian Organized Crime as a street agent and Supervisor in New York City. I have spent the second half of my career focusing on national security issues and protecting this country from terrorism. I served in some of the most challenging, demanding investigative and leadership roles in the FBI. And I was privileged to serve as Deputy Director during a particularly tough time.
For the last year and a half, my family and I have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. Articles too numerous to count have leveled every sort of false, defamatory and degrading allegation against us. The president’s tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. He called for my firing. He called for me to be stripped of my pension after more than 20 years of service. And all along we have said nothing, never wanting to distract from the mission of the FBI by addressing the lies told and repeated about it.
No more.
The investigation by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has to be understood in the context of the attacks on my credibility. The investigation flows from my attempt to explain the FBI’s involvement and my supervision of investigations involving Hillary Clinton. I was being portrayed in the media over and over as a political partisan, accused of closing down investigations under political pressure. The FBI was portrayed as caving under that pressure, and making decisions for political rather than law enforcement purposes. Nothing was further from the truth. In fact, this entire investigation stems from my efforts, fully authorized under FBI rules, to set the record straight on behalf of the Bureau and to make it clear that we were continuing an investigation that people in DOJ opposed.
The OIG investigation has focused on information I chose to share with a reporter through my public affairs officer and a legal counselor. As Deputy Director, I was one of only a few people who had the authority to do that. It was not a secret, it took place over several days, and others, including the Director, were aware of the interaction with the reporter. It was the same type of exchange with the media that the Deputy Director oversees several times per week. In fact it was the same type of work that I continued to do under Director Wray, at his request. The investigation subsequently focused on who I talked to, when I talked to them, and so forth. During these inquiries, I answered questions truthfully and as accurately as I could amidst the chaos that surrounded me. And when I thought my answers were misunderstood, I contacted investigators to correct them.
But looking at that in isolation completely misses the big picture. The big picture is a tale of what can happen when law enforcement is politicized, public servants are attacked, and people who are supposed to cherish and protect our institutions become instruments for damaging those institutions and people.
Here is the reality: I am being singled out and treated this way because of the role I played, the actions I took, and the events I witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of James Comey. The release of this report was accelerated only after my testimony to the House Intelligence Committee revealed that I would corroborate former Director Comey’s accounts of his discussions with the President. The OIG’s focus on me and this report became a part of an unprecedented effort by the Administration, driven by the President himself, to remove me from my position, destroy my reputation, and possibly strip me of a pension that I worked 21 years to earn. The accelerated release of the report, and the punitive actions taken in response, make sense only when viewed through this lens. Thursday’s comments from the White House are just the latest example of this.
This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally. It is part of this Administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel’s work.
I have always prided myself on serving my country with distinction and integrity, and I have always encouraged those around me to do the same. Just ask them. To have my career end in this way, and to be accused of lacking candor when at worst I was distracted in the misty fo chaotic events, is incredibly disappointing and unfair. But it will not erase the important work I was prevailed to be a part of, the results of which will in the end be revealed for the country to see.
I have unfailing faith in the men and women of the FBI and I am confident that their efforts to seek justice will not be deterred.

 

So a worm incapable of doing his own job and who has pocketed millions of taxpayer dollars by vacationing at his own golf resorts pressures his own political appointee to fire the highest career public servant with authority over an investigation he wants stopped just 1 day before that 20 year government employee can claim the benefits he's due. Slimy, Trumpster. Very slimy.

 

what the left seems to forget is it was the democrats that wanted the IG investigation but are not happy as to where said investigation is going.
if it had been any other agent of the FBI he/she would have been fired post hast.
and McCabe is only the latest in a long line of agents that have been fired since march 2017 I believe he makes # 19 or 20 all for lying most of them not under oath

 

The democrats are not happy the Trump investigation is turning up more dirt on the dems then a grave digger

 

How deep do they investigate things ? Because if they dig to deep they will find Donalds and my tweets to each other and it won't go well.

 

Watch more then just CNN or CNBC the uranium 1 deal Hillary's dealing with the reds the. any number of things that if there is any justice in this country lots of people are going down

 

What the left will remember is the constant drumbeat to fire McCabe coming out of the White House. If Sessions had a good cause he wouldn't need to be pushed by the Trumpster. And if this had any legitimacy to it McCabe would have been allowed to respond to the IG report within the Bureau, not publicly as he is forced to do now. The rush to drive him out barely a day ahead of retirement smacks of vindictiveness. And since Sessions had no real bone to pick with McCabe, the presumption will be that this came down from Trump as a pay-back for not killing the Russia investigation or limiting it's scope.

 

Guess we will just have to wait and see when the report comes out what it has to say

 

Um, no. McCabe stepped down and took a leave of absence when news came out that the Inspector General was investigating him for improper conduct in Hill da Beast's email scandal, when it was learned he knew about the emails found on Carlos Danger Weiner's laptop and hadn't acted on that discovery.


Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's conduct in Hillary Clinton email investigation reportedly at center of internal DOJ probe


1/30/18

For months, the Justice Department's inspector general has been questioning FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's handling of a batch of Hillary Clinton emails discovered shortly before the 2016 election, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

The emails were discovered on the laptop of disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner — but there was no action from the FBI until about three weeks later in October, just before the election, according to the report. Democrats and Trump opponents have suggested the FBI's announcement about the emails, which came just days before the election, helped sway the race toward Donald Trump.

The Post says the period of inaction raised the question of whether FBI leadership wanted to avoid publicizing the emails until after the Nov. 8 presidential election between Clinton and Trump.


