Ex-FBI Official Says He Wanted To Put Russia Probes On Solid Ground
Feb 14, 2019, 8:37 AM | Updated: Jun 8, 2022, 5:15 pm
Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe (C) is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police before a meeting with members of the Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary committees in the Rayburn House Office Building December 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCabe in February 2019 said he wanted investigations into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice documented so that they could "not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says he wanted investigations into President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice documented so that they could “not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace.”
McCabe said in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that he met with his investigators the day after his boss, James Comey, was fired in May 2017.
He says he wanted to “put the Russia case on absolutely solid ground, in an indelible fashion” to ensure that the case couldn’t be closed without a record in the event he also was fired.
The interview will air Sunday. CBS released an excerpt of the interview Thursday.
Trump responded on Twitter, writing that that “Disgraced” McCabe “pretends to be a ‘poor little Angel’ when in fact he was a big part of the Crooked Hillary Scandal & the Russia Hoax …”
Disgraced FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe pretends to be a “poor little Angel” when in fact he was a big part of the Crooked Hillary Scandal & the Russia Hoax – a puppet for Leakin’ James Comey. I.G. report on McCabe was devastating. Part of “insurance policy” in case I won….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2019
….Many of the top FBI brass were fired, forced to leave, or left. McCabe’s wife received BIG DOLLARS from Clinton people for her campaign – he gave Hillary a pass. McCabe is a disgrace to the FBI and a disgrace to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 14, 2019
McCabe has a book out next week about his time in the FBI.
