McCabe just made life tough for Comey and the special counsel
By Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor — 03/17/18 10:00 AM EDT
Following his termination late Friday night, former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe declared that he was “singled out†after “unrelenting†attacks by President Trump and critics. McCabe’s objections are less than credible, given the virtually unprecedented recommendation of career officials to fire the one-time acting FBI director.
However, McCabe may have rectified his “singled out†status with his long statement criticizing his termination: In the middle of it is a line that could be viewed as incriminating fired FBI director James Comey, not just in leaking sensitive information but also in lying to Congress.
McCabe is accused of misleading investigators about allegedly giving information to a former Wall Street Journal reporter about the investigation of Hillary Clinton and the Clinton family’s charitable foundation. McCabe asserts in his post-firing statement that he not only had authority to “share†that information to the media but did so with the knowledge of “the director.†The FBI director at the time was Comey.
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