Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe sues Justice Department over firing

[demmiblue]

Source: CNBC

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice on Thursday over his 2018 firing, which came just over 24 hours before he planned to retire, alleging the punishment was "politically motivated and retaliatory."

The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington. It names Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray, as well as the DOJ and FBI, as defendants.

McCabe, who served in the FBI for more than two decades, alleged that President Donald Trump schemed to "discredit and remove DOJ and FBI employees who were deemed to be his partisan opponents because they were not politically loyal to him."

McCabe's public firing by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a "critical element" of the scheme, according to the suit.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/08/ex-fbi-deputy-director-mccabe-sues-justice-department-over-firing.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar

[Mrs. Overall]

1. Good. McCabe and Peter Strzok are both suing.

[poli-junkie]

2. Good to see this! Stick it to 'em McCabe & Strzok!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. G O O D ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Not a good day for Donny Dotard

[forgotmylogin]

5. Didn't McCabe lose his entire pension?

They put him out like a week before the date, or am I thinking of someone else?

[BigmanPigman]

7. Yes.

Nicole Wallace just discussed this and Chuck Rosenberg thinks this is definitely called for. He knows McCabe and tRump is so petty and vengeful that he took all of his pension, benefits, etc. McCabe wants to be temporarily reinstated so that he will be able to collect the retirement he worked for and deserves.

[meow2u3]

8. Trump fired him a day before he was to retire

And without due process to boot.

[Mc Mike]

6. Good. I hope he wins.

Maybe there should be a class action suit, with all the government employees T Rump fired or forced out.

[Rene]

9. very good and personally sue drumpf

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread demmiblue.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. politically motivated and retaliatory

you think? 24 hours before pension, no pension? No employer would get away with that.

[Duppers]

12. Lawsuits should go directly after individuals responsible.

And include tRump himself. Taxpayers should not have to cover their fuck-ups.

[FakeNoose]

13. Many of us donated to his GoFundMe last year when he was fired

I'm glad he's suing and I hope he wins. I wish the money he wins would come right out of Chump's pocket.

[DeminPennswoods]

14. Discovery in this case should be interesting

nt

[blaze]

15. Here's the Complaint - 48 pages

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qqyrqiAU-y-ihtNw4smGKJP4039_jwkx/view

[BigmanPigman]

16. Between this, suing for McGahn to testify and banks finally turning records

over to Congress it looks like Nadler may have enough to go with impeachment by the Fall as he has stated.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142352273

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142351933

[colorado_ufo]

17. The advice still stands sound:

"Sue the bastards."

[CuriousAsterisk]

18. Agreed.

Absolutely agree. Sue the bastards all to hell.