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February 19, 2019

McCabe slams Loretta Lynch in new book, says Clinton probe should have gone to special counsel

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, in his new book, rails against President Obama’s attorney general, Loretta Lynch, for her decisions and actions while the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton’s email server during the 2016 campaign, saying Lynch should have been recused from the probe and a special counsel should have been appointed instead.

February 19, 2019

Andrew McCabe 'should be prosecuted' for recent '60 Minutes' interview: Jason Chaffetz

Former congressman and Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz said Tuesday that former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe should be prosecuted for his recent interview on “60 Minutes.”

February 19, 2019

Trump denies calling Andrew McCabe's wife ‘a loser’

President Trump on Tuesday denied telling Andrew McCabe his wife is “a loser” because of her unsuccessful Democratic run for the Virginia state Senate in 2015, an allegation the former FBI deputy director made during his anti-Trump book tour.

February 19, 2019

Dan Bongino: Like Comey and Brennan, McCabe finds impetus of Trump probe 'inarticulable'

Did you notice how, during the Andrew McCabe interview with "60 Minutes," the former FBI acting director kept talking about “articulable facts?”

February 19, 2019

Jim Jordan hits back after McCabe claims congressional leaders didn't object to Trump probe

Speaking to “Fox & Friends” host Brian Kilmeade he was never informed by McCabe, before blasting him as someone who cannot be trusted.

February 19, 2019

McCabe: 'No one' in congressional leadership objected when told of FBI’s Trump probe

Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe said in a television interview Tuesday that he briefed congressional leadership in 2017 about the bureau’s counterintelligence investigation into President Trump, but claimed none of the lawmakers – including then-House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – objected to it.

February 19, 2019

McCabe is trying to ‘audition as a resistance figure’ like Comey did: Chris Stirewalt

Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is following in the footsteps of his former boss, ex-FBI Director James Comey, argued Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt.

February 18, 2019

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein expected to step down by mid-March, official says

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his role at the Justice Department by mid-March, a senior DOJ official told Fox News on Monday.

February 17, 2019

Graham calls McCabe comments 'beyond stunning' as he threatens to subpoena former FBI chief

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., vowed on Sunday to investigate alleged discussions at the Department of Justice about invoking the 25th Amendment as a way to oust President Trump from office and threatened to subpoena former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe if he refused to testify on the matter before the Senate.

February 17, 2019

Former top FBI lawyer: 2 Trump Cabinet officials were ‘ready to support’ 25th Amendment effort

Former top FBI lawyer James Baker, in closed-door testimony to Congress, detailed alleged discussions among senior officials at the Justice Department about invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, claiming he was told Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said two Trump Cabinet officials were “ready to support” such an effort.