McCabe on '60 Minutes': FBI had good reason to open counterintelligence investigation into Trump

[DonViejo]

William Cummings and Steve Kiggins, USA TODAY Published 7:16 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2019 | Updated 6:22 a.m. ET Feb. 18, 2019

WASHINGTON – Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe hinted at an "inappropriate relationship" between President Donald Trump and Russia during a wide-ranging interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that has already sparked calls for a congressional investigation.

Speaking to "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley, McCabe said the FBI had reasonable cause to open a counterintelligence investigation into Trump's connection with the Russian government, a potential national security threat, following the firing of then-FBI Director James Comey in May 2017.

He also said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was "not joking" when he offered to wear a wire into the White House to "collect evidence" into Trump's motivation for firing Comey.

"And the idea is, if the president committed obstruction of justice, fired the director of the FBI to negatively impact or to shut down our investigation of Russia's malign activity and possibly in support of his campaign, as a counterintelligence investigator, you have to ask yourself, 'Why would a president of the United States do that?'" McCabe said on "60 Minutes."

"So all those same sorts of facts cause us to wonder if there is an inappropriate relationship, a connection between this president and our most fearsome enemy, the government of Russia?"

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[SwissTony]

1. I get a white screen when I try to view this but I found another page.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andrew-mccabe-60-minutes-interview-full-transcript-watch-acting-fbi-director-trump-investigation-james-comey-russia-investigation-2019-02-17/

Just in case anyone else is having troubles.

[ok_cpu]

2. With some of these interviews and other info

that has slowly come out over the last few weeks, I get the feeling that the Special Counsel is warming the public to what seems like some bombshell revelations.

Could be just me, though.