McCABE Not Going Quietly: "This is part of an effort to discredit me as a witness."

[kpete]

In an interview, Mr. McCabe was blunt.
“The idea that I was dishonest is just wrong,” he said, adding, “This is part of an effort to discredit me as a witness.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/politics/andrew-mccabe-fbi-fired.html

A significant statement from Andrew McCabe.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[imanamerican63]

1. There should be hearing on this?

Sessions was recused from all this and not just the Russia investigation!

[johnnyrocket]

30. GOP isn't going to do SHIT. Ever. They are corrupt to the core.

November can't some soon enough.

Literally, we could be in a world of shit by then.

[Texin]

49. Babe, we're ALREADY in a world of shit. I'm not sure we'll make 'til November.

[BSdetect]

2. This is outrageous. Fascists rule the USA.

[spanone]

3. trump is the biggest shithead this world has seen

[beaglelover]

7. You said it. Hes a total asshole!!!

[triron]

39. Look at what General McCaffrey said about him

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/378884-retired-four-star-army-general-trump-serious-threat-to-us

[Lotusflower70]

4. Unreal

This shit show administration strikes again.

[superpatriotman]

5. Phony Soprano is poking a bear here

Comey was one thing, but this may be a bridge too far.

[herding cats]

6. No, hes not going to whimper off into the sunset.

He’s going to sue, and he’s probably going to win.

[UTUSN]

8. *Say* it, Andy!

[TNNurse]

54. McCabe seems to be saying "what you going to do, fire me?"

[nolabear]

9. Chris Hayes tweeted his dream would be to have him and Stormy on together.

Mine too! Heck, they should write a book together!

[DawgHouse]

57. Lol 😂 that would be epic!!

[Hekate]

10. That is a refreshing change. That damn Tillerson is actually on the Cabinet until March 31...

...and appears to be going all-too-quietly.

[mshasta]

13. Is useless because ivanka is taking he's place

On talks with nkorea

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Three cheers for McCabe making this statement. Trump-Sessions have underestimated McCabe.

Bullies always make that mistake sooner or later. Trump could have continued bullying second-tier NYC contractors but, no, he had to run for President and expose himself.

[Marthe48]

19. Would this be a good time to start a Go Fund Me

for Andrew McCabe?

I'd love to see it go viral, and pull down lots of donations

[Hermit-The-Prog]

24. seconded!

I look forward to the repercussions.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Saturday Night Massacre, The Prelude

The press will be unrelenting this weekend, as they should be

[BigmanPigman]

14. Dude, where's my country?

Michael Moore asked it during Bush/Cheney and I am still waiting for an answer.

The FBI employees are not going to like this. They already hate the Fucking Moron...this is twisting the knife.

[Corgigal]

15. He didn't get fired, right?

He has earned his pension and he should not be penalized from receiving it.

[lunasun]

29. . Yes he was fired per sessions statement tonight. He has been fired

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/16/fbis-andrew-mccabe-fired-sessions-reports/434385002/

[Hekate]

42. Fired within a day of pension eligibility. 24 hours short. Pension down the toilet...

Remember what Trump tweet-taunted him at Christmas? "90 days to go?!!!" plus some other crap. So that was it: Trump literally marked his own calendar so he could do this as cruelly as possible.

[Ilsa]

16. McCabe doesn't have to play nice any more.

I hope he and Comey help Mueller take down this fascist wanna-be dicktator.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. The shit hits the fan once again

Are the Orange blowhard and the Confederate reenactor really that stupid?

[kpete]

45. Yes.

[Tatiana]

18. Am I the only one fist pumping?

F-in A! That’s how you fight back!

We need to get behind him. He’s been fired because he knows something big. They couldn’t bully him into lying. So now Trump is doing what he does best... retaliating.

[calimary]

20. Holy fuckin' fuck-fuck...

My head is spinning.

[uppityperson]

21. K&R

[djacq]

22. I hope he has Mueller on speed-dial

[NoMoreRepugs]

23. Fate of the nation is in Mr Mueller's hands in

my opinion, Ryan and McConnell are going to do nothing to stop this Facist Pig.

[world wide wally]

25. Only a fascist, wannabe dictator like Trump would do this to someone who

"Actually served his country" for 22 years. This is nickels and dimes in the bigger financial picture, but this is how Il Douche rolls. He thinks he is punishing McCabe and what he has done is recruited another oppositional and enthusiastic witness for Mueller. And when he fires Mueller, he will seal his fate for a long, long time.

[applegrove]

26. What a little man Trump is.

[Hamlette]

27. The only shocking thing is Session went along with how mean the timing is.

Shit, hours before his retirement vests! I suspect he is eligible for reduced benefits but he may have to "buy some time" or wait until he is older.

