Andrew McCabe

Politics 08/15/20, 05:56

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday, Aug. 14, suggested that there will be potentially another crime after former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith intended to plead guilty in U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation. "Something tells me that Mr. Clinesmith knows where the bodies are buried, and if I were ...

Politics 05/09/20, 06:31

During an interview with CBS News on Friday, May 8, Attorney General William Barr said that special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators "ignored" mounting indications of possible Russian disinformation that was fed to the Steele dossier.  “I think that’s one of the most troubling aspects of this whole thing,” Barr ...

U.S. 05/08/20, 05:26

Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe reacted to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to drop charges against former National Security Adviser retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, saying it was "pure politics designed to please the president." "The Department’s position that the FBI had no reason to interview Mr. Flynn pursuant ...

Politics 02/16/20, 06:17

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday, Feb. 14, it will not pursue criminal charges against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for allegedly lying to investigators about media leaks, spurring outrage from Republicans. “We write to inform you that, after careful consideration, the government has decided not to pursue criminal ...

U.S. 12/18/19, 11:43

During an interview with CNN presenter Wolf Blitzer, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe evaded his involvement in the FBI abuses detailed in the Department of Justice Inspector General's report. In an interview broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 17, Blitzer recalled that former FBI Director James Comey had explained that the false information ...

U.S. 12/10/19, 18:43

Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report revealed " numerous serious factual errors and omissions," as well as "serious performance failures" on the part of the FBI, led by James Comey Jr., and now it remains to be seen who will be charged. The question is, "Why is  Department of Justice Bruce Ohr ...

Politics 09/13/19, 03:50

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe may face the prospect of an indictment after his attorneys were unable to persuade senior Justice Department officials not to pursue charges that he lied to internal investigators. Two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, Sept. 12, that the deputy attorney general declined an ...

U.S. 08/26/19, 06:16

A CNN panel on Sunday, Aug. 25, defended the network employing the former FBI assistant director, Andrew McCabe, who was fired for lying to the office about media leaks while condemning two rival networks for employing former White House press secretaries lately. Brian Stelter, CNN's "Reliable Sources" host, led a discussion ...

Politics 08/08/19, 18:45

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe sued the FBI and the Justice Department on Thursday over his firing. The lawsuit, the second this week from an ex-FBI official challenging the circumstances of his termination, says the firing was part of Trump’s plan to rid the bureau of leaders he perceived as ...

Politics 02/18/19, 10:29

President Donald Trump is lashing out at key officials involved in the Russia probe, namely former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and the current deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein. In an interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," McCabe, who was fired last year by the FBI, described Rosenstein as having raised the ...

Politics 02/18/19, 08:34

President Donald Trump took issue on Twitter Monday with ex-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe’s statements from his “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday. “Wow, so many lies by now disgraced acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “He was fired for lying, and now his story gets even more deranged. He ...

Politics 02/18/19, 07:49

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham pledged Sunday to hold a hearing to determine whether top Justice Department and FBI official discussed a “bureaucratic coup” to remove President Donald Trump from office. Graham said in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he is willing to subpoena Deputy Attorney General ...