McCabe pushes back on Comey over watchdog report that faulted him
Source: Politico
An attorney for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said Wednesday that neither the Justice Department inspector general nor former FBI director James Comey has it right when it comes to the agencys critical report on his disclosures to news outlets in 2016.
Attorney Michael Bromwich pushed back on Comey for citing the DOJ watchdogs report to deliver remarks critical of McCabe, his former No. 2 at the FBI who was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month.
McCabes attorney argued that both Comey and the report which suggested the deputy director misled his boss about authorizing FBI agents to disclose information to the Wall Street Journal mischaracterized the extent to which his client relayed his interactions with the press to Comey.
In a statement, Bromwich says the report fails to adequately address the evidence (including sworn testimony) and documents that prove that Mr. McCabe advised Director Comey repeatedly that he was working with the Wall Street Journal on the stories in question prior to publication.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/18/mccabes-lawyer-disputes-comey-on-doj-inspector-general-report-533735
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)a "cover your ass" move by Comey.
Sounds right to me. Can't stand that sanctimonious condescending a-hole.
shanny
(6,709 posts)this is a CYA thing for McCabe.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)They were both playing politics while at the bureau and wanted Hillary to know that once she took office they were going to be in charge and she dare not cross them. F- em both.
FakeNoose
(32,644 posts)Ever since J.Edgar Hoover days, the FBI has gone head-to-head with Presidents of both parties. There has always been back-room closed door finagling between the FBI and the White House, and the FBI was looking to keep it in play when the leadership changed hands. Unfortunately Obama gave those guys a wide berth because he had nothing to worry about (as far as his personal conduct was concerned.) However it set up the ugly circumstances for the 2016 election quite nicely.