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Mediaite reports:
Former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview on the Today show that is “about to file” a civil lawsuit against the Department of Justice over his firing. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie pressed McCabe about his firing, noting that an inspector general’s report concluded he had showed a “lack of candor” about leaks to the Wall Street Journal.
McCabe defended his long career with the FBI, criticized the report, arguing that he was fired because he opened an investigation into President Donald Trump. “I believe very strongly I was fired because of the steps we’ve just discussed,” McCabe said. “I was fired because I opened a case against the president of the United States.”
“Did you suspect the President might actually be working for Russia?” –@savannahguthrie asks about counterintelligence investigation
“We thought that might be possible, yes.” -Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/RuHt35VkUS
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“Lisa Page and Pete Strzok are good people who served this country well. They made some poor decisions in their private lives and in terms of the communications they exchanged with each other that’s brought incredible grief and scrutiny on the FBI.” -Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/lClAZoJbfu
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
Andrew McCabe explains his decision to not discuss allegations about 25th Amendment or story about Rod Rosenstein offering to wear a wire in his book pic.twitter.com/hNO0jQ7h0x
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“Did you order a counterintelligence investigation into the President?” –@savannahguthrie
“I did.” -Andrew McCabe
“Is that tantamount to saying you felt there was reason to suspect that he was a national security threat? Is that what that means?” -Guthrie pic.twitter.com/eqNBHZrOwk
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“There’s absolutely no connection whatsoever with my wife’s political activity and the decisions that I made at work.” -Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/39Hl13CsGE
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
Did you tell the “Gang of Eight” that you had opened a counterintelligence investigation into President Trump? @savannahguthrie asks Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/w4cKwAvvF9
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“Why should anyone believe you when you were fired from the FBI for lying?” @savannahguthrie asks Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/OqlnZhShsw
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“The President has already – on Twitter yesterday – accused you of illegal and treasonous acts. Your response?” –@savannahguthrie
“Absolutely not true. I don’t think really anybody takes those tweets by the President very seriously.” -Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/TukT8Fr951
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“What would you say to him [Trump] right now, if you had the opportunity?” –@savannahguthrie
“…I can’t tell you, Savannah, how horrific it’s been to have to endure the threats, the taunts, the bullying of the President of the United States in such a public way.” -Andrew McCabe pic.twitter.com/LcZMaHTlGU
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019
“You say the FBI is protecting America in the age of terror and Trump. Did you mean to relate those two?” –@savannahguthrie
“Absolutely.” -Andrew McCabe
“Do you think the President is a threat?” -Guthrie
“I think it’s entirely possible.” -McCabe pic.twitter.com/2qygljXISM
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 19, 2019