But really, Trump is like a cartoon villain and Sessions is worse for not resigning instead. Wray is also a prick for not standing up for him.

[DeminPennswoods]

34. Sessions is desperate to hang onto his job

so he can continue to his reactionary agenda for law enforcement. I'm sure Sessions saw it as "him or me".

[pangaia]

36. I don't find anything Sessions does shocking.

he's the same little shit piece of human pus as trump, Ryan, McConnell and the rest of them..

[NCTraveler]

55. Sessions has one and only one plan.

Ride this out until he takes back his old senate seat. The good old boy is Alabama's favorite son.

[bluestarone]

28. McCabes day will surely come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and so will RUMPS!!!!!!!!!

[liberalmuse]

31. I wish I'd continued to stay away from the news today.

This is disgusting. I hope Trump, Sessions and all these low and dirty traitors end up with some serious prison time when all is said and done.

[DeminPennswoods]

32. Dolts in the WH

All Trump, Sessions, et al did was ensure McCabe would speak out. He undoubtedly will be a guest on all the Sunday shows plus cable. I'm guessing Mueller will add this to the impressive amount of obstruction of justice he's already compiled against Trump.

The pettiness of taking the guy's pension isn't going to play well with most Americans, I suspect.

As for the IG, having worked in the federal gov't, I have seen them investigate things with a predetermined outcome in mind. I don't really put much stock in the conventional wisdom that IGs are independent and unbiased.

[Corvo Bianco]

33. Whoof you go Andy.

The FBI must defy the tyrant

[Sam McGee]

35. Speechless

WE knew Trump was one evil sonofabitch but this rips it. Could have held off two days, let McCabe retire with a pension, but, no Trump had to show us how tough he is. Instead, he has shown us only how evil, vindictive, cruel, and stupid he is.

I hope McCabe lands on his feet. He's an attorney with an excellent reputation. Look for a big-name DC law firm to pick him up as a partner, pay him few million a year. The real justice would be if, as an attorney, he represents a client who cleans out Trump!!!

[Enoki33]

37. Andrew McCabe, still the public servant, looked away from the

political vendetta heaped on him long enough to warn us of the political purges sweeping through the justice system. It is a vital wake up call all must heed. That said, what was done to McCabe by dotard could only be conceived by a sadist criminal.

[Doitnow]

38. It is not possible for Fake 45 and his gang to tarnish the reputation of McCabe. We all know

who keeps on doing dirt daily to this country. All the more reason for Dems and all decent people to really fight to win seats in office. When we rescue this country, we will have a president who will be able to rescind this thoroughly mean act and give the pension to this deserving man. Fake 45 is truly one rotten being. Fake 45 is doing himself in every day.

[Ligyron]

58. I think this pettiness might just peel off a couple % more of Trump's supporters.

It really is the limit.

Some will go, "OK, that's it"...

[Kablooie]

40. When Trump is in prison and honor is restored to the Attorney General's office ....

I'm sure his pension and reputation will be restored.

No honorable person would let this stand.

[Cha]

44. That's encouraging.. I hadn't

thought of that.. Mahalo, kablooie

[Cheviteau]

48. I Agree

Under a Democratic admin. he will be put back on the payroll for 24 hours and allowed to retire. This shit is temporary...Sessions, the little prick, should know that.

[justgamma]

41. From what I see, he was fired

because he didn't get Hillary thrown in jail and the little dicktator didn't like it.

[annabanana]

52. cover story . . . n/t

[Demsrule86]

53. Just the opposite...the story is he gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal that was critical

of Hillary..what he did was push back on an erroneous story the WSJ was about to run which was not favorable to the FBI and not true...the Dumb Ass Trump thinks if he makes it about Hillary, we will applaud this...just like with Comey..didn't work then and won't work now...regardless of how you feel about McCabe or Comey, we cannot allow a president to use Justice to exact revenge against his perceived enemies...it has to stop or we lose our Republic.

[Cha]

43. I hope McCabe gets him pension and the trump

moles have to eat shite.

[Maeve]

46. "Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind"

tRump is going to regret this as much as he'll regret firing Comey.

[Texin]

51. And yet, THIS orange motherfucker rolls on and on.

[ancianita]

47. It is fascism's criminality to justify firing one who fulfills his constitutional oath as caving

to political pressure.

It is the utter perversion of good faith democratic government.

May McCabe's detractors suffer long for this.

[annabanana]

50. 100% true. This is a direct run at Mueller. . . . .n/t

[SunSeeker]

56. Firing McCabe was witness tampering. Add that to Mueller's list. nt

[onecent]

59. You keep fighting Andrew McCabe........you have alot of people behind you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tclambert]

60. I get it. Trump is delaying Mueller's results by continuing to commit obstruction of justice.

If he keeps committing new acts of obstruction, how can the Mueller investigation ever end?