Ex-deputy FBI chief McCabe: Officials had reason to think Trump posed 'danger to national security'

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Source: USA Today

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe Tuesday defended the bureau's investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, claiming that political bias played no role in an inquiry that shadowed much of President Donald Trump's administration.

'We didn’t open a case because we liked one candidate or didn’t like the other one," McCabe told a Senate panel. "We didn’t open a case because we intended to stage a coup or overthrow the government... We opened a case to find out how the Russians might be undermining our elections. We opened a case because it was our obligation – our duty – to do so. We did our job."

McCabe, who served as the bureau's acting director after Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey for his role in managing the Russia inquiry in 2017, is the fourth witness to be called before the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into the Russia inquiry.

So far, the Republican-controlled panel has heard from Comey, former Trump Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former Obama Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates.



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[PerceptionManagement]

1. Well no, you didn't do your job, you installed the Russian Stooge

The FBI would rather abandon democracy rather than give up power.

[GB_RN]

2. Respectfully, I Gotta Disagree

It was Comey who released the letter that undermined Hillary, NOT the McCabe and/or the FBI.

[Vinca]

3. The job was never done because no one ever examined the Con's finances.

[not_the_one]

4. "We opened a case to find out how the Russians might be undermining our elections"

Yet you didn't follow the money...

You opened up an investigation determined to NOT look at the real reasons that have been known about for decades, since his first Russian backed loan...

You opened up an investigation into a pot of flowers representing 2016 Russian "questionable acts" affecting our election, paying no attention to the seed and root system those flowers grew from...

And this is the FBI... Or was that the purview of the CIA?

https://www.fbi.gov/about/faqs/how-does-the-fbi-differ-from-the-central-intelligence-agency

The CIA and FBI are both members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The CIA, however, has no law enforcement function. Rather, it collects and analyzes information that is vital to the formation of U.S. policy, particularly in areas that impact the security of the nation. The CIA collects information only regarding foreign countries and their citizens. Unlike the FBI, it is prohibited from collecting information regarding “U.S. Persons,” a term that includes U.S. citizens, resident aliens, legal immigrants, and U.S. corporations, regardless of where they are located.

OK, WHO failed at their duty of protecting us???

2nd edit to add explanation of first edit clarifying fbi vs cia

[Mc Mike]

5. "Have", not "had".