Wray Letter Suggests McCabe Left Due to Upcoming IG Report
FBI Director Christopher Wray in a letter to bureau employees reportedly suggested that Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's decision to retire early was related to a forthcoming inspector general report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation.
NBC reported that the letter, which the news organization obtained after it was sent late Monday, made reference to Wray's having seen parts of the IG report into the probe of the former secretary of state's private email server and that he connected that to McCabe's decision to step down.
McCabe, a veteran FBI employee, was named acting director after President Donald Trump fired James Comey in May. He returned to his prior role as deputy when the Senate confirmed Wray to lead the bureau in August. His involvement in the Clinton investigation has been a target of criticism from Trump and other Republicans, who have accused him of bias in large part because his wife received contributions from then-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a longtime ally of Bill and Hillary Clinton, during an unsuccessful campaign for Virginia Senate in 2015.
On Monday, the White House denied a role in
McCabe’s departure. McCabe was due to retire in mid-March. He will remain on the payroll on leave until that time to be eligible for full benefits.
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Taunted by Trump and Pressured From Above, McCabe Steps Down as F.B.I. Deputy
Agents and lawyers expect the report by the Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz, to be highly critical of some F.B.I. actions in 2016, when the bureau was investigating both Hillary Clinton’s email use and the Trump campaign’s connections to Russia. The report is expected to address whether Mr. McCabe should have recused himself from the Clinton investigation because of his wife’s failed State Senate campaign, in which she accepted nearly a half-million dollars in contributions from the political organization of Terry McAuliffe, then the governor of Virginia, who is a longtime friend of Mrs. Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Taunted by Trump and Pressured From Above, McCabe Steps Down as F.B.I. Deputy
Top FBI official grilled on Comey, Clinton - CNNPolitics - CNN.com
Thursday, before the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, McCabe faced intense questioning from Republicans about the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, which many in the GOP believe was unfair. The panel's Republicans forced McCabe to answer questions about internal emails they believe showed Comey mishandled the investigation, according to multiple sources.
Top FBI official grilled on Comey, Clinton - CNNPolitics
If McCabe had nothing to hide, why the abrupt removal from his job? They said he could stay but be demoted but he chose to take a leave and then retire in March.