Attorney General Sessions Fires McCabe
FILE PHOTO: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe, the FBI’s former No. 2 official who was deeply involved in the agency’s investigations of Hillary Clinton and Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election and was repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump, he said on Friday.
“Based on the report of the Inspector General, the findings of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility, and the recommendation of the Department’s senior career official, I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately,” Sessions said.
McCabe’s dismissal came two days before his 50th birthday, when he would have been eligible to retire from the Federal Bureau of Investigation with his full pension. The firing – which comes nine months after Trump…
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Posted on 03/16/2018, in politics, Uncategorized and tagged Andrew McCabe, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, retirement, terminated. Bookmark the permalink. 16 Comments.
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From McCabe’s statement in response to his firing;
You can read it in its entirety on the Huffington Post.
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Shady business at it’s best, so much dirty unhanded work at the biggest Daycare in America…The White House.
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Yes, ladylove, and downright dirty. McCabe would have qualified for retirement in 2 days. To fire him now is outright vindictive.
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2 days before he was eligible for full retirement. Trump is just a very mean little man.
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Cindy,
What Trump and Sessions did was extremely dirty. McCabe deserves his pension.
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It’s really goes to show why no man or woman should give their lives to the government. He served for over 20 years and now may not end up with nothing. It’s a very dirty system, a system that can’t be trusted.
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Ladylove,
The government is not much different that private companies. I remember Enron and Northwestern Steel and Wire.
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Indeed, he is very evil!
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My prediction is that McCabe, within one or two years, will have his full pension by some future court ruling.
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I think McCabe would first have to appeal his termination to the Inspector General for the DOJ. I truly do hope that he receives his pension.
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Dear Xena,
Two things can be true at the same time.It is possible that Mr. McCabe did do something wrong but that this was also a politically motivated firing which was pushed by the US president, to where the process by which Mr. McCabe could seek redress was rushed through at warped speed.
President Trump’s response by tweet on the 17th of March to the news of Mr. McCabe being fired tells us all we need to know, “Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI — A great day for Democracy.”
Hugs, Gronda
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Gronda,
Indeed, Trump’s response conveys that he was happy to hurt McCabe. There’s an earlier tweet where Trump mocked McCabe’s announcement of resigning and retirement. It conveys that he had no intent in allowing McCabe to stay in his position until retirement.
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chump made Sessions fire McCabe. Sessions lied under oath during his confirmation hearings. Thank Gawd for the 3 branches of government. I’m looking forward to seeing how all of this ends. And the sooner the better!
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Mindyme,
The sooner the better is right! This country has been under stress from the day Trump took office. It’s always something, and his tweets produce nothing good.
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