McCabe, sources familiar with the matter told the Post, is a key figure in the DOJ's inquiries into who knew about the email and when. The inspector general, Michael Horowitz, had announced his investigation into the FBI's handling of the Clinton investigation shortly after the election and before Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

McCabe on Monday abruptly resigned from his position in the bureau.
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So, he didn't have authority over anything but his attempts to run out the clock in order to get his monthly kiss from Uncle Same before the shit hit the fan.

 

Also, the FBI recommended his firing days ago.


FBI disciplinary office recommends firing former deputy director Andrew McCabe


3/14/18

The FBI office that handles employee discipline has recommended firing the bureau’s former deputy director over allegations that he authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and misled investigators when asked about it, leaving Attorney General Jeff Sessions to decide whether he should fire the veteran official just four days before his expected retirement date, people familiar with the matter said.

The recommendation from the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility is likely to add fuel to the political fire surrounding former deputy director Andrew McCabe, who abruptly stepped down from his post earlier this year but technically remained an FBI employee.

McCabe was hoping to retire Sunday, when he becomes eligible for his full benefits. If he is fired first, he could lose those. President Trump has long made McCabe a particular target of his ire, and the recommendation to fire the former No. 2 FBI official could give him new ammunition.

The disciplinary process is still ongoing at the highest levels of the Justice Department, and no final decision has been made on the discipline McCabe will face. The call will ultimately be made by Sessions because of McCabe’s seniority, a person familiar with the matter said.

Through a representative, McCabe declined to comment. A Justice Department spokeswoman said in a statement: “The Department follows a prescribed process by which an employee may be terminated. That process includes recommendations from career employees and no termination decision is final until the conclusion of that process. We have no personnel announcements at this time.”

Sessions is traveling on Thursday, though other officials at the Justice Department still have to consider the matter before he makes a decision. It is possible that McCabe could be fired 48 or 24 hours before he is able to retire.

An FBI spokeswoman declined to comment.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz has for some time been working on a report that blasts McCabe for allowing two high-ranking bureau officials to sit down with the Wall Street Journal as the news outlet prepared a report in 2016 on an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s family foundation, then misleading the inspector general’s team about his actions. A person familiar with the matter said Horowitz’s findings are what sparked the Office of Professional Responsibility’s recommendation, which was first reported by the New York Times. Horowitz’s report has not been released, and McCabe denies having misled anyone, a person familiar with the case said.

The inspector general’s office declined to comment.

The inspector general has since January 2017 been investigating the FBI and Justice Department’s handling of the politically charged probe into Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, which is separate from the foundation probe. McCabe represents but a piece of that work.

Horowitz is also examining broad allegations of misconduct involving former FBI director James B. Comey, including the public statement he made recommending that the Clinton email case be closed without charges and his decision 11 days before the election to reveal to Congress that the FBI had resumed its work. McCabe briefly took over as the FBI’s acting director after Trump fired Comey in May.

The matter McCabe authorized FBI officials to discuss with a reporter came just as the bureau announced it was resuming its look at Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, though the article focused more on the separate case involving her family’s foundation.

The article presented McCabe as a complicated figure — one who lower-level officials felt was stymieing their work, even though it detailed McCabe pushing back against Justice Department officials so the case could move forward.

 

The best news that I have heard, since news of Trump winning the election.

Now, lets wait and see what type of legal action comes against McCabe.

 

And here's the fun part.

Well, they got their investigation, alright. McCabe can thank them for circumstances leading up to his change in employment status. But I'd also like to say thanks as well.

Who'd have thought the Democrats would help Trump drain their own swamp.

 

Cummins claims that this is Trump's fault?...typical leftists.

Scores of seedy characters in the leftist regime used the sources of the federal fucking government to enrich themselves on the tax payers dime....

Scores of seedy characters in the leftist regime used the sources of the federal fucking government as illegal leverage to begin an illicit investigation....

Scores of seedy characters in the leftist regime used the sources of the federal fucking government to smear several folks and place them into a questionable category of criminal behavior....

And now the leftists want to balme Trump for those actions....that's mother fuckin' priceless.

 

Did you see the date of the article? Trump wasn't even in office yet.

 

Yes I seen it.

I took note of that when I read this;

Cummings blamed Trump for putting Democrats in this position. “I wish we would not have to do this, but President-elect Trump has now made his decision and his decision has made this necessary,” he said.

They're only angry becasue Trump won.

''Elections have consequences''

--Barrack Hussien Obama

Just where in the fuck are those TAX RETURNS?

 

i dont like they fired a guy a day be for his retirement let him finish up that day go into retirement and if hes guilty of anything you can always being him to court later but dont take his retirement money away thats wrong. I would rather spend 5 years in jail then flipping burgers the rest of my life because i was fired one day early from collecting my retirement package.

 

We dont like the shennanigans that he pulled....which lead the federal fucking governemnt to start an illicit investigation hat has cost millions upon millions.

Once McCabe retires, one cant stop his retirement funds...

Seems you're at a cross-roads

 

McCabe made his bed... It's not prudent to reward people for incompetence and criminal activity, both of which McCabe is obviously guilty of.

Because if you do, it will only encourage more of the same behavior from others.

Besides the criminal offences McCabe committed, he along with several other high ranking officials have severely damaged the credibility of our nation's highest law enforcement agency.

He should be worried about going to prison now and I bet he is talking to a lawyer now.

McCabe was fired for far more serious reasons than what has already been disclosed. In the coming days, more information will be released with regards to McCabe's criminal activity.