concluded that mr. mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked can dor including under oath multiple occasions. and he goes on to say that all fbi employees know that lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and that our integrity is our brand. now the former deputy director of the fbi is fighting back though and blaming president trump for his firing and he claims that it was done in part to damage him as a witness in the special counsel s investigation and in a statement he said for the last year and a half, my family and i have been the target of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. he said articles too numerous to count have leveled every sort of false degrading allegation against us and the president s tweets have amplified and exacerbated that. he called for my firing. now, this firing, it comes shortly or rather shortly after mccabe s firing news broke of this president trump was
who were reviewing the fbi s handling of the investigation into hillary clinton s email server and that he had leaked information to a reporter about the bureau s investigation into the clinton foundation. and in a statement, sessions said, in part, the fbi expects every employee to adhere to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and accountability. as the proposal stated all fbi employees know that lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and that our integrity is our brand. mccabe is firing back though claiming everything he did was above board and he is being targeted in an effort to discredit him as a witness against the president and special counsel robert mueller s investigation. in a lengthy statement, he says, in part, the oig s focus on me in this report became a part of an unprecedented effort by the administration driven by the president himself to remove me from my position, destroy my reputation, and possibly strip me of a pension that i worked 21 years to earn
would go forward. the latest on the justice department, the fbi and all of the action. former deputy director pension said to be $1 spoken 8 million was set to take effect at 12:01 sunday morning. he was fired tonight. jeff sessions wrote the department provided allegations of misconduct by andrew mccabe to the fbi office of responsibility. the fbi opr reviewed the report and underlying document issues anded a disciplinary proposal. recommending the dismissal of mr. mccabe. as the opr proposal. all fbi employees know lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and our integrity is