FBI Number 2 Fired, Sessions Releases Statement Explaining Why.
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired by the Justice Department on Friday, and in
a statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained just why McCabe had to go.
McCabe's termination — which occurred just days before he would have been eligible
for a lifetime pension — came after the DOJ determined he displayed a blatant disregard
for the truth when giving testimony to investigators about the bureau's probe into former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton's use of private email server.
"Pursuant to Department Order 1202, and 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 in a statement, according to Fox News.
"I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately," Sessions
added, before noting that, "Both the OIG and FBI OPR reports concluded that Mr. McCabe
had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor — including
under oath — on multiple occasions."
The attorney general pointed out that FBI employees are expected to "adhere to the
highest standards of honesty, integrity, and accountability."
Apparently, McCabe failed in that regard.
The move to fire McCabe drew praise from many, with President Donald Trump writing in a Twitter
post that justice had effectively been served and that Friday was "a great day for Democracy."
"Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI — A
great day for Democracy," Trump tweeted.
"Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy.
He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!"
However, The Atlantic's Adam Sewer suggested there is more to the story of both McCabe
and former FBI Director James Comey — who Trump fired last year — and that it has
much less to do with the integrity of the employees and more to do with McCabe drawing
the ire of Trump himself.
According to Sewer, the termination leaves numerous questions regarding the "independence
of both the Justice Department and the FBI" as special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation
bears down on Washington, with McCabe's firing effectively warning federal law enforcement
officials not to "displease the president."
McCabe had reportedly been a witness in Mueller's investigation, which is looking into Comey's
termination last year and whether or not the current administration obstructed justice
in any way.
Though Republican lawmakers in Washington hold fast to the claim that McCabe was intentionally
dishonest, the former bureau employee put out a statement of his own following his termination
and deemed the move to be nothing more than retaliation.
"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,"
McCabe said.
McCabe further stated that the move was due to his willingness to corroborate Comey's
own testimony.
"The Office of Inspector General'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," he said.
what do you think about this?
Please Share this news and Scroll down to comment below and don't forget to subscribe
Top Stories Today
No comments:
Post a Comment