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Posted On: 03/17/2018 9:12:23 AM
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FBI Deputy Director McCabe fired two days before retirement date
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday, alleging he made unauthorized disclosures to the media and “lacked candor” in speaking to an internal watchdog.
The move comes two days before McCabe’s expected retirement on Sunday. He was removed from his deputy post in January.
Sessions said he terminated McCabe’s employment “effective immediately,” and said he came to that determination after an “extensive and fair investigation.” Both the inspector general and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility concluded that McCabe made “an unauthorized disclosure” and “lacked candor” when he spoke under oath on “multiple occasions,” Sessions said.
In a lengthy statement, McCabe strongly disputed the allegations, saying he had the authority to share the information with a reporter, and that he “answered questions truthfully and as accurately” as he could “amidst the chaos that surrounded” him. His lawyer said the disciplinary process was rushed and completed “in a little over a week.”
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday, alleging he made unauthorized disclosures to the media and “lacked candor” in speaking to an internal watchdog.
The move comes two days before McCabe’s expected retirement on Sunday. He was removed from his deputy post in January.
Sessions said he terminated McCabe’s employment “effective immediately,” and said he came to that determination after an “extensive and fair investigation.” Both the inspector general and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility concluded that McCabe made “an unauthorized disclosure” and “lacked candor” when he spoke under oath on “multiple occasions,” Sessions said.
In a lengthy statement, McCabe strongly disputed the allegations, saying he had the authority to share the information with a reporter, and that he “answered questions truthfully and as accurately” as he could “amidst the chaos that surrounded” him. His lawyer said the disciplinary process was rushed and completed “in a little over a week.”
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