Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabeAndrew George McCabeBarr has tapped outside prosecutor to review case against Flynn: NYT The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump insists he can tweet about cases in rare break with Barr DOJ won’t charge former FBI Deputy Director McCabe MORE said Friday that he doesn’t think he will “ever be free of” President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump declares war on hardworking Americans with new budget request Avenatti found guilty in Nike extortion trial First, we’ll neuter all the judges MORE and “his maniacal rage,” despite the Justice Department announcing it will no longer pursue criminal charges against him.
“I don’t expect to ever be free of the mantle of investigation that clearly has been reinitiated to some degree today,” McCabe said on CNN’s “The Situation Room”.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be free of this President and his maniacal rage that he’s directed towards me and my wife since October of 2016 for absolutely no reason whatsoever,” he said.
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His comments came hours after the Justice Department said it would not pursue charges based on an Inspector General’s recommendation that was made before McCabe was fired from the FBI by then-Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ won’t charge former FBI Deputy Director McCabe CNN’s Toobin warns McCabe is in ‘perilous condition’ with emboldened Trump They forgot that under Trump, there are two sets of rules MORE. The Inspector General had alleged that McCabe was not forthcoming during interviews with federal investigators and claimed he “lacked candor — including under oath — on multiple occasions.”
Trump has long considered McCabe a political enemy, and some have questioned whether the decision Friday to drop possible charges is an attempt to quell controversy surrounding the Justice Department’s recommended sentencing for longtime Trump aide Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneBarr has tapped outside prosecutor to review case against Flynn: NYT Senate Dems blast Barr for ‘clear violation’ of duty in Stone case, urge him to resign The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Trump insists he can tweet about cases in rare break with Barr MORE, which was reduced after complaints by the president.
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In his interview with CNN, McCabe went on to say he thinks the president will take action against political enemies, especially those who were in favor of or testified during his impeachment.
“He’s made it pretty clear in the way he’s conducted himself over the last week that he’s high and mighty on the tour of retaliation against everyone who had anything to do with his impeachment inquiry,” he said.
Shortly after Trump was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial, the administration announced it was ousting two of the officials who testified as witnesses: Ambassador to the European Union Gordon SondlandGordon SondlandMenendez calls for ‘Marie Yovanovitch bill’ to protect foreign service employees Collins: Trump ‘angered by impeachment’ Sherrod Brown: Senate GOP let Trump run ‘personal vengeance operation’ MORE and Lt. Col. Alexander VindmanAlexander VindmanThe Hill’s Morning Report — AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in John Bolton defends John Kelly after Trump criticism Ocasio-Cortez blasts Trump as ‘corrupt’ for blocking Global Entry for New Yorkers MORE.