On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe stated that the IG report that found he “lacked candor” was done in a biased manner and there was “political influence” on the outcome of the report.
McCabe said, “That report was not fair, it was not complete, and it was not done in a way that I think is unbiased.”
He added, “What I know, Anderson, is that the president, very publicly, demanded a result, and the office of the inspector general delivered that result. I know they struggled to do so. Some of the documents that we’ve been able to review in the last few months are — clearly indicate that. But the president desired that I be gone before I could be eligible to retire. The office of the inspector general rushed to get that done on time.”
McCabe further stated, “Do I think that there was inappropriate command influence, political influence on the ultimate outcome? Absolutely, I think that.”
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