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Acting FBI Director Contradicts Everything White House Has Said About FBI, Is Definitely Also Getting Fired
by Ben Mathis-Lilley
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/11/acting_fbi_director_andrew_mccabe_contradicts_white_house.html
Two key premises of White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Wednesday press conference about the firing of FBI director James Comey were:
That Comey had lost the respect of the FBI's "rank-and-file" agents by mishandling Hillary Clinton's email case.
and
That the FBI's investigation of connections between Russia and the Trump campaign is a minor matter—"probably one of the smallest things that they’ve got going on their plate."
Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe testified today before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing at which Comey had been scheduled to appear. Here's what he said about Comey's standing with the rank-and-file:
Acting FBI Director McCabe: "Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI. And still does to this day." pic.twitter.com/7OE5U5K4QW
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 11, 2017
And here's what he said about the importance of the Russia investigation:
FBI's McCabe says Russia probe is "highly significant," refuting WH claims of it being a "small" investigation https://t.co/sQ0dZMLZ4p pic.twitter.com/mkh4N1xwPJ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 11, 2017
Expect the White House to point out soon that McCabe's wife once ran for office in Virginia as a Democrat. Also expect them to fire him!
