Andrew McCabe’s Firing: Here’s What We Know – The New York Times
25 mins ago – WASHINGTON — Andrew G. McCabe, the former F.B.I. deputy director, was fired late Friday night — on the eve of his retirement. Here’s what we know. Who Is Andrew McCabe? Mr. McCabeis a 21-year F.B.I. veteran who joined the bureau out of law school and rose to its No. 2 position in 2016. The deputy …
Andrew McCabe’s firing and Trump’s anti-Robert Mueller tweets … – Vox
7 hours ago – President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attacks on federal law enforcement turned even more vindictive over a series of jarring events last weekend. The drama began with the late Friday nightfiring of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe just 26 hours before he would have qualified for a full federal …
Ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is fired — and fires back …
2 days ago – (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe late Friday, less than two days shy of his retirement, ending the career of an official who had risen to serve as second-in-command at the bureau. McCabe had more recently been regularly taunted by …
McCabe firing: Trump’s ‘great day for democracy’ smacks of …
1 day ago – Dean Obeidallah writes that the firing of Andrew McCabe bears an eerie resemblance to the behavior in dictatorships when people oppose the regime.
Firing Andrew McCabe Is Just the Start – The Atlantic
1 day ago – But in the hours since the McCabe firing, Trump’s enablers in Congress and in conservative media have evinced no such concern. They have accepted the story that McCabe was honestly investigated and independently disciplined without qualm or quibble. In the words of former Fox News anchor Brit …
Andrew McCabe’s firing from FBI ‘may have been justified,’ Schiff says …
19 hours ago – House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who often has fought the Republicans over the actions of President Trump and the FBI, said on Sunday that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s firing from the bureau might be justified.
Judge Nap: Firing of McCabe ‘Could Very Well Be Interpreted as …
2 hours ago – Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said Monday that the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe could be viewed as obstruction of justice.
FACT: McCabe Firing was Recommended by FBI Ethics Office, Based …
5 hours ago – FACT: McCabe Firing was Recommended by FBI Ethics Office, Based on Nonpartisan IG’s Findings. The latest major controversy in DC is following a familiar pattern: A development occurs, then is immediately followed by President Trump reacting poorly, coupled with President Trump’s opposition …
Andrew McCabe, Trump’s foil at the FBI, is fired hours before he could …
Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday night fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, a little more than 24 hours before McCabe was set to retire — a move that McCabe alleged was an attempt to slander him and undermine the ongoing special counsel investigation into the Trump campaign.
McCabe is a patriot, but if he lied, he deserves rebuke (Opinion) – CNN
Sessions considering whether to fire McCabe 01:52. Josh Campbell is a CNN Law Enforcement Analyst, providing insight on crime, justice and national security issues. He previously served as a supervisory special agent with the FBI. Follow him on Twitter at @joshscampbell. The views expressed in this …
On McCabe’s Firing – emptywheel
I’m going to refrain from making any conclusions about Andy McCabe’s firing until we have the Inspector General Report that underlies it. For now (update: I’ve now cleaned this up post-Yoga class), keep the following details in mind: …